State County Movers

Fastest Improving Counties in South Dakota

County ranking view for South Dakota, focused on counties currently classified as improving. Year-over-year score change is shown when prior-year snapshots are available.

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County Improvement Ranking

Latest Year 2024

Rank	County	Current Score	Prior Score	YoY Change	Trend
1	Buffalo County	53	30	+23	Improving
2	Haakon County	57	44	+13	Improving
3	Campbell County	65	52	+13	Improving
4	Harding County	70	57	+13	Improving
5	Hand County	81	69	+11	Improving
6	Aurora County	62	56	+6	Improving
7	Gregory County	58	53	+5	Improving
8	Roberts County

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