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Counties in South Dakota by job creation rate

Hamlin County had the highest job creation rate of 66 counties in 2019, at 27.983%. Hyde County had the lowest, at 1.426%. The median was 9.458% and the figure for South Dakota was 9.406%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.983Hamlin County
Lowest1.426Hyde County
Median9.45866 counties
South Dakota9.406History

Map of counties, 2019

Aurora County: 7.099 %Beadle County: 7.566 %Bennett County: 13.089 %Bon Homme County: 10.824 %Brookings County: 8.066 %Brown County: 7.077 %Brule County: 9.856 %Buffalo County: 11.077 %Butte County: 9.646 %Campbell County: 8.995 %Charles Mix County: 8.701 %Clark County: 13.47 %Clay County: 7.378 %Codington County: 10.688 %Corson County: 7.358 %Custer County: 13.764 %Davison County: 7.942 %Day County: 9.531 %Deuel County: 6.919 %Dewey County: 7.814 %Douglas County: 10.807 %Edmunds County: 10.9 %Fall River County: 5.63 %Faulk County: 5.046 %Grant County: 8.759 %Gregory County: 12.939 %Haakon County: 4.265 %Hamlin County: 27.983 %Hand County: 8.015 %Hanson County: 11.983 %Harding County: 17.536 %Hughes County: 6.477 %Hutchinson County: 8.217 %Hyde County: 1.426 %Jackson County: 8.233 %Jerauld County: 3.93 %Jones County: 14.145 %Kingsbury County: 13.395 %Lake County: 8.927 %Lawrence County: 10.854 %Lincoln County: 11.1 %Lyman County: 9.402 %McCook County: 11.765 %McPherson County: 13.022 %Marshall County: 11.242 %Meade County: 10.265 %Mellette County: 13.095 %Miner County: 9.016 %Minnehaha County: 8.673 %Moody County: 7.365 %Oglala Lakota County: 3.454 %Pennington County: 11.056 %Perkins County: 8.084 %Potter County: 7.362 %Roberts County: 9.765 %Sanborn County: 22.636 %Spink County: 6.396 %Stanley County: 9.513 %Sully County: 13.005 %Todd County: 4.598 %Tripp County: 11.663 %Turner County: 9.941 %Union County: 13.682 %Walworth County: 12.95 %Yankton County: 7.026 %Ziebach County: 4.505 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Hamlin County: 27.983 %Hamlin County27.983Sanborn County: 22.636 %Sanborn County22.636Harding County: 17.536 %Harding County17.536Jones County: 14.145 %Jones County14.145Custer County: 13.764 %Custer County13.764Union County: 13.682 %Union County13.682Clark County: 13.47 %Clark County13.47Kingsbury County: 13.395 %Kingsbury County13.395Mellette County: 13.095 %Mellette County13.095Bennett County: 13.089 %Bennett County13.089McPherson County: 13.022 %McPherson County13.022Sully County: 13.005 %Sully County13.005Walworth County: 12.95 %Walworth County12.95Gregory County: 12.939 %Gregory County12.939Hanson County: 11.983 %Hanson County11.983McCook County: 11.765 %McCook County11.765Tripp County: 11.663 %Tripp County11.663Marshall County: 11.242 %Marshall County11.242Lincoln County: 11.1 %Lincoln County11.1Buffalo County: 11.077 %Buffalo County11.077Pennington County: 11.056 %Pennington County11.056Edmunds County: 10.9 %Edmunds County10.9Lawrence County: 10.854 %Lawrence County10.854Bon Homme County: 10.824 %Bon Homme County10.824Douglas County: 10.807 %Douglas County10.807Codington County: 10.688 %Codington County10.688Meade County: 10.265 %Meade County10.265Turner County: 9.941 %Turner County9.941Brule County: 9.856 %Brule County9.856Roberts County: 9.765 %Roberts County9.765Butte County: 9.646 %Butte County9.646Day County: 9.531 %Day County9.531Stanley County: 9.513 %Stanley County9.513Lyman County: 9.402 %Lyman County9.402Miner County: 9.016 %Miner County9.016Campbell County: 8.995 %Campbell County8.995Lake County: 8.927 %Lake County8.927Grant County: 8.759 %Grant County8.759Charles Mix County: 8.701 %Charles Mix County8.701Minnehaha County: 8.673 %Minnehaha County8.673Hamlin County: 27.983 %Hamlin County27.983Sanborn County: 22.636 %Sanborn County22.636Harding County: 17.536 %Harding County17.536Jones County: 