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Counties in South Dakota by job destruction rate

Jackson County had the highest job destruction rate of 66 counties in 2016, at 24.084%. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 2.62%. The median was 9.49% and the figure for South Dakota was 8.67%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.084Jackson County
Lowest2.62Ziebach County
Median9.4966 counties
South Dakota8.67History

Map of counties, 2016

Aurora County: 18.156 %Beadle County: 12.222 %Bennett County: 8.708 %Bon Homme County: 8.143 %Brookings County: 7.994 %Brown County: 10.672 %Brule County: 10.066 %Buffalo County: 7.715 %Butte County: 14.368 %Campbell County: 8.224 %Charles Mix County: 10.791 %Clark County: 11.502 %Clay County: 10.427 %Codington County: 8.394 %Corson County: 15.514 %Custer County: 13.002 %Davison County: 8.663 %Day County: 8.82 %Deuel County: 9.64 %Dewey County: 12.696 %Douglas County: 7.848 %Edmunds County: 12.35 %Fall River County: 6.209 %Faulk County: 10.405 %Grant County: 7.857 %Gregory County: 13.521 %Haakon County: 4.917 %Hamlin County: 10.462 %Hand County: 9.304 %Hanson County: 12.834 %Harding County: 17.193 %Hughes County: 8.886 %Hutchinson County: 8.112 %Hyde County: 5.2 %Jackson County: 24.084 %Jerauld County: 14.821 %Jones County: 11.111 %Kingsbury County: 13.425 %Lake County: 12.158 %Lawrence County: 8.189 %Lincoln County: 9.265 %Lyman County: 9.313 %McCook County: 11.009 %McPherson County: 11.848 %Marshall County: 18.508 %Meade County: 9.186 %Mellette County: 13.793 %Miner County: 9.486 %Minnehaha County: 7.529 %Moody County: 6.429 %Oglala Lakota County: 3.411 %Pennington County: 7.902 %Perkins County: 17.044 %Potter County: 9.494 %Roberts County: 5.508 %Sanborn County: 8.878 %Spink County: 12.072 %Stanley County: 12.986 %Sully County: 7.571 %Todd County: 8.622 %Tripp County: 7.987 %Turner County: 12.335 %Union County: 6.987 %Walworth County: 8.447 %Yankton County: 10.295 %Ziebach County: 2.62 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Jackson County: 24.084 %Jackson County24.084Marshall County: 18.508 %Marshall County18.508Aurora County: 18.156 %Aurora County18.156Harding County: 17.193 %Harding County17.193Perkins County: 17.044 %Perkins County17.044Corson County: 15.514 %Corson County15.514Jerauld County: 14.821 %Jerauld County14.821Butte County: 14.368 %Butte County14.368Mellette County: 13.793 %Mellette County13.793Gregory County: 13.521 %Gregory County13.521Kingsbury County: 13.425 %Kingsbury County13.425Custer County: 13.002 %Custer County13.002Stanley County: 12.986 %Stanley County12.986Hanson County: 12.834 %Hanson County12.834Dewey County: 12.696 %Dewey County12.696Edmunds County: 12.35 %Edmunds County12.35Turner County: 12.335 %Turner County12.335Beadle County: 12.222 %Beadle County12.222Lake County: 12.158 %Lake County12.158Spink County: 12.072 %Spink County12.072McPherson County: 11.848 %McPherson County11.848Clark County: 11.502 %Clark County11.502Jones County: 11.111 %Jones County11.111McCook County: 11.009 %McCook County11.009Charles Mix County: 10.791 %Charles Mix County10.791Brown County: 10.672 %Brown County10.672Hamlin County: 10.462 %Hamlin County10.462Clay County: 10.427 %Clay County10.427Faulk County: 10.405 %Faulk County10.405Yankton County: 10.295 %Yankton County10.295Brule County: 10.066 %Brule County10.066Deuel County: 9.64 %Deuel County9.64Potter County: 9.494 %Potter County9.494Miner County: 9.486 %Miner County9.486Lyman County: 9.313 %Lyman County9.313Hand County: 9.304 %Hand County9.304Lincoln County: 9.265 %Lincoln County9.265Meade County: 9.186 %Meade County9.186Hughes County: 8.886 %Hughes County8.886Sanborn County: 8.878 %Sanborn County8.878Jackson County: 24.084 %Jackson County24.084Marshall County: 18.508 %Marshall County18.508Aurora County: 18.156 %Aurora