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Counties in South Dakota by job destruction rate

Lyman County had the highest job destruction rate of 66 counties in 2014, at 31.922%. Corson County had the lowest, at 2.245%. The median was 9.171% and the figure for South Dakota was 9.099%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.922Lyman County
Lowest2.245Corson County
Median9.17166 counties
South Dakota9.099History

Map of counties, 2014

Aurora County: 8.278 %Beadle County: 7.073 %Bennett County: 10.926 %Bon Homme County: 14.573 %Brookings County: 10.192 %Brown County: 9.915 %Brule County: 8.391 %Buffalo County: 5.128 %Butte County: 11.398 %Campbell County: 7.076 %Charles Mix County: 6.452 %Clark County: 8.033 %Clay County: 10.096 %Codington County: 10.418 %Corson County: 2.245 %Custer County: 11.497 %Davison County: 8.867 %Day County: 11.927 %Deuel County: 10.299 %Dewey County: 14.506 %Douglas County: 6.328 %Edmunds County: 6.186 %Fall River County: 6.723 %Faulk County: 9.591 %Grant County: 5.547 %Gregory County: 11.195 %Haakon County: 5.645 %Hamlin County: 6.022 %Hand County: 9.623 %Hanson County: 14.121 %Harding County: 5.801 %Hughes County: 7.789 %Hutchinson County: 8.164 %Hyde County: 11.247 %Jackson County: 7.746 %Jerauld County: 10.362 %Jones County: 10.87 %Kingsbury County: 6.885 %Lake County: 10.563 %Lawrence County: 10.038 %Lincoln County: 9.148 %Lyman County: 31.922 %McCook County: 6.486 %McPherson County: 13.734 %Marshall County: 7.487 %Meade County: 10.288 %Mellette County: 9.884 %Miner County: 6.653 %Minnehaha County: 8.62 %Moody County: 9.822 %Oglala Lakota County: 10.084 %Pennington County: 8.887 %Perkins County: 6.381 %Potter County: 8.191 %Roberts County: 7.674 %Sanborn County: 11.165 %Spink County: 8.285 %Stanley County: 15.329 %Sully County: 10.462 %Todd County: 4.292 %Tripp County: 6.159 %Turner County: 9.291 %Union County: 9.194 %Walworth County: 16.327 %Yankton County: 9.22 %Ziebach County: 8.654 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Lyman County: 31.922 %Lyman County31.922Walworth County: 16.327 %Walworth County16.327Stanley County: 15.329 %Stanley County15.329Bon Homme County: 14.573 %Bon Homme County14.573Dewey County: 14.506 %Dewey County14.506Hanson County: 14.121 %Hanson County14.121McPherson County: 13.734 %McPherson County13.734Day County: 11.927 %Day County11.927Custer County: 11.497 %Custer County11.497Butte County: 11.398 %Butte County11.398Hyde County: 11.247 %Hyde County11.247Gregory County: 11.195 %Gregory County11.195Sanborn County: 11.165 %Sanborn County11.165Bennett County: 10.926 %Bennett County10.926Jones County: 10.87 %Jones County10.87Lake County: 10.563 %Lake County10.563Sully County: 10.462 %Sully County10.462Codington County: 10.418 %Codington County10.418Jerauld County: 10.362 %Jerauld County10.362Deuel County: 10.299 %Deuel County10.299Meade County: 10.288 %Meade County10.288Brookings County: 10.192 %Brookings County10.192Clay County: 10.096 %Clay County10.096Oglala Lakota County: 10.084 %Oglala Lakota County10.084Lawrence County: 10.038 %Lawrence County10.038Brown County: 9.915 %Brown County9.915Mellette County: 9.884 %Mellette County9.884Moody County: 9.822 %Moody County9.822Hand County: 9.623 %Hand County9.623Faulk County: 9.591 %Faulk County9.591Turner County: 9.291 %Turner County9.291Yankton County: 9.22 %Yankton County9.22Union County: 9.194 %Union County9.194Lincoln County: 9.148 %Lincoln County9.148Pennington County: 8.887 %Pennington County8.887Davison County: 8.867 %Davison County8.867Ziebach County: 8.654 %Ziebach County8.654Minnehaha County: 8.62 %Minnehaha County8.62Brule County: 8.391 %Brule County8.391Spink County: 8.285 %Spink County8.285Lyman County: 31.922 %Lyman County31.922Walworth County: 16.327 %Walworth County16.327Stanley County: 15.329 %Stanley County15.329Bon Homme