Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration in 2020
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Net Migration for South Dakota was 1.84K. Among all South Dakota counties, Lincoln County had the highest net migration (1.22K), followed by Minnehaha County (1.17K), and Pennington County (1.07K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration in 2020
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| Rank | County | Net Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County | 1224 |
| 2 | Minnehaha County | 1170 |
| 3 | Pennington County | 1068 |
| 4 | Lawrence County | 340 |
| 5 | Union County | 149 |
| 6 | Custer County | 115 |
| 7 | Clay County | 107 |
| 8 | Butte County | 103 |
| 9 | Meade County | 94 |
| 10 | Fall River County | 80 |
| 11 | Kingsbury County | 71 |
| 12 | Turner County | 52 |
| 13 | Codington County | 49 |
| 14 | Gregory County | 43 |
| 15 | Beadle County | 39 |
| 16 | Clark County | 30 |
| 17 | Bennett County | 19 |
| 17 | Jones County | 19 |
| 18 | Brule County | 18 |
| 19 | Potter County | 17 |
| 20 | Mellette County | 14 |
| 21 | Sully County | 9 |
| 22 | Deuel County | -2 |
| 23 | Campbell County | -3 |
| 24 | Harding County | -4 |
| 25 | Hanson County | -5 |
| 26 | Haakon County | -8 |
| 27 | Douglas County | -12 |
| 27 | Faulk County | -12 |
| 28 | Perkins County | -14 |
| 29 | Hyde County | -15 |
| 30 | Hutchinson County | -20 |
| 30 | McPherson County | -20 |
| 30 | Miner County | -20 |
| 31 | Jerauld County | -27 |
| 32 | Buffalo County | -28 |
| 32 | Stanley County | -28 |
| 33 | Aurora County | -34 |
| 34 | Sanborn County | -39 |
| 35 | Lyman County | -42 |
| 36 | Edmunds County | -44 |
| 37 | Hand County | -46 |
| 37 | Marshall County | -46 |
| 38 | Day County | -48 |
| 39 | McCook County | -56 |
| 40 | Bon Homme County | -57 |
| 41 | Charles Mix County | -59 |
| 42 | Hamlin County | -61 |
| 43 | Brookings County | -62 |
| 43 | Moody County | -62 |
| 43 | Tripp County | -62 |
| 44 | Jackson County | -65 |
| 45 | Corson County | -70 |
| 46 | Grant County | -90 |
| 47 | Walworth County | -94 |
| 48 | Spink County | -97 |
| 49 | Todd County | -98 |
| 50 | Davison County | -108 |
| 51 | Yankton County | -111 |
| 52 | Roberts County | -115 |
| 53 | Dewey County | -134 |
| 54 | Ziebach County | -143 |
| 55 | Hughes County | -179 |
| 56 | Oglala Lakota County | -189 |
| 57 | Brown County | -268 |
| 58 | Lake County | -298 |