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Counties in South Dakota by job creation rate

Jerauld County had the highest job creation rate of 66 counties in 2021, at 26.844%. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 1.093%. The median was 9.385% and the figure for South Dakota was 10.494%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.844Jerauld County
Lowest1.093Ziebach County
Median9.38566 counties
South Dakota10.494History

Map of counties, 2021

Aurora County: 11.748 %Beadle County: 7.589 %Bennett County: 7.113 %Bon Homme County: 5.217 %Brookings County: 10.237 %Brown County: 8.254 %Brule County: 11.089 %Buffalo County: 8.835 %Butte County: 16.176 %Campbell County: 6.691 %Charles Mix County: 9.297 %Clark County: 8.671 %Clay County: 8.267 %Codington County: 9.615 %Corson County: 8.259 %Custer County: 17.175 %Davison County: 10.444 %Day County: 11.494 %Deuel County: 18.756 %Dewey County: 7.703 %Douglas County: 6.892 %Edmunds County: 6.678 %Fall River County: 9.447 %Faulk County: 6.533 %Grant County: 8.285 %Gregory County: 12.301 %Haakon County: 4.341 %Hamlin County: 14.08 %Hand County: 8.212 %Hanson County: 8.234 %Harding County: 7.134 %Hughes County: 9.41 %Hutchinson County: 6.943 %Hyde County: 1.972 %Jackson County: 13.149 %Jerauld County: 26.844 %Jones County: 5.152 %Kingsbury County: 13.299 %Lake County: 8.415 %Lawrence County: 11.109 %Lincoln County: 14.315 %Lyman County: 12.144 %McCook County: 17.115 %McPherson County: 26.341 %Marshall County: 10.853 %Meade County: 11.716 %Mellette County: 14.205 %Miner County: 12.015 %Minnehaha County: 9.762 %Moody County: 9.36 %Oglala Lakota County: 4.408 %Pennington County: 10.578 %Perkins County: 10.967 %Potter County: 7.46 %Roberts County: 6.981 %Sanborn County: 16.209 %Spink County: 9.322 %Stanley County: 8.844 %Sully County: 6.369 %Todd County: 7.588 %Tripp County: 10.908 %Turner County: 9.661 %Union County: 11.926 %Walworth County: 12.941 %Yankton County: 7.909 %Ziebach County: 1.093 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Jerauld County: 26.844 %Jerauld County26.844McPherson County: 26.341 %McPherson County26.341Deuel County: 18.756 %Deuel County18.756Custer County: 17.175 %Custer County17.175McCook County: 17.115 %McCook County17.115Sanborn County: 16.209 %Sanborn County16.209Butte County: 16.176 %Butte County16.176Lincoln County: 14.315 %Lincoln County14.315Mellette County: 14.205 %Mellette County14.205Hamlin County: 14.08 %Hamlin County14.08Kingsbury County: 13.299 %Kingsbury County13.299Jackson County: 13.149 %Jackson County13.149Walworth County: 12.941 %Walworth County12.941Gregory County: 12.301 %Gregory County12.301Lyman County: 12.144 %Lyman County12.144Miner County: 12.015 %Miner County12.015Union County: 11.926 %Union County11.926Aurora County: 11.748 %Aurora County11.748Meade County: 11.716 %Meade County11.716Day County: 11.494 %Day County11.494Lawrence County: 11.109 %Lawrence County11.109Brule County: 11.089 %Brule County11.089Perkins County: 10.967 %Perkins County10.967Tripp County: 10.908 %Tripp County10.908Marshall County: 10.853 %Marshall County10.853Pennington County: 10.578 %Pennington County10.578Davison County: 10.444 %Davison County10.444Brookings County: 10.237 %Brookings County10.237Minnehaha County: 9.762 %Minnehaha County9.762Turner County: 9.661 %Turner County9.661Codington County: 9.615 %Codington County9.615Fall River County: 9.447 %Fall River County9.447Hughes County: 9.41 %Hughes County9.41Moody County: 9.36 %Moody County9.36Spink County: 9.322 %Spink County9.322Charles Mix County: 9.297 %Charles Mix County9.297Stanley County: 8.844 %Stanley County8.844Buffalo County: 8.835 %Buffalo County8.835Clark County: 8.671 %Clark County8.671Lake County: 8.415 %Lake County8.415Jerauld County: 26.844 %Jerauld County26.844McPherson County: 26.341 %McPherson County26.341Deuel County: 18.756 %Deuel County18.756Custer