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Counties in South Dakota by establishment entry rate, 2023

McPherson County had the highest establishment entry rate of 59 counties in 2023, at 14.286%. Jones County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.782% and the figure for South Dakota was 9.533%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.286McPherson County
Lowest0Jones County
Median8.78259 counties
South Dakota9.533History

Map of counties, 2023

Aurora County: 12.857 %Beadle County: 8.214 %Bennett County: 7.339 %Bon Homme County: 10 %Brookings County: 6.924 %Brown County: 7.343 %Brule County: 5.97 %Butte County: 14.198 %Campbell County: 8.421 %Charles Mix County: 9.506 %Clark County: 9.821 %Clay County: 6.934 %Codington County: 9.112 %Custer County: 12.308 %Davison County: 8.478 %Day County: 9.524 %Deuel County: 11.667 %Dewey County: 11.823 %Douglas County: 10.465 %Edmunds County: 4.484 %Fall River County: 11.765 %Grant County: 8.782 %Gregory County: 7.879 %Haakon County: 11.189 %Hamlin County: 9.783 %Hand County: 13.158 %Hanson County: 8.917 %Harding County: 0 %Hughes County: 6.873 %Hutchinson County: 6.349 %Jackson County: 10.753 %Jerauld County: 7.463 %Jones County: 0 %Kingsbury County: 9.585 %Lake County: 6.199 %Lawrence County: 12.471 %Lincoln County: 12.096 %Lyman County: 8.511 %McCook County: 10.714 %McPherson County: 14.286 %Marshall County: 7.605 %Meade County: 11.633 %Miner County: 9.449 %Minnehaha County: 9.29 %Moody County: 9.365 %Oglala Lakota County: 8.392 %Pennington County: 10.659 %Perkins County: 7.96 %Potter County: 7.91 %Roberts County: 8.163 %Spink County: 8.719 %Stanley County: 7.729 %Sully County: 10.345 %Todd County: 5.263 %Tripp County: 8.284 %Turner County: 7.424 %Union County: 11.078 %Walworth County: 6.027 %Yankton County: 6.437 %
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%, 2023. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

