Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration in 2017
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Net Migration for South Dakota was 5.86K. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest net migration (1.77K), followed by Lincoln County (1.56K), and Pennington County (929).
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), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Net Migration in 2017
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| Rank | County | Net Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnehaha County | 1767 |
| 2 | Lincoln County | 1561 |
| 3 | Pennington County | 929 |
| 4 | Meade County | 592 |
| 5 | Lawrence County | 383 |
| 6 | Brookings County | 272 |
| 7 | Brown County | 260 |
| 8 | Lake County | 204 |
| 9 | Custer County | 153 |
| 10 | Beadle County | 124 |
| 11 | Union County | 98 |
| 12 | Brule County | 86 |
| 13 | Hamlin County | 60 |
| 14 | Turner County | 59 |
| 15 | Sanborn County | 53 |
| 16 | Deuel County | 49 |
| 17 | Clay County | 48 |
| 18 | Haakon County | 47 |
| 19 | Gregory County | 46 |
| 20 | Marshall County | 43 |
| 21 | Codington County | 34 |
| 22 | Corson County | 32 |
| 23 | McCook County | 29 |
| 24 | Jerauld County | 26 |
| 25 | Day County | 25 |
| 26 | Hughes County | 23 |
| 26 | Walworth County | 23 |
| 27 | Spink County | 18 |
| 28 | Clark County | 16 |
| 29 | Bon Homme County | 13 |
| 29 | Hutchinson County | 13 |
| 30 | Roberts County | 12 |
| 31 | Douglas County | 10 |
| 32 | McPherson County | 7 |
| 33 | Hanson County | 6 |
| 34 | Hand County | -4 |
| 35 | Charles Mix County | -7 |
| 35 | Faulk County | -7 |
| 35 | Jones County | -7 |
| 36 | Campbell County | -10 |
| 36 | Perkins County | -10 |
| 37 | Fall River County | -11 |
| 38 | Miner County | -17 |
| 39 | Dewey County | -18 |
| 39 | Edmunds County | -18 |
| 40 | Bennett County | -20 |
| 41 | Mellette County | -21 |
| 42 | Aurora County | -22 |
| 43 | Sully County | -23 |
| 44 | Hyde County | -25 |
| 44 | Yankton County | -25 |
| 45 | Harding County | -27 |
| 46 | Butte County | -29 |
| 47 | Grant County | -30 |
| 48 | Kingsbury County | -31 |
| 49 | Potter County | -32 |
| 50 | Stanley County | -39 |
| 50 | Tripp County | -39 |
| 51 | Buffalo County | -42 |
| 52 | Jackson County | -53 |
| 53 | Moody County | -56 |
| 54 | Lyman County | -73 |
| 55 | Todd County | -97 |
| 56 | Ziebach County | -123 |
| 57 | Oglala Lakota County | -173 |
| 58 | Davison County | -174 |