County18.156Harding County: 17.193 %Harding County17.193Perkins County: 17.044 %Perkins County17.044Corson County: 15.514 %Corson County15.514Jerauld County: 14.821 %Jerauld County14.821Butte County: 14.368 %Butte County14.368Mellette County: 13.793 %Mellette County13.793Gregory County: 13.521 %Gregory County13.521Kingsbury County: 13.425 %Kingsbury County13.425Custer County: 13.002 %Custer County13.002Stanley County: 12.986 %Stanley County12.986Hanson County: 12.834 %Hanson County12.834Dewey County: 12.696 %Dewey County12.696Edmunds County: 12.35 %Edmunds County12.35Turner County: 12.335 %Turner County12.335Beadle County: 12.222 %Beadle County12.222Lake County: 12.158 %Lake County12.158Spink County: 12.072 %Spink County12.072McPherson County: 11.848 %McPherson County11.848Clark County: 11.502 %Clark County11.502Jones County: 11.111 %Jones County11.111McCook County: 11.009 %McCook County11.009Charles Mix County: 10.791 %Charles Mix County10.791Brown County: 10.672 %Brown County10.672Hamlin County: 10.462 %Hamlin County10.462Clay County: 10.427 %Clay County10.427Faulk County: 10.405 %Faulk County10.405Yankton County: 10.295 %Yankton County10.295Brule County: 10.066 %Brule County10.066Deuel County: 9.64 %Deuel County9.64Potter County: 9.494 %Potter County9.494Miner County: 9.486 %Miner County9.486Lyman County: 9.313 %Lyman County9.313Hand County: 9.304 %Hand County9.304Lincoln County: 9.265 %Lincoln County9.265Meade County: 9.186 %Meade County9.186Hughes County: 8.886 %Hughes County8.886Sanborn County: 8.878 %Sanborn County8.878
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Jackson County24.084+11.1 pts
2Marshall County18.508-4.96 pts
3Aurora County18.156+8.5 pts
4Harding County17.193+4.21 pts
5Perkins County17.044+11.31 pts
6Corson County15.514+7.08 pts
7Jerauld County14.821+9.32 pts
8Butte County14.368+4.53 pts
9Mellette County13.793+6.56 pts
10Gregory County13.521+2.12 pts
11Kingsbury County13.425+0.9 pts
12Custer County13.002+1.17 pts
13Stanley County12.986-2.14 pts
14Hanson County12.834+5.49 pts
15Dewey County12.696-4.75 pts
16Edmunds County12.35+3.44 pts
17Turner County12.335-0.58 pts
18Beadle County12.222+2.18 pts
19Lake County12.158-1.69 pts
20Spink County12.072-2.04 pts
21McPherson County11.848+0.2 pts
22Clark County11.502-4.47 pts
23Jones County11.111+0.74 pts
24McCook County11.009-5.7 pts
25Charles Mix County10.791+0.91 pts
26Brown County10.672+1.57 pts
27Hamlin County10.462-0.03 pts
28Clay County10.427-0.57 pts
29Faulk County10.405-0.98 pts
30Yankton County10.295+4.14 pts
31Brule County10.066-0.38 pts
32Deuel County9.64-14.15 pts
33Potter County9.494-3.56 pts
34Miner County9.486-0.48 pts
35Lyman County9.313-4.2 pts
36Hand County9.304+1.67 pts
37Lincoln County9.265+0.68 pts
38Meade County9.186-2.47 pts
39Hughes County8.886-0.84 pts
40Sanborn County8.878+1.51 pts
41Day County8.82-3.99 pts
42Bennett County8.708-2.77 pts
43Davison County8.663+1.4 pts
44Todd County8.622-2.57 pts
45Walworth County8.447-5.14 pts
46Codington County8.394-0.61 pts
47Campbell County8.224+3.61 pts
48Lawrence County8.189-2.76 pts
49Bon Homme County8.143+0.13 pts
50Hutchinson County8.112+1.01 pts
51Brookings County7.994+1.38 pts
52Tripp County7.987-4.25 pts
53Pennington County7.902-2.63 pts
54Grant County7.857+2.14 pts
55Douglas County7.848-2.11 pts
56Buffalo County7.715+5.23 pts
57Sully County7.571-8.81 pts
58Minnehaha County7.529-0.05 pts
59Union County6.987+1.37 pts
60Moody County6.429-5.86 pts
61Fall River County6.209-0.56 pts
62Roberts County5.508-3.05 pts
63Hyde County5.2+1.72 pts
64Haakon County4.917+0.05 pts
65Oglala Lakota County3.411-2.84 pts
66Ziebach County2.62-0.18 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Jackson County, with 24.084% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Ziebach County, with 2.62% in 2016.

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