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Where are people moving in South Dakota?

Lawrence County (26.7 per 1,000 residents), Lincoln County (20.3 per 1,000 residents) and Campbell County (17.4 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from other U.S. counties for their size in South Dakota in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 65 ranked South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by net domestic migration per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Net movers 2025Residents
1Lawrence County26.7+78629,459
2Lincoln County20.3+1,56377,145
3Campbell County17.4+241,377
4Fall River County15.5+1167,467
5Custer County12.9+1229,431
6Bon Homme County9.8+717,244
7Codington County9.4+27729,562
8McPherson County8.9+212,347
9Harding County8.3+111,331
10Perkins County7.7+222,853
11Day County7.7+425,484
12Stanley County7.0+213,018
13Miner County4.8+112,281
14Minnehaha County4.1+879212,691
15Sanborn County3.4+82,388
16Davison County2.8+5720,069
17Clark County2.7+114,031
18McCook County1.8+115,964
19Kingsbury County1.7+95,284
20Hutchinson County1.2+97,413
21Deuel County1.1+54,408
22Yankton County0.8+1923,635
23Brookings County0.8+3037,635
24Sully County0.7+11,479
25Pennington County0.4+50116,792
26Hand County0.3+13,121
27Charles Mix County−0.2−29,303
28Ziebach County−0.4−12,389
29Spink County−1.1−76,155
30Hughes County−1.2−2117,570
31Hamlin County−1.4−106,900
32Aurora County−2.1−62,801
33Turner County−2.5−239,314
34Brown County−3.1−11637,561
35Gregory County−4.7−194,037
36Todd County−4.7−428,863
37Jerauld County−4.8−81,654
38Marshall County−5.0−224,426
39Dewey County−5.0−275,419
40Butte County−5.1−5510,856
41Lake County−5.1−5610,993
42Meade County−5.5−16830,711
43Walworth County−5.9−315,217
44Tripp County−6.1−355,708
45Edmunds County−6.2−254,022
46Douglas County−6.2−182,888
47Faulk County−6.4−142,178
48Union County−6.6−11517,402
49Buffalo County−6.7−121,802
50Moody County−6.8−456,632
51Roberts County−7.1−7310,255
52Potter County−7.6−182,377
53Brule County−8.0−425,278
54Grant County−8.4−637,534
55Lyman County−8.4−313,694
56Hyde County−8.4−101,191
57Corson County−8.7−333,781
58Haakon County−8.9−161,802
59Bennett County−9.4−313,307
60Clay County−12.1−18215,031
61Oglala Lakota County−12.7−17013,338
62Beadle County−13.5−26519,624
63Hanson County−21.1−733,456
64Jackson County−22.5−602,666
65Mellette County−22.9−492,137

1 of 66 South Dakota counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in South Dakota gains the most people from other counties?

Lawrence County: 26.7 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Lincoln County (20.3 per 1,000 residents) and Campbell County (17.4 per 1,000 residents), of 65 South Dakota counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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