Is South Dakota gaining or losing people?

Gaining. In 2022–23, 2,412 more people moved to South Dakota from other states than moved away.

See where they came from ↓
Moved in
26,881
people
Moved out
24,469
people
Net change
+2,412 people
In households (tax returns): 15,986 in, 14,447 out, +1,539 net

Where are people moving to South Dakota from?

People, 2022–23

  1. Minnesota3,450
  2. California2,119
  3. Iowa1,994
  4. Colorado1,647
  5. Nebraska1,557
  6. Texas1,452

Where are people from South Dakota moving?

People, 2022–23

  1. Minnesota3,023
  2. Texas1,653
  3. Iowa1,616
  4. Nebraska1,516
  5. Arizona1,466
  6. Florida1,282
Every state, in full ↓

Where South Dakota's newcomers came from across states

Blue lines show arrivals · thicker line = more people

Biggest net gain: California (+1,207 people). Biggest net loss: Arizona (−433).

Is this new?

South Dakota has gained households from moves every year since 2014–15, after a year of losses.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22+1,53922–23†††
Net migration of South Dakota (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−376
2014–15 †+9
2015–16+264
2016–17 †+360
2017–18+90
2018–19+161
2019–20+1,002
2020–21+3,094
2021–22+3,548
2022–23 †+1,539

Careful with the dotted lines. The IRS changed its processing in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. South Dakota's switch to gains lands on one of those years, so part of that jump may be the method.

Who's moving, by income?

Arriving households$73.7k avg
Leaving households$63.9k avg

Average adjusted gross income reported on the second-year tax return. It may have been earned before the move or in more than one location.

Not counted above

Moved within South Dakota
24,833 people
Arrived from abroad
390 people
Left for abroad
385 people

Net change only counts moves between states.

Which South Dakota counties are gaining?

Aurora County: −4 peopleBeadle County: −278 peopleBennett County: −43 peopleBon Homme County: +16 peopleBrookings County: −109 peopleBrown County: −230 peopleBrule County: −80 peopleBuffalo County: +24 peopleButte County: +96 peopleCampbell County: withheld by the IRSCharles Mix County: +3 peopleClark County: −73 peopleClay County: −55 peopleCodington County: +114 peopleCorson County: −69 peopleCuster County: +194 peopleDavison County: −130 peopleDay County: +2 peopleDeuel County: +4 peopleDewey County: −4 peopleDouglas County: −5 peopleEdmunds County: −37 peopleFall River County: 0 peopleFaulk County: +2 peopleGrant County: −27 peopleGregory County: +15 peopleHaakon County: −3 peopleHamlin County: −73 peopleHand County: −1 peopleHanson County: −137 peopleHarding County: withheld by the IRSHughes County: −83 peopleHutchinson County: −67 peopleHyde County: −7 peopleJackson County: −34 peopleJerauld County: +6 peopleJones County: withheld by the IRSKingsbury County: +21 peopleLake County: +52 peopleLawrence County: +781 peopleLincoln County: +1,277 peopleLyman County: −37 peopleMcCook County: −30 peopleMcPherson County: −13 peopleMarshall County: −42 peopleMeade County: +96 peopleMellette County: −14 peopleMiner County: −10 peopleMinnehaha County: +506 peopleMoody County: +12 peopleOglala Lakota County: −67 peoplePennington County: +640 peoplePerkins County: +10 peoplePotter County: +1 peopleRoberts County: +48 peopleSanborn County: −15 peopleSpink County: −76 peopleStanley County: +50 peopleSully County: +8 peopleTodd County: −30 peopleTripp County: +39 peopleTurner County: +53 peopleUnion County: −37 peopleWalworth County: −17 peopleYankton County: −6 peopleZiebach County: withheld by the IRS

Net people, 2022–23, including moves within the state.

  1. ≤ −5k
  2. −5k to −1k
  3. −1k to −100
  4. −100 to +100
  5. +100 to +1k
  6. +1k to +5k
  7. ≥ +5k
Withheld

Growing most

  1. Lincoln County+1,277
  2. Lawrence County+781
  3. Pennington County+640
  4. Minnehaha County+506
  5. Custer County+194
  6. Codington County+114

Losing most

  1. Beadle County−278
  2. Brown County−230
  3. Hanson County−137
  4. Davison County−130
  5. Brookings County−109
  6. Hughes County−83

Every state, in full

Moves between South Dakota and each state, 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

Net trendhouseholds, 13–14 → 22–23, † breaks
Minnesota3,450 in3,023 out+427$71.0k$56.9k
California2,119 in912 out+1,207$90.3k$63.9k
Iowa1,994 in1,616 out+378$57.9k$59.6k
Colorado1,647 in1,089 out+558$76.9k$56.6k
Nebraska1,557 in1,516 out+41$59.9k$53.5k
Texas1,452 in1,653 out−201$74.3k$63.3k
North Dakota1,131 in1,115 out+16$64.1k$54.0k
Arizona1,033 in1,466 out−433$83.5k$73.1k
Florida1,000 in1,282 out−282$55.1k$86.8k
Washington800 in646 out+154$95.4k$66.9k

Small charts: net households, 13–14 → 22–23, outlined bars = † years.

All counties in South Dakota

Counties and county equivalents, including historical geographies.

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Moved Where. “Is South Dakota gaining or losing people?” movedwhere.com/state/south-dakota. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.

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Common questions

How many people moved to South Dakota in 2022–23?

26,881 people moved to South Dakota from other states, and 24,469 left for other states.

Where do most people moving to South Dakota come from?

In 2022–23, the most came from Minnesota (3,450 people), California (2,119 people), Iowa (1,994 people).

Where does this data come from?

From the IRS Statistics of Income, U.S. Population Migration Data. State migration is counted when matched tax returns filed in 2022 and 2023 show addresses in different states. A household is one tax return; people counts everyone on it. Non-filers and unmatched returns are excluded. Domestic net migration is not total population change.

Why are there no “vs last year” changes?

The IRS changed how it processed this data in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23, so a change from one year to the next can reflect the method rather than real moves. We show levels, rankings and 10-year trends instead.