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Counties in South Dakota by job destruction rate

Jones County had the highest job destruction rate of 66 counties in 2012, at 27.656%. Buffalo County had the lowest, at 0.671%. The median was 10.177% and the figure for South Dakota was 10.162%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.656Jones County
Lowest0.671Buffalo County
Median10.17766 counties
South Dakota10.162History

Map of counties, 2012

Aurora County: 4.246 %Beadle County: 7.696 %Bennett County: 9.413 %Bon Homme County: 12.781 %Brookings County: 8.751 %Brown County: 9.532 %Brule County: 10.469 %Buffalo County: 0.671 %Butte County: 16.323 %Campbell County: 12.453 %Charles Mix County: 8.924 %Clark County: 9.149 %Clay County: 11.565 %Codington County: 8.941 %Corson County: 9.426 %Custer County: 8.847 %Davison County: 8.814 %Day County: 10.482 %Deuel County: 8.4 %Dewey County: 14.314 %Douglas County: 10.695 %Edmunds County: 11.048 %Fall River County: 23.296 %Faulk County: 10.74 %Grant County: 10.336 %Gregory County: 10.436 %Haakon County: 6.193 %Hamlin County: 10.155 %Hand County: 6.435 %Hanson County: 11.701 %Harding County: 12.564 %Hughes County: 8.102 %Hutchinson County: 7.209 %Hyde County: 11.434 %Jackson County: 15.722 %Jerauld County: 4.687 %Jones County: 27.656 %Kingsbury County: 10.198 %Lake County: 9.906 %Lawrence County: 15.471 %Lincoln County: 10.026 %Lyman County: 24.114 %McCook County: 6.034 %McPherson County: 13.967 %Marshall County: 8.042 %Meade County: 11.127 %Mellette County: 6.687 %Miner County: 11.692 %Minnehaha County: 10.526 %Moody County: 9.504 %Oglala Lakota County: 7.259 %Pennington County: 9.555 %Perkins County: 11.65 %Potter County: 8.161 %Roberts County: 8.872 %Sanborn County: 17.833 %Spink County: 15.008 %Stanley County: 11.754 %Sully County: 19.626 %Todd County: 5.765 %Tripp County: 9.436 %Turner County: 15.522 %Union County: 7.292 %Walworth County: 7.521 %Yankton County: 10.802 %Ziebach County: 12.935 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Jones County: 27.656 %Jones County27.656Lyman County: 24.114 %Lyman County24.114Fall River County: 23.296 %Fall River County23.296Sully County: 19.626 %Sully County19.626Sanborn County: 17.833 %Sanborn County17.833Butte County: 16.323 %Butte County16.323Jackson County: 15.722 %Jackson County15.722Turner County: 15.522 %Turner County15.522Lawrence County: 15.471 %Lawrence County15.471Spink County: 15.008 %Spink County15.008Dewey County: 14.314 %Dewey County14.314McPherson County: 13.967 %McPherson County13.967Ziebach County: 12.935 %Ziebach County12.935Bon Homme County: 12.781 %Bon Homme County12.781Harding County: 12.564 %Harding County12.564Campbell County: 12.453 %Campbell County12.453Stanley County: 11.754 %Stanley County11.754Hanson County: 11.701 %Hanson County11.701Miner County: 11.692 %Miner County11.692Perkins County: 11.65 %Perkins County11.65Clay County: 11.565 %Clay County11.565Hyde County: 11.434 %Hyde County11.434Meade County: 11.127 %Meade County11.127Edmunds County: 11.048 %Edmunds County11.048Yankton County: 10.802 %Yankton County10.802Faulk County: 10.74 %Faulk County10.74Douglas County: 10.695 %Douglas County10.695Minnehaha County: 10.526 %Minnehaha County10.526Day County: 10.482 %Day County10.482Brule County: 10.469 %Brule County10.469Gregory County: 10.436 %Gregory County10.436Grant County: 10.336 %Grant County10.336Kingsbury County: 10.198 %Kingsbury County10.198Hamlin County: 10.155 %Hamlin County10.155Lincoln County: 10.026 %Lincoln County10.026Lake County: 9.906 %Lake County9.906Pennington County: 9.555 %Pennington County9.555Brown County: 9.532 %Brown County9.532Moody County: 9.504 %Moody County9.504Tripp County: 9.436 %Tripp County9.436Jones County: 27.656 %Jones County27.656Lyman County: 24.114 %Lyman County24.114Fall River County: 23.296 %Fall River County23.296Sully County: 19.626 %Sully