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Counties in South Dakota by job destruction rate

Deuel County had the highest job destruction rate of 66 counties in 2015, at 23.794%. Buffalo County had the lowest, at 2.484%. The median was 10.004% and the figure for South Dakota was 8.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.794Deuel County
Lowest2.484Buffalo County
Median10.00466 counties
South Dakota8.9History

Map of counties, 2015

Aurora County: 9.651 %Beadle County: 10.037 %Bennett County: 11.477 %Bon Homme County: 8.018 %Brookings County: 6.618 %Brown County: 9.1 %Brule County: 10.444 %Buffalo County: 2.484 %Butte County: 9.839 %Campbell County: 4.61 %Charles Mix County: 9.88 %Clark County: 15.974 %Clay County: 10.999 %Codington County: 9.006 %Corson County: 8.434 %Custer County: 11.834 %Davison County: 7.259 %Day County: 12.808 %Deuel County: 23.794 %Dewey County: 17.449 %Douglas County: 9.956 %Edmunds County: 8.912 %Fall River County: 6.77 %Faulk County: 11.382 %Grant County: 5.718 %Gregory County: 11.406 %Haakon County: 4.867 %Hamlin County: 10.49 %Hand County: 7.631 %Hanson County: 7.346 %Harding County: 12.981 %Hughes County: 9.724 %Hutchinson County: 7.102 %Hyde County: 3.476 %Jackson County: 12.987 %Jerauld County: 5.503 %Jones County: 10.376 %Kingsbury County: 12.521 %Lake County: 13.848 %Lawrence County: 10.953 %Lincoln County: 8.588 %Lyman County: 13.516 %McCook County: 16.706 %McPherson County: 11.65 %Marshall County: 23.469 %Meade County: 11.652 %Mellette County: 7.229 %Miner County: 9.97 %Minnehaha County: 7.579 %Moody County: 12.291 %Oglala Lakota County: 6.254 %Pennington County: 10.528 %Perkins County: 5.737 %Potter County: 13.054 %Roberts County: 8.562 %Sanborn County: 7.371 %Spink County: 14.11 %Stanley County: 15.127 %Sully County: 16.378 %Todd County: 11.194 %Tripp County: 12.235 %Turner County: 12.916 %Union County: 5.621 %Walworth County: 13.59 %Yankton County: 6.156 %Ziebach County: 2.804 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Deuel County: 23.794 %Deuel County23.794Marshall County: 23.469 %Marshall County23.469Dewey County: 17.449 %Dewey County17.449McCook County: 16.706 %McCook County16.706Sully County: 16.378 %Sully County16.378Clark County: 15.974 %Clark County15.974Stanley County: 15.127 %Stanley County15.127Spink County: 14.11 %Spink County14.11Lake County: 13.848 %Lake County13.848Walworth County: 13.59 %Walworth County13.59Lyman County: 13.516 %Lyman County13.516Potter County: 13.054 %Potter County13.054Jackson County: 12.987 %Jackson County12.987Harding County: 12.981 %Harding County12.981Turner County: 12.916 %Turner County12.916Day County: 12.808 %Day County12.808Kingsbury County: 12.521 %Kingsbury County12.521Moody County: 12.291 %Moody County12.291Tripp County: 12.235 %Tripp County12.235Custer County: 11.834 %Custer County11.834Meade County: 11.652 %Meade County11.652McPherson County: 11.65 %McPherson County11.65Bennett County: 11.477 %Bennett County11.477Gregory County: 11.406 %Gregory County11.406Faulk County: 11.382 %Faulk County11.382Todd County: 11.194 %Todd County11.194Clay County: 10.999 %Clay County10.999Lawrence County: 10.953 %Lawrence County10.953Pennington County: 10.528 %Pennington County10.528Hamlin County: 10.49 %Hamlin County10.49Brule County: 10.444 %Brule County10.444Jones County: 10.376 %Jones County10.376Beadle County: 10.037 %Beadle County10.037Miner County: 9.97 %Miner County9.97Douglas County: 9.956 %Douglas County9.956Charles Mix County: 9.88 %Charles Mix County9.88Butte County: 9.839 %Butte County9.839Hughes County: 9.724 %Hughes County9.724Aurora County: 9.651 %Aurora County9.651Brown County: 9.1 %Brown County9.1Deuel County: 23.794 %Deuel County23.794Marshall County: 23.469 %Marshall County23.469Dewey County: 17.449 %Dewey County17.449McCook County: 16.706 %McCook County16.706Sully