Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2023
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for South Dakota was 6.4. Among all South Dakota counties, Lawrence County had the highest net migration rate (31.04), followed by Lincoln County (22.79), and Buffalo County (17.68).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota counties.
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Related Topics: South Dakota Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2023 Census.
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2023
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| Rank | County | Net Migration Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence County | 31.04 |
| 2 | Lincoln County | 22.79 |
| 3 | Buffalo County | 17.68 |
| 4 | Turner County | 16.39 |
| 5 | Faulk County | 14.11 |
| 6 | Douglas County | 13.83 |
| 7 | Custer County | 12.35 |
| 8 | Dewey County | 11.89 |
| 9 | Fall River County | 11.67 |
| 10 | Perkins County | 10.66 |
| 11 | Pennington County | 10.38 |
| 12 | Haakon County | 9.77 |
| 13 | Brookings County | 9.25 |
| 14 | Stanley County | 8.92 |
| 15 | Aurora County | 7.9 |
| 16 | Minnehaha County | 7.57 |
| 17 | Hutchinson County | 7.43 |
| 18 | Lake County | 7.37 |
| 19 | Clay County | 6.85 |
| 20 | Tripp County | 6.81 |
| 21 | Sully County | 6.75 |
| 22 | Moody County | 6.71 |
| 23 | Meade County | 6.59 |
| 24 | McCook County | 6.22 |
| 25 | Gregory County | 4.99 |
| 26 | Grant County | 4.63 |
| 27 | Butte County | 4.62 |
| 28 | Codington County | 4.61 |
| 29 | Yankton County | 4.18 |
| 30 | Roberts County | 3.73 |
| 31 | Hand County | 2.89 |
| 32 | Bon Homme County | 2.82 |
| 33 | Miner County | 2.62 |
| 34 | Union County | 1.87 |
| 35 | Marshall County | 1.84 |
| 36 | Day County | 0.92 |
| 37 | Jerauld County | 0 |
| 38 | Kingsbury County | -0.19 |
| 39 | Hyde County | -0.84 |
| 40 | Brule County | -1.5 |
| 41 | Sanborn County | -2.08 |
| 42 | Davison County | -2.95 |
| 43 | Jones County | -3.46 |
| 44 | Charles Mix County | -3.67 |
| 45 | Deuel County | -3.68 |
| 46 | Walworth County | -4.18 |
| 47 | Beadle County | -4.54 |
| 48 | Hughes County | -4.99 |
| 49 | Clark County | -5.07 |
| 50 | Hamlin County | -5.14 |
| 51 | Hanson County | -5.49 |
| 52 | Edmunds County | -5.87 |
| 53 | Lyman County | -5.92 |
| 54 | Brown County | -6.93 |
| 55 | Campbell County | -7.34 |
| 56 | Spink County | -9.21 |
| 57 | Oglala Lakota County | -9.3 |
| 58 | Potter County | -9.86 |
| 59 | Mellette County | -10.24 |
| 60 | Todd County | -11.28 |
| 61 | Bennett County | -11.43 |
| 62 | Corson County | -12.18 |
| 63 | McPherson County | -19 |
| 64 | Harding County | -20.43 |
| 65 | Jackson County | -28.55 |
| 66 | Ziebach County | -33.68 |