Minnesota vs South Dakota: which way are people moving?

Name: Minnesota vs South Dakota: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward South Dakota. In 2022–23, 427 more people moved from Minnesota to South Dakota than the other way.

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South Dakota → Minnesota3,023 people

Arrivals' income: $56.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Minnesota → South Dakota3,450 people

Leavers' income: $71.0k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Minnesota is South Dakota's biggest moving partner in both directions: 6,473 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Earlier years include zero, missing or mixed totals. Since 2018–19, more have moved to South Dakota.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Minnesota and South Dakota (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−2
2014–15 †	−13
2015–16	−98
2016–17 †	+192
2017–18	+109
2018–19	−11
2019–20	−282
2020–21	−553
2021–22	−580
2022–23 †	−388

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2018–19 turn falls between them.

The two states overall

Minnesota

Net change, all states: −7,561
Moved in · moved out: 84,839 · 92,400
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $70.5k · $89.4k

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South Dakota

Net change, all states: +2,412
Moved in · moved out: 26,881 · 24,469
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $73.7k · $63.9k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between South Dakota and Minnesota, 2013–14 to 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

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	People			Households		Avg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–14	2,892	2,967	−75	1,655	1,657	$39.8k	$52.6k
2014–15 †	1,965	2,107	−142	1,169	1,182	$87.6k	$66.4k
2015–16	2,974	3,116	−142	1,629	1,727	$47.6k	$52.1k
2016–17 †	4,325	3,834	+491	2,362	2,170	$49.5k	$55.7k
2017–18	3,070	2,814	+256	1,732	1,623	$45.4k	$64.6k
2018–19	2,841	2,853	−12	1,665	1,676	$49.1k	$64.0k
2019–20	2,974	3,622	−648	1,648	1,930	$56.0k	$74.4k
2020–21	2,673	3,579	−906	1,526	2,079	$52.9k	$69.1k
2021–22	2,714	3,665	−951	1,586	2,166	$60.0k	$110.1k
2022–23 †	3,023	3,450	−427	1,855	2,243	$56.9k	$71.0k

† Processing-break years. Read changes across a † row with care.

Cite this comparison

Moved Where. “Minnesota vs South Dakota: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/minnesota-vs-south-dakota. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.