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Counties in South Dakota by job creation rate

Corson County had the highest job creation rate of 66 counties in 2014, at 26.487%. Buffalo County had the lowest, at 1.282%. The median was 11.039% and the figure for South Dakota was 11.217%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.487Corson County
Lowest1.282Buffalo County
Median11.03966 counties
South Dakota11.217History

Map of counties, 2014

Aurora County: 7.343 %Beadle County: 6.862 %Bennett County: 7.132 %Bon Homme County: 7.689 %Brookings County: 9.935 %Brown County: 11.111 %Brule County: 13.083 %Buffalo County: 1.282 %Butte County: 15.818 %Campbell County: 11.546 %Charles Mix County: 9.823 %Clark County: 11.967 %Clay County: 11.612 %Codington County: 8.775 %Corson County: 26.487 %Custer County: 12.243 %Davison County: 8.548 %Day County: 9.367 %Deuel County: 12.594 %Dewey County: 13.029 %Douglas County: 21.753 %Edmunds County: 9.441 %Fall River County: 3.976 %Faulk County: 13.099 %Grant County: 11.125 %Gregory County: 10.84 %Haakon County: 10.374 %Hamlin County: 11.569 %Hand County: 13.492 %Hanson County: 10.526 %Harding County: 16.393 %Hughes County: 8.28 %Hutchinson County: 8.689 %Hyde County: 5.521 %Jackson County: 20.775 %Jerauld County: 6.476 %Jones County: 10.145 %Kingsbury County: 12.93 %Lake County: 9.627 %Lawrence County: 14.868 %Lincoln County: 15.61 %Lyman County: 6.94 %McCook County: 19.459 %McPherson County: 14.02 %Marshall County: 9.572 %Meade County: 22.293 %Mellette County: 4.651 %Miner County: 9.563 %Minnehaha County: 10.967 %Moody County: 7.18 %Oglala Lakota County: 4.624 %Pennington County: 11.795 %Perkins County: 13.633 %Potter County: 11.736 %Roberts County: 7.911 %Sanborn County: 6.311 %Spink County: 13.086 %Stanley County: 21.134 %Sully County: 14.769 %Todd County: 6.693 %Tripp County: 14.392 %Turner County: 11.698 %Union County: 13.767 %Walworth County: 12.136 %Yankton County: 5.927 %Ziebach County: 4.808 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Corson County: 26.487 %Corson County26.487Meade County: 22.293 %Meade County22.293Douglas County: 21.753 %Douglas County21.753Stanley County: 21.134 %Stanley County21.134Jackson County: 20.775 %Jackson County20.775McCook County: 19.459 %McCook County19.459Harding County: 16.393 %Harding County16.393Butte County: 15.818 %Butte County15.818Lincoln County: 15.61 %Lincoln County15.61Lawrence County: 14.868 %Lawrence County14.868Sully County: 14.769 %Sully County14.769Tripp County: 14.392 %Tripp County14.392McPherson County: 14.02 %McPherson County14.02Union County: 13.767 %Union County13.767Perkins County: 13.633 %Perkins County13.633Hand County: 13.492 %Hand County13.492Faulk County: 13.099 %Faulk County13.099Spink County: 13.086 %Spink County13.086Brule County: 13.083 %Brule County13.083Dewey County: 13.029 %Dewey County13.029Kingsbury County: 12.93 %Kingsbury County12.93Deuel County: 12.594 %Deuel County12.594Custer County: 12.243 %Custer County12.243Walworth County: 12.136 %Walworth County12.136Clark County: 11.967 %Clark County11.967Pennington County: 11.795 %Pennington County11.795Potter County: 11.736 %Potter County11.736Turner County: 11.698 %Turner County11.698Clay County: 11.612 %Clay County11.612Hamlin County: 11.569 %Hamlin County11.569Campbell County: 11.546 %Campbell County11.546Grant County: 11.125 %Grant County11.125Brown County: 11.111 %Brown County11.111Minnehaha County: 10.967 %Minnehaha County10.967Gregory County: 10.84 %Gregory County10.84Hanson County: 10.526 %Hanson County10.526Haakon County: 10.374 %Haakon County10.374Jones County: 10.145 %Jones County10.145Brookings County: 9.935 %Brookings County9.935Charles Mix County: 9.823 %Charles Mix County9.823Corson County: 26.487 %Corson County26.487Meade County: 22.293 %Meade County22.293Douglas County: 21.753 %Douglas County21.753Stanley County: 21.134 %Stanley