County: 17.175 %Custer County17.175McCook County: 17.115 %McCook County17.115Sanborn County: 16.209 %Sanborn County16.209Butte County: 16.176 %Butte County16.176Lincoln County: 14.315 %Lincoln County14.315Mellette County: 14.205 %Mellette County14.205Hamlin County: 14.08 %Hamlin County14.08Kingsbury County: 13.299 %Kingsbury County13.299Jackson County: 13.149 %Jackson County13.149Walworth County: 12.941 %Walworth County12.941Gregory County: 12.301 %Gregory County12.301Lyman County: 12.144 %Lyman County12.144Miner County: 12.015 %Miner County12.015Union County: 11.926 %Union County11.926Aurora County: 11.748 %Aurora County11.748Meade County: 11.716 %Meade County11.716Day County: 11.494 %Day County11.494Lawrence County: 11.109 %Lawrence County11.109Brule County: 11.089 %Brule County11.089Perkins County: 10.967 %Perkins County10.967Tripp County: 10.908 %Tripp County10.908Marshall County: 10.853 %Marshall County10.853Pennington County: 10.578 %Pennington County10.578Davison County: 10.444 %Davison County10.444Brookings County: 10.237 %Brookings County10.237Minnehaha County: 9.762 %Minnehaha County9.762Turner County: 9.661 %Turner County9.661Codington County: 9.615 %Codington County9.615Fall River County: 9.447 %Fall River County9.447Hughes County: 9.41 %Hughes County9.41Moody County: 9.36 %Moody County9.36Spink County: 9.322 %Spink County9.322Charles Mix County: 9.297 %Charles Mix County9.297Stanley County: 8.844 %Stanley County8.844Buffalo County: 8.835 %Buffalo County8.835Clark County: 8.671 %Clark County8.671Lake County: 8.415 %Lake County8.415
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Jerauld County26.844+16 pts
2McPherson County26.341+14.78 pts
3Deuel County18.756+2.85 pts
4Custer County17.175+1.59 pts
5McCook County17.115-2.77 pts
6Sanborn County16.209-4.49 pts
7Butte County16.176+6.35 pts
8Lincoln County14.315+0.14 pts
9Mellette County14.205+2.58 pts
10Hamlin County14.08+0.53 pts
11Kingsbury County13.299-3.85 pts
12Jackson County13.149+1.16 pts
13Walworth County12.941+0.61 pts
14Gregory County12.301-3.79 pts
15Lyman County12.144-1.38 pts
16Miner County12.015+4.44 pts
17Union County11.926+3.55 pts
18Aurora County11.748-0.23 pts
19Meade County11.716+0.96 pts
20Day County11.494+1.71 pts
21Lawrence County11.109-2.02 pts
22Brule County11.089-1.19 pts
23Perkins County10.967+1.39 pts
24Tripp County10.908-0.58 pts
25Marshall County10.853+3.26 pts
26Pennington County10.578-0.79 pts
27Davison County10.444-2.13 pts
28Brookings County10.237-2.39 pts
29Minnehaha County9.762+0.52 pts
30Turner County9.661-7.23 pts
31Codington County9.615+0.66 pts
32Fall River County9.447+0.83 pts
33Hughes County9.41-5.31 pts
34Moody County9.36-2.41 pts
35Spink County9.322-9.32 pts
36Charles Mix County9.297-0.54 pts
37Stanley County8.844-6.21 pts
38Buffalo County8.835+8.16 pts
39Clark County8.671-56.09 pts
40Lake County8.415-2.1 pts
41Grant County8.285-1.77 pts
42Clay County8.267-1.43 pts
43Corson County8.259+3.17 pts
44Brown County8.254-1.61 pts
45Hanson County8.234-22.44 pts
46Hand County8.212-2.47 pts
47Yankton County7.909-5.29 pts
48Dewey County7.703-3.27 pts
49Beadle County7.589-2.72 pts
50Todd County7.588-2.74 pts
51Potter County7.46-16.38 pts
52Harding County7.134-3.02 pts
53Bennett County7.113+0.14 pts
54Roberts County6.981-1.77 pts
55Hutchinson County6.943-7.41 pts
56Douglas County6.892-5.43 pts
57Campbell County6.691-2.31 pts
58Edmunds County6.678-8.33 pts
59Faulk County6.533+1.24 pts
60Sully County6.369-17.37 pts
61Bon Homme County5.217-7.68 pts
62Jones County5.152-1.83 pts
63Oglala Lakota County4.408-1.55 pts
64Haakon County4.341-4.72 pts
65Hyde County1.972-4.9 pts
66Ziebach County1.093-5.74 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Jerauld County, with 26.844% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Ziebach County, with 1.093% in 2021.

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