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Counties in South Dakota by job creation rate

Aurora County had the highest job creation rate of 66 counties in 2012, at 35.456%. Todd County had the lowest, at 4.672%. The median was 12.9% and the figure for South Dakota was 12.789%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.456Aurora County
Lowest4.672Todd County
Median12.966 counties
South Dakota12.789History

Map of counties, 2012

Aurora County: 35.456 %Beadle County: 12.379 %Bennett County: 17.668 %Bon Homme County: 11.572 %Brookings County: 17.408 %Brown County: 11.708 %Brule County: 8.581 %Buffalo County: 5.369 %Butte County: 13.251 %Campbell County: 12.453 %Charles Mix County: 13.068 %Clark County: 12.809 %Clay County: 15.346 %Codington County: 12.247 %Corson County: 8.837 %Custer County: 14.064 %Davison County: 12.344 %Day County: 13.07 %Deuel County: 32.974 %Dewey County: 13.132 %Douglas County: 8.556 %Edmunds County: 11.503 %Fall River County: 6.405 %Faulk County: 16.945 %Grant County: 8.73 %Gregory County: 14.428 %Haakon County: 16.465 %Hamlin County: 12.995 %Hand County: 19.714 %Hanson County: 15.51 %Harding County: 20.769 %Hughes County: 13.499 %Hutchinson County: 11.003 %Hyde County: 10.853 %Jackson County: 9.141 %Jerauld County: 4.687 %Jones County: 15.514 %Kingsbury County: 17.446 %Lake County: 12.943 %Lawrence County: 16.815 %Lincoln County: 15.235 %Lyman County: 8.992 %McCook County: 14.176 %McPherson County: 16.642 %Marshall County: 9.456 %Meade County: 13.988 %Mellette County: 11.55 %Miner County: 16.41 %Minnehaha County: 11.699 %Moody County: 8.983 %Oglala Lakota County: 8.194 %Pennington County: 12.947 %Perkins County: 7.468 %Potter County: 17.418 %Roberts County: 8.275 %Sanborn County: 12.641 %Spink County: 17.576 %Stanley County: 14.951 %Sully County: 22.741 %Todd County: 4.672 %Tripp County: 12.856 %Turner County: 16.289 %Union County: 9.581 %Walworth County: 11.312 %Yankton County: 11.366 %Ziebach County: 9.95 %
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%, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Aurora County: 35.456 %Aurora County35.456Deuel County: 32.974 %Deuel County32.974Sully County: 22.741 %Sully County22.741Harding County: 20.769 %Harding County20.769Hand County: 19.714 %Hand County19.714Bennett County: 17.668 %Bennett County17.668Spink County: 17.576 %Spink County17.576Kingsbury County: 17.446 %Kingsbury County17.446Potter County: 17.418 %Potter County17.418Brookings County: 17.408 %Brookings County17.408Faulk County: 16.945 %Faulk County16.945Lawrence County: 16.815 %Lawrence County16.815McPherson County: 16.642 %McPherson County16.642Haakon County: 16.465 %Haakon County16.465Miner County: 16.41 %Miner County16.41Turner County: 16.289 %Turner County16.289Jones County: 15.514 %Jones County15.514Hanson County: 15.51 %Hanson County15.51Clay County: 15.346 %Clay County15.346Lincoln County: 15.235 %Lincoln County15.235Stanley County: 14.951 %Stanley County14.951Gregory County: 14.428 %Gregory County14.428McCook County: 14.176 %McCook County14.176Custer County: 14.064 %Custer County14.064Meade County: 13.988 %Meade County13.988Hughes County: 13.499 %Hughes County13.499Butte County: 13.251 %Butte County13.251Dewey County: 13.132 %Dewey County13.132Day County: 13.07 %Day County13.07Charles Mix County: 13.068 %Charles Mix County13.068Hamlin County: 12.995 %Hamlin County12.995Pennington County: 12.947 %Pennington County12.947Lake County: 12.943 %Lake County12.943Tripp County: 12.856 %Tripp County12.856Clark County: 12.809 %Clark County12.809Sanborn County: 12.641 %Sanborn County12.641Campbell County: 12.453 %Campbell County12.453Beadle County: 12.379 %Beadle County12.379Davison County: 12.344 %Davison County12.344Codington County: 12.247 %Codington County12.247Aurora County: 35.456 %Aurora County35.456Deuel County: 32.974 %Deuel County32.974Sully County: 22.741 %Sully County22.741Harding County: 20.769 %Harding County20.769Hand County: 19.714 %Hand County19.714Bennett County: 17.668 %Bennett County17.668Spink County: 17.576 %Spink County17.576Kingsbury County: 17.446 %Kingsbury County17.446Potter County: 17.418 %Potter County17.418Brookings County: 17.408 %Brookings County17.408Faulk County: 16.945 %Faulk County16.945Lawrence County: 16.815 %Lawrence County16.815McPherson County: 16.642 %McPherson County16.642Haakon County: 16.465 %Haakon County16.465Miner County: 16.41 %Miner County16.41Turner County: 16.289 %Turner County16.289Jones County: 15.514 %Jones County15.514Hanson County: 15.51 %Hanson County15.51Clay County: 15.346 %Clay County15.346Lincoln County: 15.235 %Lincoln County15.235Stanley County: 14.951 %Stanley County14.951Gregory County: 14.428 %Gregory County14.428McCook County: 14.176 %McCook County14.176Custer County: 14.064 %Custer County14.064Meade County: 13.988 %Meade County13.988Hughes County: 13.499 %Hughes County13.499Butte County: 13.251 %Butte County13.251Dewey County: 13.132 %Dewey County13.132Day County: 13.07 %Day County13.07Charles Mix County: 13.068 %Charles Mix County13.068Hamlin County: 12.995 %Hamlin County12.995Pennington County: 12.947 %Pennington County12.947Lake County: 12.943 %Lake County12.943Tripp County: 12.856 %Tripp County12.856Clark County: 12.809 %Clark County12.809Sanborn County: 12.641 %Sanborn County12.641Campbell County: 12.453 %Campbell County12.453Beadle County: 12.379 %Beadle County12.379Davison County: 12.344 %Davison County12.344Codington County: 12.247 %Codington County12.247
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Aurora County35.456+19.79 pts
2Deuel County32.974+24.92 pts
3Sully County22.741+10.24 pts
4Harding County20.769-3.2 pts
5Hand County19.714+11.29 pts
6Bennett County17.668+6.71 pts
7Spink County17.576+6.8 pts
8Kingsbury County17.446+8.65 pts
9Potter County17.418+8.39 pts
10Brookings County17.408+6.72 pts
11Faulk County16.945+1.66 pts
12Lawrence County16.815+6.56 pts
13McPherson County16.642+9.26 pts
14Haakon County16.465+9.76 pts
15Miner County16.41+10.24 pts
16Turner County16.289+6.67 pts
17Jones County15.514-1.96 pts
18Hanson County15.51+5.79 pts
19Clay County15.346+2.24 pts
20Lincoln County15.235-0.04 pts
21Stanley County14.951-0.58 pts
22Gregory County14.428+6.29 pts
23McCook County14.176-6 pts
24Custer County14.064-2.41 pts
25Meade County13.988+4.35 pts
26Hughes County13.499+4.86 pts
27Butte County13.251-6.1 pts
28Dewey County13.132-4.69 pts
29Day County13.07-0.41 pts
30Charles Mix County13.068+5.21 pts
31Hamlin County12.995+3.06 pts
32Pennington County12.947+1.04 pts
33Lake County12.943+0.72 pts
34Tripp County12.856+7.73 pts
35Clark County12.809-2.59 pts
36Sanborn County12.641+7.87 pts
37Campbell County12.453+9 pts
38Beadle County12.379+3.09 pts
39Davison County12.344-3.56 pts
40Codington County12.247-0.58 pts
41Brown County11.708+1.8 pts
42Minnehaha County11.699+2.87 pts
43Bon Homme County11.572+2.45 pts
44Mellette County11.55+7.26 pts
45Edmunds County11.503-3.19 pts
46Yankton County11.366-0.8 pts
47Walworth County11.312+2.5 pts
48Hutchinson County11.003+4.58 pts
49Hyde County10.853-9.9 pts
50Ziebach County9.95+3.44 pts
51Union County9.581+0.68 pts
52Marshall County9.456-0.76 pts
53Jackson County9.141-5.52 pts
54Lyman County8.992-8.37 pts
55Moody County8.983-1.28 pts
56Corson County8.837+5.56 pts
57Grant County8.73+0.51 pts
58Brule County8.581+0.46 pts
59Douglas County8.556+2.56 pts
60Roberts County8.275-0.09 pts
61Oglala Lakota County8.194+1.64 pts
62Perkins County7.468+1.4 pts
63Fall River County6.405-3.6 pts
64Buffalo County5.369-0.29 pts
65Jerauld County4.687-10.31 pts
66Todd County4.672+2.02 pts

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Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation 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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in South Dakota by job creation rate, 2012) [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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in South Dakota by job creation rate, 2012. 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/job-creation-rate/south-dakota-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in South Dakota by job creation rate, 2012. 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/job-creation-rate/south-dakota-counties?period=2012.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in South Dakota by job creation rate, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/south-dakota-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Aurora County, with 35.456% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Todd County, with 4.672% in 2012.

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