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Counties in South Dakota by job creation rate

Jackson County had the highest job creation rate of 66 counties in 2018, at 19.496%. Buffalo County had the lowest, at 1.238%. The median was 10.571% and the figure for South Dakota was 10.252%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.496Jackson County
Lowest1.238Buffalo County
Median10.57166 counties
South Dakota10.252History

Map of counties, 2018

Aurora County: 10.751 %Beadle County: 7.922 %Bennett County: 10.139 %Bon Homme County: 13.062 %Brookings County: 8.527 %Brown County: 8.066 %Brule County: 11.498 %Buffalo County: 1.238 %Butte County: 11.277 %Campbell County: 4.645 %Charles Mix County: 7.844 %Clark County: 10.912 %Clay County: 11.779 %Codington County: 10.74 %Corson County: 7.253 %Custer County: 16.778 %Davison County: 10.442 %Day County: 10.356 %Deuel County: 8.682 %Dewey County: 16.882 %Douglas County: 10.6 %Edmunds County: 12.264 %Fall River County: 8.076 %Faulk County: 9.641 %Grant County: 10.981 %Gregory County: 16.397 %Haakon County: 7.873 %Hamlin County: 13.991 %Hand County: 8.378 %Hanson County: 14.597 %Harding County: 13.35 %Hughes County: 9.667 %Hutchinson County: 8.743 %Hyde County: 7.207 %Jackson County: 19.496 %Jerauld County: 15.563 %Jones County: 15.041 %Kingsbury County: 9.765 %Lake County: 11.437 %Lawrence County: 12.422 %Lincoln County: 14.392 %Lyman County: 8.689 %McCook County: 9.45 %McPherson County: 9.015 %Marshall County: 8.542 %Meade County: 13.562 %Mellette County: 6.875 %Miner County: 17.284 %Minnehaha County: 8.645 %Moody County: 9.133 %Oglala Lakota County: 6.774 %Pennington County: 11.608 %Perkins County: 6.967 %Potter County: 14.574 %Roberts County: 10.161 %Sanborn County: 10.542 %Spink County: 17.245 %Stanley County: 9.086 %Sully County: 13.547 %Todd County: 12.858 %Tripp County: 9.994 %Turner County: 16.731 %Union County: 10.866 %Walworth County: 10.465 %Yankton County: 10.899 %Ziebach County: 10.879 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Jackson County: 19.496 %Jackson County19.496Miner County: 17.284 %Miner County17.284Spink County: 17.245 %Spink County17.245Dewey County: 16.882 %Dewey County16.882Custer County: 16.778 %Custer County16.778Turner County: 16.731 %Turner County16.731Gregory County: 16.397 %Gregory County16.397Jerauld County: 15.563 %Jerauld County15.563Jones County: 15.041 %Jones County15.041Hanson County: 14.597 %Hanson County14.597Potter County: 14.574 %Potter County14.574Lincoln County: 14.392 %Lincoln County14.392Hamlin County: 13.991 %Hamlin County13.991Meade County: 13.562 %Meade County13.562Sully County: 13.547 %Sully County13.547Harding County: 13.35 %Harding County13.35Bon Homme County: 13.062 %Bon Homme County13.062Todd County: 12.858 %Todd County12.858Lawrence County: 12.422 %Lawrence County12.422Edmunds County: 12.264 %Edmunds County12.264Clay County: 11.779 %Clay County11.779Pennington County: 11.608 %Pennington County11.608Brule County: 11.498 %Brule County11.498Lake County: 11.437 %Lake County11.437Butte County: 11.277 %Butte County11.277Grant County: 10.981 %Grant County10.981Clark County: 10.912 %Clark County10.912Yankton County: 10.899 %Yankton County10.899Ziebach County: 10.879 %Ziebach County10.879Union County: 10.866 %Union County10.866Aurora County: 10.751 %Aurora County10.751Codington County: 10.74 %Codington County10.74Douglas County: 10.6 %Douglas County10.6Sanborn County: 10.542 %Sanborn County10.542Walworth County: 10.465 %Walworth County10.465Davison County: 10.442 %Davison County10.442Day County: 10.356 %Day County10.356Roberts County: 10.161 %Roberts County10.161Bennett County: 10.139 %Bennett County10.139Tripp County: 9.994 %Tripp County9.994Jackson County: 19.496 %Jackson County19.496Miner County: 17.284 %Miner County17.284Spink County: 17.245 %Spink County17.245Dewey