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Employer firms in Yankton County

Employer firms in Yankton County was 599 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 66 counties in 2023.

2023, count599
Change on 2022-1%
Rank10th of 66Counties in South Dakota ranked
Series high6662016
Series low4871978

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Employer firms in Yankton County, 1978 to 2023

45050055060065070019781985199219992006201320231978: 487 count1979: 525 count1980: 541 count1981: 531 count1982: 519 count1983: 512 count1984: 533 count1985: 511 count1986: 503 count1987: 501 count1988: 537 count1989: 553 count1990: 560 count1991: 577 count1992: 579 count1993: 586 count1994: 597 count1995: 617 count1996: 622 count1997: 626 count1998: 644 count1999: 625 count2000: 618 count2001: 609 count2002: 628 count2003: 614 count2004: 630 count2005: 643 count2006: 631 count2007: 639 count2008: 648 count2009: 633 count2010: 647 count2011: 639 count2012: 642 count2013: 649 count2014: 640 count2015: 663 count2016: 666 count2017: 647 count2018: 630 count2019: 612 count2020: 599 count2021: 615 count2022: 605 count2023: 599 count45050055060065070019781994201020231978: 487 count1979: 525 count1980: 541 count1981: 531 count1982: 519 count1983: 512 count1984: 533 count1985: 511 count1986: 503 count1987: 501 count1988: 537 count1989: 553 count1990: 560 count1991: 577 count1992: 579 count1993: 586 count1994: 597 count1995: 617 count1996: 622 count1997: 626 count1998: 644 count1999: 625 count2000: 618 count2001: 609 count2002: 628 count2003: 614 count2004: 630 count2005: 643 count2006: 631 count2007: 639 count2008: 648 count2009: 633 count2010: 647 count2011: 639 count2012: 642 count2013: 649 count2014: 640 count2015: 663 count2016: 666 count2017: 647 count2018: 630 count2019: 612 count2020: 599 count2021: 615 count2022: 605 count2023: 599 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
2023599
2022605
2021615
2020599
2019612
2018630
2017647
2016666
2015663
2014640
2013649
2012642
2011639
2010647
2009633
2008648
2007639
2006631
2005643
2004630
2003614
2002628
2001609
2000618
1999625
1998644
1997626
1996622
1995617
1994597
1993586
1992579
1991577
1990560
1989553
1988537
1987501
1986503
1985511
1984533
1983512
1982519
1981531
1980541
1979525
1978487

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place2023
Yankton County599
South Dakota21,106
United States5,593,727

Yankton County compared with nearby places

Aurora County: 64 countBeadle County: 475 countBennett County: 53 countBon Homme County: 147 countBrookings County: 813 countBrown County: 1,052 countBrule County: 191 countBuffalo County: 10 countButte County: 323 countCampbell County: 45 countCharles Mix County: 245 countClark County: 108 countClay County: 261 countCodington County: 997 countCorson County: 35 countCuster County: 249 countDavison County: 610 countDay County: 175 countDeuel County: 115 countDewey County: 97 countDouglas County: 81 countEdmunds County: 103 countFall River County: 178 countFaulk County: 53 countGrant County: 239 countGregory County: 155 countHaakon County: 65 countHamlin County: 173 countHand County: 111 countHanson County: 77 countHarding County: 35 countHughes County: 540 countHutchinson County: 205 countHyde County: 36 countJackson County: 48 countJerauld County: 62 countJones County: 36 countKingsbury County: 149 countLake County: 289 countLawrence County: 1,040 countLincoln County: 1,846 countLyman County: 65 countMcCook County: 161 countMcPherson County: 56 countMarshall County: 120 countMeade County: 694 countMellette County: 22 countMiner County: 62 countMinnehaha County: 4,724 countMoody County: 143 countOglala Lakota County: 67 countPennington County: 3,201 countPerkins County: 94 countPotter County: 81 countRoberts County: 185 countSanborn County: 49 countSpink County: 169 countStanley County: 99 countSully County: 58 countTodd County: 52 countTripp County: 162 countTurner County: 208 countUnion County: 456 countWalworth County: 170 countYankton County: 599 countZiebach County: 15 count
  • Under 50
  • 50 to 80
  • 80 to 150
  • 150 to 190
  • 190 to 490
  • 490 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Yankton County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Yankton County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Yankton County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/yankton-county-south-dakota. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Yankton County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/yankton-county-south-dakota.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Yankton County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/yankton-county-south-dakota (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Yankton County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/yankton-county-south-dakota. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
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What is the employer firms in Yankton County?

Employer firms in Yankton County was 599 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 66 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in Yankton County?

666 in 2016, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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