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

Clay County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 66 counties in 2023, at 19.9%. Bennett County had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 4.8% and the figure for South Dakota was 7.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.9Clay County
Median4.866 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Aurora County: 3.4 %Beadle County: 6.9 %Bennett County: 1 %Bon Homme County: 12.1 %Brookings County: 12.7 %Brown County: 4.6 %Brule County: 3.7 %Buffalo County: 1.8 %Butte County: 5 %Campbell County: 3.4 %Charles Mix County: 4.5 %Clark County: 3.9 %Clay County: 19.9 %Codington County: 5.9 %Corson County: 1.2 %Custer County: 6.5 %Davison County: 6 %Day County: 7.2 %Deuel County: 3.8 %Dewey County: 1.9 %Douglas County: 6 %Edmunds County: 10 %Fall River County: 7.5 %Faulk County: 3.6 %Grant County: 6.1 %Gregory County: 5.9 %Haakon County: 1.1 %Hamlin County: 4.6 %Hand County: 3.6 %Hanson County: 3.1 %Harding County: 2.4 %Hughes County: 10.2 %Hutchinson County: 7.2 %Hyde County: 3 %Jackson County: 3.1 %Jerauld County: 2.4 %Jones County: 3.4 %Kingsbury County: 3.9 %Lake County: 7.5 %Lawrence County: 6.8 %Lincoln County: 8.7 %Lyman County: 5.3 %McCook County: 5.7 %McPherson County: 2.7 %Marshall County: 5 %Meade County: 12.3 %Mellette County: 3.9 %Miner County: 5.5 %Minnehaha County: 6.4 %Moody County: 3.5 %Oglala Lakota County: 2 %Pennington County: 7.9 %Perkins County: 2.2 %Potter County: 4.4 %Roberts County: 5.4 %Sanborn County: 2.9 %Spink County: 3.5 %Stanley County: 9 %Sully County: 8.6 %Todd County: 1.3 %Tripp County: 4.1 %Turner County: 5.7 %Union County: 7.7 %Walworth County: 9.8 %Yankton County: 9.2 %Ziebach County: 2.1 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Clay County: 19.9 %Clay County19.9Brookings County: 12.7 %Brookings County12.7Meade County: 12.3 %Meade County12.3Bon Homme County: 12.1 %Bon Homme County12.1Hughes County: 10.2 %Hughes County10.2Edmunds County: 10 %Edmunds County10Walworth County: 9.8 %Walworth County9.8Yankton County: 9.2 %Yankton County9.2Stanley County: 9 %Stanley County9Lincoln County: 8.7 %Lincoln County8.7Sully County: 8.6 %Sully County8.6Pennington County: 7.9 %Pennington County7.9Union County: 7.7 %Union County7.7Fall River County: 7.5 %Fall River County7.5Lake County: 7.5 %Lake County7.5Day County: 7.2 %Day County7.2Hutchinson County: 7.2 %Hutchinson County7.2Beadle County: 6.9 %Beadle County6.9Lawrence County: 6.8 %Lawrence County6.8Custer County: 6.5 %Custer County6.5Minnehaha County: 6.4 %Minnehaha County6.4Grant County: 6.1 %Grant County6.1Davison County: 6 %Davison County6Douglas County: 6 %Douglas County6Gregory County: 5.9 %Gregory County5.9Codington County: 5.9 %Codington County5.9Turner County: 5.7 %Turner County5.7McCook County: 5.7 %McCook County5.7Miner County: 5.5 %Miner County5.5Roberts County: 5.4 %Roberts County5.4Lyman County: 5.3 %Lyman County5.3Butte County: 5 %Butte County5Marshall County: 5 %Marshall County5Brown County: 4.6 %Brown County4.6Hamlin County: 4.6 %Hamlin County4.6Charles Mix County: 4.5 %Charles Mix County4.5Potter County: 4.4 %Potter County4.4Tripp County: 4.1 %Tripp County4.1Kingsbury County: 3.9 %Kingsbury County3.9Mellette County: 3.9 %Mellette County3.9Clay County: 19.9 %Clay County19.9Brookings County: 12.7 %Brookings County12.7Meade County: 12.3 %Meade County12.3Bon Homme County: 12.1 %Bon Homme County12.1Hughes County: 10.2 %Hughes County10.2Edmunds County: 10 %Edmunds County10Walworth County: 9.8 %Walworth County9.8Yankton County: 9.2 %Yankton County9.2Stanley County: 9 %Stanley County9Lincoln County: 8.7 %Lincoln County8.7Sully County: 8.6 %Sully County8.6Pennington County: 7.9 %Pennington County7.9Union County: 7.7 %Union County7.7Fall River County: 7.5 %Fall River County7.5Lake County: 7.5 %Lake County7.5Day County: 7.2 %Day County7.2Hutchinson County: 7.2 %Hutchinson County7.2Beadle County: 6.9 %Beadle County6.9Lawrence County: 6.8 %Lawrence County6.8Custer County: 6.5 %Custer County6.5Minnehaha County: 6.4 %Minnehaha County6.4Grant County: 6.1 %Grant County6.1Davison County: 6 %Davison County6Douglas County: 6 %Douglas County6Gregory County: 5.9 %Gregory County5.9Codington County: 5.9 %Codington County5.9Turner County: 5.7 %Turner County5.7McCook County: 5.7 %McCook County5.7Miner County: 5.5 %Miner County5.5Roberts County: 5.4 %Roberts County5.4Lyman County: 5.3 %Lyman County5.3Butte County: 5 %Butte County5Marshall County: 5 %Marshall County5Brown County: 4.6 %Brown County4.6Hamlin County: 4.6 %Hamlin County4.6Charles Mix County: 4.5 %Charles Mix County4.5Potter County: 4.4 %Potter County4.4Tripp County: 4.1 %Tripp County4.1Kingsbury County: 3.9 %Kingsbury County3.9Mellette County: 3.9 %Mellette County3.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Clay County19.9-0.9 pts
2Brookings County12.7+0.2 pts
3Meade County12.3-0.5 pts
4Bon Homme County12.1+0.2 pts
5Hughes County10.2-2 pts
6Edmunds County10+0.6 pts
7Walworth County9.8-0.9 pts
8Yankton County9.2-2.1 pts
9Stanley County9-0.5 pts
10Lincoln County8.7-0.8 pts
11Sully County8.6-1 pts
12Pennington County7.9+0.3 pts
13Union County7.7-0.5 pts
14Fall River County7.5+1.3 pts
14Lake County7.5-0.2 pts
16Day County7.2+0.3 pts
17Hutchinson County7.2+1.7 pts
18Beadle County6.9+0.7 pts
19Lawrence County6.8-1 pts
20Custer County6.5+0.1 pts
21Minnehaha County6.4-0.1 pts
22Grant County6.1+1.3 pts
23Davison County6-2 pts
24Douglas County6-0.4 pts
25Gregory County5.9+1.1 pts
26Codington County5.9-0.6 pts
27Turner County5.7-0.4 pts
28McCook County5.7-0.3 pts
29Miner County5.5-0.5 pts
30Roberts County5.4-0.3 pts
31Lyman County5.3+0.7 pts
32Butte County5-0.1 pts
33Marshall County5+0.9 pts
34Brown County4.6-0.2 pts
35Hamlin County4.6-3.2 pts
36Charles Mix County4.5+0.1 pts
37Potter County4.4+0.5 pts
38Tripp County4.1-0.1 pts
39Kingsbury County3.9-1.7 pts
39Mellette County3.9+0.2 pts
41Clark County3.9+0.5 pts
42Deuel County3.8-0 pts
43Brule County3.7-0.2 pts
44Hand County3.6+0.9 pts
45Faulk County3.6+0.9 pts
46Moody County3.5+0.4 pts
46Spink County3.5+0.3 pts
48Campbell County3.4-2.5 pts
48Jones County3.4+0.7 pts
50Aurora County3.4-0.7 pts
51Hanson County3.1+0.1 pts
52Jackson County3.1+0.4 pts
53Hyde County3-1.1 pts
54Sanborn County2.9-1 pts
55McPherson County2.7+0.8 pts
56Harding County2.4-1.2 pts
57Jerauld County2.4-2.2 pts
58Perkins County2.2-0.5 pts
59Ziebach County2.1+0.1 pts
60Oglala Lakota County2-0.7 pts
61Dewey County1.9+0.7 pts
62Buffalo County1.8-0.9 pts
63Todd County1.3-0.8 pts
64Corson County1.2+0.2 pts
65Haakon County1.1+0.1 pts
66Bennett County10 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-dakota-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-dakota-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-dakota-counties?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-dakota-counties?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Clay County, with 19.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bennett County, with 1% in 2023.

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