Counties in South Dakota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024

Clay County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 66 counties in 2024, at 17.6%. Buffalo County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 4.6% and the figure for South Dakota was 7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.6Clay County
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Map of counties, 2024

Aurora County: 2.8 %Beadle County: 6.5 %Bennett County: 1.3 %Bon Homme County: 11.7 %Brookings County: 12.8 %Brown County: 5.9 %Brule County: 4.6 %Buffalo County: 0.2 %Butte County: 6.1 %Campbell County: 2.7 %Charles Mix County: 4.6 %Clark County: 4.6 %Clay County: 17.6 %Codington County: 5.4 %Corson County: 1.5 %Custer County: 6.2 %Davison County: 4.9 %Day County: 8.4 %Deuel County: 2.9 %Dewey County: 1.8 %Douglas County: 7.2 %Edmunds County: 9.9 %Fall River County: 7.9 %Faulk County: 4.6 %Grant County: 5.8 %Gregory County: 4 %Haakon County: 1.4 %Hamlin County: 3.6 %Hand County: 3.7 %Hanson County: 1.6 %Harding County: 2.4 %Hughes County: 9.7 %Hutchinson County: 5.2 %Hyde County: 2.8 %Jackson County: 0.3 %Jerauld County: 2.7 %Jones County: 0.9 %Kingsbury County: 4.2 %Lake County: 8.8 %Lawrence County: 7 %Lincoln County: 8.7 %Lyman County: 4.2 %McCook County: 4.4 %McPherson County: 2.5 %Marshall County: 4.1 %Meade County: 11.7 %Mellette County: 4.6 %Miner County: 5.2 %Minnehaha County: 6 %Moody County: 3.6 %Oglala Lakota County: 2.7 %Pennington County: 7.8 %Perkins County: 2.2 %Potter County: 2.7 %Roberts County: 4.4 %Sanborn County: 1.8 %Spink County: 4.1 %Stanley County: 4.1 %Sully County: 8.1 %Todd County: 1.4 %Tripp County: 5.4 %Turner County: 6.1 %Union County: 6.9 %Walworth County: 9.9 %Yankton County: 10.1 %Ziebach County: 0.7 %
  • Under 2.2
  • 2.2 to 3.6
  • 3.6 to 4.6
  • 4.6 to 5.9
  • 5.9 to 8.1
  • 8.1 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Clay County: 17.6 %Clay County17.6Brookings County: 12.8 %Brookings County12.8Bon Homme County: 11.7 %Bon Homme County11.7Meade County: 11.7 %Meade County11.7Yankton County: 10.1 %Yankton County10.1Edmunds County: 9.9 %Edmunds County9.9Walworth County: 9.9 %Walworth County9.9Hughes County: 9.7 %Hughes County9.7Lake County: 8.8 %Lake County8.8Lincoln County: 8.7 %Lincoln County8.7Day County: 8.4 %Day County8.4Sully County: 8.1 %Sully County8.1Fall River County: 7.9 %Fall River County7.9Pennington County: 7.8 %Pennington County7.8Douglas County: 7.2 %Douglas County7.2Lawrence County: 7 %Lawrence County7Union County: 6.9 %Union County6.9Beadle County: 6.5 %Beadle County6.5Custer County: 6.2 %Custer County6.2Butte County: 6.1 %Butte County6.1Turner County: 6.1 %Turner County6.1Minnehaha County: 6 %Minnehaha County6Brown County: 5.9 %Brown County5.9Grant County: 5.8 %Grant County5.8Tripp County: 5.4 %Tripp County5.4Codington County: 5.4 %Codington County5.4Miner County: 5.2 %Miner County5.2Hutchinson County: 5.2 %Hutchinson County5.2Davison County: 4.9 %Davison County4.9Clark County: 4.6 %Clark County4.6Faulk County: 4.6 %Faulk County4.6Mellette County: 4.6 %Mellette County4.6Brule County: 4.6 %Brule County4.6Charles Mix County: 4.6 %Charles Mix County4.6McCook County: 4.4 %McCook County4.4Roberts County: 4.4 %Roberts County4.4Lyman County: 4.2 %Lyman County4.2Kingsbury County: 4.2 %Kingsbury County4.2Spink County: 4.1 %Spink County4.1Marshall County: 4.1 %Marshall County4.1Clay County: 17.6 %Clay County17.6Brookings County: 12.8 %Brookings County12.8Bon Homme County: 11.7 %Bon Homme County11.7Meade County: 11.7 %Meade County11.7Yankton County: 10.1 %Yankton County10.1Edmunds County: 9.9 %Edmunds County9.9Walworth County: 9.9 %Walworth County9.9Hughes County: 9.7 %Hughes County9.7Lake