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Counties in South Dakota by job destruction rate

Hughes County had the highest job destruction rate of 66 counties in 2019, at 18.726%. Mellette County had the lowest, at 4.167%. The median was 10.405% and the figure for South Dakota was 9.361%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.726Hughes County
Lowest4.167Mellette County
Median10.40566 counties
South Dakota9.361History

Map of counties, 2019

Aurora County: 8.737 %Beadle County: 9.242 %Bennett County: 16.608 %Bon Homme County: 10.249 %Brookings County: 5.706 %Brown County: 8.252 %Brule County: 8.44 %Buffalo County: 4.923 %Butte County: 11.35 %Campbell County: 9.259 %Charles Mix County: 11.472 %Clark County: 11.765 %Clay County: 8.736 %Codington County: 7.437 %Corson County: 9.365 %Custer County: 15.871 %Davison County: 9.306 %Day County: 9.819 %Deuel County: 13.839 %Dewey County: 8.499 %Douglas County: 7.925 %Edmunds County: 12.125 %Fall River County: 8.094 %Faulk County: 12.615 %Grant County: 6.131 %Gregory County: 14.695 %Haakon County: 11.324 %Hamlin County: 10.701 %Hand County: 16.9 %Hanson County: 15.033 %Harding County: 9.479 %Hughes County: 18.726 %Hutchinson County: 12.254 %Hyde County: 6.721 %Jackson County: 16.467 %Jerauld County: 5.567 %Jones County: 9.037 %Kingsbury County: 12.186 %Lake County: 7.941 %Lawrence County: 10.56 %Lincoln County: 9.198 %Lyman County: 15.897 %McCook County: 13.084 %McPherson County: 14.023 %Marshall County: 9.791 %Meade County: 11.57 %Mellette County: 4.167 %Miner County: 12.144 %Minnehaha County: 8.157 %Moody County: 10.564 %Oglala Lakota County: 4.95 %Pennington County: 12.059 %Perkins County: 12.725 %Potter County: 18.054 %Roberts County: 11.062 %Sanborn County: 15.759 %Spink County: 11.923 %Stanley County: 16.512 %Sully County: 7.381 %Todd County: 10.207 %Tripp County: 8.523 %Turner County: 12.592 %Union County: 7.092 %Walworth County: 14.988 %Yankton County: 7.426 %Ziebach County: 9.91 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Hughes County: 18.726 %Hughes County18.726Potter County: 18.054 %Potter County18.054Hand County: 16.9 %Hand County16.9Bennett County: 16.608 %Bennett County16.608Stanley County: 16.512 %Stanley County16.512Jackson County: 16.467 %Jackson County16.467Lyman County: 15.897 %Lyman County15.897Custer County: 15.871 %Custer County15.871Sanborn County: 15.759 %Sanborn County15.759Hanson County: 15.033 %Hanson County15.033Walworth County: 14.988 %Walworth County14.988Gregory County: 14.695 %Gregory County14.695McPherson County: 14.023 %McPherson County14.023Deuel County: 13.839 %Deuel County13.839McCook County: 13.084 %McCook County13.084Perkins County: 12.725 %Perkins County12.725Faulk County: 12.615 %Faulk County12.615Turner County: 12.592 %Turner County12.592Hutchinson County: 12.254 %Hutchinson County12.254Kingsbury County: 12.186 %Kingsbury County12.186Miner County: 12.144 %Miner County12.144Edmunds County: 12.125 %Edmunds County12.125Pennington County: 12.059 %Pennington County12.059Spink County: 11.923 %Spink County11.923Clark County: 11.765 %Clark County11.765Meade County: 11.57 %Meade County11.57Charles Mix County: 11.472 %Charles Mix County11.472Butte County: 11.35 %Butte County11.35Haakon County: 11.324 %Haakon County11.324Roberts County: 11.062 %Roberts County11.062Hamlin County: 10.701 %Hamlin County10.701Moody County: 10.564 %Moody County10.564Lawrence County: 10.56 %Lawrence County10.56Bon Homme County: 10.249 %Bon Homme County10.249Todd County: 10.207 %Todd County10.207Ziebach County: 9.91 %Ziebach County9.91Day County: 9.819 %Day County9.819Marshall County: 9.791 %Marshall County9.791Harding County: 9.479 %Harding County9.479Corson County: 9.365 %Corson County9.365Hughes County: 18.726 %Hughes County18.726Potter County: 18.054 %Potter County18.054Hand County: 16.9 %Hand County16.9Bennett County: 