County19.626Sanborn County: 17.833 %Sanborn County17.833Butte County: 16.323 %Butte County16.323Jackson County: 15.722 %Jackson County15.722Turner County: 15.522 %Turner County15.522Lawrence County: 15.471 %Lawrence County15.471Spink County: 15.008 %Spink County15.008Dewey County: 14.314 %Dewey County14.314McPherson County: 13.967 %McPherson County13.967Ziebach County: 12.935 %Ziebach County12.935Bon Homme County: 12.781 %Bon Homme County12.781Harding County: 12.564 %Harding County12.564Campbell County: 12.453 %Campbell County12.453Stanley County: 11.754 %Stanley County11.754Hanson County: 11.701 %Hanson County11.701Miner County: 11.692 %Miner County11.692Perkins County: 11.65 %Perkins County11.65Clay County: 11.565 %Clay County11.565Hyde County: 11.434 %Hyde County11.434Meade County: 11.127 %Meade County11.127Edmunds County: 11.048 %Edmunds County11.048Yankton County: 10.802 %Yankton County10.802Faulk County: 10.74 %Faulk County10.74Douglas County: 10.695 %Douglas County10.695Minnehaha County: 10.526 %Minnehaha County10.526Day County: 10.482 %Day County10.482Brule County: 10.469 %Brule County10.469Gregory County: 10.436 %Gregory County10.436Grant County: 10.336 %Grant County10.336Kingsbury County: 10.198 %Kingsbury County10.198Hamlin County: 10.155 %Hamlin County10.155Lincoln County: 10.026 %Lincoln County10.026Lake County: 9.906 %Lake County9.906Pennington County: 9.555 %Pennington County9.555Brown County: 9.532 %Brown County9.532Moody County: 9.504 %Moody County9.504Tripp County: 9.436 %Tripp County9.436
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Jones County27.656+15.03 pts
2Lyman County24.114+10.1 pts
3Fall River County23.296+14.32 pts
4Sully County19.626+9.69 pts
5Sanborn County17.833-35.01 pts
6Butte County16.323+3.3 pts
7Jackson County15.722-4.52 pts
8Turner County15.522-0.8 pts
9Lawrence County15.471-1.45 pts
10Spink County15.008+2.62 pts
11Dewey County14.314+4.52 pts
12McPherson County13.967-2.23 pts
13Ziebach County12.935-0.09 pts
14Bon Homme County12.781+0.71 pts
15Harding County12.564+4.01 pts
16Campbell County12.453+5.56 pts
17Stanley County11.754-2.34 pts
18Hanson County11.701-3.95 pts
19Miner County11.692-16.53 pts
20Perkins County11.65-1.19 pts
21Clay County11.565+2.33 pts
22Hyde County11.434-8.94 pts
23Meade County11.127-2.59 pts
24Edmunds County11.048+1.02 pts
25Yankton County10.802+2.05 pts
26Faulk County10.74-0.04 pts
27Douglas County10.695+1.83 pts
28Minnehaha County10.526+1.2 pts
29Day County10.482-1.28 pts
30Brule County10.469+0.95 pts
31Gregory County10.436-0.36 pts
32Grant County10.336-0.18 pts
33Kingsbury County10.198-4.77 pts
34Hamlin County10.155-1.68 pts
35Lincoln County10.026-2.28 pts
36Lake County9.906-0.47 pts
37Pennington County9.555-2.02 pts
38Brown County9.532-0.49 pts
39Moody County9.504+1.47 pts
40Tripp County9.436-2.25 pts
41Corson County9.426-8.33 pts
42Bennett County9.413+0.13 pts
43Clark County9.149-11.68 pts
44Codington County8.941-1.37 pts
45Charles Mix County8.924+1.97 pts
46Roberts County8.872-1.73 pts
47Custer County8.847-9.68 pts
48Davison County8.814-6.19 pts
49Brookings County8.751-11.63 pts
50Deuel County8.4-8.2 pts
51Potter County8.161-7.18 pts
52Hughes County8.102-2.35 pts
53Marshall County8.042-3.94 pts
54Beadle County7.696-1.24 pts
55Walworth County7.521-4.78 pts
56Union County7.292-7.88 pts
57Oglala Lakota County7.259-1.26 pts
58Hutchinson County7.209-3.88 pts
59Mellette County6.687+1.17 pts
60Hand County6.435-9.89 pts
61Haakon County6.193-8.74 pts
62McCook County6.034-4.78 pts
63Todd County5.765-7.66 pts
64Jerauld County4.687-0.48 pts
65Aurora County4.246-16.74 pts
66Buffalo County0.671+0.67 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.

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Jones County, with 27.656% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Buffalo County, with 0.671% in 2012.

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