County: 8.8 %Lake County8.8Lincoln County: 8.7 %Lincoln County8.7Day County: 8.4 %Day County8.4Sully County: 8.1 %Sully County8.1Fall River County: 7.9 %Fall River County7.9Pennington County: 7.8 %Pennington County7.8Douglas County: 7.2 %Douglas County7.2Lawrence County: 7 %Lawrence County7Union County: 6.9 %Union County6.9Beadle County: 6.5 %Beadle County6.5Custer County: 6.2 %Custer County6.2Butte County: 6.1 %Butte County6.1Turner County: 6.1 %Turner County6.1Minnehaha County: 6 %Minnehaha County6Brown County: 5.9 %Brown County5.9Grant County: 5.8 %Grant County5.8Tripp County: 5.4 %Tripp County5.4Codington County: 5.4 %Codington County5.4Miner County: 5.2 %Miner County5.2Hutchinson County: 5.2 %Hutchinson County5.2Davison County: 4.9 %Davison County4.9Clark County: 4.6 %Clark County4.6Faulk County: 4.6 %Faulk County4.6Mellette County: 4.6 %Mellette County4.6Brule County: 4.6 %Brule County4.6Charles Mix County: 4.6 %Charles Mix County4.6McCook County: 4.4 %McCook County4.4Roberts County: 4.4 %Roberts County4.4Lyman County: 4.2 %Lyman County4.2Kingsbury County: 4.2 %Kingsbury County4.2Spink County: 4.1 %Spink County4.1Marshall County: 4.1 %Marshall County4.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Clay County17.6-2.4 pts
2Brookings County12.8+0.1 pts
3Bon Homme County11.7-0.4 pts
4Meade County11.7-0.7 pts
5Yankton County10.1+0.9 pts
6Edmunds County9.9-0.1 pts
7Walworth County9.90 pts
8Hughes County9.7-0.6 pts
9Lake County8.8+1.3 pts
10Lincoln County8.7-0.1 pts
11Day County8.4+1.2 pts
12Sully County8.1-0.5 pts
13Fall River County7.9+0.4 pts
14Pennington County7.8-0.1 pts
15Douglas County7.2+1.2 pts
16Lawrence County7+0.2 pts
17Union County6.9-0.7 pts
18Beadle County6.5-0.4 pts
19Custer County6.2-0.3 pts
20Butte County6.1+1.1 pts
21Turner County6.1+0.3 pts
22Minnehaha County6-0.4 pts
23Brown County5.9+1.3 pts
24Grant County5.8-0.3 pts
25Tripp County5.4+1.3 pts
26Codington County5.4-0.5 pts
27Miner County5.2-0.3 pts
28Hutchinson County5.2-2 pts
29Davison County4.9-1.1 pts
30Clark County4.6+0.7 pts
30Faulk County4.6+1 pts
30Mellette County4.6+0.7 pts
33Brule County4.6+0.9 pts
33Charles Mix County4.60 pts
35McCook County4.4-1.3 pts
36Roberts County4.4-1.1 pts
37Lyman County4.2-1.1 pts
38Kingsbury County4.2+0.3 pts
39Spink County4.1+0.6 pts
40Marshall County4.1-0.9 pts
40Stanley County4.1-4.9 pts
42Gregory County4-2 pts
43Hand County3.7+0.1 pts
44Hamlin County3.6-1 pts
45Moody County3.6+0.1 pts
46Deuel County2.9-1 pts
47Aurora County2.8-0.6 pts
47Hyde County2.8-0.2 pts
49Oglala Lakota County2.7+0.7 pts
50Campbell County2.7-0.7 pts
51Jerauld County2.7+0.3 pts
52Potter County2.7-1.7 pts
53McPherson County2.5-0.2 pts
54Harding County2.4-0 pts
55Perkins County2.2+0.1 pts
56Dewey County1.8-0.1 pts
57Sanborn County1.8-1 pts
58Hanson County1.6-1.5 pts
59Corson County1.5+0.3 pts
60Todd County1.4+0.2 pts
61Haakon County1.4+0.3 pts
62Bennett County1.3+0.3 pts
63Jones County0.9-2.5 pts
64Ziebach County0.7-1.4 pts
65Jackson County0.3-2.7 pts
66Buffalo County0.2-1.7 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in South Dakota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Dakota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-dakota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in South Dakota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-dakota-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Dakota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in South Dakota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-dakota-counties. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Clay County, with 17.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Buffalo County, with 0.2% in 2024.

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