Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration in 2016

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Net Migration for South Dakota was 4.58K. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest net migration (1.32K), followed by Lincoln County (1.08K), and Lawrence County (501).

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 in 2016
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration in 2016
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Rank County Net Migration
1 Minnehaha County 1316
2 Lincoln County 1081
3 Lawrence County 501
4 Pennington County 476
5 Meade County 457
6 Brown County 300
7 Brookings County 249
7 Lake County 249
8 Custer County 199
9 Union County 166
10 Turner County 144
11 Clay County 136
12 Tripp County 73
13 Davison County 70
14 Walworth County 60
15 Hutchinson County 56
16 Todd County 43
17 Mellette County 36
18 Codington County 34
19 Fall River County 30
19 Haakon County 30
19 McPherson County 30
19 Miner County 30
20 Moody County 23
21 Ziebach County 20
22 Sanborn County 19
23 Bon Homme County 18
24 Faulk County 17
24 Grant County 17
24 Kingsbury County 17
24 McCook County 17
25 Day County 13
25 Jones County 13
26 Stanley County 9
27 Sully County 6
28 Aurora County 0
28 Bennett County 0
29 Hand County -5
30 Jerauld County -12
31 Lyman County -13
31 Marshall County -13
32 Dewey County -15
33 Perkins County -16
34 Harding County -18
35 Hanson County -21
36 Campbell County -23
37 Potter County -25
38 Charles Mix County -28
38 Gregory County -28
39 Clark County -30
40 Jackson County -36
41 Douglas County -42
42 Hughes County -45
43 Hyde County -48
44 Brule County -49
45 Spink County -51
46 Edmunds County -60
47 Yankton County -67
48 Roberts County -75
49 Buffalo County -78
50 Deuel County -82
51 Butte County -92
51 Oglala Lakota County -92
52 Corson County -99
53 Hamlin County -105
54 Beadle County -110