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Counties in South Dakota by job destruction rate

Potter County had the highest job destruction rate of 66 counties in 2018, at 41.558%. Jerauld County had the lowest, at 3.095%. The median was 11.004% and the figure for South Dakota was 10.443%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest41.558Potter County
Lowest3.095Jerauld County
Median11.00466 counties
South Dakota10.443History

Map of counties, 2018

Aurora County: 7.167 %Beadle County: 7.535 %Bennett County: 7.917 %Bon Homme County: 10.934 %Brookings County: 10.439 %Brown County: 8.475 %Brule County: 9.177 %Buffalo County: 8.05 %Butte County: 12.882 %Campbell County: 9.29 %Charles Mix County: 11.074 %Clark County: 22.313 %Clay County: 7.149 %Codington County: 8.105 %Corson County: 9.011 %Custer County: 15.093 %Davison County: 9.055 %Day County: 10.716 %Deuel County: 11.297 %Dewey County: 18.652 %Douglas County: 21.478 %Edmunds County: 24.527 %Fall River County: 7.533 %Faulk County: 9.641 %Grant County: 12.419 %Gregory County: 7.912 %Haakon County: 13.95 %Hamlin County: 15.779 %Hand County: 12.793 %Hanson County: 13.072 %Harding County: 5.905 %Hughes County: 10.396 %Hutchinson County: 15.164 %Hyde County: 6.006 %Jackson County: 15.126 %Jerauld County: 3.095 %Jones County: 13.008 %Kingsbury County: 13.911 %Lake County: 9.386 %Lawrence County: 9.409 %Lincoln County: 9.783 %Lyman County: 12.711 %McCook County: 19.003 %McPherson County: 8.681 %Marshall County: 15.148 %Meade County: 11.735 %Mellette County: 6.875 %Miner County: 6.648 %Minnehaha County: 9.639 %Moody County: 12.763 %Oglala Lakota County: 4.343 %Pennington County: 12.534 %Perkins County: 7.547 %Potter County: 41.558 %Roberts County: 7.803 %Sanborn County: 12.299 %Spink County: 14.28 %Stanley County: 15.416 %Sully County: 14.26 %Todd County: 8.141 %Tripp County: 11.605 %Turner County: 22.821 %Union County: 17.217 %Walworth County: 13.68 %Yankton County: 7.012 %Ziebach County: 14.226 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Potter County: 41.558 %Potter County41.558Edmunds County: 24.527 %Edmunds County24.527Turner County: 22.821 %Turner County22.821Clark County: 22.313 %Clark County22.313Douglas County: 21.478 %Douglas County21.478McCook County: 19.003 %McCook County19.003Dewey County: 18.652 %Dewey County18.652Union County: 17.217 %Union County17.217Hamlin County: 15.779 %Hamlin County15.779Stanley County: 15.416 %Stanley County15.416Hutchinson County: 15.164 %Hutchinson County15.164Marshall County: 15.148 %Marshall County15.148Jackson County: 15.126 %Jackson County15.126Custer County: 15.093 %Custer County15.093Spink County: 14.28 %Spink County14.28Sully County: 14.26 %Sully County14.26Ziebach County: 14.226 %Ziebach County14.226Haakon County: 13.95 %Haakon County13.95Kingsbury County: 13.911 %Kingsbury County13.911Walworth County: 13.68 %Walworth County13.68Hanson County: 13.072 %Hanson County13.072Jones County: 13.008 %Jones County13.008Butte County: 12.882 %Butte County12.882Hand County: 12.793 %Hand County12.793Moody County: 12.763 %Moody County12.763Lyman County: 12.711 %Lyman County12.711Pennington County: 12.534 %Pennington County12.534Grant County: 12.419 %Grant County12.419Sanborn County: 12.299 %Sanborn County12.299Meade County: 11.735 %Meade County11.735Tripp County: 11.605 %Tripp County11.605Deuel County: 11.297 %Deuel County11.297Charles Mix County: 11.074 %Charles Mix County11.074Bon Homme County: 10.934 %Bon Homme County10.934Day County: 10.716 %Day County10.716Brookings County: 10.439 %Brookings County10.439Hughes County: 10.396 %Hughes County10.396Lincoln County: 9.783 %Lincoln County9.783Faulk County: 9.641 %Faulk County9.641Minnehaha County: 9.639 %Minnehaha County9.639Potter County: 41.558 %Potter County41.558Edmunds County: 24.527 %Edmunds County24.527Turner County: 22.821 %Turner County22.821Clark County: 22.313 %Clark County22.313Douglas