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Counties in South Dakota by establishment entry rate

Harding County had the highest establishment entry rate of 62 counties in 2011, at 22.535%. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.204% and the figure for South Dakota was 8.159%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.535Harding County
Lowest0Ziebach County
Median7.20462 counties
South Dakota8.159History

Map of counties, 2011

Aurora County: 13.333 %Beadle County: 6.42 %Bennett County: 4.959 %Bon Homme County: 6.94 %Brookings County: 9.369 %Brown County: 6.658 %Brule County: 8.786 %Butte County: 8.939 %Charles Mix County: 7.317 %Clark County: 12.745 %Clay County: 9.302 %Codington County: 8.682 %Custer County: 12.993 %Davison County: 6.361 %Day County: 4.954 %Deuel County: 9.259 %Dewey County: 5.556 %Douglas County: 5.405 %Edmunds County: 7.965 %Fall River County: 11.646 %Faulk County: 5.217 %Grant County: 5.068 %Gregory County: 6.748 %Haakon County: 3.922 %Hamlin County: 11.448 %Hand County: 6.222 %Hanson County: 9.677 %Harding County: 22.535 %Hughes County: 7.516 %Hutchinson County: 6.407 %Hyde County: 8 %Jackson County: 15 %Jerauld County: 11.94 %Jones County: 11.111 %Kingsbury County: 6.452 %Lake County: 6.748 %Lawrence County: 9.331 %Lincoln County: 12.129 %Lyman County: 10.072 %McCook County: 5.643 %McPherson County: 6.25 %Marshall County: 6.593 %Meade County: 11.875 %Mellette County: 0 %Miner County: 7.092 %Minnehaha County: 7.533 %Moody County: 2 %Oglala Lakota County: 8.065 %Pennington County: 8.954 %Perkins County: 6.364 %Potter County: 5.076 %Roberts County: 8 %Spink County: 4.908 %Stanley County: 11.881 %Sully County: 7.843 %Todd County: 7.018 %Tripp County: 4.178 %Turner County: 7.912 %Union County: 6.539 %Walworth County: 3.133 %Yankton County: 5.617 %Ziebach County: 0 %
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%, 2011. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2011

Harding County: 22.535 %Harding County22.535Jackson County: 15 %Jackson County15Aurora County: 13.333 %Aurora County13.333Custer County: 12.993 %Custer County12.993Clark County: 12.745 %Clark County12.745Lincoln County: 12.129 %Lincoln County12.129Jerauld County: 11.94 %Jerauld County11.94Stanley County: 11.881 %Stanley County11.881Meade County: 11.875 %Meade County11.875Fall River County: 11.646 %Fall River County11.646Hamlin County: 11.448 %Hamlin County11.448Jones County: 11.111 %Jones County11.111Lyman County: 10.072 %Lyman County10.072Hanson County: 9.677 %Hanson County9.677Brookings County: 9.369 %Brookings County9.369Lawrence County: 9.331 %Lawrence County9.331Clay County: 9.302 %Clay County9.302Deuel County: 9.259 %Deuel County9.259Pennington County: 8.954 %Pennington County8.954Butte County: 8.939 %Butte County8.939Brule County: 8.786 %Brule County8.786Codington County: 8.682 %Codington County8.682Oglala Lakota County: 8.065 %Oglala Lakota County8.065Hyde County: 8 %Hyde County8Roberts County: 8 %Roberts County8Edmunds County: 7.965 %Edmunds County7.965Turner County: 7.912 %Turner County7.912Sully County: 7.843 %Sully County7.843Minnehaha County: 7.533 %Minnehaha County7.533Hughes County: 7.516 %Hughes County7.516Charles Mix County: 7.317 %Charles Mix County7.317Miner County: 7.092 %Miner County7.092Todd County: 7.018 %Todd County7.018Bon Homme County: 6.94 %Bon Homme County6.94Gregory County: 6.748 %Gregory County6.748Lake County: 6.748 %Lake County6.748Brown County: 6.658 %Brown County6.658Marshall County: 6.593 %Marshall County6.593Union County: 6.539 %Union County6.539Kingsbury County: 6.452 %Kingsbury County6.452Harding County: 22.535 %Harding County22.535Jackson County: 15 %Jackson County15Aurora County: 13.333 %Aurora County13.333Custer County: 12.993 %Custer County12.993Clark County: 12.745 %Clark County12.745Lincoln County: 12.129 %Lincoln County12.129Jerauld County: 11.94 %Jerauld County11.94Stanley County: 11.881 %Stanley County11.881Meade County: 11.875 %Meade County11.875Fall River County: 11.646 %Fall River County11.646Hamlin County: 11.448 %Hamlin County11.448Jones County: 11.111 %Jones County11.111Lyman County: 10.072 %Lyman County10.072Hanson County: 9.677 %Hanson County9.677Brookings County: 9.369 %Brookings County9.369Lawrence County: 9.331 %Lawrence County9.331Clay County: 9.302 %Clay County9.302Deuel County: 9.259 %Deuel County9.259Pennington County: 8.954 %Pennington County8.954Butte County: 8.939 %Butte County8.939Brule County: 8.786 %Brule County8.786Codington County: 8.682 %Codington County8.682Oglala Lakota County: 8.065 %Oglala Lakota County8.065Hyde County: 8 %Hyde County8Roberts County: 8 %Roberts County8Edmunds County: 7.965 %Edmunds County7.965Turner County: 7.912 %Turner County7.912Sully County: 7.843 %Sully County7.843Minnehaha County: 7.533 %Minnehaha County7.533Hughes County: 7.516 %Hughes County7.516Charles Mix County: 7.317 %Charles Mix County7.317Miner County: 7.092 %Miner County7.092Todd County: 7.018 %Todd County7.018Bon Homme County: 6.94 %Bon Homme County6.94Gregory County: 6.748 %Gregory County6.748Lake County: 6.748 %Lake County6.748Brown County: 6.658 %Brown County6.658Marshall County: 6.593 %Marshall County6.593Union County: 6.539 %Union County6.539Kingsbury County: 6.452 %Kingsbury County6.452
%. 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

