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Counties in South Dakota by establishment entry rate

Mellette County had the highest establishment entry rate of 60 counties in 2012, at 20%. Buffalo County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 9.037% and the figure for South Dakota was 9.015%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20Mellette County
Lowest0Buffalo County
Median9.03760 counties
South Dakota9.015History

Map of counties, 2012

Aurora County: 9.412 %Beadle County: 8.301 %Bennett County: 10.169 %Bon Homme County: 6.875 %Brookings County: 9.296 %Brown County: 8.165 %Brule County: 6.633 %Buffalo County: 0 %Butte County: 14.234 %Charles Mix County: 7.787 %Clark County: 8.955 %Clay County: 10.339 %Codington County: 9.466 %Corson County: 7.5 %Custer County: 14.253 %Davison County: 7.028 %Day County: 6.875 %Deuel County: 12.727 %Dewey County: 12.973 %Douglas County: 7.65 %Edmunds County: 13.1 %Fall River County: 7.673 %Faulk County: 8.929 %Grant County: 7.48 %Gregory County: 6.748 %Haakon County: 11.765 %Hamlin County: 12.987 %Hand County: 7.273 %Hanson County: 12.308 %Hughes County: 6.777 %Hutchinson County: 5.869 %Hyde County: 10.959 %Jones County: 10.753 %Kingsbury County: 9.967 %Lake County: 13.251 %Lawrence County: 9.767 %Lincoln County: 11.44 %McCook County: 9.907 %McPherson County: 11.024 %Marshall County: 6.667 %Meade County: 10.326 %Mellette County: 20 %Miner County: 7.299 %Minnehaha County: 8.455 %Moody County: 8.191 %Oglala Lakota County: 11.2 %Pennington County: 9.119 %Perkins County: 4.695 %Potter County: 10 %Roberts County: 9.596 %Sanborn County: 11.65 %Spink County: 12.384 %Stanley County: 6.699 %Sully County: 9.615 %Todd County: 8.475 %Tripp County: 6.504 %Turner County: 5.791 %Union County: 8.362 %Walworth County: 7.547 %Yankton County: 8.895 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Mellette County: 20 %Mellette County20Custer County: 14.253 %Custer County14.253Butte County: 14.234 %Butte County14.234Lake County: 13.251 %Lake County13.251Edmunds County: 13.1 %Edmunds County13.1Hamlin County: 12.987 %Hamlin County12.987Dewey County: 12.973 %Dewey County12.973Deuel County: 12.727 %Deuel County12.727Spink County: 12.384 %Spink County12.384Hanson County: 12.308 %Hanson County12.308Haakon County: 11.765 %Haakon County11.765Sanborn County: 11.65 %Sanborn County11.65Lincoln County: 11.44 %Lincoln County11.44Oglala Lakota County: 11.2 %Oglala Lakota County11.2McPherson County: 11.024 %McPherson County11.024Hyde County: 10.959 %Hyde County10.959Jones County: 10.753 %Jones County10.753Clay County: 10.339 %Clay County10.339Meade County: 10.326 %Meade County10.326Bennett County: 10.169 %Bennett County10.169Potter County: 10 %Potter County10Kingsbury County: 9.967 %Kingsbury County9.967McCook County: 9.907 %McCook County9.907Lawrence County: 9.767 %Lawrence County9.767Sully County: 9.615 %Sully County9.615Roberts County: 9.596 %Roberts County9.596Codington County: 9.466 %Codington County9.466Aurora County: 9.412 %Aurora County9.412Brookings County: 9.296 %Brookings County9.296Pennington County: 9.119 %Pennington County9.119Clark County: 8.955 %Clark County8.955Faulk County: 8.929 %Faulk County8.929Yankton County: 8.895 %Yankton County8.895Todd County: 8.475 %Todd County8.475Minnehaha County: 8.455 %Minnehaha County8.455Union County: 8.362 %Union County8.362Beadle County: 8.301 %Beadle County8.301Moody County: 8.191 %Moody County8.191Brown County: 8.165 %Brown County8.165Charles Mix County: 7.787 %Charles Mix County7.787Fall River County: 7.673 %Fall River County7.673Douglas County: 7.65 %Douglas County7.65Walworth County: 7.547 %Walworth County7.547Corson County: 7.5 %Corson County7.5Grant County: 7.48 %Grant County7.48Miner County: 7.299 %Miner County7.299Hand County: 7.273 %Hand County7.273Davison County: 7.028 %Davison County7.028Bon Homme County: 6.875 %Bon Homme County6.875Day County: 6.875 %Day County6.875Hughes County: 6.777 %Hughes County6.777Gregory County: 6.748 %Gregory County6.748Stanley County: 6.699 %Stanley County6.699Marshall County: 6.667 %Marshall County6.667Brule County: 6.633 %Brule County6.633Tripp County: 6.504 %Tripp County6.504Hutchinson County: 5.869 %Hutchinson County5.869Turner County: 5.791 %Turner County5.791Perkins County: 4.695 %Perkins County4.695Buffalo County: 0 %Buffalo County0Mellette County: 20 %Mellette County20Custer County: 14.253 %Custer County14.253Butte County: 14.234 %Butte County14.234Lake County: 13.251 %Lake County13.251Edmunds County: 13.1 %Edmunds County13.1Hamlin County: 12.987 %Hamlin County12.987Dewey County: 12.973 %Dewey County12.973Deuel County: 12.727 %Deuel County12.727Spink County: 12.384 %Spink County12.384Hanson County: 12.308 %Hanson County12.308Haakon County: 11.765 %Haakon County11.765Sanborn County: 