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Counties in South Dakota by establishment exit rate

Jerauld County had the highest establishment exit rate of 62 counties in 2015, at 14.493%. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.918% and the figure for South Dakota was 7.279%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.493Jerauld County
Lowest0Ziebach County
Median7.91862 counties
South Dakota7.279History

Map of counties, 2015

Aurora County: 9.032 %Beadle County: 7.429 %Bon Homme County: 4.473 %Brookings County: 6.845 %Brown County: 7.284 %Brule County: 8.978 %Butte County: 7.56 %Campbell County: 10.526 %Charles Mix County: 5.589 %Clark County: 6.863 %Clay County: 6.372 %Codington County: 7.196 %Corson County: 7.5 %Custer County: 10.162 %Davison County: 4.925 %Day County: 10.976 %Deuel County: 10.046 %Dewey County: 12.088 %Douglas County: 6.316 %Edmunds County: 7.965 %Fall River County: 9.239 %Faulk County: 8.621 %Grant County: 4.231 %Gregory County: 8.459 %Haakon County: 5.333 %Hamlin County: 10.334 %Hand County: 3.54 %Hanson County: 5.298 %Harding County: 13.333 %Hughes County: 6.182 %Hutchinson County: 7.87 %Jerauld County: 14.493 %Jones County: 7.407 %Kingsbury County: 9.901 %Lake County: 8.32 %Lawrence County: 7.531 %Lincoln County: 7.252 %Lyman County: 12.03 %McCook County: 6.471 %McPherson County: 4.38 %Marshall County: 13.688 %Meade County: 8.808 %Mellette County: 13.953 %Miner County: 8.889 %Minnehaha County: 6.434 %Moody County: 5.788 %Oglala Lakota County: 11.57 %Pennington County: 6.792 %Perkins County: 3.704 %Potter County: 12.766 %Roberts County: 10.283 %Sanborn County: 8.163 %Spink County: 8.955 %Stanley County: 11.055 %Sully County: 7.477 %Todd County: 9.756 %Tripp County: 13.031 %Turner County: 9.843 %Union County: 8.231 %Walworth County: 7.216 %Yankton County: 6.541 %Ziebach County: 0 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Jerauld County: 14.493 %Jerauld County14.493Mellette County: 13.953 %Mellette County13.953Marshall County: 13.688 %Marshall County13.688Harding County: 13.333 %Harding County13.333Tripp County: 13.031 %Tripp County13.031Potter County: 12.766 %Potter County12.766Dewey County: 12.088 %Dewey County12.088Lyman County: 12.03 %Lyman County12.03Oglala Lakota County: 11.57 %Oglala Lakota County11.57Stanley County: 11.055 %Stanley County11.055Day County: 10.976 %Day County10.976Campbell County: 10.526 %Campbell County10.526Hamlin County: 10.334 %Hamlin County10.334Roberts County: 10.283 %Roberts County10.283Custer County: 10.162 %Custer County10.162Deuel County: 10.046 %Deuel County10.046Kingsbury County: 9.901 %Kingsbury County9.901Turner County: 9.843 %Turner County9.843Todd County: 9.756 %Todd County9.756Fall River County: 9.239 %Fall River County9.239Aurora County: 9.032 %Aurora County9.032Brule County: 8.978 %Brule County8.978Spink County: 8.955 %Spink County8.955Miner County: 8.889 %Miner County8.889Meade County: 8.808 %Meade County8.808Faulk County: 8.621 %Faulk County8.621Gregory County: 8.459 %Gregory County8.459Lake County: 8.32 %Lake County8.32Union County: 8.231 %Union County8.231Sanborn County: 8.163 %Sanborn County8.163Edmunds County: 7.965 %Edmunds County7.965Hutchinson County: 7.87 %Hutchinson County7.87Butte County: 7.56 %Butte County7.56Lawrence County: 7.531 %Lawrence County7.531Corson County: 7.5 %Corson County7.5Sully County: 7.477 %Sully County7.477Beadle County: 7.429 %Beadle County7.429Jones County: 7.407 %Jones County7.407Brown County: 7.284 %Brown County7.284Lincoln County: 7.252 %Lincoln County7.252Jerauld County: 14.493 %Jerauld County14.493Mellette County: 13.953 %Mellette County13.953Marshall County: 13.688 %Marshall County13.688Harding County: 13.333 %Harding County13.333Tripp County: 13.031 %Tripp County13.031Potter County: 12.766 %Potter County12.766Dewey County: 12.088 %Dewey County12.088Lyman County: 12.03 %Lyman County12.03Oglala Lakota County: 11.57 %Oglala Lakota County11.57Stanley County: 