RankCounties2011 (%)Change on 2010
1Harding County22.535n/a
2Jackson County15+5.24 pts
3Aurora County13.333+7.27 pts
4Custer County12.993+3.82 pts
5Clark County12.745+1.8 pts
6Lincoln County12.129+0.4 pts
7Jerauld County11.94+4.31 pts
8Stanley County11.881+3.68 pts
9Meade County11.875+3.17 pts
10Fall River County11.646+2.91 pts
11Hamlin County11.448+1.96 pts
12Jones County11.111n/a
13Lyman County10.072+1.56 pts
14Hanson County9.677+0.08 pts
15Brookings County9.369+0.79 pts
16Lawrence County9.331-0.71 pts
17Clay County9.302+1.06 pts
18Deuel County9.259-1.85 pts
19Pennington County8.954+0.85 pts
20Butte County8.939+2.02 pts
21Brule County8.786-0.61 pts
22Codington County8.682+1.05 pts
23Oglala Lakota County8.065+0.49 pts
24Hyde County8+0.21 pts
24Roberts County8-0.85 pts
26Edmunds County7.965-6.52 pts
27Turner County7.912-0.11 pts
28Sully County7.843-2.26 pts
29Minnehaha County7.533-1.43 pts
30Hughes County7.516-0.26 pts
31Charles Mix County7.317+0.1 pts
32Miner County7.092-7.61 pts
33Todd County7.0180 pts
34Bon Homme County6.94+0.82 pts
35Gregory County6.748+0.52 pts
35Lake County6.748-0.09 pts
37Brown County6.658-0.96 pts
38Marshall County6.593-5.26 pts
39Union County6.539-2.6 pts
40Kingsbury County6.452-6.49 pts
41Beadle County6.42-1.7 pts
42Hutchinson County6.407+1.8 pts
43Perkins County6.364-3.64 pts
44Davison County6.361+0.25 pts
45McPherson County6.25n/a
46Hand County6.222-1.74 pts
47McCook County5.643+1.39 pts
48Yankton County5.617-2.68 pts
49Dewey County5.556-5.62 pts
50Douglas County5.405+1.22 pts
51Faulk County5.217-3.48 pts
52Potter County5.076+2.11 pts
53Grant County5.068-1.78 pts
54Bennett County4.959-4.88 pts
55Day County4.954-1.67 pts
56Spink County4.908-5.72 pts
57Tripp County4.178-2.98 pts
58Haakon County3.922-7.92 pts
59Walworth County3.133-5.11 pts
60Moody County2-4.45 pts
61Mellette County0n/a
61Ziebach County0n/a

Other periods

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. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2011 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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, 2011) [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, 2011. 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?period=2011. 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, 2011. 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?period=2011.

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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, 2011 [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?period=2011 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Harding County, with 22.535% in 2011, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Ziebach County, with 0% in 2011.

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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. 4 counties have no value for 2011 and are not ranked.

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