South Dakota Is A Top Growth State For Number Of People Moving Here

If you live in the Sioux Falls area, you are aware of how much and how fast this part of South Dakota is growing. But it's not the only part of our state that has people moving in fast and furiously.

According to a U-Haul Growth Index study, South Dakota’s top growth cities are Spearfish, Aberdeen, Rapid City, Yankton, and Watertown. Other notable net-gain markets include Sturgis, Hot Springs, Belle Fourche, Mitchell, Brookings, Brandon, and Huron. Pierre and Harrisburg are break-even markets.

All of these people who moved to South Dakota last year moved the state into 19th place on their growth state index. According to U-Haul, this is 12 spots higher than the previous year.

The U-Haul Growth Index is compiled according to the net gain of one-way U-Haul trucks, trailers, and U-Box moving containers arriving in a city or state, versus the movers departing from that city or state, in a calendar year.

This data is compiled from more than 2.5 million one-way U-Haul customer transactions that occur annually across the U.S. and Canada.

The Top 5 Growth States Are:

1. Texas
2. Florida
3. North Carolina
4. South Carolina
5. Tennesee

So when you think our state continues to expand quickly, you are absolutely right!

Source: U-Haul Growth Index