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Counties in South Dakota by job destruction rate

Aurora County had the highest job destruction rate of 66 counties in 2013, at 35.489%. Buffalo County had the lowest, at 1.923%. The median was 10.736% and the figure for South Dakota was 10.443%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.489Aurora County
Lowest1.923Buffalo County
Median10.73666 counties
South Dakota10.443History

Map of counties, 2013

Aurora County: 35.489 %Beadle County: 8.738 %Bennett County: 13.793 %Bon Homme County: 7.699 %Brookings County: 11.985 %Brown County: 8.073 %Brule County: 9.312 %Buffalo County: 1.923 %Butte County: 10.05 %Campbell County: 10.227 %Charles Mix County: 9.574 %Clark County: 15.199 %Clay County: 22.052 %Codington County: 10.016 %Corson County: 3.005 %Custer County: 14.078 %Davison County: 7.767 %Day County: 10.962 %Deuel County: 9.249 %Dewey County: 13.333 %Douglas County: 16.898 %Edmunds County: 7.606 %Fall River County: 10.963 %Faulk County: 14.101 %Grant County: 9.239 %Gregory County: 17.231 %Haakon County: 14.232 %Hamlin County: 7.997 %Hand County: 15.673 %Hanson County: 9.254 %Harding County: 14.891 %Hughes County: 11.165 %Hutchinson County: 9.754 %Hyde County: 7.451 %Jackson County: 13.133 %Jerauld County: 3.302 %Jones County: 14.643 %Kingsbury County: 14.7 %Lake County: 7.452 %Lawrence County: 12.869 %Lincoln County: 9.466 %Lyman County: 4.819 %McCook County: 24.162 %McPherson County: 8.43 %Marshall County: 6.033 %Meade County: 13.457 %Mellette County: 13.953 %Miner County: 13.252 %Minnehaha County: 9.497 %Moody County: 6.428 %Oglala Lakota County: 4.788 %Pennington County: 10.398 %Perkins County: 6.818 %Potter County: 20.861 %Roberts County: 7.556 %Sanborn County: 16.882 %Spink County: 10.51 %Stanley County: 16.372 %Sully County: 15.17 %Todd County: 30.988 %Tripp County: 17.298 %Turner County: 17.8 %Union County: 11.871 %Walworth County: 9.241 %Yankton County: 9.979 %Ziebach County: 12.745 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Aurora County: 35.489 %Aurora County35.489Todd County: 30.988 %Todd County30.988McCook County: 24.162 %McCook County24.162Clay County: 22.052 %Clay County22.052Potter County: 20.861 %Potter County20.861Turner County: 17.8 %Turner County17.8Tripp County: 17.298 %Tripp County17.298Gregory County: 17.231 %Gregory County17.231Douglas County: 16.898 %Douglas County16.898Sanborn County: 16.882 %Sanborn County16.882Stanley County: 16.372 %Stanley County16.372Hand County: 15.673 %Hand County15.673Clark County: 15.199 %Clark County15.199Sully County: 15.17 %Sully County15.17Harding County: 14.891 %Harding County14.891Kingsbury County: 14.7 %Kingsbury County14.7Jones County: 14.643 %Jones County14.643Haakon County: 14.232 %Haakon County14.232Faulk County: 14.101 %Faulk County14.101Custer County: 14.078 %Custer County14.078Mellette County: 13.953 %Mellette County13.953Bennett County: 13.793 %Bennett County13.793Meade County: 13.457 %Meade County13.457Dewey County: 13.333 %Dewey County13.333Miner County: 13.252 %Miner County13.252Jackson County: 13.133 %Jackson County13.133Lawrence County: 12.869 %Lawrence County12.869Ziebach County: 12.745 %Ziebach County12.745Brookings County: 11.985 %Brookings County11.985Union County: 11.871 %Union County11.871Hughes County: 11.165 %Hughes County11.165Fall River County: 10.963 %Fall River County10.963Day County: 10.962 %Day County10.962Spink County: 10.51 %Spink County10.51Pennington County: 10.398 %Pennington County10.398Campbell County: 10.227 %Campbell County10.227Butte County: 10.05 %Butte County10.05Codington County: 10.016 %Codington County10.016Yankton County: 9.979 %Yankton County9.979Hutchinson County: 9.754 %Hutchinson County9.754Aurora County: 35.489 %Aurora County35.489Todd County: 30.988 %Todd County30.988McCook County: 24.162 %McCook County24.162Clay County: 22.052 %Clay County22.052Potter