16.608 %Bennett County16.608Stanley County: 16.512 %Stanley County16.512Jackson County: 16.467 %Jackson County16.467Lyman County: 15.897 %Lyman County15.897Custer County: 15.871 %Custer County15.871Sanborn County: 15.759 %Sanborn County15.759Hanson County: 15.033 %Hanson County15.033Walworth County: 14.988 %Walworth County14.988Gregory County: 14.695 %Gregory County14.695McPherson County: 14.023 %McPherson County14.023Deuel County: 13.839 %Deuel County13.839McCook County: 13.084 %McCook County13.084Perkins County: 12.725 %Perkins County12.725Faulk County: 12.615 %Faulk County12.615Turner County: 12.592 %Turner County12.592Hutchinson County: 12.254 %Hutchinson County12.254Kingsbury County: 12.186 %Kingsbury County12.186Miner County: 12.144 %Miner County12.144Edmunds County: 12.125 %Edmunds County12.125Pennington County: 12.059 %Pennington County12.059Spink County: 11.923 %Spink County11.923Clark County: 11.765 %Clark County11.765Meade County: 11.57 %Meade County11.57Charles Mix County: 11.472 %Charles Mix County11.472Butte County: 11.35 %Butte County11.35Haakon County: 11.324 %Haakon County11.324Roberts County: 11.062 %Roberts County11.062Hamlin County: 10.701 %Hamlin County10.701Moody County: 10.564 %Moody County10.564Lawrence County: 10.56 %Lawrence County10.56Bon Homme County: 10.249 %Bon Homme County10.249Todd County: 10.207 %Todd County10.207Ziebach County: 9.91 %Ziebach County9.91Day County: 9.819 %Day County9.819Marshall County: 9.791 %Marshall County9.791Harding County: 9.479 %Harding County9.479Corson County: 9.365 %Corson County9.365
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Hughes County18.726+8.33 pts
2Potter County18.054-23.5 pts
3Hand County16.9+4.11 pts
4Bennett County16.608+8.69 pts
5Stanley County16.512+1.1 pts
6Jackson County16.467+1.34 pts
7Lyman County15.897+3.19 pts
8Custer County15.871+0.78 pts
9Sanborn County15.759+3.46 pts
10Hanson County15.033+1.96 pts
11Walworth County14.988+1.31 pts
12Gregory County14.695+6.78 pts
13McPherson County14.023+5.34 pts
14Deuel County13.839+2.54 pts
15McCook County13.084-5.92 pts
16Perkins County12.725+5.18 pts
17Faulk County12.615+2.97 pts
18Turner County12.592-10.23 pts
19Hutchinson County12.254-2.91 pts
20Kingsbury County12.186-1.72 pts
21Miner County12.144+5.5 pts
22Edmunds County12.125-12.4 pts
23Pennington County12.059-0.48 pts
24Spink County11.923-2.36 pts
25Clark County11.765-10.55 pts
26Meade County11.57-0.16 pts
27Charles Mix County11.472+0.4 pts
28Butte County11.35-1.53 pts
29Haakon County11.324-2.63 pts
30Roberts County11.062+3.26 pts
31Hamlin County10.701-5.08 pts
32Moody County10.564-2.2 pts
33Lawrence County10.56+1.15 pts
34Bon Homme County10.249-0.68 pts
35Todd County10.207+2.07 pts
36Ziebach County9.91-4.32 pts
37Day County9.819-0.9 pts
38Marshall County9.791-5.36 pts
39Harding County9.479+3.57 pts
40Corson County9.365+0.35 pts
41Davison County9.306+0.25 pts
42Campbell County9.259-0.03 pts
43Beadle County9.242+1.71 pts
44Lincoln County9.198-0.58 pts
45Jones County9.037-3.97 pts
46Aurora County8.737+1.57 pts
47Clay County8.736+1.59 pts
48Tripp County8.523-3.08 pts
49Dewey County8.499-10.15 pts
50Brule County8.44-0.74 pts
51Brown County8.252-0.22 pts
52Minnehaha County8.157-1.48 pts
53Fall River County8.094+0.56 pts
54Lake County7.941-1.44 pts
55Douglas County7.925-13.55 pts
56Codington County7.437-0.67 pts
57Yankton County7.426+0.41 pts
58Sully County7.381-6.88 pts
59Union County7.092-10.13 pts
60Hyde County6.721+0.71 pts
61Grant County6.131-6.29 pts
62Brookings County5.706-4.73 pts
63Jerauld County5.567+2.47 pts
64Oglala Lakota County4.95+0.61 pts
65Buffalo County4.923-3.13 pts
66Mellette County4.167-2.71 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Hughes County, with 18.726% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Mellette County, with 4.167% in 2019.

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