Migration to and from Meade County, South Dakota
Where Meade 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
4,133
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,674
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,459
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Pennington County | South Dakota | 803 |
| Klamath County | Oregon | 297 |
| San Diego County | California | 288 |
| Lawrence County | South Dakota | 213 |
| Dewey County | South Dakota | 146 |
| Burleigh County | North Dakota | 138 |
| Lyon County | Iowa | 116 |
| Clark County | Nevada | 108 |
| Beauregard Parish | Louisiana | 104 |
| Greenville County | South Carolina | 100 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Pennington County | South Dakota | 746 |
| Lawrence County | South Dakota | 202 |
| Minnehaha County | South Dakota | 197 |
| Wichita County | Texas | 191 |
| Mohave County | Arizona | 67 |
| Martin County | Minnesota | 66 |
| Tarrant County | Texas | 66 |
| Fairmont City | Martin County, Minnesota | 66 |
| Dorchester County | South Carolina | 63 |
| Davis County | Utah | 56 |
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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: 46093.