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Counties in South Dakota by establishment entry rate

Harding County had the highest establishment entry rate of 64 counties in 2014, at 18.667%. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.687% and the figure for South Dakota was 7.987%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.667Harding County
Lowest0Ziebach County
Median7.68764 counties
South Dakota7.987History

Map of counties, 2014

Aurora County: 7.5 %Beadle County: 6.067 %Bennett County: 5.263 %Bon Homme County: 1.881 %Brookings County: 6.78 %Brown County: 7.976 %Brule County: 5.955 %Buffalo County: 0 %Butte County: 12.676 %Campbell County: 8.602 %Charles Mix County: 7.739 %Clark County: 6.965 %Clay County: 6.44 %Codington County: 5.78 %Corson County: 7.5 %Custer County: 9.217 %Davison County: 5.543 %Day County: 5.488 %Deuel County: 10.092 %Dewey County: 6.522 %Douglas County: 11.702 %Edmunds County: 6.897 %Fall River County: 6.044 %Faulk County: 10.345 %Grant County: 6.299 %Gregory County: 3.571 %Hamlin County: 8.125 %Hand County: 4.566 %Hanson County: 8.392 %Harding County: 18.667 %Hughes County: 6.229 %Hutchinson County: 4.054 %Hyde County: 10.39 %Jackson County: 12.5 %Jerauld County: 9.79 %Kingsbury County: 9.396 %Lake County: 10.169 %Lawrence County: 8.913 %Lincoln County: 11.561 %Lyman County: 9.16 %McCook County: 6.509 %McPherson County: 7.576 %Marshall County: 8.922 %Meade County: 11.702 %Mellette County: 0 %Miner County: 9.091 %Minnehaha County: 8.019 %Moody County: 7.921 %Oglala Lakota County: 6.452 %Pennington County: 8.344 %Perkins County: 11.538 %Potter County: 9.231 %Roberts County: 7.634 %Sanborn County: 10.309 %Spink County: 8.485 %Stanley County: 6.796 %Sully County: 7.407 %Todd County: 7.937 %Tripp County: 4.865 %Turner County: 8.09 %Union County: 7.606 %Walworth County: 8.333 %Yankton County: 7.048 %Ziebach County: 0 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Harding County: 18.667 %Harding County18.667Butte County: 12.676 %Butte County12.676Jackson County: 12.5 %Jackson County12.5Douglas County: 11.702 %Douglas County11.702Meade County: 11.702 %Meade County11.702Lincoln County: 11.561 %Lincoln County11.561Perkins County: 11.538 %Perkins County11.538Hyde County: 10.39 %Hyde County10.39Faulk County: 10.345 %Faulk County10.345Sanborn County: 10.309 %Sanborn County10.309Lake County: 10.169 %Lake County10.169Deuel County: 10.092 %Deuel County10.092Jerauld County: 9.79 %Jerauld County9.79Kingsbury County: 9.396 %Kingsbury County9.396Potter County: 9.231 %Potter County9.231Custer County: 9.217 %Custer County9.217Lyman County: 9.16 %Lyman County9.16Miner County: 9.091 %Miner County9.091Marshall County: 8.922 %Marshall County8.922Lawrence County: 8.913 %Lawrence County8.913Campbell County: 8.602 %Campbell County8.602Spink County: 8.485 %Spink County8.485Hanson County: 8.392 %Hanson County8.392Pennington County: 8.344 %Pennington County8.344Walworth County: 8.333 %Walworth County8.333Hamlin County: 8.125 %Hamlin County8.125Turner County: 8.09 %Turner County8.09Minnehaha County: 8.019 %Minnehaha County8.019Brown County: 7.976 %Brown County7.976Todd County: 7.937 %Todd County7.937Moody County: 7.921 %Moody County7.921Charles Mix County: 7.739 %Charles Mix County7.739Roberts County: 7.634 %Roberts County7.634Union County: 7.606 %Union County7.606McPherson County: 7.576 %McPherson County7.576Aurora County: 7.5 %Aurora County7.5Corson County: 7.5 %Corson County7.5Sully County: 7.407 %Sully County7.407Yankton County: 7.048 %Yankton County7.048Clark County: 6.965 %Clark County6.965Harding County: 18.667 %Harding County18.667Butte County: 12.676 %Butte County12.676Jackson County: 12.5 %Jackson County12.5Douglas County: 11.702 %Douglas County11.702Meade County: 11.702 %Meade County11.702Lincoln County: 11.561 %Lincoln County11.561Perkins