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Most transient, South Dakota counties · 2020

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

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS –

01Clay County, SDSD15,03164.9%–

02Brookings County, SDSD37,63577.5%–

03Hughes County, SDSD17,57079.7%–

04Meade County, SDSD30,71181.0%–

05Walworth County, SDSD5,21781.3%–

06Lawrence County, SDSD29,45982.1%–

07Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69182.4%–

08Pennington County, SDSD116,79283.0%–

09Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24483.3%–

10Yankton County, SDSD23,63583.6%–

11Davison County, SDSD20,06984.3%–

12Lake County, SDSD10,99384.6%–

13Lincoln County, SDSD77,14585.0%–

14Beadle County, SDSD19,62485.1%–

15Brown County, SDSD37,56185.7%–

16Codington County, SDSD29,56286.1%–

17Hamlin County, SDSD6,90086.2%–

18Stanley County, SDSD3,01886.7%–

19Union County, SDSD17,40286.9%–

20Brule County, SDSD5,27886.9%–

21Butte County, SDSD10,85687.6%–

22Roberts County, SDSD10,25587.8%–

23McCook County, SDSD5,96488.0%–

24Fall River County, SDSD7,46788.3%–

25Gregory County, SDSD4,03788.9%–

26Sully County, SDSD1,47989.1%–

27Custer County, SDSD9,43189.2%–

28Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41389.2%–

29Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28489.8%–

30Tripp County, SDSD5,70890.4%–

31Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30390.5%–

32Turner County, SDSD9,31490.5%–

33Miner County, SDSD2,28191.1%–

34Marshall County, SDSD4,42691.6%–

35Campbell County, SDSD1,37791.9%–

36Clark County, SDSD4,03191.9%–

37Aurora County, SDSD2,80192.0%–

38Moody County, SDSD6,63292.0%–

39Hyde County, SDSD1,19192.0%–

40Spink County, SDSD6,15592.2%–

41Faulk County, SDSD2,17892.4%–

42Grant County, SDSD7,53492.6%–

43Jerauld County, SDSD1,65492.6%–

44Douglas County, SDSD2,88892.8%–

45Day County, SDSD5,48492.9%–

46Hand County, SDSD3,12192.9%–

47Perkins County, SDSD2,85393.0%–

48Todd County, SDSD8,86393.0%–

49Harding County, SDSD1,33193.1%–

50McPherson County, SDSD2,34793.2%–

51Jackson County, SDSD2,66693.2%–

52Deuel County, SDSD4,40893.3%–

53Buffalo County, SDSD1,80293.3%–

54Lyman County, SDSD3,69493.4%–

55Sanborn County, SDSD2,38893.7%–

56Mellette County, SDSD2,13793.9%–

57Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33894.3%–

58Edmunds County, SDSD4,02294.9%–

59Bennett County, SDSD3,30795.0%–

60Hanson County, SDSD3,45695.1%–

61Jones County, SDSD91395.8%–

62Potter County, SDSD2,37796.2%–

63Haakon County, SDSD1,80296.3%–

64Dewey County, SDSD5,41996.7%–

65Ziebach County, SDSD2,38997.4%–

66Corson County, SDSD3,78198.4%–

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