South Dakota small businesses thrive in these counties

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- Total small business establishments: 742 (24.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 30,270

#50. Meade County
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- Total small business establishments: 60 (25.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.4%
- 2021 population: 2,383

#49. Sanborn County
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- Total small business establishments: 163 (25.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.8%
- 2021 population: 6,314

#48. Moody County
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- Total small business establishments: 72 (26.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 96.0%
- 2021 population: 2,732

#47. Aurora County
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- Total small business establishments: 934 (26.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 34,710

#46. Brookings County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,905 (28.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 67,995

#45. Lincoln County
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- Total small business establishments: 204 (28.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.0%
- 2021 population: 7,189

#44. Fall River County
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- Total small business establishments: 252 (29.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 8,682

#43. Turner County
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- Total small business establishments: 62 (29.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 95.4%
- 2021 population: 2,126

#42. Faulk County
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- Total small business establishments: 185 (29.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 6,273

#41. Spink County
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- Total small business establishments: 566 (29.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 19,182

#40. Beadle County
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- Total small business establishments: 120 (29.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.4%
- 2021 population: 4,028

#39. Edmunds County
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- Total small business establishments: 6,004 (30.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 199,925

#38. Minnehaha County
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- Total small business establishments: 189 (30.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.0%
- 2021 population: 6,263

#37. Hamlin County
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- Total small business establishments: 716 (30.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 23,334

#36. Yankton County
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- Total small business establishments: 229 (31.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 7,400

#35. Hutchinson County
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- Total small business establishments: 288 (31.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 9,186

#34. Charles Mix County
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- Total small business establishments: 332 (31.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.1%
- 2021 population: 10,530

#32. Butte County
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- Total small business establishments: 164 (31.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.2%
- 2021 population: 5,201

#32. Kingsbury County
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- Total small business establishments: 135 (31.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.5%
- 2021 population: 4,280

#31. Deuel County
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- Total small business establishments: 534 (31.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.3%
- 2021 population: 16,868

#30. Union County
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- Total small business establishments: 124 (32.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.4%
- 2021 population: 3,867

#29. Clark County
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- Total small business establishments: 185 (32.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 5,723

#28. McCook County
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- Total small business establishments: 43 (32.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 95.6%
- 2021 population: 1,320

#27. Harding County
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- Total small business establishments: 76 (32.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 97.4%
- 2021 population: 2,329

#26. Miner County
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- Total small business establishments: 355 (32.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 10,863

#25. Lake County
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- Total small business establishments: 142 (32.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.3%
- 2021 population: 4,319

#24. Marshall County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,253 (32.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 38,090

#23. Brown County
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- Total small business establishments: 40 (32.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 95.2%
- 2021 population: 1,215

#22. Hyde County
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- Total small business establishments: 192 (34.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.5%
- 2021 population: 5,566

#21. Tripp County
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- Total small business establishments: 98 (34.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.0%
- 2021 population: 2,809

#20. Douglas County
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- Total small business establishments: 3,947 (35.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 111,854

#19. Pennington County
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- Total small business establishments: 707 (35.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 19,926

#18. Davison County
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- Total small business establishments: 307 (35.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.0%
- 2021 population: 8,635

#17. Custer County
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- Total small business establishments: 50 (36.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 94.3%
- 2021 population: 1,375

#16. Campbell County
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- Total small business establishments: 650 (36.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 17,768

#15. Hughes County
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- Total small business establishments: 205 (37.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 5,435

#14. Day County
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- Total small business establishments: 286 (38.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.6%
- 2021 population: 7,532

#13. Grant County
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- Total small business establishments: 115 (38.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.3%
- 2021 population: 3,017

#12. Stanley County
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- Total small business establishments: 210 (40.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.1%
- 2021 population: 5,246

#11. Walworth County
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- Total small business establishments: 212 (40.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.6%
- 2021 population: 5,254

#10. Brule County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,165 (40.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 28,467

#9. Codington County
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- Total small business establishments: 128 (41.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 3,095

#8. Hand County
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- Total small business establishments: 103 (41.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 2,471

#7. Potter County
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- Total small business establishments: 78 (42.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 96.3%
- 2021 population: 1,834

#6. Haakon County
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- Total small business establishments: 72 (43.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 97.3%
- 2021 population: 1,640

#5. Jerauld County
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- Total small business establishments: 124 (43.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.2%
- 2021 population: 2,823

#4. Perkins County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,154 (44.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 26,138

#3. Lawrence County
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- Total small business establishments: 178 (45.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 3,952

#2. Gregory County
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- Total small business establishments: 71 (48.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 1,471

#1. Sully County
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