County21.134Jackson County: 20.775 %Jackson County20.775McCook County: 19.459 %McCook County19.459Harding County: 16.393 %Harding County16.393Butte County: 15.818 %Butte County15.818Lincoln County: 15.61 %Lincoln County15.61Lawrence County: 14.868 %Lawrence County14.868Sully County: 14.769 %Sully County14.769Tripp County: 14.392 %Tripp County14.392McPherson County: 14.02 %McPherson County14.02Union County: 13.767 %Union County13.767Perkins County: 13.633 %Perkins County13.633Hand County: 13.492 %Hand County13.492Faulk County: 13.099 %Faulk County13.099Spink County: 13.086 %Spink County13.086Brule County: 13.083 %Brule County13.083Dewey County: 13.029 %Dewey County13.029Kingsbury County: 12.93 %Kingsbury County12.93Deuel County: 12.594 %Deuel County12.594Custer County: 12.243 %Custer County12.243Walworth County: 12.136 %Walworth County12.136Clark County: 11.967 %Clark County11.967Pennington County: 11.795 %Pennington County11.795Potter County: 11.736 %Potter County11.736Turner County: 11.698 %Turner County11.698Clay County: 11.612 %Clay County11.612Hamlin County: 11.569 %Hamlin County11.569Campbell County: 11.546 %Campbell County11.546Grant County: 11.125 %Grant County11.125Brown County: 11.111 %Brown County11.111Minnehaha County: 10.967 %Minnehaha County10.967Gregory County: 10.84 %Gregory County10.84Hanson County: 10.526 %Hanson County10.526Haakon County: 10.374 %Haakon County10.374Jones County: 10.145 %Jones County10.145Brookings County: 9.935 %Brookings County9.935Charles Mix County: 9.823 %Charles Mix County9.823
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Corson County26.487+7.36 pts
2Meade County22.293+10.52 pts
3Douglas County21.753+10.12 pts
4Stanley County21.134+5.79 pts
5Jackson County20.775+7.64 pts
6McCook County19.459+10.19 pts
7Harding County16.393+8.43 pts
8Butte County15.818+0.81 pts
9Lincoln County15.61+1.05 pts
10Lawrence County14.868+2.48 pts
11Sully County14.769+3 pts
12Tripp County14.392+5.19 pts
13McPherson County14.02+3.85 pts
14Union County13.767+2.56 pts
15Perkins County13.633+4.84 pts
16Hand County13.492+3.34 pts
17Faulk County13.099+2.29 pts
18Spink County13.086+2.66 pts
19Brule County13.083+2.06 pts
20Dewey County13.029-0.3 pts
21Kingsbury County12.93+4.7 pts
22Deuel County12.594+8.91 pts
23Custer County12.243+0.1 pts
24Walworth County12.136-4.83 pts
25Clark County11.967-10.31 pts
26Pennington County11.795-0.93 pts
27Potter County11.736-0.15 pts
28Turner County11.698-0.32 pts
29Clay County11.612-4.56 pts
30Hamlin County11.569-0.18 pts
31Campbell County11.546+3.21 pts
32Grant County11.125+4.53 pts
33Brown County11.111-2.51 pts
34Minnehaha County10.967-2.09 pts
35Gregory County10.84-3.14 pts
36Hanson County10.526-5.15 pts
37Haakon County10.374+4.98 pts
38Jones County10.145-4.14 pts
39Brookings County9.935-1.98 pts
40Charles Mix County9.823+2.51 pts
41Lake County9.627-1.58 pts
42Marshall County9.572-8.45 pts
43Miner County9.563+3.45 pts
44Edmunds County9.441-0.74 pts
45Day County9.367+2.97 pts
46Codington County8.775-2.23 pts
47Hutchinson County8.689+1.59 pts
48Davison County8.548+0.12 pts
49Hughes County8.28-0.87 pts
50Roberts County7.911-0.24 pts
51Bon Homme County7.689-1.31 pts
52Aurora County7.343+2.08 pts
53Moody County7.18-1.77 pts
54Bennett County7.132+0.09 pts
55Lyman County6.94-18.36 pts
56Beadle County6.862-1.29 pts
57Todd County6.693+0.85 pts
58Jerauld County6.476-0.13 pts
59Sanborn County6.311-8.93 pts
60Yankton County5.927-3.66 pts
61Hyde County5.521-0.17 pts
62Ziebach County4.808-11.86 pts
63Mellette County4.651-13.95 pts
64Oglala Lakota County4.624-0.98 pts
65Fall River County3.976-3.89 pts
66Buffalo County1.282-3.85 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.

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Corson County, with 26.487% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Buffalo County, with 1.282% in 2014.

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