Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration in 2023
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Net Migration for South Dakota was 5.85K. Among all South Dakota counties, Lincoln County had the highest net migration (1.64K), followed by Minnehaha County (1.55K), and Pennington County (1.19K).
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), 2023 Census.
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration in 2023
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| Rank | County | Net Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County | 1644 |
| 2 | Minnehaha County | 1552 |
| 3 | Pennington County | 1194 |
| 4 | Lawrence County | 859 |
| 5 | Brookings County | 330 |
| 6 | Meade County | 203 |
| 7 | Turner County | 147 |
| 8 | Codington County | 133 |
| 9 | Custer County | 112 |
| 10 | Clay County | 105 |
| 11 | Yankton County | 98 |
| 12 | Fall River County | 86 |
| 13 | Lake County | 81 |
| 14 | Dewey County | 61 |
| 15 | Hutchinson County | 55 |
| 16 | Butte County | 50 |
| 17 | Moody County | 43 |
| 18 | Douglas County | 39 |
| 19 | Roberts County | 38 |
| 19 | Tripp County | 38 |
| 20 | McCook County | 36 |
| 21 | Grant County | 35 |
| 22 | Buffalo County | 33 |
| 23 | Union County | 32 |
| 24 | Faulk County | 30 |
| 24 | Perkins County | 30 |
| 25 | Stanley County | 27 |
| 26 | Aurora County | 22 |
| 27 | Bon Homme County | 20 |
| 27 | Gregory County | 20 |
| 28 | Haakon County | 18 |
| 29 | Sully County | 10 |
| 30 | Hand County | 9 |
| 31 | Marshall County | 8 |
| 32 | Miner County | 6 |
| 33 | Day County | 5 |
| 34 | Jerauld County | 0 |
| 35 | Hyde County | -1 |
| 35 | Kingsbury County | -1 |
| 36 | Jones County | -3 |
| 37 | Sanborn County | -5 |
| 38 | Brule County | -8 |
| 39 | Campbell County | -10 |
| 40 | Deuel County | -16 |
| 41 | Hanson County | -19 |
| 41 | Mellette County | -19 |
| 42 | Clark County | -20 |
| 43 | Lyman County | -22 |
| 43 | Walworth County | -22 |
| 44 | Edmunds County | -24 |
| 44 | Potter County | -24 |
| 45 | Harding County | -27 |
| 46 | Hamlin County | -33 |
| 47 | Charles Mix County | -34 |
| 48 | Bennett County | -38 |
| 49 | McPherson County | -45 |
| 50 | Corson County | -46 |
| 51 | Spink County | -57 |
| 52 | Davison County | -59 |
| 53 | Ziebach County | -79 |
| 54 | Jackson County | -80 |
| 55 | Beadle County | -88 |
| 55 | Hughes County | -88 |
| 56 | Todd County | -104 |
| 57 | Oglala Lakota County | -125 |
| 58 | Brown County | -262 |