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Most rooted, South Dakota counties · 2020

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2020 ACS) — the places where people stay put. This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS –

01Corson County, SDSD3,78198.4%–

02Ziebach County, SDSD2,38997.4%–

03Dewey County, SDSD5,41996.7%–

04Haakon County, SDSD1,80296.3%–

05Potter County, SDSD2,37796.2%–

06Jones County, SDSD91395.8%–

07Hanson County, SDSD3,45695.1%–

08Bennett County, SDSD3,30795.0%–

09Edmunds County, SDSD4,02294.9%–

10Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33894.3%–

11Mellette County, SDSD2,13793.9%–

12Sanborn County, SDSD2,38893.7%–

13Lyman County, SDSD3,69493.4%–

14Buffalo County, SDSD1,80293.3%–

15Deuel County, SDSD4,40893.3%–

16Jackson County, SDSD2,66693.2%–

17McPherson County, SDSD2,34793.2%–

18Harding County, SDSD1,33193.1%–

19Todd County, SDSD8,86393.0%–

20Perkins County, SDSD2,85393.0%–

21Hand County, SDSD3,12192.9%–

22Day County, SDSD5,48492.9%–

23Douglas County, SDSD2,88892.8%–

24Jerauld County, SDSD1,65492.6%–

25Grant County, SDSD7,53492.6%–

26Faulk County, SDSD2,17892.4%–

27Spink County, SDSD6,15592.2%–

28Hyde County, SDSD1,19192.0%–

29Moody County, SDSD6,63292.0%–

30Aurora County, SDSD2,80192.0%–

31Clark County, SDSD4,03191.9%–

32Campbell County, SDSD1,37791.9%–

33Marshall County, SDSD4,42691.6%–

34Miner County, SDSD2,28191.1%–

35Turner County, SDSD9,31490.5%–

36Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30390.5%–

37Tripp County, SDSD5,70890.4%–

38Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28489.8%–

39Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41389.2%–

40Custer County, SDSD9,43189.2%–

41Sully County, SDSD1,47989.1%–

42Gregory County, SDSD4,03788.9%–

43Fall River County, SDSD7,46788.3%–

44McCook County, SDSD5,96488.0%–

45Roberts County, SDSD10,25587.8%–

46Butte County, SDSD10,85687.6%–

47Brule County, SDSD5,27886.9%–

48Union County, SDSD17,40286.9%–

49Stanley County, SDSD3,01886.7%–

50Hamlin County, SDSD6,90086.2%–

51Codington County, SDSD29,56286.1%–

52Brown County, SDSD37,56185.7%–

53Beadle County, SDSD19,62485.1%–

54Lincoln County, SDSD77,14585.0%–

55Lake County, SDSD10,99384.6%–

56Davison County, SDSD20,06984.3%–

57Yankton County, SDSD23,63583.6%–

58Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24483.3%–

59Pennington County, SDSD116,79283.0%–

60Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69182.4%–

61Lawrence County, SDSD29,45982.1%–

62Walworth County, SDSD5,21781.3%–

63Meade County, SDSD30,71181.0%–

64Hughes County, SDSD17,57079.7%–

65Brookings County, SDSD37,63577.5%–

66Clay County, SDSD15,03164.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS