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Counties in South Dakota by establishment exit rate

Turner County had the highest establishment exit rate of 59 counties in 2018, at 14.188%. Deuel County had the lowest, at 3.636%. The median was 8% and the figure for South Dakota was 7.881%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.188Turner County
Lowest3.636Deuel County
Median859 counties
South Dakota7.881History

Map of counties, 2018

Aurora County: 5.369 %Beadle County: 7.984 %Bennett County: 6.723 %Bon Homme County: 5.316 %Brookings County: 8.42 %Brown County: 6.764 %Brule County: 10.169 %Butte County: 10.069 %Campbell County: 6.061 %Charles Mix County: 8.678 %Clark County: 10.476 %Clay County: 4.248 %Codington County: 6.416 %Corson County: 8 %Custer County: 10.879 %Davison County: 5.535 %Day County: 8.721 %Deuel County: 3.636 %Dewey County: 6.452 %Douglas County: 8.939 %Edmunds County: 10.667 %Fall River County: 12.466 %Grant County: 8.14 %Gregory County: 5.422 %Haakon County: 7.595 %Hamlin County: 5.31 %Hand County: 12.727 %Hanson County: 6.579 %Hughes County: 9.844 %Hutchinson County: 9.048 %Jackson County: 10.87 %Jerauld County: 9.929 %Jones County: 7.692 %Kingsbury County: 9.964 %Lake County: 7.773 %Lawrence County: 7.458 %Lincoln County: 7.948 %Lyman County: 7.692 %McCook County: 11.343 %McPherson County: 9.917 %Marshall County: 6.818 %Meade County: 9.602 %Miner County: 7.143 %Minnehaha County: 6.692 %Moody County: 6 %Oglala Lakota County: 5.97 %Pennington County: 8.887 %Perkins County: 7.111 %Potter County: 7.609 %Roberts County: 10.769 %Sanborn County: 12.5 %Spink County: 9.202 %Stanley County: 9.95 %Todd County: 8.85 %Tripp County: 7.365 %Turner County: 14.188 %Union County: 7.856 %Walworth County: 9.302 %Yankton County: 9.091 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Turner County: 14.188 %Turner County14.188Hand County: 12.727 %Hand County12.727Sanborn County: 12.5 %Sanborn County12.5Fall River County: 12.466 %Fall River County12.466McCook County: 11.343 %McCook County11.343Custer County: 10.879 %Custer County10.879Jackson County: 10.87 %Jackson County10.87Roberts County: 10.769 %Roberts County10.769Edmunds County: 10.667 %Edmunds County10.667Clark County: 10.476 %Clark County10.476Brule County: 10.169 %Brule County10.169Butte County: 10.069 %Butte County10.069Kingsbury County: 9.964 %Kingsbury County9.964Stanley County: 9.95 %Stanley County9.95Jerauld County: 9.929 %Jerauld County9.929McPherson County: 9.917 %McPherson County9.917Hughes County: 9.844 %Hughes County9.844Meade County: 9.602 %Meade County9.602Walworth County: 9.302 %Walworth County9.302Spink County: 9.202 %Spink County9.202Yankton County: 9.091 %Yankton County9.091Hutchinson County: 9.048 %Hutchinson County9.048Douglas County: 8.939 %Douglas County8.939Pennington County: 8.887 %Pennington County8.887Todd County: 8.85 %Todd County8.85Day County: 8.721 %Day County8.721Charles Mix County: 8.678 %Charles Mix County8.678Brookings County: 8.42 %Brookings County8.42Grant County: 8.14 %Grant County8.14Corson County: 8 %Corson County8Beadle County: 7.984 %Beadle County7.984Lincoln County: 7.948 %Lincoln County7.948Union County: 7.856 %Union County7.856Lake County: 7.773 %Lake County7.773Jones County: 7.692 %Jones County7.692Lyman County: 7.692 %Lyman County7.692Potter County: 7.609 %Potter County7.609Haakon County: 7.595 %Haakon County7.595Lawrence County: 7.458 %Lawrence County7.458Tripp County: 7.365 %Tripp County7.365Miner County: 7.143 %Miner County7.143Perkins County: 7.111 %Perkins County7.111Marshall County: 6.818 %Marshall County6.818Brown County: 6.764 %Brown County6.764Bennett County: 6.723 %Bennett County6.723Minnehaha County: 6.692 %Minnehaha County6.692Hanson County: 6.579 %Hanson County6.579Dewey County: 6.452 %Dewey County6.452Codington County: 6.416 %Codington County6.416Campbell County: 6.061 %Campbell County6.061Moody County: 6 %Moody County6Oglala Lakota County: 5.97 %Oglala Lakota County5.97Davison County: 5.535 %Davison County5.535Gregory County: 5.422 %Gregory County5.422Aurora County: 5.369 %Aurora County5.369Bon Homme County: 5.316 %Bon Homme County5.316Hamlin County: 5.31 %Hamlin County5.31Clay County: 4.248 %Clay County4.248Deuel County: 3.636 %Deuel County3.636Turner County: 14.188 %Turner County14.188Hand County: 12.727 %Hand County12.727Sanborn County: 12.5 %Sanborn County12.5Fall River County: 12.466 %Fall River County12.466McCook County: 11.343 %McCook County11.343Custer