County: 16.378 %Sully County16.378Clark County: 15.974 %Clark County15.974Stanley County: 15.127 %Stanley County15.127Spink County: 14.11 %Spink County14.11Lake County: 13.848 %Lake County13.848Walworth County: 13.59 %Walworth County13.59Lyman County: 13.516 %Lyman County13.516Potter County: 13.054 %Potter County13.054Jackson County: 12.987 %Jackson County12.987Harding County: 12.981 %Harding County12.981Turner County: 12.916 %Turner County12.916Day County: 12.808 %Day County12.808Kingsbury County: 12.521 %Kingsbury County12.521Moody County: 12.291 %Moody County12.291Tripp County: 12.235 %Tripp County12.235Custer County: 11.834 %Custer County11.834Meade County: 11.652 %Meade County11.652McPherson County: 11.65 %McPherson County11.65Bennett County: 11.477 %Bennett County11.477Gregory County: 11.406 %Gregory County11.406Faulk County: 11.382 %Faulk County11.382Todd County: 11.194 %Todd County11.194Clay County: 10.999 %Clay County10.999Lawrence County: 10.953 %Lawrence County10.953Pennington County: 10.528 %Pennington County10.528Hamlin County: 10.49 %Hamlin County10.49Brule County: 10.444 %Brule County10.444Jones County: 10.376 %Jones County10.376Beadle County: 10.037 %Beadle County10.037Miner County: 9.97 %Miner County9.97Douglas County: 9.956 %Douglas County9.956Charles Mix County: 9.88 %Charles Mix County9.88Butte County: 9.839 %Butte County9.839Hughes County: 9.724 %Hughes County9.724Aurora County: 9.651 %Aurora County9.651Brown County: 9.1 %Brown County9.1
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Deuel County23.794+13.5 pts
2Marshall County23.469+15.98 pts
3Dewey County17.449+2.94 pts
4McCook County16.706+10.22 pts
5Sully County16.378+5.92 pts
6Clark County15.974+7.94 pts
7Stanley County15.127-0.2 pts
8Spink County14.11+5.82 pts
9Lake County13.848+3.29 pts
10Walworth County13.59-2.74 pts
11Lyman County13.516-18.41 pts
12Potter County13.054+4.86 pts
13Jackson County12.987+5.24 pts
14Harding County12.981+7.18 pts
15Turner County12.916+3.63 pts
16Day County12.808+0.88 pts
17Kingsbury County12.521+5.64 pts
18Moody County12.291+2.47 pts
19Tripp County12.235+6.08 pts
20Custer County11.834+0.34 pts
21Meade County11.652+1.36 pts
22McPherson County11.65-2.08 pts
23Bennett County11.477+0.55 pts
24Gregory County11.406+0.21 pts
25Faulk County11.382+1.79 pts
26Todd County11.194+6.9 pts
27Clay County10.999+0.9 pts
28Lawrence County10.953+0.91 pts
29Pennington County10.528+1.64 pts
30Hamlin County10.49+4.47 pts
31Brule County10.444+2.05 pts
32Jones County10.376-0.49 pts
33Beadle County10.037+2.96 pts
34Miner County9.97+3.32 pts
35Douglas County9.956+3.63 pts
36Charles Mix County9.88+3.43 pts
37Butte County9.839-1.56 pts
38Hughes County9.724+1.94 pts
39Aurora County9.651+1.37 pts
40Brown County9.1-0.81 pts
41Codington County9.006-1.41 pts
42Edmunds County8.912+2.73 pts
43Lincoln County8.588-0.56 pts
44Roberts County8.562+0.89 pts
45Corson County8.434+6.19 pts
46Bon Homme County8.018-6.55 pts
47Hand County7.631-1.99 pts
48Minnehaha County7.579-1.04 pts
49Sanborn County7.371-3.79 pts
50Hanson County7.346-6.78 pts
51Davison County7.259-1.61 pts
52Mellette County7.229-2.66 pts
53Hutchinson County7.102-1.06 pts
54Fall River County6.77+0.05 pts
55Brookings County6.618-3.57 pts
56Oglala Lakota County6.254-3.83 pts
57Yankton County6.156-3.06 pts
58Perkins County5.737-0.64 pts
59Grant County5.718+0.17 pts
60Union County5.621-3.57 pts
61Jerauld County5.503-4.86 pts
62Haakon County4.867-0.78 pts
63Campbell County4.61-2.47 pts
64Hyde County3.476-7.77 pts
65Ziebach County2.804-5.85 pts
66Buffalo County2.484-2.64 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Deuel County, with 23.794% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Buffalo County, with 2.484% in 2015.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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