11.055 %Stanley County11.055Day County: 10.976 %Day County10.976Campbell County: 10.526 %Campbell County10.526Hamlin County: 10.334 %Hamlin County10.334Roberts County: 10.283 %Roberts County10.283Custer County: 10.162 %Custer County10.162Deuel County: 10.046 %Deuel County10.046Kingsbury County: 9.901 %Kingsbury County9.901Turner County: 9.843 %Turner County9.843Todd County: 9.756 %Todd County9.756Fall River County: 9.239 %Fall River County9.239Aurora County: 9.032 %Aurora County9.032Brule County: 8.978 %Brule County8.978Spink County: 8.955 %Spink County8.955Miner County: 8.889 %Miner County8.889Meade County: 8.808 %Meade County8.808Faulk County: 8.621 %Faulk County8.621Gregory County: 8.459 %Gregory County8.459Lake County: 8.32 %Lake County8.32Union County: 8.231 %Union County8.231Sanborn County: 8.163 %Sanborn County8.163Edmunds County: 7.965 %Edmunds County7.965Hutchinson County: 7.87 %Hutchinson County7.87Butte County: 7.56 %Butte County7.56Lawrence County: 7.531 %Lawrence County7.531Corson County: 7.5 %Corson County7.5Sully County: 7.477 %Sully County7.477Beadle County: 7.429 %Beadle County7.429Jones County: 7.407 %Jones County7.407Brown County: 7.284 %Brown County7.284Lincoln County: 7.252 %Lincoln County7.252
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Jerauld County14.493+6.1 pts
2Mellette County13.953+1.19 pts
3Marshall County13.688+4.02 pts
4Harding County13.333+2.67 pts
5Tripp County13.031+4.92 pts
6Potter County12.766+4.56 pts
7Dewey County12.088+3.39 pts
8Lyman County12.03+4.4 pts
9Oglala Lakota County11.57+1.89 pts
10Stanley County11.055+2.32 pts
11Day County10.976+5.49 pts
12Campbell County10.526+4.07 pts
13Hamlin County10.334+3.46 pts
14Roberts County10.283+3.16 pts
15Custer County10.162-1.82 pts
16Deuel County10.046-1.88 pts
17Kingsbury County9.901+4.53 pts
18Turner County9.843+4.9 pts
19Todd County9.756+4.99 pts
20Fall River County9.239+1 pts
21Aurora County9.032+1.53 pts
22Brule County8.978+1.53 pts
23Spink County8.955+4.11 pts
24Miner County8.889-0.2 pts
25Meade County8.808-2.29 pts
26Faulk County8.621-1.72 pts
27Gregory County8.459+1.32 pts
28Lake County8.32-1.54 pts
29Union County8.231+1.07 pts
30Sanborn County8.163-4.21 pts
31Edmunds County7.965-2.38 pts
32Hutchinson County7.87+0.21 pts
33Butte County7.56-2.3 pts
34Lawrence County7.531-0.29 pts
35Corson County7.5n/a
36Sully County7.477n/a
37Beadle County7.429+1.36 pts
38Jones County7.407-2.12 pts
39Brown County7.284-0.08 pts
40Lincoln County7.252-0.77 pts
41Walworth County7.216-0.08 pts
42Codington County7.196+0.12 pts
43Clark County6.863-1.1 pts
44Brookings County6.845+0.19 pts
45Pennington County6.792-0.57 pts
46Yankton County6.541-1.68 pts
47McCook County6.471+1.15 pts
48Minnehaha County6.434-1.14 pts
49Clay County6.372+1 pts
50Douglas County6.316+1 pts
51Hughes County6.182-0.05 pts
52Moody County5.788-1.47 pts
53Charles Mix County5.589+0.7 pts
54Haakon County5.333-2.36 pts
55Hanson County5.298-4.49 pts
56Davison County4.925-2.27 pts
57Bon Homme County4.473-3.05 pts
58McPherson County4.38-9.26 pts
59Grant County4.231-1.28 pts
60Perkins County3.704-2.06 pts
61Hand County3.54-3.77 pts
62Ziebach County0n/a

Other periods

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. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2015 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 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2015. 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?period=2015.

Harvard

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, 2015 [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?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Jerauld County, with 14.493% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Ziebach County, with 0% in 2015.

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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 4 counties have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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