11.65 %Sanborn County11.65Lincoln County: 11.44 %Lincoln County11.44Oglala Lakota County: 11.2 %Oglala Lakota County11.2McPherson County: 11.024 %McPherson County11.024Hyde County: 10.959 %Hyde County10.959Jones County: 10.753 %Jones County10.753Clay County: 10.339 %Clay County10.339Meade County: 10.326 %Meade County10.326Bennett County: 10.169 %Bennett County10.169Potter County: 10 %Potter County10Kingsbury County: 9.967 %Kingsbury County9.967McCook County: 9.907 %McCook County9.907Lawrence County: 9.767 %Lawrence County9.767Sully County: 9.615 %Sully County9.615Roberts County: 9.596 %Roberts County9.596Codington County: 9.466 %Codington County9.466Aurora County: 9.412 %Aurora County9.412Brookings County: 9.296 %Brookings County9.296Pennington County: 9.119 %Pennington County9.119Clark County: 8.955 %Clark County8.955Faulk County: 8.929 %Faulk County8.929Yankton County: 8.895 %Yankton County8.895Todd County: 8.475 %Todd County8.475Minnehaha County: 8.455 %Minnehaha County8.455Union County: 8.362 %Union County8.362Beadle County: 8.301 %Beadle County8.301Moody County: 8.191 %Moody County8.191Brown County: 8.165 %Brown County8.165Charles Mix County: 7.787 %Charles Mix County7.787Fall River County: 7.673 %Fall River County7.673Douglas County: 7.65 %Douglas County7.65Walworth County: 7.547 %Walworth County7.547Corson County: 7.5 %Corson County7.5Grant County: 7.48 %Grant County7.48Miner County: 7.299 %Miner County7.299Hand County: 7.273 %Hand County7.273Davison County: 7.028 %Davison County7.028Bon Homme County: 6.875 %Bon Homme County6.875Day County: 6.875 %Day County6.875Hughes County: 6.777 %Hughes County6.777Gregory County: 6.748 %Gregory County6.748Stanley County: 6.699 %Stanley County6.699Marshall County: 6.667 %Marshall County6.667Brule County: 6.633 %Brule County6.633Tripp County: 6.504 %Tripp County6.504Hutchinson County: 5.869 %Hutchinson County5.869Turner County: 5.791 %Turner County5.791Perkins County: 4.695 %Perkins County4.695Buffalo County: 0 %Buffalo 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Mellette County20+20 pts
2Custer County14.253+1.26 pts
3Butte County14.234+5.29 pts
4Lake County13.251+6.5 pts
5Edmunds County13.1+5.13 pts
6Hamlin County12.987+1.54 pts
7Dewey County12.973+7.42 pts
8Deuel County12.727+3.47 pts
9Spink County12.384+7.48 pts
10Hanson County12.308+2.63 pts
11Haakon County11.765+7.84 pts
12Sanborn County11.65n/a
13Lincoln County11.44-0.69 pts
14Oglala Lakota County11.2+3.13 pts
15McPherson County11.024+4.77 pts
16Hyde County10.959+2.96 pts
17Jones County10.753-0.36 pts
18Clay County10.339+1.04 pts
19Meade County10.326-1.55 pts
20Bennett County10.169+5.21 pts
21Potter County10+4.92 pts
22Kingsbury County9.967+3.52 pts
23McCook County9.907+4.26 pts
24Lawrence County9.767+0.44 pts
25Sully County9.615+1.77 pts
26Roberts County9.596+1.6 pts
27Codington County9.466+0.78 pts
28Aurora County9.412-3.92 pts
29Brookings County9.296-0.07 pts
30Pennington County9.119+0.16 pts
31Clark County8.955-3.79 pts
32Faulk County8.929+3.71 pts
33Yankton County8.895+3.28 pts
34Todd County8.475+1.46 pts
35Minnehaha County8.455+0.92 pts
36Union County8.362+1.82 pts
37Beadle County8.301+1.88 pts
38Moody County8.191+6.19 pts
39Brown County8.165+1.51 pts
40Charles Mix County7.787+0.47 pts
41Fall River County7.673-3.97 pts
42Douglas County7.65+2.25 pts
43Walworth County7.547+4.41 pts
44Corson County7.5n/a
45Grant County7.48+2.41 pts
46Miner County7.299+0.21 pts
47Hand County7.273+1.05 pts
48Davison County7.028+0.67 pts
49Bon Homme County6.875-0.07 pts
49Day County6.875+1.92 pts
51Hughes County6.777-0.74 pts
52Gregory County6.7480 pts
53Stanley County6.699-5.18 pts
54Marshall County6.667+0.07 pts
55Brule County6.633-2.15 pts
56Tripp County6.504+2.33 pts
57Hutchinson County5.869-0.54 pts
58Turner County5.791-2.12 pts
59Perkins County4.695-1.67 pts
60Buffalo County0n/a

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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. 6 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2012 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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=2012. 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, 2012. 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=2012.

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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, 2012 [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=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Mellette County, with 20% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Buffalo County, with 0% in 2012.

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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. 6 counties have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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