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Counties in South Dakota by establishment exit rate

Mellette County had the highest establishment exit rate of 63 counties in 2020, at 20%. Buffalo County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.227% and the figure for South Dakota was 7.972%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20Mellette County
Lowest0Buffalo County
Median8.22763 counties
South Dakota7.972History

Map of counties, 2020

Aurora County: 12 %Beadle County: 8.227 %Bennett County: 15.842 %Bon Homme County: 6.41 %Brookings County: 7.165 %Brown County: 7.838 %Brule County: 10.633 %Buffalo County: 0 %Butte County: 9.424 %Campbell County: 10.204 %Charles Mix County: 7.332 %Clark County: 14.545 %Clay County: 7.843 %Codington County: 7.193 %Custer County: 10.843 %Davison County: 7.357 %Day County: 7.263 %Deuel County: 6.364 %Dewey County: 4.348 %Douglas County: 7.735 %Edmunds County: 7.895 %Fall River County: 9.704 %Grant County: 7.648 %Gregory County: 13.772 %Haakon County: 7.843 %Hamlin County: 11.31 %Hand County: 7.273 %Hanson County: 6.494 %Hughes County: 8.226 %Hutchinson County: 9.406 %Hyde County: 6.742 %Jackson County: 10.989 %Jerauld County: 4.054 %Jones County: 10 %Kingsbury County: 10.563 %Lake County: 9.38 %Lawrence County: 8.421 %Lincoln County: 7.793 %Lyman County: 11.29 %McCook County: 9.816 %McPherson County: 10.345 %Marshall County: 8.029 %Meade County: 9.716 %Mellette County: 20 %Miner County: 7.299 %Minnehaha County: 6.874 %Moody County: 11.684 %Oglala Lakota County: 7.752 %Pennington County: 7.815 %Perkins County: 12.06 %Potter County: 8.743 %Roberts County: 10.101 %Sanborn County: 8 %Spink County: 7.385 %Stanley County: 2.97 %Sully County: 7.08 %Todd County: 10.714 %Tripp County: 13.873 %Turner County: 9.217 %Union County: 7.535 %Walworth County: 8.831 %Yankton County: 8.436 %Ziebach County: 14.634 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Mellette County: 20 %Mellette County20Bennett County: 15.842 %Bennett County15.842Ziebach County: 14.634 %Ziebach County14.634Clark County: 14.545 %Clark County14.545Tripp County: 13.873 %Tripp County13.873Gregory County: 13.772 %Gregory County13.772Perkins County: 12.06 %Perkins County12.06Aurora County: 12 %Aurora County12Moody County: 11.684 %Moody County11.684Hamlin County: 11.31 %Hamlin County11.31Lyman County: 11.29 %Lyman County11.29Jackson County: 10.989 %Jackson County10.989Custer County: 10.843 %Custer County10.843Todd County: 10.714 %Todd County10.714Brule County: 10.633 %Brule County10.633Kingsbury County: 10.563 %Kingsbury County10.563McPherson County: 10.345 %McPherson County10.345Campbell County: 10.204 %Campbell County10.204Roberts County: 10.101 %Roberts County10.101Jones County: 10 %Jones County10McCook County: 9.816 %McCook County9.816Meade County: 9.716 %Meade County9.716Fall River County: 9.704 %Fall River County9.704Butte County: 9.424 %Butte County9.424Hutchinson County: 9.406 %Hutchinson County9.406Lake County: 9.38 %Lake County9.38Turner County: 9.217 %Turner County9.217Walworth County: 8.831 %Walworth County8.831Potter County: 8.743 %Potter County8.743Yankton County: 8.436 %Yankton County8.436Lawrence County: 8.421 %Lawrence County8.421Beadle County: 8.227 %Beadle County8.227Hughes County: 8.226 %Hughes County8.226Marshall County: 8.029 %Marshall County8.029Sanborn County: 8 %Sanborn County8Edmunds County: 7.895 %Edmunds County7.895Clay County: 7.843 %Clay County7.843Haakon County: 7.843 %Haakon County7.843Brown County: 7.838 %Brown County7.838Pennington County: 7.815 %Pennington County7.815Mellette County: 20 %Mellette County20Bennett County: 15.842 %Bennett County15.842Ziebach County: 14.634 %Ziebach County14.634Clark County: 14.545 %Clark County14.545Tripp County: 13.873 %Tripp County13.873Gregory County: 13.772 %Gregory County13.772Perkins County: 12.06 %Perkins County12.06Aurora County: 12 %Aurora