Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration in 2024
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Net Migration for South Dakota was 3.75K. Among all South Dakota counties, Lincoln County had the highest net migration (1.91K), followed by Minnehaha County (900), and Lawrence County (735).
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), 2024 Census.
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration in 2024
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| Rank | County | Net Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County | 1913 |
| 2 | Minnehaha County | 900 |
| 3 | Lawrence County | 735 |
| 4 | Brookings County | 304 |
| 5 | Codington County | 271 |
| 6 | Custer County | 238 |
| 7 | Union County | 122 |
| 8 | Fall River County | 80 |
| 8 | Gregory County | 80 |
| 9 | Hamlin County | 62 |
| 10 | Moody County | 53 |
| 11 | Roberts County | 49 |
| 12 | Grant County | 45 |
| 13 | Hyde County | 34 |
| 14 | Bon Homme County | 30 |
| 15 | Tripp County | 29 |
| 16 | Marshall County | 26 |
| 17 | Charles Mix County | 24 |
| 18 | Ziebach County | 22 |
| 19 | Kingsbury County | 21 |
| 20 | Day County | 19 |
| 20 | Faulk County | 19 |
| 21 | Perkins County | 18 |
| 22 | Clark County | 17 |
| 23 | Jones County | 16 |
| 24 | Hutchinson County | 9 |
| 25 | Jerauld County | 5 |
| 26 | Yankton County | 3 |
| 27 | Butte County | 1 |
| 27 | Hanson County | 1 |
| 28 | Miner County | 0 |
| 28 | Potter County | 0 |
| 29 | Lyman County | -4 |
| 29 | McPherson County | -4 |
| 30 | Douglas County | -5 |
| 30 | Harding County | -5 |
| 30 | Mellette County | -5 |
| 31 | Todd County | -7 |
| 32 | Hand County | -8 |
| 33 | Campbell County | -13 |
| 34 | Sully County | -14 |
| 35 | Sanborn County | -15 |
| 36 | Spink County | -17 |
| 36 | Stanley County | -17 |
| 37 | Walworth County | -20 |
| 38 | Edmunds County | -24 |
| 38 | Turner County | -24 |
| 39 | Haakon County | -26 |
| 40 | Aurora County | -28 |
| 41 | Deuel County | -30 |
| 42 | Bennett County | -32 |
| 43 | Corson County | -36 |
| 43 | Davison County | -36 |
| 44 | Beadle County | -37 |
| 45 | McCook County | -38 |
| 46 | Lake County | -43 |
| 47 | Meade County | -44 |
| 48 | Jackson County | -50 |
| 49 | Brule County | -57 |
| 50 | Buffalo County | -65 |
| 51 | Dewey County | -69 |
| 52 | Oglala Lakota County | -103 |
| 53 | Hughes County | -123 |
| 54 | Brown County | -124 |
| 55 | Pennington County | -126 |
| 56 | Clay County | -149 |