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Counties in South Dakota by real GDP growth

Bennett County had the highest real GDP growth of 66 counties in 2015, at 22.6%. Potter County had the lowest, at -25.2%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for South Dakota was 2.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest22.6Bennett County
Lowest-25.2Potter County
Median4.166 counties
South Dakota2.5History

Top 40 counties, 2015

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Bennett CountyBennett County: 22.6 %22.6Stanley CountyStanley County: 22.2 %22.2Fall River CountyFall River County: 22.1 %22.1Haakon CountyHaakon County: 21.5 %21.5Lyman CountyLyman County: 19.9 %19.9Sanborn CountySanborn County: 17.9 %17.9Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 16.9 %16.9Moody CountyMoody County: 14.7 %14.7Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 13.6 %13.6Jones CountyJones County: 11.9 %11.9Tripp CountyTripp County: 11.3 %11.3Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 11.1 %11.1Douglas CountyDouglas County: 9.9 %9.9Brule CountyBrule County: 9.4 %9.4Dewey CountyDewey County: 9.4 %9.4Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 8.5 %8.5Gregory CountyGregory County: 7.8 %7.8Beadle CountyBeadle County: 7.5 %7.5Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 7.1 %7.1Custer CountyCuster County: 6.9 %6.9Hanson CountyHanson County: 6.8 %6.8Meade CountyMeade County: 6.7 %6.7Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 6.5 %6.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 6.5 %6.5McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 6.5 %6.5Brookings CountyBrookings County: 5.7 %5.7Hyde CountyHyde County: 5.1 %5.1Jackson CountyJackson County: 5 %5Clark CountyClark County: 4.9 %4.9Yankton CountyYankton County: 4.8 %4.8Deuel CountyDeuel County: 4.3 %4.3Union CountyUnion County: 4.3 %4.3Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 4.1 %4.1Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 4 %4McCook CountyMcCook County: 4 %4Butte CountyButte County: 3.8 %3.8Turner CountyTurner County: 3.5 %3.5Marshall CountyMarshall County: 3 %3Davison CountyDavison County: 2.5 %2.5Hughes CountyHughes County: 2.4 %2.4
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Bennett County22.6-2.7 pts
2Stanley County22.2+28.6 pts
3Fall River County22.1+18.4 pts
4Haakon County21.5+11.6 pts
5Lyman County19.9+29.6 pts
6Sanborn County17.9+31.6 pts
7Ziebach County16.9-30.9 pts
8Moody County14.7+22.2 pts
9Hutchinson County13.6+22.2 pts
10Jones County11.9+24.6 pts
11Tripp County11.3+5.3 pts
12Kingsbury County11.1+26.3 pts
13Douglas County9.9-4 pts
14Brule County9.4+6.6 pts
14Dewey County9.4-8.5 pts
16Hamlin County8.5+13.2 pts
17Gregory County7.8+0.1 pts
18Beadle County7.5+6.9 pts
19Oglala Lakota County7.1-4 pts
20Custer County6.9-0.3 pts
21Hanson County6.8+21.8 pts
22Meade County6.7-1.3 pts
23Bon Homme County6.5+7.7 pts
23Lincoln County6.5-2.6 pts
23McPherson County6.5-1.5 pts
26Brookings County5.7+4.2 pts
27Hyde County5.1+8.6 pts
28Jackson County5-29.8 pts
29Clark County4.9+20.6 pts
30Yankton County4.8+7.1 pts
31Deuel County4.3+7 pts
31Union County4.3+4.5 pts
33Charles Mix County4.1+5.6 pts
34Lawrence County4+2 pts
34McCook County4+22.1 pts
36Butte County3.8-5.7 pts
37Turner County3.5-0.3 pts
38Marshall County3-1.2 pts
39Davison County2.5+1.4 pts
40Hughes County2.4-1.8 pts
41Pennington County2.2-0.2 pts
42Jerauld County2+13.2 pts
43Codington County1.9+6.4 pts
44Brown County1.7+3.2 pts
45Buffalo County1.4+0.9 pts
46Minnehaha County0.6-4.8 pts
46Todd County0.6-8.9 pts
48Roberts County0.5+4 pts
49Lake County0.4+3.4 pts
50Campbell County0+1.2 pts
50Day County0+1.8 pts
52Harding County-0.3-13.7 pts
53Grant County-0.6+1.1 pts
54Miner County-0.8+18.9 pts
55Clay County-1.2+3.3 pts
56Perkins County-1.9-19.6 pts
57Aurora County-2.4+1.6 pts
58Walworth County-3.5-5.4 pts
59Mellette County-4.1-53.2 pts
60Corson County-4.7-25.7 pts
61Sully County-7.3+19.3 pts
62Spink County-7.5-8.1 pts
63Hand County-8+10.4 pts
64Edmunds County-10-4 pts
65Faulk County-20.9-21.2 pts
66Potter County-25.2-4.1 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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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Bennett County, with 22.6% in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Potter County, with -25.2% in 2015.

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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