County12Moody County: 11.684 %Moody County11.684Hamlin County: 11.31 %Hamlin County11.31Lyman County: 11.29 %Lyman County11.29Jackson County: 10.989 %Jackson County10.989Custer County: 10.843 %Custer County10.843Todd County: 10.714 %Todd County10.714Brule County: 10.633 %Brule County10.633Kingsbury County: 10.563 %Kingsbury County10.563McPherson County: 10.345 %McPherson County10.345Campbell County: 10.204 %Campbell County10.204Roberts County: 10.101 %Roberts County10.101Jones County: 10 %Jones County10McCook County: 9.816 %McCook County9.816Meade County: 9.716 %Meade County9.716Fall River County: 9.704 %Fall River County9.704Butte County: 9.424 %Butte County9.424Hutchinson County: 9.406 %Hutchinson County9.406Lake County: 9.38 %Lake County9.38Turner County: 9.217 %Turner County9.217Walworth County: 8.831 %Walworth County8.831Potter County: 8.743 %Potter County8.743Yankton County: 8.436 %Yankton County8.436Lawrence County: 8.421 %Lawrence County8.421Beadle County: 8.227 %Beadle County8.227Hughes County: 8.226 %Hughes County8.226Marshall County: 8.029 %Marshall County8.029Sanborn County: 8 %Sanborn County8Edmunds County: 7.895 %Edmunds County7.895Clay County: 7.843 %Clay County7.843Haakon County: 7.843 %Haakon County7.843Brown County: 7.838 %Brown County7.838Pennington County: 7.815 %Pennington County7.815
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Mellette County20n/a
2Bennett County15.842-3.98 pts
3Ziebach County14.634n/a
4Clark County14.545+8.09 pts
5Tripp County13.873+9.93 pts
6Gregory County13.772+6.1 pts
7Perkins County12.06+0.79 pts
8Aurora County12+4.11 pts
9Moody County11.684+4.99 pts
10Hamlin County11.31-1.37 pts
11Lyman County11.29+0.18 pts
12Jackson County10.989n/a
13Custer County10.843+4.73 pts
14Todd County10.714+5.36 pts
15Brule County10.633+2.77 pts
16Kingsbury County10.563+0.46 pts
17McPherson County10.345+3.62 pts
18Campbell County10.204+0.1 pts
19Roberts County10.101+2 pts
20Jones County10+10 pts
21McCook County9.816+1.23 pts
22Meade County9.716+0.75 pts
23Fall River County9.704-0.62 pts
24Butte County9.424+0.9 pts
25Hutchinson County9.406+1.58 pts
26Lake County9.38-0.5 pts
27Turner County9.217+0.86 pts
28Walworth County8.831+1 pts
29Potter County8.743+0.14 pts
30Yankton County8.436+0.3 pts
31Lawrence County8.421+0.74 pts
32Beadle County8.227+1.32 pts
33Hughes County8.226-1.24 pts
34Marshall County8.029+4.37 pts
35Sanborn County8-0.25 pts
36Edmunds County7.895+0.85 pts
37Clay County7.843-0.59 pts
37Haakon County7.843+0.05 pts
39Brown County7.838+0.77 pts
40Pennington County7.815-1.19 pts
41Lincoln County7.793-0.22 pts
42Oglala Lakota County7.752-5.78 pts
43Douglas County7.735+3.32 pts
44Grant County7.648+3.41 pts
45Union County7.535+2.29 pts
46Spink County7.385+0.64 pts
47Davison County7.357+0.91 pts
48Charles Mix County7.332+0.73 pts
49Miner County7.299+0.05 pts
50Hand County7.273-1.1 pts
51Day County7.263-0.83 pts
52Codington County7.193+0.3 pts
53Brookings County7.165+0.43 pts
54Sully County7.08n/a
55Minnehaha County6.874-0.22 pts
56Hyde County6.742n/a
57Hanson County6.494-3.96 pts
58Bon Homme County6.41-2.12 pts
59Deuel County6.364-5.35 pts
60Dewey County4.348-3.26 pts
61Jerauld County4.054n/a
62Stanley County2.97-7.08 pts
63Buffalo County00 pts

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. 3 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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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APA 7

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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Mellette County, with 20% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Buffalo County, with 0% in 2020.

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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. 3 counties have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.

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