Migration to and from Pennington County, South Dakota
Where Pennington 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
9,432
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
10,056
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-624
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha County | South Dakota | 1,076 |
| Meade County | South Dakota | 746 |
| Hughes County | South Dakota | 557 |
| Lawrence County | South Dakota | 364 |
| Asia | 350 | |
| Codington County | South Dakota | 335 |
| Oglala Lakota County | South Dakota | 201 |
| Fall River County | South Dakota | 194 |
| Adams County | North Dakota | 192 |
| Sevier County | Tennessee | 190 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Meade County | South Dakota | 803 |
| Minnehaha County | South Dakota | 647 |
| Oglala Lakota County | South Dakota | 295 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 248 |
| Lancaster County | Nebraska | 236 |
| St. Johns County | Florida | 228 |
| Larimer County | Colorado | 191 |
| Clay County | Minnesota | 177 |
| Moorhead City | Clay County, Minnesota | 177 |
| Brookings County | South Dakota | 170 |
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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: 46103.