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Counties in South Dakota by establishment exit rate

Deuel County had the highest establishment exit rate of 59 counties in 2016, at 14.815%. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.259% and the figure for South Dakota was 7.174%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.815Deuel County
Lowest0Ziebach County
Median7.25959 counties
South Dakota7.174History

Map of counties, 2016

Aurora County: 3.974 %Beadle County: 5.973 %Bennett County: 4.878 %Bon Homme County: 5.128 %Brookings County: 5.843 %Brown County: 6.894 %Brule County: 7.481 %Butte County: 7.496 %Charles Mix County: 10.484 %Clark County: 5.714 %Clay County: 6.678 %Codington County: 6.64 %Corson County: 10.526 %Custer County: 9.778 %Davison County: 7.259 %Day County: 5.9 %Deuel County: 14.815 %Dewey County: 7.487 %Douglas County: 6.557 %Edmunds County: 9.091 %Fall River County: 10.08 %Grant County: 5.758 %Gregory County: 6.548 %Haakon County: 3.922 %Hamlin County: 8.982 %Hand County: 7.627 %Hanson County: 11.465 %Hughes County: 7.98 %Hutchinson County: 3.687 %Hyde County: 9.639 %Jackson County: 13.793 %Jerauld County: 10.853 %Jones County: 7.5 %Kingsbury County: 11.842 %Lake County: 6.373 %Lawrence County: 7.643 %Lincoln County: 6.237 %Lyman County: 4.444 %McCook County: 8.211 %McPherson County: 5.674 %Marshall County: 6.084 %Meade County: 7.599 %Miner County: 8.824 %Minnehaha County: 7.142 %Moody County: 9.032 %Pennington County: 7.321 %Perkins County: 6.306 %Potter County: 7.65 %Roberts County: 5.598 %Spink County: 8.26 %Stanley County: 6 %Sully County: 5.714 %Todd County: 10.084 %Tripp County: 5.78 %Turner County: 6.696 %Union County: 9.172 %Walworth County: 7.161 %Yankton County: 7.265 %Ziebach County: 0 %
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%, 2016. 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.

