RANKING · 2024 ACS · 66 SHOWN OF 66

Fastest gentrifying, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the CensusEasy Gentrification Score, blending a decade of growth in real income, real home value, and college attainment. Higher means faster upmarket change. This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 71.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGENTRIFICATION SCOREVS –

01McCook County, SDSD5,96494–

02Douglas County, SDSD2,88894–

03Jerauld County, SDSD1,65494–

04Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30394–

05Fall River County, SDSD7,46791–

06Lake County, SDSD10,99391–

07Hamlin County, SDSD6,90090–

08Campbell County, SDSD1,37790–

09McPherson County, SDSD2,34789–

10Gregory County, SDSD4,03789–

11Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41387–

12Perkins County, SDSD2,85387–

13Edmunds County, SDSD4,02286–

14Deuel County, SDSD4,40886–

15Hand County, SDSD3,12185–

16Marshall County, SDSD4,42685–

17Aurora County, SDSD2,80184–

18Walworth County, SDSD5,21783–

19Potter County, SDSD2,37782–

20Beadle County, SDSD19,62480–

21Clark County, SDSD4,03179–

22Sanborn County, SDSD2,38879–

23Grant County, SDSD7,53478–

24Lyman County, SDSD3,69478–

25Spink County, SDSD6,15577–

26Day County, SDSD5,48475–

27Meade County, SDSD30,71175–

28Brown County, SDSD37,56173–

29Hyde County, SDSD1,19172–

30Pennington County, SDSD116,79272–

31Moody County, SDSD6,63271–

32Faulk County, SDSD2,17871–

33Turner County, SDSD9,31471–

34Union County, SDSD17,40269–

35Custer County, SDSD9,43169–

36Hanson County, SDSD3,45669–

37Roberts County, SDSD10,25567–

38Harding County, SDSD1,33165–

39Butte County, SDSD10,85664–

40Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33864–

41Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28464–

42Bennett County, SDSD3,30763–

43Lincoln County, SDSD77,14563–

44Lawrence County, SDSD29,45963–

45Miner County, SDSD2,28163–

46Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69158–

47Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24458–

48Jones County, SDSD91357–

49Clay County, SDSD15,03157–

50Brule County, SDSD5,27857–

51Brookings County, SDSD37,63557–

52Yankton County, SDSD23,63557–

53Hughes County, SDSD17,57055–

54Ziebach County, SDSD2,38952–

55Stanley County, SDSD3,01851–

56Buffalo County, SDSD1,80251–

57Codington County, SDSD29,56250–

58Mellette County, SDSD2,13749–

59Davison County, SDSD20,06948–

60Sully County, SDSD1,47945–

61Dewey County, SDSD5,41945–

62Haakon County, SDSD1,80239–

63Tripp County, SDSD5,70838–

64Corson County, SDSD3,78135–

65Jackson County, SDSD2,66629–

66Todd County, SDSD8,86328–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES