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Counties in South Dakota by job destruction rate

Buffalo County had the highest job destruction rate of 66 counties in 2020, at 26.263%. Jerauld County had the lowest, at 2.534%. The median was 10.393% and the figure for South Dakota was 9.853%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.263Buffalo County
Lowest2.534Jerauld County
Median10.39366 counties
South Dakota9.853History

Map of counties, 2020

Aurora County: 15.181 %Beadle County: 11.151 %Bennett County: 18.636 %Bon Homme County: 11.797 %Brookings County: 11.105 %Brown County: 11.105 %Brule County: 10.169 %Buffalo County: 26.263 %Butte County: 14.504 %Campbell County: 3.599 %Charles Mix County: 10.147 %Clark County: 8.701 %Clay County: 7.989 %Codington County: 10.784 %Corson County: 5.088 %Custer County: 15.801 %Davison County: 10.718 %Day County: 10.803 %Deuel County: 5.659 %Dewey County: 5.351 %Douglas County: 9.965 %Edmunds County: 6.909 %Fall River County: 9.132 %Faulk County: 7.461 %Grant County: 9.366 %Gregory County: 14.431 %Haakon County: 3.712 %Hamlin County: 9.934 %Hand County: 9.681 %Hanson County: 25.054 %Harding County: 7.223 %Hughes County: 10.248 %Hutchinson County: 9.378 %Hyde County: 4.787 %Jackson County: 8.818 %Jerauld County: 2.534 %Jones County: 22.177 %Kingsbury County: 12.029 %Lake County: 11.471 %Lawrence County: 11.697 %Lincoln County: 8.494 %Lyman County: 14.591 %McCook County: 18.897 %McPherson County: 13.605 %Marshall County: 9.042 %Meade County: 9.882 %Mellette County: 15.698 %Miner County: 8.495 %Minnehaha County: 8.89 %Moody County: 9.284 %Oglala Lakota County: 5.495 %Pennington County: 9.106 %Perkins County: 8.359 %Potter County: 15.302 %Roberts County: 11.061 %Sanborn County: 15.323 %Spink County: 13.312 %Stanley County: 13.034 %Sully County: 8.544 %Todd County: 6.362 %Tripp County: 19.363 %Turner County: 10.538 %Union County: 11.217 %Walworth County: 15.215 %Yankton County: 12.175 %Ziebach County: 15.61 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Buffalo County: 26.263 %Buffalo County26.263Hanson County: 25.054 %Hanson County25.054Jones County: 22.177 %Jones County22.177Tripp County: 19.363 %Tripp County19.363McCook County: 18.897 %McCook County18.897Bennett County: 18.636 %Bennett County18.636Custer County: 15.801 %Custer County15.801Mellette County: 15.698 %Mellette County15.698Ziebach County: 15.61 %Ziebach County15.61Sanborn County: 15.323 %Sanborn County15.323Potter County: 15.302 %Potter County15.302Walworth County: 15.215 %Walworth County15.215Aurora County: 15.181 %Aurora County15.181Lyman County: 14.591 %Lyman County14.591Butte County: 14.504 %Butte County14.504Gregory County: 14.431 %Gregory County14.431McPherson County: 13.605 %McPherson County13.605Spink County: 13.312 %Spink County13.312Stanley County: 13.034 %Stanley County13.034Yankton County: 12.175 %Yankton County12.175Kingsbury County: 12.029 %Kingsbury County12.029Bon Homme County: 11.797 %Bon Homme County11.797Lawrence County: 11.697 %Lawrence County11.697Lake County: 11.471 %Lake County11.471Union County: 11.217 %Union County11.217Beadle County: 11.151 %Beadle County11.151Brookings County: 11.105 %Brookings County11.105Brown County: 11.105 %Brown County11.105Roberts County: 11.061 %Roberts County11.061Day County: 10.803 %Day County10.803Codington County: 10.784 %Codington County10.784Davison County: 10.718 %Davison County10.718Turner County: 10.538 %Turner County10.538Hughes County: 10.248 %Hughes County10.248Brule County: 10.169 %Brule County10.169Charles Mix County: 10.147 %Charles Mix County10.147Douglas County: 9.965 %Douglas County9.965Hamlin County: 9.934 %Hamlin County9.934Meade County: 9.882 %Meade County9.882Hand County: 9.681 %Hand County9.681Buffalo County: 26.263 %Buffalo County26.263Hanson County: 25.054 %Hanson County25.054Jones County: 22.177 %Jones County22.177Tripp County: 19.363 %Tripp County19.363McCook County: 18.897 %McCook County18.897Bennett County: 18.636 %Bennett County18.636Custer County: 15.801 %Custer County15.801Mellette County: 15.698 %Mellette County15.698Ziebach County: 15.61 %Ziebach County15.61Sanborn County: 15.323 %Sanborn County15.323Potter County: 15.302 %Potter County15.302Walworth County: 15.215 %Walworth County15.215Aurora County: 15.181 %Aurora County15.181Lyman County: 14.591 %Lyman County14.591Butte County: 14.504 %Butte County14.504Gregory County: 14.431 %Gregory County14.431McPherson County: 13.605 %McPherson County13.605Spink County: 13.312 %Spink County13.312Stanley County: 13.034 %Stanley County13.034Yankton County: 12.175 %Yankton County12.175Kingsbury County: 12.029 %Kingsbury County12.029Bon Homme County: 11.797 %Bon Homme County11.797Lawrence County: 11.697 %Lawrence County11.697Lake County: 11.471 %Lake County11.471Union County: 11.217 %Union County11.217Beadle County: 11.151 %Beadle County11.151Brookings County: 11.105 %Brookings County11.105Brown County: 11.105 %Brown County11.105Roberts County: 11.061 %Roberts County11.061Day County: 10.803 %Day County10.803Codington County: 10.784 %Codington County10.784Davison County: 10.718 %Davison County10.718Turner County: 10.538 %Turner County10.538Hughes County: 10.248 %Hughes County10.248Brule County: 10.169 %Brule County10.169Charles Mix County: 10.147 %Charles Mix County10.147Douglas County: 9.965 %Douglas County9.965Hamlin County: 9.934 %Hamlin County9.934Meade County: 9.882 %Meade County9.882Hand County: 9.681 %Hand County9.681
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Buffalo County26.263+21.34 pts
2Hanson County25.054+10.02 pts
3Jones County22.177+13.14 pts
4Tripp County19.363+10.84 pts
5McCook County18.897+5.81 pts
6Bennett County18.636+2.03 pts
7Custer County15.801-0.07 pts
8Mellette County15.698+11.53 pts
9Ziebach County15.61+5.7 pts
10Sanborn County15.323-0.44 pts
11Potter County15.302-2.75 pts
12Walworth County15.215+0.23 pts
13Aurora County15.181+6.44 pts
14Lyman County14.591-1.31 pts
15Butte County14.504+3.15 pts
16Gregory County14.431-0.26 pts
17McPherson County13.605-0.42 pts
18Spink County13.312+1.39 pts
19Stanley County13.034-3.48 pts
20Yankton County12.175+4.75 pts
21Kingsbury County12.029-0.16 pts
22Bon Homme County11.797+1.55 pts
23Lawrence County11.697+1.14 pts
24Lake County11.471+3.53 pts
25Union County11.217+4.13 pts
26Beadle County11.151+1.91 pts
27Brookings County11.105+5.4 pts
27Brown County11.105+2.85 pts
29Roberts County11.061-0 pts
30Day County10.803+0.98 pts
31Codington County10.784+3.35 pts
32Davison County10.718+1.41 pts
33Turner County10.538-2.05 pts
34Hughes County10.248-8.48 pts
35Brule County10.169+1.73 pts
36Charles Mix County10.147-1.32 pts
37Douglas County9.965+2.04 pts
38Hamlin County9.934-0.77 pts
39Meade County9.882-1.69 pts
40Hand County9.681-7.22 pts
41Hutchinson County9.378-2.88 pts
42Grant County9.366+3.23 pts
43Moody County9.284-1.28 pts
44Fall River County9.132+1.04 pts
45Pennington County9.106-2.95 pts
46Marshall County9.042-0.75 pts
47Minnehaha County8.89+0.73 pts
48Jackson County8.818-7.65 pts
49Clark County8.701-3.06 pts
50Sully County8.544+1.16 pts
51Miner County8.495-3.65 pts
52Lincoln County8.494-0.7 pts
53Perkins County8.359-4.37 pts
54Clay County7.989-0.75 pts
55Faulk County7.461-5.15 pts
56Harding County7.223-2.26 pts
57Edmunds County6.909-5.22 pts
58Todd County6.362-3.85 pts
59Deuel County5.659-8.18 pts
60Oglala Lakota County5.495+0.54 pts
61Dewey County5.351-3.15 pts
62Corson County5.088-4.28 pts
63Hyde County4.787-1.93 pts
64Haakon County3.712-7.61 pts
65Campbell County3.599-5.66 pts
66Jerauld County2.534-3.03 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Buffalo County, with 26.263% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Jerauld County, with 2.534% in 2020.

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