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Counties in South Dakota by establishment exit rate, 2023

Mellette County had the highest establishment exit rate of 61 counties in 2023, at 17.391%. Buffalo County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 9.53% and the figure for South Dakota was 8.353%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.391Mellette County
Lowest0Buffalo County
Median9.5361 counties
South Dakota8.353History

Map of counties, 2023

Aurora County: 10 %Beadle County: 7.259 %Bon Homme County: 10 %Brookings County: 5.886 %Brown County: 8.392 %Brule County: 5.97 %Buffalo County: 0 %Butte County: 9.259 %Campbell County: 6.316 %Charles Mix County: 7.224 %Clark County: 9.821 %Clay County: 6.204 %Codington County: 7.891 %Corson County: 10.39 %Custer County: 11.538 %Davison County: 6.51 %Day County: 10.582 %Deuel County: 10 %Dewey County: 6.897 %Douglas County: 8.14 %Edmunds County: 7.175 %Fall River County: 12.834 %Faulk County: 10.084 %Grant County: 9.98 %Gregory County: 7.879 %Haakon County: 12.587 %Hamlin County: 5.435 %Hand County: 9.649 %Hanson County: 10.191 %Harding County: 15.789 %Hughes County: 6.873 %Hutchinson County: 4.989 %Jerauld County: 7.463 %Kingsbury County: 5.112 %Lake County: 8.483 %Lawrence County: 8.469 %Lincoln County: 7.278 %Lyman County: 7.092 %McCook County: 11.905 %McPherson County: 10.714 %Marshall County: 8.365 %Meade County: 9.53 %Mellette County: 17.391 %Miner County: 7.874 %Minnehaha County: 7.496 %Moody County: 12.709 %Oglala Lakota County: 12.587 %Pennington County: 9.637 %Perkins County: 12.935 %Potter County: 11.299 %Roberts County: 10.204 %Sanborn County: 9.709 %Spink County: 5.995 %Stanley County: 10.628 %Sully County: 10.345 %Todd County: 12.281 %Tripp County: 8.284 %Turner County: 10.044 %Union County: 12.89 %Walworth County: 10.959 %Yankton County: 8.123 %
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%, 2023. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Mellette County: 17.391 %Mellette County17.391Harding County: 15.789 %Harding County15.789Perkins County: 12.935 %Perkins County12.935Union County: 12.89 %Union County12.89Fall River County: 12.834 %Fall River County12.834Moody County: 12.709 %Moody County12.709Haakon County: 12.587 %Haakon County12.587Oglala Lakota County: 12.587 %Oglala Lakota County12.587Todd County: 12.281 %Todd County12.281McCook County: 11.905 %McCook County11.905Custer County: 11.538 %Custer County11.538Potter County: 11.299 %Potter County11.299Walworth County: 10.959 %Walworth County10.959McPherson County: 10.714 %McPherson County10.714Stanley County: 10.628 %Stanley County10.628Day County: 10.582 %Day County10.582Corson County: 10.39 %Corson County10.39Sully County: 10.345 %Sully County10.345Roberts County: 10.204 %Roberts County10.204Hanson County: 10.191 %Hanson County10.191Faulk County: 10.084 %Faulk County10.084Turner County: 10.044 %Turner County10.044Aurora County: 10 %Aurora County10Bon Homme County: 10 %Bon Homme County10Deuel County: 10 %Deuel County10Grant County: 9.98 %Grant County9.98Clark County: 9.821 %Clark County9.821Sanborn County: 9.709 %Sanborn County9.709Hand County: 9.649 %Hand County9.649Pennington County: 9.637 %Pennington County9.637Meade County: 9.53 %Meade County9.53Butte County: 9.259 %Butte County9.259Lake County: 8.483 %Lake County8.483Lawrence County: 8.469 %Lawrence County8.469Brown County: 8.392 %Brown County8.392Marshall County: 8.365 %Marshall County8.365Tripp County: 8.284 %Tripp County8.284Douglas County: 8.14 %Douglas County8.14Yankton County: 8.123 %Yankton County8.123Codington County: 7.891 %Codington County7.891Mellette County: 17.391 %Mellette County17.391Harding County: 15.789 %Harding County15.789Perkins County: 12.935 %Perkins County12.935Union County: 12.89 %Union County12.89Fall River County: 12.834 %Fall River County12.834Moody County: 12.709 %Moody County12.709Haakon County: 12.587 %Haakon County12.587Oglala Lakota County: 12.587 %Oglala Lakota County12.587Todd County: 12.281 %Todd County12.281McCook County: 11.905 %McCook County11.905Custer County: 11.538 %Custer County11.538Potter County: 11.299 %Potter County11.299Walworth County: 10.959 %Walworth County10.959McPherson County: 10.714 %McPherson County10.714Stanley County: 10.628 %Stanley County10.628Day County: 10.582 %Day County10.582Corson County: 10.39 %Corson County10.39Sully County: 10.345 %Sully County10.345Roberts County: 10.204 %Roberts County10.204Hanson County: 10.191 %Hanson County10.191Faulk County: 10.084 %Faulk County10.084Turner County: 10.044 %Turner County10.044Aurora County: 10 %Aurora County10Bon Homme County: 10 %Bon Homme County10Deuel County: 10 %Deuel County10Grant County: 9.98 %Grant County9.98Clark County: 9.821 %Clark County9.821Sanborn County: 9.709 %Sanborn County9.709Hand County: 9.649 %Hand County9.649Pennington County: 9.637 %Pennington County9.637Meade County: 9.53 %Meade County9.53Butte County: 9.259 %Butte County9.259Lake County: 8.483 %Lake County8.483Lawrence County: 8.469 %Lawrence County8.469Brown County: 8.392 %Brown County8.392Marshall County: 8.365 %Marshall County8.365Tripp County: 8.284 %Tripp County8.284Douglas County: 8.14 %Douglas County8.14Yankton County: 8.123 %Yankton County8.123Codington County: 7.891 %Codington County7.891
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Mellette County17.391n/a
2Harding County15.789+3.59 pts
3Perkins County12.935+3.13 pts
4Union County12.89+7.58 pts
5Fall River County12.834+1.66 pts
6Moody County12.709+7.3 pts
7Haakon County12.587+0.17 pts
7Oglala Lakota County12.587+6.79 pts
9Todd County12.281+5.38 pts
10McCook County11.905+5.9 pts
11Custer County11.538-2.66 pts
12Potter County11.299+3.56 pts
13Walworth County10.959+4.03 pts
14McPherson County10.714n/a
15Stanley County10.628+5.77 pts
16Day County10.582+3.67 pts
17Corson County10.39+2.7 pts
18Sully County10.345-1.94 pts
19Roberts County10.204+2.51 pts
20Hanson County10.191+5.03 pts
21Faulk County10.084n/a
22Turner County10.044+2.24 pts
23Aurora County10-2.59 pts
23Bon Homme County10+4.86 pts
23Deuel County10-0.26 pts
26Grant County9.98-1.04 pts
27Clark County9.821+2.71 pts
28Sanborn County9.709-1.51 pts
29Hand County9.649+3.4 pts
30Pennington County9.637+1.14 pts
31Meade County9.53+1.52 pts
32Butte County9.259-1.46 pts
33Lake County8.483-1.91 pts
34Lawrence County8.469-0.96 pts
35Brown County8.392+1.31 pts
36Marshall County8.365+0.09 pts
37Tripp County8.284-0.62 pts
38Douglas County8.14+1.16 pts
39Yankton County8.123+0.42 pts
40Codington County7.891-0.23 pts
41Gregory County7.879+2.32 pts
42Miner County7.874-4.34 pts
43Minnehaha County7.496+0.16 pts
44Jerauld County7.463-2.76 pts
45Lincoln County7.278-0.1 pts
46Beadle County7.259+0.57 pts
47Charles Mix County7.224+2.53 pts
48Edmunds County7.175-0.07 pts
49Lyman County7.092-2.98 pts
50Dewey County6.897+3.72 pts
51Hughes County6.873+0.66 pts
52Davison County6.51-0.77 pts
53Campbell County6.316-3.99 pts
54Clay County6.204-4 pts
55Spink County5.995+2 pts
56Brule County5.97+1.44 pts
57Brookings County5.886-1.24 pts
58Hamlin County5.435+0.32 pts
59Kingsbury County5.112-0.15 pts
60Hutchinson County4.989+1.72 pts
61Buffalo County00 pts

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About this ranking

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

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths 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. 5 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 exit 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in South Dakota by establishment exit 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in South Dakota by establishment exit 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-exit-rate/south-dakota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in South Dakota by establishment exit 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-exit-rate/south-dakota-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in South Dakota by establishment exit 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-exit-rate/south-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Mellette County, with 17.391% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Buffalo 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 5 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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