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Counties in South Dakota by job creation rate

Clark County had the highest job creation rate of 66 counties in 2020, at 64.761%. Buffalo County had the lowest, at 0.673%. The median was 11.43% and the figure for South Dakota was 11.404%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest64.761Clark County
Lowest0.673Buffalo County
Median11.4366 counties
South Dakota11.404History

Map of counties, 2020

Aurora County: 11.978 %Beadle County: 10.309 %Bennett County: 6.97 %Bon Homme County: 12.894 %Brookings County: 12.627 %Brown County: 9.859 %Brule County: 12.275 %Buffalo County: 0.673 %Butte County: 9.824 %Campbell County: 8.997 %Charles Mix County: 9.84 %Clark County: 64.761 %Clay County: 9.694 %Codington County: 8.955 %Corson County: 5.088 %Custer County: 15.587 %Davison County: 12.569 %Day County: 9.781 %Deuel County: 15.91 %Dewey County: 10.97 %Douglas County: 12.318 %Edmunds County: 15.009 %Fall River County: 8.616 %Faulk County: 5.295 %Grant County: 10.058 %Gregory County: 16.096 %Haakon County: 9.057 %Hamlin County: 13.553 %Hand County: 10.679 %Hanson County: 30.67 %Harding County: 10.158 %Hughes County: 14.723 %Hutchinson County: 14.354 %Hyde County: 6.868 %Jackson County: 11.993 %Jerauld County: 10.847 %Jones County: 6.982 %Kingsbury County: 17.145 %Lake County: 10.517 %Lawrence County: 13.131 %Lincoln County: 14.175 %Lyman County: 13.523 %McCook County: 19.88 %McPherson County: 11.565 %Marshall County: 7.595 %Meade County: 10.759 %Mellette County: 11.628 %Miner County: 7.572 %Minnehaha County: 9.244 %Moody County: 11.772 %Oglala Lakota County: 5.962 %Pennington County: 11.373 %Perkins County: 9.574 %Potter County: 23.843 %Roberts County: 8.749 %Sanborn County: 20.699 %Spink County: 18.637 %Stanley County: 15.056 %Sully County: 23.734 %Todd County: 10.327 %Tripp County: 11.487 %Turner County: 16.889 %Union County: 8.377 %Walworth County: 12.331 %Yankton County: 13.199 %Ziebach County: 6.829 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Clark County: 64.761 %Clark County64.761Hanson County: 30.67 %Hanson County30.67Potter County: 23.843 %Potter County23.843Sully County: 23.734 %Sully County23.734Sanborn County: 20.699 %Sanborn County20.699McCook County: 19.88 %McCook County19.88Spink County: 18.637 %Spink County18.637Kingsbury County: 17.145 %Kingsbury County17.145Turner County: 16.889 %Turner County16.889Gregory County: 16.096 %Gregory County16.096Deuel County: 15.91 %Deuel County15.91Custer County: 15.587 %Custer County15.587Stanley County: 15.056 %Stanley County15.056Edmunds County: 15.009 %Edmunds County15.009Hughes County: 14.723 %Hughes County14.723Hutchinson County: 14.354 %Hutchinson County14.354Lincoln County: 14.175 %Lincoln County14.175Hamlin County: 13.553 %Hamlin County13.553Lyman County: 13.523 %Lyman County13.523Yankton County: 13.199 %Yankton County13.199Lawrence County: 13.131 %Lawrence County13.131Bon Homme County: 12.894 %Bon Homme County12.894Brookings County: 12.627 %Brookings County12.627Davison County: 12.569 %Davison County12.569Walworth County: 12.331 %Walworth County12.331Douglas County: 12.318 %Douglas County12.318Brule County: 12.275 %Brule County12.275Jackson County: 11.993 %Jackson County11.993Aurora County: 11.978 %Aurora County11.978Moody County: 11.772 %Moody County11.772Mellette County: 11.628 %Mellette County11.628McPherson County: 11.565 %McPherson County11.565Tripp County: 11.487 %Tripp County11.487Pennington County: 11.373 %Pennington County11.373Dewey County: 10.97 %Dewey County10.97Jerauld County: 10.847 %Jerauld County10.847Meade County: 10.759 %Meade County10.759Hand County: 10.679 %Hand County10.679Lake County: 10.517 %Lake County10.517Todd County: 10.327 %Todd County10.327Clark County: 64.761 %Clark County64.761Hanson County: 30.67 %Hanson County30.67Potter County: 23.843 %Potter County23.843Sully County: 