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Counties in South Dakota by real GDP growth

Mellette County had the highest real GDP growth of 66 counties in 2014, at 49.1%. Sully County had the lowest, at -26.6%. The median was 0.4% and the figure for South Dakota was 2.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest49.1Mellette County
Lowest-26.6Sully County
Median0.466 counties
South Dakota2.1History

Top 40 counties, 2014

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Mellette CountyMellette County: 49.1 %49.1Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 47.8 %47.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 34.8 %34.8Bennett CountyBennett County: 25.3 %25.3Corson CountyCorson County: 21 %21Dewey CountyDewey County: 17.9 %17.9Perkins CountyPerkins County: 17.7 %17.7Douglas CountyDouglas County: 13.9 %13.9Harding CountyHarding County: 13.4 %13.4Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 11.1 %11.1Haakon CountyHaakon County: 9.9 %9.9Butte CountyButte County: 9.5 %9.5Todd CountyTodd County: 9.5 %9.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 9.1 %9.1McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 8 %8Meade CountyMeade County: 8 %8Gregory CountyGregory County: 7.7 %7.7Custer CountyCuster County: 7.2 %7.2Tripp CountyTripp County: 6 %6Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 5.4 %5.4Hughes CountyHughes County: 4.2 %4.2Marshall CountyMarshall County: 4.2 %4.2Turner CountyTurner County: 3.8 %3.8Fall River CountyFall River County: 3.7 %3.7Brule CountyBrule County: 2.8 %2.8Pennington CountyPennington County: 2.4 %2.4Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 2 %2Walworth CountyWalworth County: 1.9 %1.9Brookings CountyBrookings County: 1.5 %1.5Davison CountyDavison County: 1.1 %1.1Beadle CountyBeadle County: 0.6 %0.6Spink CountySpink County: 0.6 %0.6Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 0.5 %0.5Faulk CountyFaulk County: 0.3 %0.3Union CountyUnion County: -0.2 %-0.2Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: -1.2 %-1.2Campbell CountyCampbell County: -1.2 %-1.2Brown CountyBrown County: -1.5 %-1.5Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: -1.5 %-1.5Grant CountyGrant County: -1.7 %-1.7
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Mellette County49.1+55.5 pts
2Ziebach County47.8+24.3 pts
3Jackson County34.8+54.2 pts
4Bennett County25.3+34.8 pts
5Corson County21+27.8 pts
6Dewey County17.9+13.3 pts
7Perkins County17.7+24.3 pts
8Douglas County13.9+35.2 pts
9Harding County13.4+12.6 pts
10Oglala Lakota County11.1+19.3 pts
11Haakon County9.9+13 pts
12Butte County9.5+6.3 pts
12Todd County9.5+13.8 pts
14Lincoln County9.1+1.1 pts
15McPherson County8-1.9 pts
15Meade County8+11.8 pts
17Gregory County7.7+11.8 pts
18Custer County7.2+11.8 pts
19Tripp County6+1.9 pts
20Minnehaha County5.4+10.2 pts
21Hughes County4.2+5.9 pts
21Marshall County4.2+2.4 pts
23Turner County3.8+14.5 pts
24Fall River County3.7+12.2 pts
25Brule County2.8+2.4 pts
26Pennington County2.4+3.3 pts
27Lawrence County2+0.3 pts
28Walworth County1.9-8.4 pts
29Brookings County1.5-6.9 pts
30Davison County1.1-1.5 pts
31Beadle County0.6-2 pts
31Spink County0.6-22.4 pts
33Buffalo County0.5+11.6 pts
34Faulk County0.3-20.7 pts
35Union County-0.2+6.7 pts
36Bon Homme County-1.2+32.1 pts
36Campbell County-1.2-24.6 pts
38Brown County-1.5-9.9 pts
38Charles Mix County-1.5+17.5 pts
40Grant County-1.7-27.2 pts
41Day County-1.8-15.5 pts
42Yankton County-2.3+2.7 pts
43Deuel County-2.7-5.4 pts
44Lake County-3-13.3 pts
45Hyde County-3.5-5.1 pts
45Roberts County-3.5-23.4 pts
47Aurora County-4-1.5 pts
48Clay County-4.5+0.6 pts
48Codington County-4.5-8 pts
50Hamlin County-4.7-18 pts
51Edmunds County-6-35 pts
52Stanley County-6.4-14 pts
53Moody County-7.5-19.6 pts
54Hutchinson County-8.6+26.4 pts
55Lyman County-9.7-19.5 pts
56Jerauld County-11.2-15.8 pts
57Jones County-12.7-26.7 pts
58Sanborn County-13.7-43.3 pts
59Hanson County-15+3.9 pts
60Kingsbury County-15.2-32.4 pts
61Clark County-15.7-42.6 pts
62McCook County-18.1-8.1 pts
63Hand County-18.4-41.2 pts
64Miner County-19.7-41 pts
65Potter County-21.1-27.7 pts
66Sully County-26.6-49 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Mellette County, with 49.1% in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Sully County, with -26.6% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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