County: 16.882 %Dewey County16.882Custer County: 16.778 %Custer County16.778Turner County: 16.731 %Turner County16.731Gregory County: 16.397 %Gregory County16.397Jerauld County: 15.563 %Jerauld County15.563Jones County: 15.041 %Jones County15.041Hanson County: 14.597 %Hanson County14.597Potter County: 14.574 %Potter County14.574Lincoln County: 14.392 %Lincoln County14.392Hamlin County: 13.991 %Hamlin County13.991Meade County: 13.562 %Meade County13.562Sully County: 13.547 %Sully County13.547Harding County: 13.35 %Harding County13.35Bon Homme County: 13.062 %Bon Homme County13.062Todd County: 12.858 %Todd County12.858Lawrence County: 12.422 %Lawrence County12.422Edmunds County: 12.264 %Edmunds County12.264Clay County: 11.779 %Clay County11.779Pennington County: 11.608 %Pennington County11.608Brule County: 11.498 %Brule County11.498Lake County: 11.437 %Lake County11.437Butte County: 11.277 %Butte County11.277Grant County: 10.981 %Grant County10.981Clark County: 10.912 %Clark County10.912Yankton County: 10.899 %Yankton County10.899Ziebach County: 10.879 %Ziebach County10.879Union County: 10.866 %Union County10.866Aurora County: 10.751 %Aurora County10.751Codington County: 10.74 %Codington County10.74Douglas County: 10.6 %Douglas County10.6Sanborn County: 10.542 %Sanborn County10.542Walworth County: 10.465 %Walworth County10.465Davison County: 10.442 %Davison County10.442Day County: 10.356 %Day County10.356Roberts County: 10.161 %Roberts County10.161Bennett County: 10.139 %Bennett County10.139Tripp County: 9.994 %Tripp County9.994
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Jackson County19.496+0.36 pts
2Miner County17.284+6.27 pts
3Spink County17.245+4.1 pts
4Dewey County16.882+6.99 pts
5Custer County16.778-4.46 pts
6Turner County16.731+8.07 pts
7Gregory County16.397+7.73 pts
8Jerauld County15.563+11 pts
9Jones County15.041+8.08 pts
10Hanson County14.597+1.84 pts
11Potter County14.574+7.67 pts
12Lincoln County14.392-2.16 pts
13Hamlin County13.991-2.13 pts
14Meade County13.562-1.08 pts
15Sully County13.547+6.67 pts
16Harding County13.35+2.64 pts
17Bon Homme County13.062+6.11 pts
18Todd County12.858+4.09 pts
19Lawrence County12.422+2.42 pts
20Edmunds County12.264-4.75 pts
21Clay County11.779-0.3 pts
22Pennington County11.608+0.08 pts
23Brule County11.498+3.11 pts
24Lake County11.437+0.03 pts
25Butte County11.277+1.41 pts
26Grant County10.981+0.3 pts
27Clark County10.912-8.36 pts
28Yankton County10.899-0.8 pts
29Ziebach County10.879+1.75 pts
30Union County10.866-0.62 pts
31Aurora County10.751-5.27 pts
32Codington County10.74+2.57 pts
33Douglas County10.6-4.34 pts
34Sanborn County10.542+3.3 pts
35Walworth County10.465-3.31 pts
36Davison County10.442+1.17 pts
37Day County10.356+0.16 pts
38Roberts County10.161+3.83 pts
39Bennett County10.139-3.43 pts
40Tripp County9.994+0.97 pts
41Kingsbury County9.765-1.82 pts
42Hughes County9.667-3.25 pts
43Faulk County9.641-1.31 pts
44McCook County9.45-4.47 pts
45Moody County9.133-1.32 pts
46Stanley County9.086-5.11 pts
47McPherson County9.015+1.52 pts
48Hutchinson County8.743-1.33 pts
49Lyman County8.689-8.66 pts
50Deuel County8.682+2.46 pts
51Minnehaha County8.645-2.43 pts
52Marshall County8.542-2.82 pts
53Brookings County8.527-1.74 pts
54Hand County8.378+1.9 pts
55Fall River County8.076-2.63 pts
56Brown County8.066-2.44 pts
57Beadle County7.922-1.53 pts
58Haakon County7.873-6.81 pts
59Charles Mix County7.844-5.03 pts
60Corson County7.253-2.62 pts
61Hyde County7.207+1.77 pts
62Perkins County6.967-1.59 pts
63Mellette County6.875-7.05 pts
64Oglala Lakota County6.774-1.34 pts
65Campbell County4.645-27.53 pts
66Buffalo County1.238-4.2 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Jackson County, with 19.496% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Buffalo County, with 1.238% in 2018.

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