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Migration Profile for South Dakota, 2007-08

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This page is a compilation of Census data from the 2008 American Community Survey profiling the demographics of those who left South Dakota in 2007 to move to another state in 2008 and vice versa.

South Dakota People Moving into South Dakota People Moving out of South Dakota Net # People Moving into South Dakota from 2007 to 2008 Ratio of People Coming to Going
Total 24,010 25,707 -1,697 0.93
By Age Group
(Aged 1+)
Under 18 3,985 5,369 -1,384 0.74
Aged 18-19 3,019 2,514 505 1.20
Aged 20-24 3,973 5,677 -1,704 0.70
Aged 25-34 4,754 4,829 -75 0.98
Aged 35-44 2,480 2,679 -199 0.93
Aged 45-54 2,392 1,641 751 1.46
Aged 55-64 1,668 1,317 351 1.27
Aged 65+ 1,739 1,681 58 1.03
By Marital Status (Aged 15+ only)
Never Married 9,109 10,087 -978 0.90
Married 7,529 7,916 -387 0.95
Divorced 2,270 2,052 218 1.11
Separated 536 491 45 1.09
Widowed 726 302 424 2.40
By Educational Attainment
(Aged 15+ Only)
Less than H.S. Diploma 1,288 578 710 2.23
High School Graduate 3,248 2,605 643 1.25
Some college or Associates degree 3,875 4,488 -613 0.86
Bachelor’s Degree 3,035 3,108 -73 0.98
Graduate or Professional Degree 1,587 1,368 219 1.16
By Individual Income
(Aged 15+ Only)
No Income 1,124 1,840 -716 0.61
$1-$9,999 6,765 6,223 542 1.09
$10,000-$24,999 6,104 6,891 -787 0.89
$25,000-$49,999 3,630 3,363 267 1.08
$50,000-$74,999 939 1,219 -280 0.77
$75,000+ 1,608 1,312 296 1.23
By Poverty Status (Aged 1+)
Below Poverty* 4,146 4,924 -778 0.84
Income is Between 100%-149% of Poverty Level* 2,868 4,034 -1,166 0.71
Income is Greater than 150% of Poverty Level* 13,345 14,401 -1,056 0.93

Notes:

* for those whom poverty threshold was calculated by Census

“People moving into South Dakota” refers to those people living in South Dakota in 2008 but another state in 2007

“People moving out of South Dakota” refers to those people living in South Dakota in 2007 but another state in 2008

A “Ratio of people coming to going” value of 0.93 means that very every 100 people leaving South Dakota for another state, 93 people are moving to South Dakota from another state

For those aged 18-19, migration for college purposes (i.e. somebody moving away to go to school) can have a significant impact on the numbers in that category, and this factor should be kept in mind when interpreting the figures.

A significant fraction of people “without a high school diploma” or those earning “no income” or “$1-$9,999” in income are children aged 15-17.

Source for Data: 2008 American Community Survey, Census Bureau

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