County: 11.538 %Perkins County11.538Hyde County: 10.39 %Hyde County10.39Faulk County: 10.345 %Faulk County10.345Sanborn County: 10.309 %Sanborn County10.309Lake County: 10.169 %Lake County10.169Deuel County: 10.092 %Deuel County10.092Jerauld County: 9.79 %Jerauld County9.79Kingsbury County: 9.396 %Kingsbury County9.396Potter County: 9.231 %Potter County9.231Custer County: 9.217 %Custer County9.217Lyman County: 9.16 %Lyman County9.16Miner County: 9.091 %Miner County9.091Marshall County: 8.922 %Marshall County8.922Lawrence County: 8.913 %Lawrence County8.913Campbell County: 8.602 %Campbell County8.602Spink County: 8.485 %Spink County8.485Hanson County: 8.392 %Hanson County8.392Pennington County: 8.344 %Pennington County8.344Walworth County: 8.333 %Walworth County8.333Hamlin County: 8.125 %Hamlin County8.125Turner County: 8.09 %Turner County8.09Minnehaha County: 8.019 %Minnehaha County8.019Brown County: 7.976 %Brown County7.976Todd County: 7.937 %Todd County7.937Moody County: 7.921 %Moody County7.921Charles Mix County: 7.739 %Charles Mix County7.739Roberts County: 7.634 %Roberts County7.634Union County: 7.606 %Union County7.606McPherson County: 7.576 %McPherson County7.576Aurora County: 7.5 %Aurora County7.5Corson County: 7.5 %Corson County7.5Sully County: 7.407 %Sully County7.407Yankton County: 7.048 %Yankton County7.048Clark County: 6.965 %Clark County6.965
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Harding County18.667n/a
2Butte County12.676+3.37 pts
3Jackson County12.5+2.37 pts
4Douglas County11.702+8.42 pts
4Meade County11.702+2.75 pts
6Lincoln County11.561-0.71 pts
7Perkins County11.538+3.77 pts
8Hyde County10.39n/a
9Faulk County10.345-0.27 pts
10Sanborn County10.309+0.31 pts
11Lake County10.169+4.06 pts
12Deuel County10.092+3.81 pts
13Jerauld County9.79+2.7 pts
14Kingsbury County9.396+1.32 pts
15Potter County9.231+6.23 pts
16Custer County9.217+1.96 pts
17Lyman County9.16+2.96 pts
18Miner County9.091+1.57 pts
19Marshall County8.922+0.03 pts
20Lawrence County8.913+0.47 pts
21Campbell County8.602-2.51 pts
22Spink County8.485+0.43 pts
23Hanson County8.392-3.04 pts
24Pennington County8.344-0.76 pts
25Walworth County8.333-1.24 pts
26Hamlin County8.125+0.58 pts
27Turner County8.09+1.27 pts
28Minnehaha County8.019-0.35 pts
29Brown County7.976+1.03 pts
30Todd County7.937-1.74 pts
31Moody County7.921-0.11 pts
32Charles Mix County7.739-0.1 pts
33Roberts County7.634+1.07 pts
34Union County7.606-1.38 pts
35McPherson County7.576+0.06 pts
36Aurora County7.5+1.44 pts
36Corson County7.5-0.09 pts
38Sully County7.407-0.14 pts
39Yankton County7.048-1.32 pts
40Clark County6.965-8.96 pts
41Edmunds County6.897-3.32 pts
42Stanley County6.796+3.94 pts
43Brookings County6.78-2.1 pts
44Dewey County6.522-3.1 pts
45McCook County6.509-2.53 pts
46Oglala Lakota County6.452-1.42 pts
47Clay County6.44-1.82 pts
48Grant County6.299+1.58 pts
49Hughes County6.229+1.38 pts
50Beadle County6.067+0.26 pts
51Fall River County6.044+0.7 pts
52Brule County5.955-3 pts
53Codington County5.78-1.27 pts
54Davison County5.543+0.54 pts
55Day County5.488-3.18 pts
56Bennett County5.263+0.13 pts
57Tripp County4.865-3.78 pts
58Hand County4.566-4.52 pts
59Hutchinson County4.054-2.18 pts
60Gregory County3.571-6.64 pts
61Bon Homme County1.881-5.53 pts
62Buffalo County0n/a
62Mellette County0-11.54 pts
62Ziebach County0-12.77 pts

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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2014 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Harding County, with 18.667% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Ziebach County, with 0% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

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. 2 counties have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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