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Counties in South Dakota by job creation rate

Lyman County had the highest job creation rate of 66 counties in 2013, at 25.301%. Deuel County had the lowest, at 3.688%. The median was 10.91% and the figure for South Dakota was 11.973%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.301Lyman County
Lowest3.688Deuel County
Median10.9166 counties
South Dakota11.973History

Map of counties, 2013

Aurora County: 5.266 %Beadle County: 8.15 %Bennett County: 7.04 %Bon Homme County: 8.997 %Brookings County: 11.917 %Brown County: 13.622 %Brule County: 11.025 %Buffalo County: 5.128 %Butte County: 15.007 %Campbell County: 8.333 %Charles Mix County: 7.316 %Clark County: 22.28 %Clay County: 16.17 %Codington County: 11.01 %Corson County: 19.126 %Custer County: 12.142 %Davison County: 8.425 %Day County: 6.395 %Deuel County: 3.688 %Dewey County: 13.333 %Douglas County: 11.634 %Edmunds County: 10.179 %Fall River County: 7.865 %Faulk County: 10.811 %Grant County: 6.595 %Gregory County: 13.978 %Haakon County: 5.393 %Hamlin County: 11.745 %Hand County: 10.153 %Hanson County: 15.681 %Harding County: 7.959 %Hughes County: 9.15 %Hutchinson County: 7.102 %Hyde County: 5.686 %Jackson County: 13.133 %Jerauld County: 6.605 %Jones County: 14.286 %Kingsbury County: 8.232 %Lake County: 11.205 %Lawrence County: 12.39 %Lincoln County: 14.556 %Lyman County: 25.301 %McCook County: 9.27 %McPherson County: 10.174 %Marshall County: 18.017 %Meade County: 11.773 %Mellette County: 18.605 %Miner County: 6.116 %Minnehaha County: 13.061 %Moody County: 8.953 %Oglala Lakota County: 5.604 %Pennington County: 12.725 %Perkins County: 8.788 %Potter County: 11.886 %Roberts County: 8.153 %Sanborn County: 15.24 %Spink County: 10.43 %Stanley County: 15.349 %Sully County: 11.765 %Todd County: 5.846 %Tripp County: 9.2 %Turner County: 12.02 %Union County: 11.21 %Walworth County: 16.97 %Yankton County: 9.588 %Ziebach County: 16.667 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Lyman County: 25.301 %Lyman County25.301Clark County: 22.28 %Clark County22.28Corson County: 19.126 %Corson County19.126Mellette County: 18.605 %Mellette County18.605Marshall County: 18.017 %Marshall County18.017Walworth County: 16.97 %Walworth County16.97Ziebach County: 16.667 %Ziebach County16.667Clay County: 16.17 %Clay County16.17Hanson County: 15.681 %Hanson County15.681Stanley County: 15.349 %Stanley County15.349Sanborn County: 15.24 %Sanborn County15.24Butte County: 15.007 %Butte County15.007Lincoln County: 14.556 %Lincoln County14.556Jones County: 14.286 %Jones County14.286Gregory County: 13.978 %Gregory County13.978Brown County: 13.622 %Brown County13.622Dewey County: 13.333 %Dewey County13.333Jackson County: 13.133 %Jackson County13.133Minnehaha County: 13.061 %Minnehaha County13.061Pennington County: 12.725 %Pennington County12.725Lawrence County: 12.39 %Lawrence County12.39Custer County: 12.142 %Custer County12.142Turner County: 12.02 %Turner County12.02Brookings County: 11.917 %Brookings County11.917Potter County: 11.886 %Potter County11.886Meade County: 11.773 %Meade County11.773Sully County: 11.765 %Sully County11.765Hamlin County: 11.745 %Hamlin County11.745Douglas County: 11.634 %Douglas County11.634Union County: 11.21 %Union County11.21Lake County: 11.205 %Lake County11.205Brule County: 11.025 %Brule County11.025Codington County: 11.01 %Codington County11.01Faulk County: 10.811 %Faulk County10.811Spink County: 10.43 %Spink County10.43Edmunds County: 10.179 %Edmunds County10.179McPherson County: 10.174 %McPherson County10.174Hand County: 10.153 %Hand County10.153Yankton County: 9.588 %Yankton County9.588McCook County: 9.27 %McCook County9.27Lyman County: 25.301 %Lyman County25.301Clark County: 22.28 %Clark County22.28Corson County: 19.126 %Corson County19.126Mellette County: 18.605 %Mellette County18.605Marshall County: 18.017 %Marshall County18.017Walworth County: 16.97 %Walworth County16.97Ziebach County: 16.667 %Ziebach County16.667Clay County: 16.17 %Clay County16.17Hanson County: 15.681 %Hanson County15.681Stanley County: 15.349 %Stanley County15.349Sanborn County: 15.24 %Sanborn County15.24Butte County: 15.007 %Butte County15.007Lincoln County: 14.556 %Lincoln County14.556Jones County: 14.286 %Jones County14.286Gregory County: 13.978 %Gregory County13.978Brown County: 13.622 %Brown County13.622Dewey County: 13.333 %Dewey County13.333Jackson County: 13.133 %Jackson County13.133Minnehaha County: 13.061 %Minnehaha County13.061Pennington County: 12.725 %Pennington County12.725Lawrence County: 12.39 %Lawrence County12.39Custer County: 12.142 %Custer County12.142Turner County: 12.02 %Turner County12.02Brookings County: 11.917 %Brookings County11.917Potter County: 11.886 %Potter County11.886Meade County: 11.773 %Meade County11.773Sully County: 11.765 %Sully County11.765Hamlin County: 11.745 %Hamlin County11.745Douglas County: 11.634 %Douglas County11.634Union County: 11.21 %Union County11.21Lake County: 11.205 %Lake County11.205Brule County: 11.025 %Brule County11.025Codington County: 11.01 %Codington County11.01Faulk County: 10.811 %Faulk County10.811Spink County: 10.43 %Spink County10.43Edmunds County: 10.179 %Edmunds County10.179McPherson County: 10.174 %McPherson County10.174Hand County: 10.153 %Hand County10.153Yankton County: 9.588 %Yankton County9.588McCook County: 9.27 %McCook County9.27
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Lyman County25.301+16.31 pts
2Clark County22.28+9.47 pts
3Corson County19.126+10.29 pts
4Mellette County18.605+7.05 pts
5Marshall County18.017+8.56 pts
6Walworth County16.97+5.66 pts
7Ziebach County16.667+6.72 pts
8Clay County16.17+0.82 pts
9Hanson County15.681+0.17 pts
10Stanley County15.349+0.4 pts
11Sanborn County15.24+2.6 pts
12Butte County15.007+1.76 pts
13Lincoln County14.556-0.68 pts
14Jones County14.286-1.23 pts
15Gregory County13.978-0.45 pts
16Brown County13.622+1.91 pts
17Dewey County13.333+0.2 pts
18Jackson County13.133+3.99 pts
19Minnehaha County13.061+1.36 pts
20Pennington County12.725-0.22 pts
21Lawrence County12.39-4.43 pts
22Custer County12.142-1.92 pts
23Turner County12.02-4.27 pts
24Brookings County11.917-5.49 pts
25Potter County11.886-5.53 pts
26Meade County11.773-2.21 pts
27Sully County11.765-10.98 pts
28Hamlin County11.745-1.25 pts
29Douglas County11.634+3.08 pts
30Union County11.21+1.63 pts
31Lake County11.205-1.74 pts
32Brule County11.025+2.44 pts
33Codington County11.01-1.24 pts
34Faulk County10.811-6.13 pts
35Spink County10.43-7.15 pts
36Edmunds County10.179-1.32 pts
37McPherson County10.174-6.47 pts
38Hand County10.153-9.56 pts
39Yankton County9.588-1.78 pts
40McCook County9.27-4.91 pts
41Tripp County9.2-3.66 pts
42Hughes County9.15-4.35 pts
43Bon Homme County8.997-2.57 pts
44Moody County8.953-0.03 pts
45Perkins County8.788+1.32 pts
46Davison County8.425-3.92 pts
47Campbell County8.333-4.12 pts
48Kingsbury County8.232-9.21 pts
49Roberts County8.153-0.12 pts
50Beadle County8.15-4.23 pts
51Harding County7.959-12.81 pts
52Fall River County7.865+1.46 pts
53Charles Mix County7.316-5.75 pts
54Hutchinson County7.102-3.9 pts
55Bennett County7.04-10.63 pts
56Jerauld County6.605+1.92 pts
57Grant County6.595-2.14 pts
58Day County6.395-6.68 pts
59Miner County6.116-10.29 pts
60Todd County5.846+1.17 pts
61Hyde County5.686-5.17 pts
62Oglala Lakota County5.604-2.59 pts
63Haakon County5.393-11.07 pts
64Aurora County5.266-30.19 pts
65Buffalo County5.128-0.24 pts
66Deuel County3.688-29.29 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Lyman County, with 25.301% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Deuel County, with 3.688% in 2013.

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