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Counties in South Dakota by job creation rate

Hanson County had the highest job creation rate of 66 counties in 2015, at 25.592%. Jerauld County had the lowest, at 4.009%. The median was 10.755% and the figure for South Dakota was 10.569%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.592Hanson County
Lowest4.009Jerauld County
Median10.75566 counties
South Dakota10.569History

Map of counties, 2015

Aurora County: 10.724 %Beadle County: 9.784 %Bennett County: 14.231 %Bon Homme County: 9.493 %Brookings County: 11.739 %Brown County: 10.533 %Brule County: 9.524 %Buffalo County: 14.286 %Butte County: 15.068 %Campbell County: 11.702 %Charles Mix County: 7.813 %Clark County: 14.507 %Clay County: 8.285 %Codington County: 8.192 %Corson County: 8.434 %Custer County: 14.259 %Davison County: 9.05 %Day County: 12.123 %Deuel County: 7.612 %Dewey County: 22.208 %Douglas County: 6.472 %Edmunds County: 9.655 %Fall River County: 10.114 %Faulk County: 10.685 %Grant County: 8.592 %Gregory County: 12.29 %Haakon County: 7.817 %Hamlin County: 11.026 %Hand County: 12.906 %Hanson County: 25.592 %Harding County: 11.298 %Hughes County: 14.339 %Hutchinson County: 8.064 %Hyde County: 9.202 %Jackson County: 16.883 %Jerauld County: 4.009 %Jones County: 12.522 %Kingsbury County: 7.877 %Lake County: 12.4 %Lawrence County: 10.173 %Lincoln County: 12.304 %Lyman County: 9.171 %McCook County: 11.106 %McPherson County: 16.089 %Marshall County: 14.24 %Meade County: 11.463 %Mellette County: 4.819 %Miner County: 13.958 %Minnehaha County: 9.917 %Moody County: 14.714 %Oglala Lakota County: 9.465 %Pennington County: 10.798 %Perkins County: 14.943 %Potter County: 8.128 %Roberts County: 8.724 %Sanborn County: 9.582 %Spink County: 15.901 %Stanley County: 10.96 %Sully County: 10.394 %Todd County: 9.431 %Tripp County: 8.304 %Turner County: 10.786 %Union County: 10.658 %Walworth County: 11.974 %Yankton County: 11.365 %Ziebach County: 14.019 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Hanson County: 25.592 %Hanson County25.592Dewey County: 22.208 %Dewey County22.208Jackson County: 16.883 %Jackson County16.883McPherson County: 16.089 %McPherson County16.089Spink County: 15.901 %Spink County15.901Butte County: 15.068 %Butte County15.068Perkins County: 14.943 %Perkins County14.943Moody County: 14.714 %Moody County14.714Clark County: 14.507 %Clark County14.507Hughes County: 14.339 %Hughes County14.339Buffalo County: 14.286 %Buffalo County14.286Custer County: 14.259 %Custer County14.259Marshall County: 14.24 %Marshall County14.24Bennett County: 14.231 %Bennett County14.231Ziebach County: 14.019 %Ziebach County14.019Miner County: 13.958 %Miner County13.958Hand County: 12.906 %Hand County12.906Jones County: 12.522 %Jones County12.522Lake County: 12.4 %Lake County12.4Lincoln County: 12.304 %Lincoln County12.304Gregory County: 12.29 %Gregory County12.29Day County: 12.123 %Day County12.123Walworth County: 11.974 %Walworth County11.974Brookings County: 11.739 %Brookings County11.739Campbell County: 11.702 %Campbell County11.702Meade County: 11.463 %Meade County11.463Yankton County: 11.365 %Yankton County11.365Harding County: 11.298 %Harding County11.298McCook County: 11.106 %McCook County11.106Hamlin County: 11.026 %Hamlin County11.026Stanley County: 10.96 %Stanley County10.96Pennington County: 10.798 %Pennington County10.798Turner County: 10.786 %Turner County10.786Aurora County: 10.724 %Aurora County10.724Faulk County: 10.685 %Faulk County10.685Union County: 10.658 %Union County10.658Brown County: 10.533 %Brown County10.533Sully County: 10.394 %Sully County10.394Lawrence County: 10.173 %Lawrence County10.173Fall River County: 10.114 %Fall River County10.114Hanson County: 25.592 %Hanson County25.592Dewey County: 22.208 %Dewey County22.208Jackson County: 16.883 %Jackson County16.883McPherson