Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 23,419 people living in South Dakota reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 3,342), and 30,718 people living in another state reported living in South Dakota a year earlier (± 4,635), both at 90% margin of error.
- Source ·
- U.S. Census Bureau, State-to-State Migration Flows: 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (Table T13). Official release Jan 21, 2026. Margins of error are 90% MOE.
- Status ·
- Latest available as of Sep 7, 2026. No 2025 state-to-state table is published.
- Limitation ·
- Previous-residence counts of people aged 1 and over, not household-goods shipments or permanent relocations. Moves from abroad are excluded from these two totals.
- Cite as ·
- IMMERVEIL, “South Dakota interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/south-dakota — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
South Dakota recorded 7,299 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 5,714, 90% MOE). That balance is larger than its own margin of error, so the direction is distinguishable from zero at 90% confidence.
Difference test: √(MOE_in² + MOE_out²) per Census Bureau statistical-testing guidance. Not a net count of trucks or shipments.
Largest inbound origins
- Minnesota → South Dakota3,987 ± 1,253
- Iowa → South Dakota2,375 ± 1,201
- Nebraska → South Dakota2,275 ± 950
- California → South Dakota1,983 ± 862
- North Dakota → South Dakota1,850 ± 1,046
- Texas → South Dakota994 ± 556
- Nevada → South Dakota819 ± 568
- Delaware → South Dakota753 ± 854
- New York → South Dakota744 ± 712
Largest outbound destinations
- South Dakota → Nebraska4,055 ± 2,381
- South Dakota → Minnesota2,736 ± 776
- South Dakota → Texas2,425 ± 2,090
- South Dakota → Iowa2,231 ± 878
- South Dakota → Arizona1,674 ± 870
- South Dakota → South Carolina1,653 ± 1,655
- South Dakota → Wisconsin1,354 ± 1,155
- South Dakota → North Dakota1,205 ± 613
- South Dakota → Washington1,105 ± 762
- South Dakota → Oregon1,031 ± 817
No corridor involving South Dakota passes the publication gate in this vintage. Pairs still render from Route Explorer as utility pages.
Largest inbound origin: Minnesota. Largest outbound destination: Nebraska.
Questions this page answers
- Where does South Dakota rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 51st of 51 for people arriving from another state; 46th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does South Dakota gain or lose people to other states?
- South Dakota recorded 7,299 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 5,714, 90% MOE). That balance is larger than its own margin of error, so the direction is distinguishable from zero at 90% confidence.
- How many people moved into South Dakota from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 23,419 ± 3,342 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left South Dakota for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 30,718 ± 4,635 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.