Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration in 2021
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Net Migration for South Dakota was 7.23K. Among all South Dakota counties, Pennington County had the highest net migration (2.22K), followed by Lincoln County (2.04K), and Minnehaha County (1.27K).
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), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration in 2021
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| Rank | County | Net Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennington County | 2215 |
| 2 | Lincoln County | 2036 |
| 3 | Minnehaha County | 1268 |
| 4 | Lawrence County | 419 |
| 5 | Meade County | 368 |
| 6 | Custer County | 357 |
| 7 | Fall River County | 340 |
| 8 | Butte County | 251 |
| 9 | Brookings County | 210 |
| 10 | Codington County | 150 |
| 11 | Clay County | 137 |
| 12 | Bon Homme County | 75 |
| 13 | Yankton County | 59 |
| 14 | Hamlin County | 55 |
| 14 | Stanley County | 55 |
| 14 | Turner County | 55 |
| 15 | Sanborn County | 54 |
| 16 | Edmunds County | 50 |
| 17 | McCook County | 48 |
| 18 | Day County | 39 |
| 19 | Hanson County | 32 |
| 20 | McPherson County | 30 |
| 21 | Grant County | 28 |
| 21 | Jackson County | 28 |
| 22 | Miner County | 27 |
| 23 | Lyman County | 26 |
| 24 | Sully County | 20 |
| 25 | Potter County | 15 |
| 26 | Bennett County | 9 |
| 26 | Campbell County | 9 |
| 26 | Harding County | 9 |
| 27 | Aurora County | 4 |
| 28 | Hutchinson County | 3 |
| 28 | Union County | 3 |
| 29 | Jerauld County | 2 |
| 29 | Ziebach County | 2 |
| 30 | Faulk County | 1 |
| 30 | Hughes County | 1 |
| 31 | Perkins County | -1 |
| 32 | Kingsbury County | -2 |
| 33 | Clark County | -5 |
| 34 | Marshall County | -6 |
| 35 | Gregory County | -10 |
| 36 | Douglas County | -12 |
| 37 | Mellette County | -16 |
| 38 | Hyde County | -17 |
| 39 | Buffalo County | -19 |
| 39 | Deuel County | -19 |
| 40 | Brule County | -21 |
| 41 | Dewey County | -23 |
| 41 | Haakon County | -23 |
| 42 | Tripp County | -27 |
| 42 | Walworth County | -27 |
| 43 | Moody County | -29 |
| 44 | Davison County | -34 |
| 45 | Hand County | -35 |
| 46 | Jones County | -38 |
| 47 | Beadle County | -43 |
| 48 | Spink County | -54 |
| 49 | Corson County | -58 |
| 50 | Todd County | -86 |
| 51 | Roberts County | -91 |
| 52 | Brown County | -108 |
| 53 | Oglala Lakota County | -125 |
| 54 | Lake County | -153 |
| 55 | Charles Mix County | -183 |