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Counties in South Dakota by establishment exit rate

Hyde County had the highest establishment exit rate of 57 counties in 2021, at 14.458%. Clark County had the lowest, at 3.62%. The median was 7.619% and the figure for South Dakota was 7.307%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.458Hyde County
Lowest3.62Clark County
Median7.61957 counties
South Dakota7.307History

Map of counties, 2021

Aurora County: 6.849 %Beadle County: 4.642 %Bon Homme County: 10.323 %Brookings County: 7.168 %Brown County: 8.348 %Brule County: 5.168 %Butte County: 11.13 %Charles Mix County: 4.829 %Clark County: 3.62 %Clay County: 9.386 %Codington County: 6.385 %Custer County: 12.5 %Davison County: 5.405 %Day County: 7.568 %Deuel County: 6.167 %Dewey County: 6.593 %Douglas County: 4.545 %Edmunds County: 9.091 %Fall River County: 10.667 %Faulk County: 13.115 %Grant County: 8.88 %Gregory County: 8.696 %Haakon County: 9.211 %Hamlin County: 5.341 %Hand County: 8.036 %Hanson County: 9.032 %Harding County: 13.953 %Hughes County: 9.122 %Hutchinson County: 5.366 %Hyde County: 14.458 %Jerauld County: 12.329 %Kingsbury County: 6.757 %Lake County: 8.537 %Lawrence County: 8.268 %Lincoln County: 5.298 %Lyman County: 4.58 %McCook County: 7.975 %McPherson County: 10.909 %Marshall County: 10.37 %Meade County: 8.376 %Miner County: 8.824 %Minnehaha County: 7.185 %Moody County: 6.944 %Oglala Lakota County: 10.687 %Pennington County: 7.468 %Perkins County: 6.091 %Potter County: 6.63 %Roberts County: 8.226 %Sanborn County: 7.619 %Spink County: 6.024 %Stanley County: 11.707 %Todd County: 7.08 %Tripp County: 5.438 %Turner County: 6.264 %Union County: 5.745 %Walworth County: 9.424 %Yankton County: 7.148 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Hyde County: 14.458 %Hyde County14.458Harding County: 13.953 %Harding County13.953Faulk County: 13.115 %Faulk County13.115Custer County: 12.5 %Custer County12.5Jerauld County: 12.329 %Jerauld County12.329Stanley County: 11.707 %Stanley County11.707Butte County: 11.13 %Butte County11.13McPherson County: 10.909 %McPherson County10.909Oglala Lakota County: 10.687 %Oglala Lakota County10.687Fall River County: 10.667 %Fall River County10.667Marshall County: 10.37 %Marshall County10.37Bon Homme County: 10.323 %Bon Homme County10.323Walworth County: 9.424 %Walworth County9.424Clay County: 9.386 %Clay County9.386Haakon County: 9.211 %Haakon County9.211Hughes County: 9.122 %Hughes County9.122Edmunds County: 9.091 %Edmunds County9.091Hanson County: 9.032 %Hanson County9.032Grant County: 8.88 %Grant County8.88Miner County: 8.824 %Miner County8.824Gregory County: 8.696 %Gregory County8.696Lake County: 8.537 %Lake County8.537Meade County: 8.376 %Meade County8.376Brown County: 8.348 %Brown County8.348Lawrence County: 8.268 %Lawrence County8.268Roberts County: 8.226 %Roberts County8.226Hand County: 8.036 %Hand County8.036McCook County: 7.975 %McCook County7.975Sanborn County: 7.619 %Sanborn County7.619Day County: 7.568 %Day County7.568Pennington County: 7.468 %Pennington County7.468Minnehaha County: 7.185 %Minnehaha County7.185Brookings County: 7.168 %Brookings County7.168Yankton County: 7.148 %Yankton County7.148Todd County: 7.08 %Todd County7.08Moody County: 6.944 %Moody County6.944Aurora County: 6.849 %Aurora County6.849Kingsbury County: 6.757 %Kingsbury County6.757Potter County: 6.63 %Potter County6.63Dewey County: 6.593 %Dewey County6.593Codington County: 6.385 %Codington County6.385Turner County: 6.264 %Turner County6.264Deuel County: 6.167 %Deuel County6.167Perkins County: 6.091 %Perkins County6.091Spink County: 6.024 %Spink County6.024Union County: 5.745 %Union County5.745Tripp County: 5.438 %Tripp County5.438Davison County: 5.405 %Davison County5.405Hutchinson County: 5.366 %Hutchinson County5.366Hamlin County: 5.341 %Hamlin County5.341Lincoln County: 5.298 %Lincoln County5.298Brule County: 5.168 %Brule County5.168Charles Mix County: 4.829 %Charles Mix County4.829Beadle County: 4.642 %Beadle County4.642Lyman County: 4.58 %Lyman County4.58Douglas County: 4.545 %Douglas County4.545Clark County: 3.62 %Clark County3.62Hyde County: 14.458 %Hyde County14.458Harding County: 13.953 %Harding County13.953Faulk County: 13.115 %Faulk County13.115Custer County: 12.5 %Custer County12.5Jerauld County: 12.329 %Jerauld County12.329Stanley