County: 10.879 %Custer County10.879Jackson County: 10.87 %Jackson County10.87Roberts County: 10.769 %Roberts County10.769Edmunds County: 10.667 %Edmunds County10.667Clark County: 10.476 %Clark County10.476Brule County: 10.169 %Brule County10.169Butte County: 10.069 %Butte County10.069Kingsbury County: 9.964 %Kingsbury County9.964Stanley County: 9.95 %Stanley County9.95Jerauld County: 9.929 %Jerauld County9.929McPherson County: 9.917 %McPherson County9.917Hughes County: 9.844 %Hughes County9.844Meade County: 9.602 %Meade County9.602Walworth County: 9.302 %Walworth County9.302Spink County: 9.202 %Spink County9.202Yankton County: 9.091 %Yankton County9.091Hutchinson County: 9.048 %Hutchinson County9.048Douglas County: 8.939 %Douglas County8.939Pennington County: 8.887 %Pennington County8.887Todd County: 8.85 %Todd County8.85Day County: 8.721 %Day County8.721Charles Mix County: 8.678 %Charles Mix County8.678Brookings County: 8.42 %Brookings County8.42Grant County: 8.14 %Grant County8.14Corson County: 8 %Corson County8Beadle County: 7.984 %Beadle County7.984Lincoln County: 7.948 %Lincoln County7.948Union County: 7.856 %Union County7.856Lake County: 7.773 %Lake County7.773Jones County: 7.692 %Jones County7.692Lyman County: 7.692 %Lyman County7.692Potter County: 7.609 %Potter County7.609Haakon County: 7.595 %Haakon County7.595Lawrence County: 7.458 %Lawrence County7.458Tripp County: 7.365 %Tripp County7.365Miner County: 7.143 %Miner County7.143Perkins County: 7.111 %Perkins County7.111Marshall County: 6.818 %Marshall County6.818Brown County: 6.764 %Brown County6.764Bennett County: 6.723 %Bennett County6.723Minnehaha County: 6.692 %Minnehaha County6.692Hanson County: 6.579 %Hanson County6.579Dewey County: 6.452 %Dewey County6.452Codington County: 6.416 %Codington County6.416Campbell County: 6.061 %Campbell County6.061Moody County: 6 %Moody County6Oglala Lakota County: 5.97 %Oglala Lakota County5.97Davison County: 5.535 %Davison County5.535Gregory County: 5.422 %Gregory County5.422Aurora County: 5.369 %Aurora County5.369Bon Homme County: 5.316 %Bon Homme County5.316Hamlin County: 5.31 %Hamlin County5.31Clay County: 4.248 %Clay County4.248Deuel County: 3.636 %Deuel County3.636
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Turner County14.188+6.62 pts
2Hand County12.727+5.89 pts
3Sanborn County12.5+0.62 pts
4Fall River County12.466+2.33 pts
5McCook County11.343+2.01 pts
6Custer County10.879+1.48 pts
7Jackson County10.87+10.87 pts
8Roberts County10.769+4.2 pts
9Edmunds County10.667+3.43 pts
10Clark County10.4760 pts
11Brule County10.169+5.79 pts
12Butte County10.069+2.22 pts
13Kingsbury County9.964-2.83 pts
14Stanley County9.95+4.01 pts
15Jerauld County9.929+2.41 pts
16McPherson County9.917-2.3 pts
17Hughes County9.844+5.08 pts
18Meade County9.602-1.58 pts
19Walworth County9.302+2.14 pts
20Spink County9.202-0.98 pts
21Yankton County9.091+2.22 pts
22Hutchinson County9.048+0.75 pts
23Douglas County8.939+4.5 pts
24Pennington County8.887+0.58 pts
25Todd County8.85+1.95 pts
26Day County8.721-0.5 pts
27Charles Mix County8.678+1.71 pts
28Brookings County8.42-0.74 pts
29Grant County8.14+0.82 pts
30Corson County8-2.67 pts
31Beadle County7.984+0.56 pts
32Lincoln County7.948+0.92 pts
33Union County7.856-2.06 pts
34Lake County7.773+0.55 pts
35Jones County7.692n/a
35Lyman County7.692-1.2 pts
37Potter County7.609+4.33 pts
38Haakon County7.595+0.05 pts
39Lawrence County7.458-1.54 pts
40Tripp County7.365+3.41 pts
41Miner County7.143n/a
42Perkins County7.111+2.71 pts
43Marshall County6.818-1.45 pts
44Brown County6.764-1.49 pts
45Bennett County6.723+1.8 pts
46Minnehaha County6.692-0.43 pts
47Hanson County6.579-7.9 pts
48Dewey County6.452-5.25 pts
49Codington County6.416-1.95 pts
50Campbell County6.061-5.82 pts
51Moody County6+0.04 pts
52Oglala Lakota County5.97-3.12 pts
53Davison County5.535-1.33 pts
54Gregory County5.422-4.19 pts
55Aurora County5.369-6.63 pts
56Bon Homme County5.316-3.26 pts
57Hamlin County5.31-3.78 pts
58Clay County4.248-3.91 pts
59Deuel County3.636-2.94 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 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Turner County, with 14.188% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Deuel County, with 3.636% in 2018.

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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. 7 counties have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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