South Dakota Net Migration Rate By County in 2021
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2021, the net migration rate per 1,000 population for South Dakota was 8. Fall River County had the highest net migration rate per 1,000 population (47.6) followed by Custer County (41.61), and Lincoln County (30.14). On the other hand, Jones County had the lowest net migration rate per 1,000 population (-44.22), followed by Charles Mix County (-20.06), and Corson County (-15).
Net migration rate for a county refers to the difference between the number of migrants, both domestic and international, moving to the county and those leaving the county per 1,000 of the county's mid-year population. A positive rate is known as a net immigration rate, and a negative rate is known as a net emigration rate.
You can also see similar information for other states and also for the US by state. You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the trend of the net migration rate for each county in South Dakota.
Hover over or click on the chart to see this information for each county. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.
| County | Net Migration Rate |
|---|---|
| Aurora | 1.46 |
| Beadle | -2.4 |
| Bennett | 2.65 |
| Bon Homme | 11.59 |
| Brookings | 5.97 |
| Brown | -2.86 |
| Brule | -4 |
| Buffalo | -9.87 |
| Butte | 23.92 |
| Campbell | 5.81 |
| Charles Mix | -20.06 |
| Clark | -1.55 |
| Clay | 9.15 |
| Codington | 5.18 |
| Corson | -15 |
| Custer | 41.61 |
| Davison | -1.8 |
| Day | 6.99 |
| Deuel | -4.43 |
| Dewey | -4.4 |
| Douglas | -4.61 |
| Edmunds | 12.24 |
| Fall River | 47.6 |
| Faulk | 0.47 |
| Grant | 3.72 |
| Gregory | -2.52 |
| Haakon | -12.96 |
| Hamlin | 8.54 |
| Hand | -11.22 |
| Hanson | 8.33 |
| Harding | 6.09 |
| Hughes | 0.39 |
| Hutchinson | 0.41 |
| Hyde | -13.8 |
| Jackson | 9.92 |
| Jerauld | 1.22 |
| Jones | -44.22 |
| Kingsbury | -0.58 |
| Lake | -14.17 |
| Lawrence | 16.08 |
| Lincoln | 30.14 |
| Lyman | 5.9 |
| McCook | 8.25 |
| McPherson | 12.46 |
| Marshall | -1.62 |
| Meade | 12.13 |
| Mellette | -8.36 |
| Miner | 11.21 |
| Minnehaha | 6.35 |
| Moody | -4.58 |
| Oglala Lakota | -9.85 |
| Pennington | 20.02 |
| Perkins | -0.35 |
| Potter | 5.25 |
| Roberts | -9.1 |
| Sanborn | 22.94 |
| Spink | -8.56 |
| Stanley | 18.38 |
| Sully | 13 |
| Todd | -9.46 |
| Tripp | -5.01 |
| Turner | 5.99 |
| Union | 0.12 |
| Walworth | -5.32 |
| Yankton | 2.32 |
| Ziebach | 0.84 |
Trend of Net Migration Rate for Counties in South Dakota
Use the links below to find the trend of the net migration rate for each county in South Dakota.