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Counties in South Dakota by establishment exit rate

Bennett County had the highest establishment exit rate of 59 counties in 2019, at 19.82%. Jones County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.895% and the figure for South Dakota was 7.684%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.82Bennett County
Lowest0Jones County
Median7.89559 counties
South Dakota7.684History

Map of counties, 2019

Aurora County: 7.895 %Beadle County: 6.91 %Bennett County: 19.82 %Bon Homme County: 8.525 %Brookings County: 6.732 %Brown County: 7.072 %Brule County: 7.862 %Buffalo County: 0 %Butte County: 8.526 %Campbell County: 10.101 %Charles Mix County: 6.598 %Clark County: 6.452 %Clay County: 8.436 %Codington County: 6.897 %Custer County: 6.11 %Davison County: 6.447 %Day County: 8.092 %Deuel County: 11.712 %Dewey County: 7.609 %Douglas County: 4.42 %Edmunds County: 7.048 %Fall River County: 10.326 %Faulk County: 9.231 %Grant County: 4.239 %Gregory County: 7.67 %Haakon County: 7.792 %Hamlin County: 12.68 %Hand County: 8.372 %Hanson County: 10.458 %Harding County: 11.765 %Hughes County: 9.467 %Hutchinson County: 7.824 %Jones County: 0 %Kingsbury County: 10.108 %Lake County: 9.88 %Lawrence County: 7.677 %Lincoln County: 8.012 %Lyman County: 11.111 %McCook County: 8.589 %McPherson County: 6.723 %Marshall County: 3.663 %Meade County: 8.962 %Miner County: 7.246 %Minnehaha County: 7.098 %Moody County: 6.689 %Oglala Lakota County: 13.534 %Pennington County: 9.009 %Perkins County: 11.268 %Potter County: 8.602 %Roberts County: 8.101 %Sanborn County: 8.247 %Spink County: 6.748 %Stanley County: 10.05 %Todd County: 5.357 %Tripp County: 3.944 %Turner County: 8.353 %Union County: 5.24 %Walworth County: 7.833 %Yankton County: 8.139 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Bennett County: 19.82 %Bennett County19.82Oglala Lakota County: 13.534 %Oglala Lakota County13.534Hamlin County: 12.68 %Hamlin County12.68Harding County: 11.765 %Harding County11.765Deuel County: 11.712 %Deuel County11.712Perkins County: 11.268 %Perkins County11.268Lyman County: 11.111 %Lyman County11.111Hanson County: 10.458 %Hanson County10.458Fall River County: 10.326 %Fall River County10.326Kingsbury County: 10.108 %Kingsbury County10.108Campbell County: 10.101 %Campbell County10.101Stanley County: 10.05 %Stanley County10.05Lake County: 9.88 %Lake County9.88Hughes County: 9.467 %Hughes County9.467Faulk County: 9.231 %Faulk County9.231Pennington County: 9.009 %Pennington County9.009Meade County: 8.962 %Meade County8.962Potter County: 8.602 %Potter County8.602McCook County: 8.589 %McCook County8.589Butte County: 8.526 %Butte County8.526Bon Homme County: 8.525 %Bon Homme County8.525Clay County: 8.436 %Clay County8.436Hand County: 8.372 %Hand County8.372Turner County: 8.353 %Turner County8.353Sanborn County: 8.247 %Sanborn County8.247Yankton County: 8.139 %Yankton County8.139Roberts County: 8.101 %Roberts County8.101Day County: 8.092 %Day County8.092Lincoln County: 8.012 %Lincoln County8.012Aurora County: 7.895 %Aurora County7.895Brule County: 7.862 %Brule County7.862Walworth County: 7.833 %Walworth County7.833Hutchinson County: 7.824 %Hutchinson County7.824Haakon County: 7.792 %Haakon County7.792Lawrence County: 7.677 %Lawrence County7.677Gregory County: 7.67 %Gregory County7.67Dewey County: 7.609 %Dewey County7.609Miner County: 7.246 %Miner County7.246Minnehaha County: 7.098 %Minnehaha County7.098Brown County: 7.072 %Brown County7.072Edmunds County: 7.048 %Edmunds County7.048Beadle County: 6.91 %Beadle County6.91Codington County: 6.897 %Codington County6.897Spink County: 6.748 %Spink County6.748Brookings County: 6.732 %Brookings County6.732McPherson County: 6.723 %McPherson County6.723Moody County: 6.689 %Moody County6.689Charles Mix County: 6.598 %Charles Mix County6.598Clark County: 6.452 %Clark County6.452Davison County: 6.447 %Davison County6.447Custer County: 6.11 %Custer County6.11Todd County: 5.357 %Todd County5.357Union County: 5.24 %Union County5.24Douglas County: 4.42 %Douglas County4.42Grant County: 4.239 %Grant County4.239Tripp County: 3.944 %Tripp County3.944Marshall County: 3.663 %Marshall County3.663Buffalo County: 0 %Buffalo County0Jones County: 0 %Jones County0Bennett County: 19.82 %Bennett County19.82Oglala Lakota County: 13.534 %Oglala Lakota County13.534Hamlin County: 12.68 %Hamlin County12.68Harding County: 11.765 %Harding County11.765Deuel