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Counties in South Dakota by job destruction rate, 2023

Clark County had the highest job destruction rate of 66 counties in 2023, at 49.136%. Hyde County had the lowest, at 3.965%. The median was 10.16% and the figure for South Dakota was 10.008%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest49.136Clark County
Lowest3.965Hyde County
Median10.1666 counties
South Dakota10.008History

Map of counties, 2023

Aurora County: 9.465 %Beadle County: 11.134 %Bennett County: 6.43 %Bon Homme County: 11.73 %Brookings County: 5.806 %Brown County: 8.482 %Brule County: 7.568 %Buffalo County: 18.44 %Butte County: 12.071 %Campbell County: 10.42 %Charles Mix County: 8.547 %Clark County: 49.136 %Clay County: 8.065 %Codington County: 11.478 %Corson County: 8.843 %Custer County: 17.009 %Davison County: 10.109 %Day County: 13.357 %Deuel County: 8.112 %Dewey County: 9.15 %Douglas County: 12.76 %Edmunds County: 20.112 %Fall River County: 11.43 %Faulk County: 9.314 %Grant County: 8.896 %Gregory County: 10.994 %Haakon County: 8.457 %Hamlin County: 8.409 %Hand County: 12.574 %Hanson County: 8.28 %Harding County: 19.178 %Hughes County: 8.906 %Hutchinson County: 9.943 %Hyde County: 3.965 %Jackson County: 12.183 %Jerauld County: 20.809 %Jones County: 15.457 %Kingsbury County: 12.977 %Lake County: 11.366 %Lawrence County: 11.872 %Lincoln County: 9.168 %Lyman County: 9.249 %McCook County: 21.504 %McPherson County: 7.023 %Marshall County: 5.929 %Meade County: 10.124 %Mellette County: 13.181 %Miner County: 9.514 %Minnehaha County: 9.241 %Moody County: 9.642 %Oglala Lakota County: 8.399 %Pennington County: 11.308 %Perkins County: 11.209 %Potter County: 9.887 %Roberts County: 11.537 %Sanborn County: 15.212 %Spink County: 11.251 %Stanley County: 12.247 %Sully County: 10.197 %Todd County: 7.68 %Tripp County: 12.763 %Turner County: 8.243 %Union County: 12.856 %Walworth County: 14.035 %Yankton County: 8.05 %Ziebach County: 6.154 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Clark County: 49.136 %Clark County49.136McCook County: 21.504 %McCook County21.504Jerauld County: 20.809 %Jerauld County20.809Edmunds County: 20.112 %Edmunds County20.112Harding County: 19.178 %Harding County19.178Buffalo County: 18.44 %Buffalo County18.44Custer County: 17.009 %Custer County17.009Jones County: 15.457 %Jones County15.457Sanborn County: 15.212 %Sanborn County15.212Walworth County: 14.035 %Walworth County14.035Day County: 13.357 %Day County13.357Mellette County: 13.181 %Mellette County13.181Kingsbury County: 12.977 %Kingsbury County12.977Union County: 12.856 %Union County12.856Tripp County: 12.763 %Tripp County12.763Douglas County: 12.76 %Douglas County12.76Hand County: 12.574 %Hand County12.574Stanley County: 12.247 %Stanley County12.247Jackson County: 12.183 %Jackson County12.183Butte County: 12.071 %Butte County12.071Lawrence County: 11.872 %Lawrence County11.872Bon Homme County: 11.73 %Bon Homme County11.73Roberts County: 11.537 %Roberts County11.537Codington County: 11.478 %Codington County11.478Fall River County: 11.43 %Fall River County11.43Lake County: 11.366 %Lake County11.366Pennington County: 11.308 %Pennington County11.308Spink County: 11.251 %Spink County11.251Perkins County: 11.209 %Perkins County11.209Beadle County: 11.134 %Beadle County11.134Gregory County: 10.994 %Gregory County10.994Campbell County: 10.42 %Campbell County10.42Sully County: 10.197 %Sully County10.197Meade County: 10.124 %Meade County10.124Davison County: 10.109 %Davison County10.109Hutchinson County: 9.943 %Hutchinson County9.943Potter County: 9.887 %Potter County9.887Moody County: 9.642 %Moody County9.642Miner County: 9.514 %Miner County9.514Aurora County: 9.465 %Aurora County9.465Clark County: 49.136 %Clark County49.136McCook County: 21.504 %McCook County21.504Jerauld County: 20.809 %Jerauld County20.809Edmunds County: 20.112 %Edmunds County20.112Harding County: 19.178 %Harding County19.178Buffalo County: 18.44 %Buffalo County18.44Custer County: 17.009 %Custer County17.009Jones County: 15.457 %Jones County15.457Sanborn County: 15.212 %Sanborn County15.212Walworth County: 14.035 %Walworth County14.035Day County: 13.357 %Day