Counties in South Dakota by net domestic migration, July to June
Lincoln County had the highest net domestic migration, July to June of 66 counties in 2016, at 1,042. Beadle County had the lowest, at -382. The median was -5 and the figure for South Dakota was 1,240. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2016
- Under -70
- -70 to -30
- -30 to 0
- 0 to 20
- 20 to 60
- 60 and over
Top 40 counties, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County Estimated | 1,042 | +27.5% |
| 2 | Meade County Estimated | 411 | +457.4% |
| 3 | Lawrence County Estimated | 371 | +316.9% |
| 4 | Lake County Estimated | 244 | +6.6% |
| 5 | Pennington County Estimated | 203 | +195.8% |
| 6 | Custer County Estimated | 191 | +430.6% |
| 7 | Brown County Estimated | 151 | +5,133.3% |
| 8 | Turner County Estimated | 141 | +713% |
| 9 | Tripp County Estimated | 70 | +175.3% |
| 10 | Clay County Estimated | 64 | +142.7% |
| 11 | Davison County Estimated | 61 | +238.6% |
| 11 | Union County Estimated | 61 | +148.8% |
| 13 | Hutchinson County Estimated | 55 | +31% |
| 14 | Walworth County Estimated | 37 | +139.4% |
| 15 | Mellette County Estimated | 36 | +155.4% |
| 16 | Miner County Estimated | 31 | +144.3% |
| 17 | Haakon County Estimated | 30 | +275% |
| 17 | McPherson County Estimated | 30 | +1,100% |
| 19 | Ziebach County Estimated | 20 | +154.1% |
| 20 | Fall River County Estimated | 19 | +375% |
| 21 | Bon Homme County Estimated | 18 | +169.2% |
| 22 | Faulk County Estimated | 16 | +300% |
| 22 | Sanborn County Estimated | 16 | +433.3% |
| 24 | Kingsbury County Estimated | 15 | +115% |
| 25 | Grant County Estimated | 13 | +112.5% |
| 25 | Jones County Estimated | 13 | +131.7% |
| 27 | Day County Estimated | 11 | +320% |
| 28 | Stanley County Estimated | 10 | +143.5% |
| 29 | Moody County Estimated | 9 | +126.5% |
| 30 | McCook County Estimated | 6 | +110.2% |
| 30 | Sully County Estimated | 6 | +154.5% |
| 32 | Bennett County Estimated | -2 | +96.1% |
| 33 | Codington County Estimated | -4 | +98% |
| 34 | Hand County Estimated | -5 | +77.3% |
| 35 | Lyman County Estimated | -13 | -116.7% |
| 36 | Dewey County Estimated | -15 | +67.4% |
| 37 | Perkins County Estimated | -16 | +33.3% |
| 38 | Aurora County Estimated | -17 | +46.9% |
| 39 | Jerauld County Estimated | -18 | -20% |
| 40 | Harding County Estimated | -20 | -350% |
| 41 | Hanson County Estimated | -21 | +44.7% |
| 42 | Marshall County Estimated | -22 | -143.1% |
| 43 | Campbell County Estimated | -26 | -471.4% |
| 43 | Potter County Estimated | -26 | -425% |
| 45 | Charles Mix County Estimated | -27 | -150% |
| 46 | Gregory County Estimated | -28 | -64.7% |
| 47 | Clark County Estimated | -34 | -3% |
| 48 | Jackson County Estimated | -37 | -94.7% |
| 49 | Todd County Estimated | -38 | +65.1% |
| 50 | Hyde County Estimated | -48 | -1,500% |
| 51 | Brule County Estimated | -50 | +16.7% |
| 51 | Spink County Estimated | -50 | +46.2% |
| 53 | Hughes County Estimated | -51 | +68.5% |
| 54 | Douglas County Estimated | -54 | -357.1% |
| 55 | Edmunds County Estimated | -72 | -1,128.6% |
| 56 | Buffalo County Estimated | -78 | -271.4% |
| 57 | Deuel County Estimated | -84 | -2,900% |
| 57 | Roberts County Estimated | -84 | +34.4% |
| 59 | Yankton County Estimated | -86 | -160.6% |
| 60 | Oglala Lakota County Estimated | -89 | -169.7% |
| 61 | Butte County Estimated | -91 | -85.7% |
| 62 | Corson County Estimated | -100 | -75.4% |
| 63 | Hamlin County Estimated | -110 | -254.8% |
| 64 | Brookings County Estimated | -128 | -187.1% |
| 65 | Minnehaha County Estimated | -235 | -190.4% |
| 66 | Beadle County Estimated | -382 | -29.1% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Estimated moves into an area from elsewhere in the same country minus moves out to the rest of the country, from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.
More on how it is measured
- United States: states and counties.
- Canada: provinces and territories, net interprovincial migration (Statistics Canada).
- United Kingdom: local authorities, counting moves between any two UK local authorities, including across the borders of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (ONS internal migration).
- A negative value means more people left than arrived.
Sums to zero, or close to it, for each country as a whole, so there is no national value.
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. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (Counties in South Dakota by net domestic migration, July to June, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
MLA 9
Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in South Dakota by net domestic migration, July to June, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/south-dakota-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Counties in South Dakota by net domestic migration, July to June, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/south-dakota-counties?period=2016.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in South Dakota by net domestic migration, July to June, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/south-dakota-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_south_dakota_2016,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021: Counties in South Dakota by net domestic migration, July to June, 2016}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/south-dakota-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest net domestic migration, July to June?
Lincoln County, with 1,042 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net domestic migration, July to June?
Beadle County, with -382 in 2016.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.