Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration in 2018

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Net Migration for South Dakota was 1.44K. Among all South Dakota counties, Lincoln County had the highest net migration (1.58K), followed by Pennington County (1.00K), and Union County (253).

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 2018
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration in 2018
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Rank County Net Migration
1 Lincoln County 1575
2 Pennington County 1000
3 Union County 253
4 Meade County 239
5 Lake County 233
6 Brookings County 119
7 Butte County 101
7 Turner County 101
8 Fall River County 92
9 Custer County 86
10 Yankton County 82
11 Lawrence County 61
12 Roberts County 48
13 Clark County 28
14 Stanley County 23
15 Hamlin County 21
16 Deuel County 18
17 Tripp County 16
18 Aurora County 12
18 Buffalo County 12
18 Jerauld County 12
19 Bennett County 11
20 McPherson County 10
21 Day County 9
21 Miner County 9
22 McCook County 8
23 Campbell County 6
24 Jones County 4
25 Harding County 3
25 Potter County 3
26 Ziebach County 1
27 Faulk County -8
28 Bon Homme County -13
29 Gregory County -14
30 Douglas County -16
31 Minnehaha County -23
32 Hyde County -26
33 Haakon County -27
34 Moody County -28
35 Sully County -30
36 Hand County -32
36 Walworth County -32
37 Kingsbury County -34
38 Dewey County -37
39 Mellette County -39
40 Spink County -45
41 Jackson County -46
42 Perkins County -49
42 Sanborn County -49
43 Hanson County -50
44 Edmunds County -54
45 Hutchinson County -56
46 Grant County -59
47 Marshall County -63
48 Davison County -69
49 Corson County -86
50 Lyman County -101
51 Hughes County -109
52 Clay County -112
53 Todd County -141
54 Charles Mix County -142
55 Brule County -151
56 Oglala Lakota County -177
57 Codington County -217
58 Beadle County -265
59 Brown County -360