Migration to and from Lawrence County, South Dakota
Where Lawrence County residents came from and where they went over the 5-year window 2016-2020. Census ACS County-to-County Migration Flows, 2020 5-yr (frozen vintage).
Total inflow
2,475
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,074
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+401
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Meade County | South Dakota | 202 |
| Pennington County | South Dakota | 153 |
| Hughes County | South Dakota | 136 |
| Powder River County | Montana | 111 |
| Clark County | South Dakota | 107 |
| Adams County | Indiana | 104 |
| Minnehaha County | South Dakota | 94 |
| Campbell County | Wyoming | 91 |
| Yellowstone County | Montana | 81 |
| Butte County | South Dakota | 77 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Pennington County | South Dakota | 364 |
| Meade County | South Dakota | 213 |
| San Diego County | California | 83 |
| Codington County | South Dakota | 65 |
| Appanoose County | Iowa | 62 |
| Beadle County | South Dakota | 62 |
| Butte County | South Dakota | 59 |
| Sheridan County | Wyoming | 59 |
| Crook County | Wyoming | 57 |
| Stutsman County | North Dakota | 55 |
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Methodology
- Counts represent the number of people aged 1+ who reported a different residence at the survey reference date than they did one year earlier, aggregated across the 5-year sample window 2016-2020.
- Outbound (OUT) flows are reported less frequently than inbound (IN) because the survey captures the destination side of each move. Many county pairs have null OUT counts, which is normal.
- "Total inflow" sums the published MOVEDIN counts across all origin counties, including foreign-region inflows (Africa, Asia, Central America, etc.). It is not the same as net population change.
- Frozen vintage. The Census Bureau has not released a newer county-to-county migration flows file. The 2020 5-yr vintage (covering 2016-2020) is the latest available as of build date.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, County-to-County Migration Flows: 2016-2020. Vintage: 2020 5-yr. Generated: 2026-05-28. FIPS: 46081.