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Counties in South Dakota by job destruction rate

Deuel County had the highest job destruction rate of 66 counties in 2017, at 50.242%. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 4.979%. The median was 11.6% and the figure for South Dakota was 11.098%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest50.242Deuel County
Lowest4.979Ziebach County
Median11.666 counties
South Dakota11.098History

Map of counties, 2017

Aurora County: 11.588 %Beadle County: 10.567 %Bennett County: 12.297 %Bon Homme County: 13.534 %Brookings County: 9.463 %Brown County: 11.244 %Brule County: 8.281 %Buffalo County: 5.438 %Butte County: 10.763 %Campbell County: 12.205 %Charles Mix County: 10.015 %Clark County: 20.047 %Clay County: 8.231 %Codington County: 15.001 %Corson County: 9.868 %Custer County: 18.143 %Davison County: 17.608 %Day County: 16.99 %Deuel County: 50.242 %Dewey County: 19.011 %Douglas County: 16.776 %Edmunds County: 15.258 %Fall River County: 8.835 %Faulk County: 8.268 %Grant County: 12.129 %Gregory County: 20.513 %Haakon County: 7.202 %Hamlin County: 18.555 %Hand County: 9.244 %Hanson County: 14.27 %Harding County: 9.639 %Hughes County: 11.109 %Hutchinson County: 7.531 %Hyde County: 6.848 %Jackson County: 9.025 %Jerauld County: 8.583 %Jones County: 17.795 %Kingsbury County: 17.471 %Lake County: 12.201 %Lawrence County: 12.117 %Lincoln County: 8.759 %Lyman County: 21.069 %McCook County: 18.978 %McPherson County: 21.25 %Marshall County: 13.715 %Meade County: 14.327 %Mellette County: 10.759 %Miner County: 11.612 %Minnehaha County: 9.264 %Moody County: 9.078 %Oglala Lakota County: 7.06 %Pennington County: 11.195 %Perkins County: 12.839 %Potter County: 10.289 %Roberts County: 10.6 %Sanborn County: 22.52 %Spink County: 21.809 %Stanley County: 15.654 %Sully County: 21.931 %Todd County: 8.103 %Tripp County: 7.672 %Turner County: 16.36 %Union County: 11.522 %Walworth County: 17.88 %Yankton County: 9.32 %Ziebach County: 4.979 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Deuel County: 50.242 %Deuel County50.242Sanborn County: 22.52 %Sanborn County22.52Sully County: 21.931 %Sully County21.931Spink County: 21.809 %Spink County21.809McPherson County: 21.25 %McPherson County21.25Lyman County: 21.069 %Lyman County21.069Gregory County: 20.513 %Gregory County20.513Clark County: 20.047 %Clark County20.047Dewey County: 19.011 %Dewey County19.011McCook County: 18.978 %McCook County18.978Hamlin County: 18.555 %Hamlin County18.555Custer County: 18.143 %Custer County18.143Walworth County: 17.88 %Walworth County17.88Jones County: 17.795 %Jones County17.795Davison County: 17.608 %Davison County17.608Kingsbury County: 17.471 %Kingsbury County17.471Day County: 16.99 %Day County16.99Douglas County: 16.776 %Douglas County16.776Turner County: 16.36 %Turner County16.36Stanley County: 15.654 %Stanley County15.654Edmunds County: 15.258 %Edmunds County15.258Codington County: 15.001 %Codington County15.001Meade County: 14.327 %Meade County14.327Hanson County: 14.27 %Hanson County14.27Marshall County: 13.715 %Marshall County13.715Bon Homme County: 13.534 %Bon Homme County13.534Perkins County: 12.839 %Perkins County12.839Bennett County: 12.297 %Bennett County12.297Campbell County: 12.205 %Campbell County12.205Lake County: 12.201 %Lake County12.201Grant County: 12.129 %Grant County12.129Lawrence County: 12.117 %Lawrence County12.117Miner County: 11.612 %Miner County11.612Aurora County: 11.588 %Aurora County11.588Union County: 11.522 %Union County11.522Brown County: 11.244 %Brown County11.244Pennington County: 11.195 %Pennington County11.195Hughes County: 11.109 %Hughes County11.109Butte County: 10.763 %Butte County10.763Mellette County: 10.759 %Mellette County10.759Deuel County: 50.242 %Deuel County50.242Sanborn County: 22.52 %Sanborn County22.52Sully County: 21.931 %Sully County21.931Spink County: 21.809 %Spink County21.809McPherson County: 