County: 11.707 %Stanley County11.707Butte County: 11.13 %Butte County11.13McPherson County: 10.909 %McPherson County10.909Oglala Lakota County: 10.687 %Oglala Lakota County10.687Fall River County: 10.667 %Fall River County10.667Marshall County: 10.37 %Marshall County10.37Bon Homme County: 10.323 %Bon Homme County10.323Walworth County: 9.424 %Walworth County9.424Clay County: 9.386 %Clay County9.386Haakon County: 9.211 %Haakon County9.211Hughes County: 9.122 %Hughes County9.122Edmunds County: 9.091 %Edmunds County9.091Hanson County: 9.032 %Hanson County9.032Grant County: 8.88 %Grant County8.88Miner County: 8.824 %Miner County8.824Gregory County: 8.696 %Gregory County8.696Lake County: 8.537 %Lake County8.537Meade County: 8.376 %Meade County8.376Brown County: 8.348 %Brown County8.348Lawrence County: 8.268 %Lawrence County8.268Roberts County: 8.226 %Roberts County8.226Hand County: 8.036 %Hand County8.036McCook County: 7.975 %McCook County7.975Sanborn County: 7.619 %Sanborn County7.619Day County: 7.568 %Day County7.568Pennington County: 7.468 %Pennington County7.468Minnehaha County: 7.185 %Minnehaha County7.185Brookings County: 7.168 %Brookings County7.168Yankton County: 7.148 %Yankton County7.148Todd County: 7.08 %Todd County7.08Moody County: 6.944 %Moody County6.944Aurora County: 6.849 %Aurora County6.849Kingsbury County: 6.757 %Kingsbury County6.757Potter County: 6.63 %Potter County6.63Dewey County: 6.593 %Dewey County6.593Codington County: 6.385 %Codington County6.385Turner County: 6.264 %Turner County6.264Deuel County: 6.167 %Deuel County6.167Perkins County: 6.091 %Perkins County6.091Spink County: 6.024 %Spink County6.024Union County: 5.745 %Union County5.745Tripp County: 5.438 %Tripp County5.438Davison County: 5.405 %Davison County5.405Hutchinson County: 5.366 %Hutchinson County5.366Hamlin County: 5.341 %Hamlin County5.341Lincoln County: 5.298 %Lincoln County5.298Brule County: 5.168 %Brule County5.168Charles Mix County: 4.829 %Charles Mix County4.829Beadle County: 4.642 %Beadle County4.642Lyman County: 4.58 %Lyman County4.58Douglas County: 4.545 %Douglas County4.545Clark County: 3.62 %Clark County3.62
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Hyde County14.458+7.72 pts
2Harding County13.953n/a
3Faulk County13.115n/a
4Custer County12.5+1.66 pts
5Jerauld County12.329+8.28 pts
6Stanley County11.707+8.74 pts
7Butte County11.13+1.71 pts
8McPherson County10.909+0.56 pts
9Oglala Lakota County10.687+2.93 pts
10Fall River County10.667+0.96 pts
11Marshall County10.37+2.34 pts
12Bon Homme County10.323+3.91 pts
13Walworth County9.424+0.59 pts
14Clay County9.386+1.54 pts
15Haakon County9.211+1.37 pts
16Hughes County9.122+0.9 pts
17Edmunds County9.091+1.2 pts
18Hanson County9.032+2.54 pts
19Grant County8.88+1.23 pts
20Miner County8.824+1.52 pts
21Gregory County8.696-5.08 pts
22Lake County8.537-0.84 pts
23Meade County8.376-1.34 pts
24Brown County8.348+0.51 pts
25Lawrence County8.268-0.15 pts
26Roberts County8.226-1.88 pts
27Hand County8.036+0.76 pts
28McCook County7.975-1.84 pts
29Sanborn County7.619-0.38 pts
30Day County7.568+0.3 pts
31Pennington County7.468-0.35 pts
32Minnehaha County7.185+0.31 pts
33Brookings County7.1680 pts
34Yankton County7.148-1.29 pts
35Todd County7.08-3.63 pts
36Moody County6.944-4.74 pts
37Aurora County6.849-5.15 pts
38Kingsbury County6.757-3.81 pts
39Potter County6.63-2.11 pts
40Dewey County6.593+2.25 pts
41Codington County6.385-0.81 pts
42Turner County6.264-2.95 pts
43Deuel County6.167-0.2 pts
44Perkins County6.091-5.97 pts
45Spink County6.024-1.36 pts
46Union County5.745-1.79 pts
47Tripp County5.438-8.43 pts
48Davison County5.405-1.95 pts
49Hutchinson County5.366-4.04 pts
50Hamlin County5.341-5.97 pts
51Lincoln County5.298-2.5 pts
52Brule County5.168-5.46 pts
53Charles Mix County4.829-2.5 pts
54Beadle County4.642-3.58 pts
55Lyman County4.58-6.71 pts
56Douglas County4.545-3.19 pts
57Clark County3.62-10.93 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. 9 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Hyde County, with 14.458% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Clark County, with 3.62% in 2021.

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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. 9 counties have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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