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Population - Q3-2024 Outlook Report
October 1, 2024

Where Are All the New South Dakotans Coming From?

South Dakota’s population continues to rise. The significant state population growth seen in 2020-22, fueled largely by migration from the rest of the US, continued into 2023 but at a lower rate. The Census Bureau-estimated…

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Population - Q1-2024 Outlook Report
April 12, 2024

New Insights into South Dakota’s Population Change

Domestic Migration Domestic migration is a key driver of population growth in South Dakota. As noted in last spring’s article on population change, South Dakota has largely experienced positive and increasing net domestic migration,…

Population Article
May 31, 2023

Migration Drives South Dakota Population Growth

After a long climb to finally recover to its 1930 population in 1990, South Dakota’s population has risen significantly to just over 900,000 in 2022.  Most recently, between July 2021 and July 2022, South Dakota…

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