County: 11.712 %Deuel County11.712Perkins County: 11.268 %Perkins County11.268Lyman County: 11.111 %Lyman County11.111Hanson County: 10.458 %Hanson County10.458Fall River County: 10.326 %Fall River County10.326Kingsbury County: 10.108 %Kingsbury County10.108Campbell County: 10.101 %Campbell County10.101Stanley County: 10.05 %Stanley County10.05Lake County: 9.88 %Lake County9.88Hughes County: 9.467 %Hughes County9.467Faulk County: 9.231 %Faulk County9.231Pennington County: 9.009 %Pennington County9.009Meade County: 8.962 %Meade County8.962Potter County: 8.602 %Potter County8.602McCook County: 8.589 %McCook County8.589Butte County: 8.526 %Butte County8.526Bon Homme County: 8.525 %Bon Homme County8.525Clay County: 8.436 %Clay County8.436Hand County: 8.372 %Hand County8.372Turner County: 8.353 %Turner County8.353Sanborn County: 8.247 %Sanborn County8.247Yankton County: 8.139 %Yankton County8.139Roberts County: 8.101 %Roberts County8.101Day County: 8.092 %Day County8.092Lincoln County: 8.012 %Lincoln County8.012Aurora County: 7.895 %Aurora County7.895Brule County: 7.862 %Brule County7.862Walworth County: 7.833 %Walworth County7.833Hutchinson County: 7.824 %Hutchinson County7.824Haakon County: 7.792 %Haakon County7.792Lawrence County: 7.677 %Lawrence County7.677Gregory County: 7.67 %Gregory County7.67Dewey County: 7.609 %Dewey County7.609Miner County: 7.246 %Miner County7.246Minnehaha County: 7.098 %Minnehaha County7.098Brown County: 7.072 %Brown County7.072Edmunds County: 7.048 %Edmunds County7.048Beadle County: 6.91 %Beadle County6.91Codington County: 6.897 %Codington County6.897Spink County: 6.748 %Spink County6.748Brookings County: 6.732 %Brookings County6.732McPherson County: 6.723 %McPherson County6.723Moody County: 6.689 %Moody County6.689Charles Mix County: 6.598 %Charles Mix County6.598Clark County: 6.452 %Clark County6.452Davison County: 6.447 %Davison County6.447Custer County: 6.11 %Custer County6.11Todd County: 5.357 %Todd County5.357Union County: 5.24 %Union County5.24Douglas County: 4.42 %Douglas County4.42Grant County: 4.239 %Grant County4.239Tripp County: 3.944 %Tripp County3.944Marshall County: 3.663 %Marshall County3.663Buffalo County: 0 %Buffalo County0Jones County: 0 %Jones 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Bennett County19.82+13.1 pts
2Oglala Lakota County13.534+7.56 pts
3Hamlin County12.68+7.37 pts
4Harding County11.765n/a
5Deuel County11.712+8.08 pts
6Perkins County11.268+4.16 pts
7Lyman County11.111+3.42 pts
8Hanson County10.458+3.88 pts
9Fall River County10.326-2.14 pts
10Kingsbury County10.108+0.14 pts
11Campbell County10.101+4.04 pts
12Stanley County10.05+0.1 pts
13Lake County9.88+2.11 pts
14Hughes County9.467-0.38 pts
15Faulk County9.231n/a
16Pennington County9.009+0.12 pts
17Meade County8.962-0.64 pts
18Potter County8.602+0.99 pts
19McCook County8.589-2.75 pts
20Butte County8.526-1.54 pts
21Bon Homme County8.525+3.21 pts
22Clay County8.436+4.19 pts
23Hand County8.372-4.36 pts
24Turner County8.353-5.84 pts
25Sanborn County8.247-4.25 pts
26Yankton County8.139-0.95 pts
27Roberts County8.101-2.67 pts
28Day County8.092-0.63 pts
29Lincoln County8.012+0.06 pts
30Aurora County7.895+2.53 pts
31Brule County7.862-2.31 pts
32Walworth County7.833-1.47 pts
33Hutchinson County7.824-1.22 pts
34Haakon County7.792+0.2 pts
35Lawrence County7.677+0.22 pts
36Gregory County7.67+2.25 pts
37Dewey County7.609+1.16 pts
38Miner County7.246+0.1 pts
39Minnehaha County7.098+0.41 pts
40Brown County7.072+0.31 pts
41Edmunds County7.048-3.62 pts
42Beadle County6.91-1.07 pts
43Codington County6.897+0.48 pts
44Spink County6.748-2.45 pts
45Brookings County6.732-1.69 pts
46McPherson County6.723-3.19 pts
47Moody County6.689+0.69 pts
48Charles Mix County6.598-2.08 pts
49Clark County6.452-4.02 pts
50Davison County6.447+0.91 pts
51Custer County6.11-4.77 pts
52Todd County5.357-3.49 pts
53Union County5.24-2.62 pts
54Douglas County4.42-4.52 pts
55Grant County4.239-3.9 pts
56Tripp County3.944-3.42 pts
57Marshall County3.663-3.15 pts
58Buffalo County0n/a
58Jones County0-7.69 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 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Bennett County, with 19.82% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Jones County, with 0% in 2019.

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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 2019 and are not ranked.

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