14.145 %Jones County14.145Custer County: 13.764 %Custer County13.764Union County: 13.682 %Union County13.682Clark County: 13.47 %Clark County13.47Kingsbury County: 13.395 %Kingsbury County13.395Mellette County: 13.095 %Mellette County13.095Bennett County: 13.089 %Bennett County13.089McPherson County: 13.022 %McPherson County13.022Sully County: 13.005 %Sully County13.005Walworth County: 12.95 %Walworth County12.95Gregory County: 12.939 %Gregory County12.939Hanson County: 11.983 %Hanson County11.983McCook County: 11.765 %McCook County11.765Tripp County: 11.663 %Tripp County11.663Marshall County: 11.242 %Marshall County11.242Lincoln County: 11.1 %Lincoln County11.1Buffalo County: 11.077 %Buffalo County11.077Pennington County: 11.056 %Pennington County11.056Edmunds County: 10.9 %Edmunds County10.9Lawrence County: 10.854 %Lawrence County10.854Bon Homme County: 10.824 %Bon Homme County10.824Douglas County: 10.807 %Douglas County10.807Codington County: 10.688 %Codington County10.688Meade County: 10.265 %Meade County10.265Turner County: 9.941 %Turner County9.941Brule County: 9.856 %Brule County9.856Roberts County: 9.765 %Roberts County9.765Butte County: 9.646 %Butte County9.646Day County: 9.531 %Day County9.531Stanley County: 9.513 %Stanley County9.513Lyman County: 9.402 %Lyman County9.402Miner County: 9.016 %Miner County9.016Campbell County: 8.995 %Campbell County8.995Lake County: 8.927 %Lake County8.927Grant County: 8.759 %Grant County8.759Charles Mix County: 8.701 %Charles Mix County8.701Minnehaha County: 8.673 %Minnehaha County8.673
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Hamlin County27.983+13.99 pts
2Sanborn County22.636+12.09 pts
3Harding County17.536+4.19 pts
4Jones County14.145-0.9 pts
5Custer County13.764-3.01 pts
6Union County13.682+2.82 pts
7Clark County13.47+2.56 pts
8Kingsbury County13.395+3.63 pts
9Mellette County13.095+6.22 pts
10Bennett County13.089+2.95 pts
11McPherson County13.022+4.01 pts
12Sully County13.005-0.54 pts
13Walworth County12.95+2.48 pts
14Gregory County12.939-3.46 pts
15Hanson County11.983-2.61 pts
16McCook County11.765+2.32 pts
17Tripp County11.663+1.67 pts
18Marshall County11.242+2.7 pts
19Lincoln County11.1-3.29 pts
20Buffalo County11.077+9.84 pts
21Pennington County11.056-0.55 pts
22Edmunds County10.9-1.36 pts
23Lawrence County10.854-1.57 pts
24Bon Homme County10.824-2.24 pts
25Douglas County10.807+0.21 pts
26Codington County10.688-0.05 pts
27Meade County10.265-3.3 pts
28Turner County9.941-6.79 pts
29Brule County9.856-1.64 pts
30Roberts County9.765-0.4 pts
31Butte County9.646-1.63 pts
32Day County9.531-0.82 pts
33Stanley County9.513+0.43 pts
34Lyman County9.402+0.71 pts
35Miner County9.016-8.27 pts
36Campbell County8.995+4.35 pts
37Lake County8.927-2.51 pts
38Grant County8.759-2.22 pts
39Charles Mix County8.701+0.86 pts
40Minnehaha County8.673+0.03 pts
41Jackson County8.233-11.26 pts
42Hutchinson County8.217-0.53 pts
43Perkins County8.084+1.12 pts
44Brookings County8.066-0.46 pts
45Hand County8.015-0.36 pts
46Davison County7.942-2.5 pts
47Dewey County7.814-9.07 pts
48Beadle County7.566-0.36 pts
49Clay County7.378-4.4 pts
50Moody County7.365-1.77 pts
51Potter County7.362-7.21 pts
52Corson County7.358+0.1 pts
53Aurora County7.099-3.65 pts
54Brown County7.077-0.99 pts
55Yankton County7.026-3.87 pts
56Deuel County6.919-1.76 pts
57Hughes County6.477-3.19 pts
58Spink County6.396-10.85 pts
59Fall River County5.63-2.45 pts
60Faulk County5.046-4.59 pts
61Todd County4.598-8.26 pts
62Ziebach County4.505-6.37 pts
63Haakon County4.265-3.61 pts
64Jerauld County3.93-11.63 pts
65Oglala Lakota County3.454-3.32 pts
66Hyde County1.426-5.78 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Hamlin County, with 27.983% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hyde County, with 1.426% in 2019.

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