County: 21.478 %Douglas County21.478McCook County: 19.003 %McCook County19.003Dewey County: 18.652 %Dewey County18.652Union County: 17.217 %Union County17.217Hamlin County: 15.779 %Hamlin County15.779Stanley County: 15.416 %Stanley County15.416Hutchinson County: 15.164 %Hutchinson County15.164Marshall County: 15.148 %Marshall County15.148Jackson County: 15.126 %Jackson County15.126Custer County: 15.093 %Custer County15.093Spink County: 14.28 %Spink County14.28Sully County: 14.26 %Sully County14.26Ziebach County: 14.226 %Ziebach County14.226Haakon County: 13.95 %Haakon County13.95Kingsbury County: 13.911 %Kingsbury County13.911Walworth County: 13.68 %Walworth County13.68Hanson County: 13.072 %Hanson County13.072Jones County: 13.008 %Jones County13.008Butte County: 12.882 %Butte County12.882Hand County: 12.793 %Hand County12.793Moody County: 12.763 %Moody County12.763Lyman County: 12.711 %Lyman County12.711Pennington County: 12.534 %Pennington County12.534Grant County: 12.419 %Grant County12.419Sanborn County: 12.299 %Sanborn County12.299Meade County: 11.735 %Meade County11.735Tripp County: 11.605 %Tripp County11.605Deuel County: 11.297 %Deuel County11.297Charles Mix County: 11.074 %Charles Mix County11.074Bon Homme County: 10.934 %Bon Homme County10.934Day County: 10.716 %Day County10.716Brookings County: 10.439 %Brookings County10.439Hughes County: 10.396 %Hughes County10.396Lincoln County: 9.783 %Lincoln County9.783Faulk County: 9.641 %Faulk County9.641Minnehaha County: 9.639 %Minnehaha County9.639
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Potter County41.558+31.27 pts
2Edmunds County24.527+9.27 pts
3Turner County22.821+6.46 pts
4Clark County22.313+2.27 pts
5Douglas County21.478+4.7 pts
6McCook County19.003+0.02 pts
7Dewey County18.652-0.36 pts
8Union County17.217+5.69 pts
9Hamlin County15.779-2.78 pts
10Stanley County15.416-0.24 pts
11Hutchinson County15.164+7.63 pts
12Marshall County15.148+1.43 pts
13Jackson County15.126+6.1 pts
14Custer County15.093-3.05 pts
15Spink County14.28-7.53 pts
16Sully County14.26-7.67 pts
17Ziebach County14.226+9.25 pts
18Haakon County13.95+6.75 pts
19Kingsbury County13.911-3.56 pts
20Walworth County13.68-4.2 pts
21Hanson County13.072-1.2 pts
22Jones County13.008-4.79 pts
23Butte County12.882+2.12 pts
24Hand County12.793+3.55 pts
25Moody County12.763+3.69 pts
26Lyman County12.711-8.36 pts
27Pennington County12.534+1.34 pts
28Grant County12.419+0.29 pts
29Sanborn County12.299-10.22 pts
30Meade County11.735-2.59 pts
31Tripp County11.605+3.93 pts
32Deuel County11.297-38.94 pts
33Charles Mix County11.074+1.06 pts
34Bon Homme County10.934-2.6 pts
35Day County10.716-6.27 pts
36Brookings County10.439+0.98 pts
37Hughes County10.396-0.71 pts
38Lincoln County9.783+1.02 pts
39Faulk County9.641+1.37 pts
40Minnehaha County9.639+0.38 pts
41Lawrence County9.409-2.71 pts
42Lake County9.386-2.82 pts
43Campbell County9.29-2.92 pts
44Brule County9.177+0.9 pts
45Davison County9.055-8.55 pts
46Corson County9.011-0.86 pts
47McPherson County8.681-12.57 pts
48Brown County8.475-2.77 pts
49Todd County8.141+0.04 pts
50Codington County8.105-6.9 pts
51Buffalo County8.05+2.61 pts
52Bennett County7.917-4.38 pts
53Gregory County7.912-12.6 pts
54Roberts County7.803-2.8 pts
55Perkins County7.547-5.29 pts
56Beadle County7.535-3.03 pts
57Fall River County7.533-1.3 pts
58Aurora County7.167-4.42 pts
59Clay County7.149-1.08 pts
60Yankton County7.012-2.31 pts
61Mellette County6.875-3.88 pts
62Miner County6.648-4.96 pts
63Hyde County6.006-0.84 pts
64Harding County5.905-3.73 pts
65Oglala Lakota County4.343-2.72 pts
66Jerauld County3.095-5.49 pts

Other periods

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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Potter County, with 41.558% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Jerauld County, with 3.095% in 2018.

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