County: 20.861 %Potter County20.861Turner County: 17.8 %Turner County17.8Tripp County: 17.298 %Tripp County17.298Gregory County: 17.231 %Gregory County17.231Douglas County: 16.898 %Douglas County16.898Sanborn County: 16.882 %Sanborn County16.882Stanley County: 16.372 %Stanley County16.372Hand County: 15.673 %Hand County15.673Clark County: 15.199 %Clark County15.199Sully County: 15.17 %Sully County15.17Harding County: 14.891 %Harding County14.891Kingsbury County: 14.7 %Kingsbury County14.7Jones County: 14.643 %Jones County14.643Haakon County: 14.232 %Haakon County14.232Faulk County: 14.101 %Faulk County14.101Custer County: 14.078 %Custer County14.078Mellette County: 13.953 %Mellette County13.953Bennett County: 13.793 %Bennett County13.793Meade County: 13.457 %Meade County13.457Dewey County: 13.333 %Dewey County13.333Miner County: 13.252 %Miner County13.252Jackson County: 13.133 %Jackson County13.133Lawrence County: 12.869 %Lawrence County12.869Ziebach County: 12.745 %Ziebach County12.745Brookings County: 11.985 %Brookings County11.985Union County: 11.871 %Union County11.871Hughes County: 11.165 %Hughes County11.165Fall River County: 10.963 %Fall River County10.963Day County: 10.962 %Day County10.962Spink County: 10.51 %Spink County10.51Pennington County: 10.398 %Pennington County10.398Campbell County: 10.227 %Campbell County10.227Butte County: 10.05 %Butte County10.05Codington County: 10.016 %Codington County10.016Yankton County: 9.979 %Yankton County9.979Hutchinson County: 9.754 %Hutchinson County9.754
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Aurora County35.489+31.24 pts
2Todd County30.988+25.22 pts
3McCook County24.162+18.13 pts
4Clay County22.052+10.49 pts
5Potter County20.861+12.7 pts
6Turner County17.8+2.28 pts
7Tripp County17.298+7.86 pts
8Gregory County17.231+6.8 pts
9Douglas County16.898+6.2 pts
10Sanborn County16.882-0.95 pts
11Stanley County16.372+4.62 pts
12Hand County15.673+9.24 pts
13Clark County15.199+6.05 pts
14Sully County15.17-4.46 pts
15Harding County14.891+2.33 pts
16Kingsbury County14.7+4.5 pts
17Jones County14.643-13.01 pts
18Haakon County14.232+8.04 pts
19Faulk County14.101+3.36 pts
20Custer County14.078+5.23 pts
21Mellette County13.953+7.27 pts
22Bennett County13.793+4.38 pts
23Meade County13.457+2.33 pts
24Dewey County13.333-0.98 pts
25Miner County13.252+1.56 pts
26Jackson County13.133-2.59 pts
27Lawrence County12.869-2.6 pts
28Ziebach County12.745-0.19 pts
29Brookings County11.985+3.23 pts
30Union County11.871+4.58 pts
31Hughes County11.165+3.06 pts
32Fall River County10.963-12.33 pts
33Day County10.962+0.48 pts
34Spink County10.51-4.5 pts
35Pennington County10.398+0.84 pts
36Campbell County10.227-2.23 pts
37Butte County10.05-6.27 pts
38Codington County10.016+1.07 pts
39Yankton County9.979-0.82 pts
40Hutchinson County9.754+2.54 pts
41Charles Mix County9.574+0.65 pts
42Minnehaha County9.497-1.03 pts
43Lincoln County9.466-0.56 pts
44Brule County9.312-1.16 pts
45Hanson County9.254-2.45 pts
46Deuel County9.249+0.85 pts
47Walworth County9.241+1.72 pts
48Grant County9.239-1.1 pts
49Beadle County8.738+1.04 pts
50McPherson County8.43-5.54 pts
51Brown County8.073-1.46 pts
52Hamlin County7.997-2.16 pts
53Davison County7.767-1.05 pts
54Bon Homme County7.699-5.08 pts
55Edmunds County7.606-3.44 pts
56Roberts County7.556-1.32 pts
57Lake County7.452-2.45 pts
58Hyde County7.451-3.98 pts
59Perkins County6.818-4.83 pts
60Moody County6.428-3.08 pts
61Marshall County6.033-2.01 pts
62Lyman County4.819-19.3 pts
63Oglala Lakota County4.788-2.47 pts
64Jerauld County3.302-1.39 pts
65Corson County3.005-6.42 pts
66Buffalo County1.923+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.

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Aurora County, with 35.489% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Buffalo County, with 1.923% in 2013.

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