County13.357Mellette County: 13.181 %Mellette County13.181Kingsbury County: 12.977 %Kingsbury County12.977Union County: 12.856 %Union County12.856Tripp County: 12.763 %Tripp County12.763Douglas County: 12.76 %Douglas County12.76Hand County: 12.574 %Hand County12.574Stanley County: 12.247 %Stanley County12.247Jackson County: 12.183 %Jackson County12.183Butte County: 12.071 %Butte County12.071Lawrence County: 11.872 %Lawrence County11.872Bon Homme County: 11.73 %Bon Homme County11.73Roberts County: 11.537 %Roberts County11.537Codington County: 11.478 %Codington County11.478Fall River County: 11.43 %Fall River County11.43Lake County: 11.366 %Lake County11.366Pennington County: 11.308 %Pennington County11.308Spink County: 11.251 %Spink County11.251Perkins County: 11.209 %Perkins County11.209Beadle County: 11.134 %Beadle County11.134Gregory County: 10.994 %Gregory County10.994Campbell County: 10.42 %Campbell County10.42Sully County: 10.197 %Sully County10.197Meade County: 10.124 %Meade County10.124Davison County: 10.109 %Davison County10.109Hutchinson County: 9.943 %Hutchinson County9.943Potter County: 9.887 %Potter County9.887Moody County: 9.642 %Moody County9.642Miner County: 9.514 %Miner County9.514Aurora County: 9.465 %Aurora County9.465
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Clark County49.136+40.71 pts
2McCook County21.504+9.35 pts
3Jerauld County20.809+19.1 pts
4Edmunds County20.112-0.52 pts
5Harding County19.178+11.52 pts
6Buffalo County18.44+16.23 pts
7Custer County17.009-0.21 pts
8Jones County15.457+5.06 pts
9Sanborn County15.212+4.31 pts
10Walworth County14.035+3.41 pts
11Day County13.357+4.41 pts
12Mellette County13.181-13.45 pts
13Kingsbury County12.977-0.3 pts
14Union County12.856+5.35 pts
15Tripp County12.763-2.83 pts
16Douglas County12.76+3.93 pts
17Hand County12.574+2.88 pts
18Stanley County12.247+4.21 pts
19Jackson County12.183-13.69 pts
20Butte County12.071-0.82 pts
21Lawrence County11.872+2.16 pts
22Bon Homme County11.73+5.85 pts
23Roberts County11.537+0.39 pts
24Codington County11.478+1.18 pts
25Fall River County11.43-36.94 pts
26Lake County11.366+1.03 pts
27Pennington County11.308+2.25 pts
28Spink County11.251+3.58 pts
29Perkins County11.209+0.83 pts
30Beadle County11.134+3.86 pts
31Gregory County10.994+2.42 pts
32Campbell County10.42-28.25 pts
33Sully County10.197-10.55 pts
34Meade County10.124-1.35 pts
35Davison County10.109+0.89 pts
36Hutchinson County9.943-2.48 pts
37Potter County9.887-0.15 pts
38Moody County9.642-1.5 pts
39Miner County9.514-10.62 pts
40Aurora County9.465-24.42 pts
41Faulk County9.314+0.28 pts
42Lyman County9.249-7.37 pts
43Minnehaha County9.241+0.15 pts
44Lincoln County9.168-1.08 pts
45Dewey County9.15+2.08 pts
46Hughes County8.906-0.18 pts
47Grant County8.896-2.63 pts
48Corson County8.843-13.45 pts
49Charles Mix County8.547-4.15 pts
50Brown County8.482-0.53 pts
51Haakon County8.457-6.83 pts
52Hamlin County8.409-1 pts
53Oglala Lakota County8.399+2.82 pts
54Hanson County8.28-2.33 pts
55Turner County8.243-2.74 pts
56Deuel County8.112-12.12 pts
57Clay County8.065-13.71 pts
58Yankton County8.05-2.47 pts
59Todd County7.68-10.11 pts
60Brule County7.568-3.43 pts
61McPherson County7.023-6.91 pts
62Bennett County6.43-2.65 pts
63Ziebach County6.154+0.57 pts
64Marshall County5.929-7.17 pts
65Brookings County5.806-6.66 pts
66Hyde County3.965-1.25 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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 destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in South Dakota by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in South Dakota by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/south-dakota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in South Dakota by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/south-dakota-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in South Dakota by job destruction rate, 2023 [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-destruction-rate/south-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Clark County, with 49.136% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Hyde County, with 3.965% in 2023.

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