McPherson County: 14.286 %McPherson County14.286Butte County: 14.198 %Butte County14.198Hand County: 13.158 %Hand County13.158Aurora County: 12.857 %Aurora County12.857Lawrence County: 12.471 %Lawrence County12.471Custer County: 12.308 %Custer County12.308Lincoln County: 12.096 %Lincoln County12.096Dewey County: 11.823 %Dewey County11.823Fall River County: 11.765 %Fall River County11.765Deuel County: 11.667 %Deuel County11.667Meade County: 11.633 %Meade County11.633Haakon County: 11.189 %Haakon County11.189Union County: 11.078 %Union County11.078Jackson County: 10.753 %Jackson County10.753McCook County: 10.714 %McCook County10.714Pennington County: 10.659 %Pennington County10.659Douglas County: 10.465 %Douglas County10.465Sully County: 10.345 %Sully County10.345Bon Homme County: 10 %Bon Homme County10Clark County: 9.821 %Clark County9.821Hamlin County: 9.783 %Hamlin County9.783Kingsbury County: 9.585 %Kingsbury County9.585Day County: 9.524 %Day County9.524Charles Mix County: 9.506 %Charles Mix County9.506Miner County: 9.449 %Miner County9.449Moody County: 9.365 %Moody County9.365Minnehaha County: 9.29 %Minnehaha County9.29Codington County: 9.112 %Codington County9.112Hanson County: 8.917 %Hanson County8.917Grant County: 8.782 %Grant County8.782Spink County: 8.719 %Spink County8.719Lyman County: 8.511 %Lyman County8.511Davison County: 8.478 %Davison County8.478Campbell County: 8.421 %Campbell County8.421Oglala Lakota County: 8.392 %Oglala Lakota County8.392Tripp County: 8.284 %Tripp County8.284Beadle County: 8.214 %Beadle County8.214Roberts County: 8.163 %Roberts County8.163Perkins County: 7.96 %Perkins County7.96Potter County: 7.91 %Potter County7.91Gregory County: 7.879 %Gregory County7.879Stanley County: 7.729 %Stanley County7.729Marshall County: 7.605 %Marshall County7.605Jerauld County: 7.463 %Jerauld County7.463Turner County: 7.424 %Turner County7.424Brown County: 7.343 %Brown County7.343Bennett County: 7.339 %Bennett County7.339Clay County: 6.934 %Clay County6.934Brookings County: 6.924 %Brookings County6.924Hughes County: 6.873 %Hughes County6.873Yankton County: 6.437 %Yankton County6.437Hutchinson County: 6.349 %Hutchinson County6.349Lake County: 6.199 %Lake County6.199Walworth County: 6.027 %Walworth County6.027Brule County: 5.97 %Brule County5.97Todd County: 5.263 %Todd County5.263Edmunds County: 4.484 %Edmunds County4.484Harding County: 0 %Harding County0Jones County: 0 %Jones County0McPherson County: 14.286 %McPherson County14.286Butte County: 14.198 %Butte County14.198Hand County: 13.158 %Hand County13.158Aurora County: 12.857 %Aurora County12.857Lawrence County: 12.471 %Lawrence County12.471Custer County: 12.308 %Custer County12.308Lincoln County: 12.096 %Lincoln County12.096Dewey County: 11.823 %Dewey County11.823Fall River County: 11.765 %Fall River County11.765Deuel County: 11.667 %Deuel County11.667Meade County: 11.633 %Meade County11.633Haakon County: 11.189 %Haakon County11.189Union County: 11.078 %Union County11.078Jackson County: 10.753 %Jackson County10.753McCook County: 10.714 %McCook County10.714Pennington County: 10.659 %Pennington County10.659Douglas County: 10.465 %Douglas County10.465Sully County: 10.345 %Sully County10.345Bon Homme County: 10 %Bon Homme County10Clark County: 9.821 %Clark County9.821Hamlin County: 9.783 %Hamlin County9.783Kingsbury County: 9.585 %Kingsbury County9.585Day County: 9.524 %Day County9.524Charles Mix County: 9.506 %Charles Mix County9.506Miner County: 9.449 %Miner County9.449Moody County: 9.365 %Moody County9.365Minnehaha County: 9.29 %Minnehaha County9.29Codington County: 9.112 %Codington County9.112Hanson County: 8.917 %Hanson County8.917Grant County: 8.782 %Grant County8.782Spink County: 8.719 %Spink County8.719Lyman County: 8.511 %Lyman County8.511Davison County: 8.478 %Davison County8.478Campbell County: 8.421 %Campbell County8.421Oglala Lakota County: 8.392 %Oglala Lakota County8.392Tripp County: 8.284 %Tripp County8.284Beadle County: 8.214 %Beadle County8.214Roberts County: 8.163 %Roberts County8.163Perkins County: 7.96 %Perkins County7.96Potter County: 7.91 %Potter County7.91Gregory County: 7.879 %Gregory County7.879Stanley County: 7.729 %Stanley County7.729Marshall County: 7.605 %Marshall County7.605Jerauld County: 7.463 %Jerauld County7.463Turner County: 7.424 %Turner County7.424Brown County: 7.343 %Brown County7.343Bennett County: 7.339 %Bennett County7.339Clay County: 6.934 %Clay County6.934Brookings County: 6.924 %Brookings County6.924Hughes County: 6.873 %Hughes County6.873Yankton County: 6.437 %Yankton County6.437Hutchinson County: 6.349 %Hutchinson County6.349Lake County: 6.199 %Lake County6.199Walworth County: 6.027 %Walworth County6.027Brule County: 5.97 %Brule County5.97Todd County: 5.263 %Todd County5.263Edmunds County: 4.484 %Edmunds County4.484Harding County: 0 %Harding County0Jones County: 0 %Jones County0
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1McPherson County14.286n/a
2Butte County14.198-1.71 pts
3Hand County13.158+6.91 pts
4Aurora County12.857+4.46 pts
5Lawrence County12.471+0.45 pts
6Custer County12.308-6.23 pts
7Lincoln County12.096-0.46 pts
8Dewey County11.823-2.99 pts
9Fall River County11.765+0.6 pts
10Deuel County11.667-2.01 pts
11Meade County11.633+1.33 pts
12Haakon County11.189+0.15 pts
13Union County11.078+1.07 pts
14Jackson County10.753+2.06 pts
15McCook County10.714+1.71 pts
16Pennington County10.659-0.51 pts
17Douglas County10.465+5.81 pts
18Sully County10.345-5.44 pts
19Bon Homme County10-0.93 pts
20Clark County9.821+1.82 pts
21Hamlin County9.783+0.12 pts
22Kingsbury County9.585+3.01 pts
23Day County9.524+0.48 pts
24Charles Mix County9.506+1.29 pts
25Miner County9.449+4.87 pts
26Moody County9.365-0.09 pts
27Minnehaha County9.29-0.19 pts
28Codington County9.112-1.31 pts
29Hanson County8.917-0.12 pts
30Grant County8.782-0.67 pts
31Spink County8.719-2.14 pts
32Lyman County8.511-3 pts
33Davison County8.478+2.87 pts
34Campbell County8.421n/a
35Oglala Lakota County8.392-9 pts
36Tripp County8.284-2.4 pts
37Beadle County8.214+2.1 pts
38Roberts County8.163-1.58 pts
39Perkins County7.96-3.81 pts
40Potter County7.91+1.28 pts
41Gregory County7.879-1.38 pts
42Stanley County7.729-1.01 pts
43Marshall County7.605-0.67 pts
44Jerauld County7.463+1.62 pts
45Turner County7.424-1.69 pts
46Brown County7.343-1.05 pts
47Bennett County7.339+1.68 pts
48Clay County6.934-2.17 pts
49Brookings County6.924-1.73 pts
50Hughes County6.873-0.2 pts
51Yankton County6.437-0.21 pts
52Hutchinson County6.349-2.53 pts
53Lake County6.199+0.53 pts
54Walworth County6.027-0.37 pts
55Brule County5.97-1.08 pts
56Todd County5.263-5.08 pts
57Edmunds County4.484-7.28 pts
58Harding County0-12.2 pts
58Jones County0-10.26 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 7 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in South Dakota by establishment entry rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in South Dakota by establishment entry rate, 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/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/south-dakota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in South Dakota by establishment entry rate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/south-dakota-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in South Dakota by establishment entry rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/south-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

McPherson County, with 14.286% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Jones County, with 0% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 7 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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