County: 16.089 %McPherson County16.089Spink County: 15.901 %Spink County15.901Butte County: 15.068 %Butte County15.068Perkins County: 14.943 %Perkins County14.943Moody County: 14.714 %Moody County14.714Clark County: 14.507 %Clark County14.507Hughes County: 14.339 %Hughes County14.339Buffalo County: 14.286 %Buffalo County14.286Custer County: 14.259 %Custer County14.259Marshall County: 14.24 %Marshall County14.24Bennett County: 14.231 %Bennett County14.231Ziebach County: 14.019 %Ziebach County14.019Miner County: 13.958 %Miner County13.958Hand County: 12.906 %Hand County12.906Jones County: 12.522 %Jones County12.522Lake County: 12.4 %Lake County12.4Lincoln County: 12.304 %Lincoln County12.304Gregory County: 12.29 %Gregory County12.29Day County: 12.123 %Day County12.123Walworth County: 11.974 %Walworth County11.974Brookings County: 11.739 %Brookings County11.739Campbell County: 11.702 %Campbell County11.702Meade County: 11.463 %Meade County11.463Yankton County: 11.365 %Yankton County11.365Harding County: 11.298 %Harding County11.298McCook County: 11.106 %McCook County11.106Hamlin County: 11.026 %Hamlin County11.026Stanley County: 10.96 %Stanley County10.96Pennington County: 10.798 %Pennington County10.798Turner County: 10.786 %Turner County10.786Aurora County: 10.724 %Aurora County10.724Faulk County: 10.685 %Faulk County10.685Union County: 10.658 %Union County10.658Brown County: 10.533 %Brown County10.533Sully County: 10.394 %Sully County10.394Lawrence County: 10.173 %Lawrence County10.173Fall River County: 10.114 %Fall River County10.114
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Hanson County25.592+15.07 pts
2Dewey County22.208+9.18 pts
3Jackson County16.883-3.89 pts
4McPherson County16.089+2.07 pts
5Spink County15.901+2.81 pts
6Butte County15.068-0.75 pts
7Perkins County14.943+1.31 pts
8Moody County14.714+7.53 pts
9Clark County14.507+2.54 pts
10Hughes County14.339+6.06 pts
11Buffalo County14.286+13 pts
12Custer County14.259+2.02 pts
13Marshall County14.24+4.67 pts
14Bennett County14.231+7.1 pts
15Ziebach County14.019+9.21 pts
16Miner County13.958+4.39 pts
17Hand County12.906-0.59 pts
18Jones County12.522+2.38 pts
19Lake County12.4+2.77 pts
20Lincoln County12.304-3.31 pts
21Gregory County12.29+1.45 pts
22Day County12.123+2.76 pts
23Walworth County11.974-0.16 pts
24Brookings County11.739+1.8 pts
25Campbell County11.702+0.16 pts
26Meade County11.463-10.83 pts
27Yankton County11.365+5.44 pts
28Harding County11.298-5.1 pts
29McCook County11.106-8.35 pts
30Hamlin County11.026-0.54 pts
31Stanley County10.96-10.17 pts
32Pennington County10.798-1 pts
33Turner County10.786-0.91 pts
34Aurora County10.724+3.38 pts
35Faulk County10.685-2.41 pts
36Union County10.658-3.11 pts
37Brown County10.533-0.58 pts
38Sully County10.394-4.38 pts
39Lawrence County10.173-4.7 pts
40Fall River County10.114+6.14 pts
41Minnehaha County9.917-1.05 pts
42Beadle County9.784+2.92 pts
43Edmunds County9.655+0.21 pts
44Sanborn County9.582+3.27 pts
45Brule County9.524-3.56 pts
46Bon Homme County9.493+1.8 pts
47Oglala Lakota County9.465+4.84 pts
48Todd County9.431+2.74 pts
49Hyde County9.202+3.68 pts
50Lyman County9.171+2.23 pts
51Davison County9.05+0.5 pts
52Roberts County8.724+0.81 pts
53Grant County8.592-2.53 pts
54Corson County8.434-18.05 pts
55Tripp County8.304-6.09 pts
56Clay County8.285-3.33 pts
57Codington County8.192-0.58 pts
58Potter County8.128-3.61 pts
59Hutchinson County8.064-0.63 pts
60Kingsbury County7.877-5.05 pts
61Haakon County7.817-2.56 pts
62Charles Mix County7.813-2.01 pts
63Deuel County7.612-4.98 pts
64Douglas County6.472-15.28 pts
65Mellette County4.819+0.17 pts
66Jerauld County4.009-2.47 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Hanson County, with 25.592% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Jerauld County, with 4.009% in 2015.

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