All counties, 2016

Deuel County: 14.815 %Deuel County14.815Jackson County: 13.793 %Jackson County13.793Kingsbury County: 11.842 %Kingsbury County11.842Hanson County: 11.465 %Hanson County11.465Jerauld County: 10.853 %Jerauld County10.853Corson County: 10.526 %Corson County10.526Charles Mix County: 10.484 %Charles Mix County10.484Todd County: 10.084 %Todd County10.084Fall River County: 10.08 %Fall River County10.08Custer County: 9.778 %Custer County9.778Hyde County: 9.639 %Hyde County9.639Union County: 9.172 %Union County9.172Edmunds County: 9.091 %Edmunds County9.091Moody County: 9.032 %Moody County9.032Hamlin County: 8.982 %Hamlin County8.982Miner County: 8.824 %Miner County8.824Spink County: 8.26 %Spink County8.26McCook County: 8.211 %McCook County8.211Hughes County: 7.98 %Hughes County7.98Potter County: 7.65 %Potter County7.65Lawrence County: 7.643 %Lawrence County7.643Hand County: 7.627 %Hand County7.627Meade County: 7.599 %Meade County7.599Jones County: 7.5 %Jones County7.5Butte County: 7.496 %Butte County7.496Dewey County: 7.487 %Dewey County7.487Brule County: 7.481 %Brule County7.481Pennington County: 7.321 %Pennington County7.321Yankton County: 7.265 %Yankton County7.265Davison County: 7.259 %Davison County7.259Walworth County: 7.161 %Walworth County7.161Minnehaha County: 7.142 %Minnehaha County7.142Brown County: 6.894 %Brown County6.894Turner County: 6.696 %Turner County6.696Clay County: 6.678 %Clay County6.678Codington County: 6.64 %Codington County6.64Douglas County: 6.557 %Douglas County6.557Gregory County: 6.548 %Gregory County6.548Lake County: 6.373 %Lake County6.373Perkins County: 6.306 %Perkins County6.306Lincoln County: 6.237 %Lincoln County6.237Marshall County: 6.084 %Marshall County6.084Stanley County: 6 %Stanley County6Beadle County: 5.973 %Beadle County5.973Day County: 5.9 %Day County5.9Brookings County: 5.843 %Brookings County5.843Tripp County: 5.78 %Tripp County5.78Grant County: 5.758 %Grant County5.758Clark County: 5.714 %Clark County5.714Sully County: 5.714 %Sully County5.714McPherson County: 5.674 %McPherson County5.674Roberts County: 5.598 %Roberts County5.598Bon Homme County: 5.128 %Bon Homme County5.128Bennett County: 4.878 %Bennett County4.878Lyman County: 4.444 %Lyman County4.444Aurora County: 3.974 %Aurora County3.974Haakon County: 3.922 %Haakon County3.922Hutchinson County: 3.687 %Hutchinson County3.687Ziebach County: 0 %Ziebach County0Deuel County: 14.815 %Deuel County14.815Jackson County: 13.793 %Jackson County13.793Kingsbury County: 11.842 %Kingsbury County11.842Hanson County: 11.465 %Hanson County11.465Jerauld County: 10.853 %Jerauld County10.853Corson County: 10.526 %Corson County10.526Charles Mix County: 10.484 %Charles Mix County10.484Todd County: 10.084 %Todd County10.084Fall River County: 10.08 %Fall River County10.08Custer County: 9.778 %Custer County9.778Hyde County: 9.639 %Hyde County9.639Union County: 9.172 %Union County9.172Edmunds County: 9.091 %Edmunds County9.091Moody County: 9.032 %Moody County9.032Hamlin County: 8.982 %Hamlin County8.982Miner County: 8.824 %Miner County8.824Spink County: 8.26 %Spink County8.26McCook County: 8.211 %McCook County8.211Hughes County: 7.98 %Hughes County7.98Potter County: 7.65 %Potter County7.65Lawrence County: 7.643 %Lawrence County7.643Hand County: 7.627 %Hand County7.627Meade County: 7.599 %Meade County7.599Jones County: 7.5 %Jones County7.5Butte County: 7.496 %Butte County7.496Dewey County: 7.487 %Dewey County7.487Brule County: 7.481 %Brule County7.481Pennington County: 7.321 %Pennington County7.321Yankton County: 7.265 %Yankton County7.265Davison County: 7.259 %Davison County7.259Walworth County: 7.161 %Walworth County7.161Minnehaha County: 7.142 %Minnehaha County7.142Brown County: 6.894 %Brown County6.894Turner County: 6.696 %Turner County6.696Clay County: 6.678 %Clay County6.678Codington County: 6.64 %Codington County6.64Douglas County: 6.557 %Douglas County6.557Gregory County: 6.548 %Gregory County6.548Lake County: 6.373 %Lake County6.373Perkins County: 6.306 %Perkins County6.306Lincoln County: 6.237 %Lincoln County6.237Marshall County: 6.084 %Marshall County6.084Stanley County: 6 %Stanley County6Beadle County: 5.973 %Beadle County5.973Day County: 5.9 %Day County5.9Brookings County: 5.843 %Brookings County5.843Tripp County: 5.78 %Tripp County5.78Grant County: 5.758 %Grant County5.758Clark County: 5.714 %Clark County5.714Sully County: 5.714 %Sully County5.714McPherson County: 5.674 %McPherson County5.674Roberts County: 5.598 %Roberts County5.598Bon Homme County: 5.128 %Bon Homme County5.128Bennett County: 4.878 %Bennett County4.878Lyman County: 4.444 %Lyman County4.444Aurora County: 3.974 %Aurora County3.974Haakon County: 3.922 %Haakon County3.922Hutchinson County: 3.687 %Hutchinson County3.687Ziebach County: 0 %Ziebach County0
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Deuel County14.815+4.77 pts
2Jackson County13.793n/a
3Kingsbury County11.842+1.94 pts
4Hanson County11.465+6.17 pts
5Jerauld County10.853-3.64 pts
6Corson County10.526+3.03 pts
7Charles Mix County10.484+4.89 pts
8Todd County10.084+0.33 pts
9Fall River County10.08+0.84 pts
10Custer County9.778-0.38 pts
11Hyde County9.639n/a
12Union County9.172+0.94 pts
13Edmunds County9.091+1.13 pts
14Moody County9.032+3.24 pts
15Hamlin County8.982-1.35 pts
16Miner County8.824-0.06 pts
17Spink County8.26-0.7 pts
18McCook County8.211+1.74 pts
19Hughes County7.98+1.8 pts
20Potter County7.65-5.12 pts
21Lawrence County7.643+0.11 pts
22Hand County7.627+4.09 pts
23Meade County7.599-1.21 pts
24Jones County7.5+0.09 pts
25Butte County7.496-0.06 pts
26Dewey County7.487-4.6 pts
27Brule County7.481-1.5 pts
28Pennington County7.321+0.53 pts
29Yankton County7.265+0.72 pts
30Davison County7.259+2.33 pts
31Walworth County7.161-0.06 pts
32Minnehaha County7.142+0.71 pts
33Brown County6.894-0.39 pts
34Turner County6.696-3.15 pts
35Clay County6.678+0.31 pts
36Codington County6.64-0.56 pts
37Douglas County6.557+0.24 pts
38Gregory County6.548-1.91 pts
39Lake County6.373-1.95 pts
40Perkins County6.306+2.6 pts
41Lincoln County6.237-1.01 pts
42Marshall County6.084-7.6 pts
43Stanley County6-5.05 pts
44Beadle County5.973-1.46 pts
45Day County5.9-5.08 pts
46Brookings County5.843-1 pts
47Tripp County5.78-7.25 pts
48Grant County5.758+1.53 pts
49Clark County5.714-1.15 pts
49Sully County5.714-1.76 pts
51McPherson County5.674+1.29 pts
52Roberts County5.598-4.68 pts
53Bon Homme County5.128+0.66 pts
54Bennett County4.878n/a
55Lyman County4.444-7.59 pts
56Aurora County3.974-5.06 pts
57Haakon County3.922-1.41 pts
58Hutchinson County3.687-4.18 pts
59Ziebach 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. 7 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2016 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Deuel County, with 14.815% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Ziebach County, with 0% in 2016.

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. 7 counties have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.

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