Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration in 2017

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Net Migration for South Dakota was 5.86K. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest net migration (1.77K), followed by Lincoln County (1.56K), and Pennington County (929).

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 2017
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration in 2017
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Rank County Net Migration
1 Minnehaha County 1767
2 Lincoln County 1561
3 Pennington County 929
4 Meade County 592
5 Lawrence County 383
6 Brookings County 272
7 Brown County 260
8 Lake County 204
9 Custer County 153
10 Beadle County 124
11 Union County 98
12 Brule County 86
13 Hamlin County 60
14 Turner County 59
15 Sanborn County 53
16 Deuel County 49
17 Clay County 48
18 Haakon County 47
19 Gregory County 46
20 Marshall County 43
21 Codington County 34
22 Corson County 32
23 McCook County 29
24 Jerauld County 26
25 Day County 25
26 Hughes County 23
26 Walworth County 23
27 Spink County 18
28 Clark County 16
29 Bon Homme County 13
29 Hutchinson County 13
30 Roberts County 12
31 Douglas County 10
32 McPherson County 7
33 Hanson County 6
34 Hand County -4
35 Charles Mix County -7
35 Faulk County -7
35 Jones County -7
36 Campbell County -10
36 Perkins County -10
37 Fall River County -11
38 Miner County -17
39 Dewey County -18
39 Edmunds County -18
40 Bennett County -20
41 Mellette County -21
42 Aurora County -22
43 Sully County -23
44 Hyde County -25
44 Yankton County -25
45 Harding County -27
46 Butte County -29
47 Grant County -30
48 Kingsbury County -31
49 Potter County -32
50 Stanley County -39
50 Tripp County -39
51 Buffalo County -42
52 Jackson County -53
53 Moody County -56
54 Lyman County -73
55 Todd County -97
56 Ziebach County -123
57 Oglala Lakota County -173
58 Davison County -174