Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2023

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for South Dakota was 7.22. Among all South Dakota counties, Lawrence County had the highest net migration rate (31.79), followed by Lincoln County (23.57), and Buffalo County (17.66).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota counties.

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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2023
Lawrence
31.79
Lincoln
23.57
Buffalo
17.66
Turner
17.19
Douglas
15.64
Faulk
14.51
Custer
12.24
Dewey
11.98
Fall River
11.49
Perkins
10.99
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2023
Rank
County
Net Migration Rate
1 Lawrence County 31.79
2 Lincoln County 23.57
3 Buffalo County 17.66
4 Turner County 17.19
5 Douglas County 15.64
6 Faulk County 14.51
7 Custer County 12.24
8 Dewey County 11.98
9 Fall River County 11.49
10 Perkins County 10.99
11 Pennington County 10.84
12 Sully County 10.08
13 Haakon County 9.77
14 Grant County 9.44
15 Stanley County 9.24
16 Aurora County 9.02
17 Brookings County 8.84
18 Minnehaha County 8.63
19 Lake County 8.47
20 Meade County 7.17
21 Clay County 6.9
22 Hutchinson County 6.78
23 Gregory County 6.74
24 Moody County 6.7
25 Tripp County 6.43
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