Migration to and from Lincoln County, South Dakota
Where Lincoln 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
6,927
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
5,084
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,843
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha County | South Dakota | 2,577 |
| Ventura County | California | 408 |
| Hennepin County | Minnesota | 267 |
| Roberts County | South Dakota | 192 |
| Alameda County | California | 166 |
| San Diego County | California | 158 |
| Montgomery County | Maryland | 154 |
| Woodbury County | Iowa | 152 |
| Cass County | North Dakota | 149 |
| Pennington County | South Dakota | 142 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha County | South Dakota | 2,871 |
| Clay County | South Dakota | 246 |
| Brookings County | South Dakota | 235 |
| Union County | South Dakota | 154 |
| Lancaster County | Nebraska | 87 |
| Turner County | South Dakota | 64 |
| Guilford County | North Carolina | 60 |
| Bexar County | Texas | 60 |
| DuPage County | Illinois | 59 |
| Dakota County | Nebraska | 51 |
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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: 46083.