21.25 %McPherson County21.25Lyman County: 21.069 %Lyman County21.069Gregory County: 20.513 %Gregory County20.513Clark County: 20.047 %Clark County20.047Dewey County: 19.011 %Dewey County19.011McCook County: 18.978 %McCook County18.978Hamlin County: 18.555 %Hamlin County18.555Custer County: 18.143 %Custer County18.143Walworth County: 17.88 %Walworth County17.88Jones County: 17.795 %Jones County17.795Davison County: 17.608 %Davison County17.608Kingsbury County: 17.471 %Kingsbury County17.471Day County: 16.99 %Day County16.99Douglas County: 16.776 %Douglas County16.776Turner County: 16.36 %Turner County16.36Stanley County: 15.654 %Stanley County15.654Edmunds County: 15.258 %Edmunds County15.258Codington County: 15.001 %Codington County15.001Meade County: 14.327 %Meade County14.327Hanson County: 14.27 %Hanson County14.27Marshall County: 13.715 %Marshall County13.715Bon Homme County: 13.534 %Bon Homme County13.534Perkins County: 12.839 %Perkins County12.839Bennett County: 12.297 %Bennett County12.297Campbell County: 12.205 %Campbell County12.205Lake County: 12.201 %Lake County12.201Grant County: 12.129 %Grant County12.129Lawrence County: 12.117 %Lawrence County12.117Miner County: 11.612 %Miner County11.612Aurora County: 11.588 %Aurora County11.588Union County: 11.522 %Union County11.522Brown County: 11.244 %Brown County11.244Pennington County: 11.195 %Pennington County11.195Hughes County: 11.109 %Hughes County11.109Butte County: 10.763 %Butte County10.763Mellette County: 10.759 %Mellette County10.759
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Deuel County50.242+40.6 pts
2Sanborn County22.52+13.64 pts
3Sully County21.931+14.36 pts
4Spink County21.809+9.74 pts
5McPherson County21.25+9.4 pts
6Lyman County21.069+11.76 pts
7Gregory County20.513+6.99 pts
8Clark County20.047+8.54 pts
9Dewey County19.011+6.31 pts
10McCook County18.978+7.97 pts
11Hamlin County18.555+8.09 pts
12Custer County18.143+5.14 pts
13Walworth County17.88+9.43 pts
14Jones County17.795+6.68 pts
15Davison County17.608+8.95 pts
16Kingsbury County17.471+4.05 pts
17Day County16.99+8.17 pts
18Douglas County16.776+8.93 pts
19Turner County16.36+4.02 pts
20Stanley County15.654+2.67 pts
21Edmunds County15.258+2.91 pts
22Codington County15.001+6.61 pts
23Meade County14.327+5.14 pts
24Hanson County14.27+1.44 pts
25Marshall County13.715-4.79 pts
26Bon Homme County13.534+5.39 pts
27Perkins County12.839-4.21 pts
28Bennett County12.297+3.59 pts
29Campbell County12.205+3.98 pts
30Lake County12.201+0.04 pts
31Grant County12.129+4.27 pts
32Lawrence County12.117+3.93 pts
33Miner County11.612+2.13 pts
34Aurora County11.588-6.57 pts
35Union County11.522+4.54 pts
36Brown County11.244+0.57 pts
37Pennington County11.195+3.29 pts
38Hughes County11.109+2.22 pts
39Butte County10.763-3.61 pts
40Mellette County10.759-3.03 pts
41Roberts County10.6+5.09 pts
42Beadle County10.567-1.65 pts
43Potter County10.289+0.79 pts
44Charles Mix County10.015-0.78 pts
45Corson County9.868-5.65 pts
46Harding County9.639-7.55 pts
47Brookings County9.463+1.47 pts
48Yankton County9.32-0.97 pts
49Minnehaha County9.264+1.73 pts
50Hand County9.244-0.06 pts
51Moody County9.078+2.65 pts
52Jackson County9.025-15.06 pts
53Fall River County8.835+2.63 pts
54Lincoln County8.759-0.51 pts
55Jerauld County8.583-6.24 pts
56Brule County8.281-1.79 pts
57Faulk County8.268-2.14 pts
58Clay County8.231-2.2 pts
59Todd County8.103-0.52 pts
60Tripp County7.672-0.32 pts
61Hutchinson County7.531-0.58 pts
62Haakon County7.202+2.29 pts
63Oglala Lakota County7.06+3.65 pts
64Hyde County6.848+1.65 pts
65Buffalo County5.438-2.28 pts
66Ziebach County4.979+2.36 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Deuel County, with 50.242% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Ziebach County, with 4.979% in 2017.

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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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