23.734 %Sully County23.734Sanborn County: 20.699 %Sanborn County20.699McCook County: 19.88 %McCook County19.88Spink County: 18.637 %Spink County18.637Kingsbury County: 17.145 %Kingsbury County17.145Turner County: 16.889 %Turner County16.889Gregory County: 16.096 %Gregory County16.096Deuel County: 15.91 %Deuel County15.91Custer County: 15.587 %Custer County15.587Stanley County: 15.056 %Stanley County15.056Edmunds County: 15.009 %Edmunds County15.009Hughes County: 14.723 %Hughes County14.723Hutchinson County: 14.354 %Hutchinson County14.354Lincoln County: 14.175 %Lincoln County14.175Hamlin County: 13.553 %Hamlin County13.553Lyman County: 13.523 %Lyman County13.523Yankton County: 13.199 %Yankton County13.199Lawrence County: 13.131 %Lawrence County13.131Bon Homme County: 12.894 %Bon Homme County12.894Brookings County: 12.627 %Brookings County12.627Davison County: 12.569 %Davison County12.569Walworth County: 12.331 %Walworth County12.331Douglas County: 12.318 %Douglas County12.318Brule County: 12.275 %Brule County12.275Jackson County: 11.993 %Jackson County11.993Aurora County: 11.978 %Aurora County11.978Moody County: 11.772 %Moody County11.772Mellette County: 11.628 %Mellette County11.628McPherson County: 11.565 %McPherson County11.565Tripp County: 11.487 %Tripp County11.487Pennington County: 11.373 %Pennington County11.373Dewey County: 10.97 %Dewey County10.97Jerauld County: 10.847 %Jerauld County10.847Meade County: 10.759 %Meade County10.759Hand County: 10.679 %Hand County10.679Lake County: 10.517 %Lake County10.517Todd County: 10.327 %Todd County10.327
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Clark County64.761+51.29 pts
2Hanson County30.67+18.69 pts
3Potter County23.843+16.48 pts
4Sully County23.734+10.73 pts
5Sanborn County20.699-1.94 pts
6McCook County19.88+8.11 pts
7Spink County18.637+12.24 pts
8Kingsbury County17.145+3.75 pts
9Turner County16.889+6.95 pts
10Gregory County16.096+3.16 pts
11Deuel County15.91+8.99 pts
12Custer County15.587+1.82 pts
13Stanley County15.056+5.54 pts
14Edmunds County15.009+4.11 pts
15Hughes County14.723+8.25 pts
16Hutchinson County14.354+6.14 pts
17Lincoln County14.175+3.08 pts
18Hamlin County13.553-14.43 pts
19Lyman County13.523+4.12 pts
20Yankton County13.199+6.17 pts
21Lawrence County13.131+2.28 pts
22Bon Homme County12.894+2.07 pts
23Brookings County12.627+4.56 pts
24Davison County12.569+4.63 pts
25Walworth County12.331-0.62 pts
26Douglas County12.318+1.51 pts
27Brule County12.275+2.42 pts
28Jackson County11.993+3.76 pts
29Aurora County11.978+4.88 pts
30Moody County11.772+4.41 pts
31Mellette County11.628-1.47 pts
32McPherson County11.565-1.46 pts
33Tripp County11.487-0.18 pts
34Pennington County11.373+0.32 pts
35Dewey County10.97+3.16 pts
36Jerauld County10.847+6.92 pts
37Meade County10.759+0.49 pts
38Hand County10.679+2.66 pts
39Lake County10.517+1.59 pts
40Todd County10.327+5.73 pts
41Beadle County10.309+2.74 pts
42Harding County10.158-7.38 pts
43Grant County10.058+1.3 pts
44Brown County9.859+2.78 pts
45Charles Mix County9.84+1.14 pts
46Butte County9.824+0.18 pts
47Day County9.781+0.25 pts
48Clay County9.694+2.32 pts
49Perkins County9.574+1.49 pts
50Minnehaha County9.244+0.57 pts
51Haakon County9.057+4.79 pts
52Campbell County8.9970 pts
53Codington County8.955-1.73 pts
54Roberts County8.749-1.02 pts
55Fall River County8.616+2.99 pts
56Union County8.377-5.3 pts
57Marshall County7.595-3.65 pts
58Miner County7.572-1.44 pts
59Jones County6.982-7.16 pts
60Bennett County6.97-6.12 pts
61Hyde County6.868+5.44 pts
62Ziebach County6.829+2.32 pts
63Oglala Lakota County5.962+2.51 pts
64Faulk County5.295+0.25 pts
65Corson County5.088-2.27 pts
66Buffalo County0.673-10.4 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Clark County, with 64.761% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Buffalo County, with 0.673% in 2020.

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