County: 14.573 %Bon Homme County14.573Dewey County: 14.506 %Dewey County14.506Hanson County: 14.121 %Hanson County14.121McPherson County: 13.734 %McPherson County13.734Day County: 11.927 %Day County11.927Custer County: 11.497 %Custer County11.497Butte County: 11.398 %Butte County11.398Hyde County: 11.247 %Hyde County11.247Gregory County: 11.195 %Gregory County11.195Sanborn County: 11.165 %Sanborn County11.165Bennett County: 10.926 %Bennett County10.926Jones County: 10.87 %Jones County10.87Lake County: 10.563 %Lake County10.563Sully County: 10.462 %Sully County10.462Codington County: 10.418 %Codington County10.418Jerauld County: 10.362 %Jerauld County10.362Deuel County: 10.299 %Deuel County10.299Meade County: 10.288 %Meade County10.288Brookings County: 10.192 %Brookings County10.192Clay County: 10.096 %Clay County10.096Oglala Lakota County: 10.084 %Oglala Lakota County10.084Lawrence County: 10.038 %Lawrence County10.038Brown County: 9.915 %Brown County9.915Mellette County: 9.884 %Mellette County9.884Moody County: 9.822 %Moody County9.822Hand County: 9.623 %Hand County9.623Faulk County: 9.591 %Faulk County9.591Turner County: 9.291 %Turner County9.291Yankton County: 9.22 %Yankton County9.22Union County: 9.194 %Union County9.194Lincoln County: 9.148 %Lincoln County9.148Pennington County: 8.887 %Pennington County8.887Davison County: 8.867 %Davison County8.867Ziebach County: 8.654 %Ziebach County8.654Minnehaha County: 8.62 %Minnehaha County8.62Brule County: 8.391 %Brule County8.391Spink County: 8.285 %Spink County8.285
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Lyman County31.922+27.1 pts
2Walworth County16.327+7.09 pts
3Stanley County15.329-1.04 pts
4Bon Homme County14.573+6.87 pts
5Dewey County14.506+1.17 pts
6Hanson County14.121+4.87 pts
7McPherson County13.734+5.3 pts
8Day County11.927+0.96 pts
9Custer County11.497-2.58 pts
10Butte County11.398+1.35 pts
11Hyde County11.247+3.8 pts
12Gregory County11.195-6.04 pts
13Sanborn County11.165-5.72 pts
14Bennett County10.926-2.87 pts
15Jones County10.87-3.77 pts
16Lake County10.563+3.11 pts
17Sully County10.462-4.71 pts
18Codington County10.418+0.4 pts
19Jerauld County10.362+7.06 pts
20Deuel County10.299+1.05 pts
21Meade County10.288-3.17 pts
22Brookings County10.192-1.79 pts
23Clay County10.096-11.96 pts
24Oglala Lakota County10.084+5.3 pts
25Lawrence County10.038-2.83 pts
26Brown County9.915+1.84 pts
27Mellette County9.884-4.07 pts
28Moody County9.822+3.39 pts
29Hand County9.623-6.05 pts
30Faulk County9.591-4.51 pts
31Turner County9.291-8.51 pts
32Yankton County9.22-0.76 pts
33Union County9.194-2.68 pts
34Lincoln County9.148-0.32 pts
35Pennington County8.887-1.51 pts
36Davison County8.867+1.1 pts
37Ziebach County8.654-4.09 pts
38Minnehaha County8.62-0.88 pts
39Brule County8.391-0.92 pts
40Spink County8.285-2.22 pts
41Aurora County8.278-27.21 pts
42Potter County8.191-12.67 pts
43Hutchinson County8.164-1.59 pts
44Clark County8.033-7.17 pts
45Hughes County7.789-3.38 pts
46Jackson County7.746-5.39 pts
47Roberts County7.674+0.12 pts
48Marshall County7.487+1.45 pts
49Campbell County7.076-3.15 pts
50Beadle County7.073-1.66 pts
51Kingsbury County6.885-7.81 pts
52Fall River County6.723-4.24 pts
53Miner County6.653-6.6 pts
54McCook County6.486-17.68 pts
55Charles Mix County6.452-3.12 pts
56Perkins County6.381-0.44 pts
57Douglas County6.328-10.57 pts
58Edmunds County6.186-1.42 pts
59Tripp County6.159-11.14 pts
60Hamlin County6.022-1.97 pts
61Harding County5.801-9.09 pts
62Haakon County5.645-8.59 pts
63Grant County5.547-3.69 pts
64Buffalo County5.128+3.21 pts
65Todd County4.292-26.7 pts
66Corson County2.245-0.76 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Lyman County, with 31.922% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Corson County, with 2.245% in 2014.

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