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Counties in South Dakota by real GDP growth

Mellette County had the highest real GDP growth of 66 counties in 2017, at 59.1%. Ziebach County had the lowest, at -51.5%. The median was 2.8% and the figure for South Dakota was 0.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest59.1Mellette County
Lowest-51.5Ziebach County
Median2.866 counties
South Dakota0.7History

Top 40 counties, 2017

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Mellette CountyMellette County: 59.1 %59.1Perkins CountyPerkins County: 52 %52Sully CountySully County: 46.5 %46.5Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 35.4 %35.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 35.4 %35.4Jones CountyJones County: 34.9 %34.9Brule CountyBrule County: 29.7 %29.7Hyde CountyHyde County: 27.4 %27.4Gregory CountyGregory County: 16.6 %16.6Miner CountyMiner County: 15.9 %15.9Haakon CountyHaakon County: 15.6 %15.6Stanley CountyStanley County: 13.8 %13.8Hand CountyHand County: 13.3 %13.3Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 13.1 %13.1Campbell CountyCampbell County: 12 %12McCook CountyMcCook County: 11.7 %11.7Lyman CountyLyman County: 11.2 %11.2Corson CountyCorson County: 9.5 %9.5Union CountyUnion County: 8.8 %8.8Hughes CountyHughes County: 8.3 %8.3Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 8.2 %8.2Bennett CountyBennett County: 7.6 %7.6Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 7 %7Walworth CountyWalworth County: 6.5 %6.5Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 6 %6Deuel CountyDeuel County: 5.9 %5.9Todd CountyTodd County: 5.5 %5.5Harding CountyHarding County: 4.8 %4.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.7 %4.7Potter CountyPotter County: 4.3 %4.3Tripp CountyTripp County: 3.8 %3.8Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 3.6 %3.6Butte CountyButte County: 2.8 %2.8Custer CountyCuster County: 2.8 %2.8Yankton CountyYankton County: 2.6 %2.6Douglas CountyDouglas County: 2.1 %2.1Davison CountyDavison County: 1.9 %1.9Pennington CountyPennington County: 1.8 %1.8Codington CountyCodington County: 1.5 %1.5Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 1 %1
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Mellette County59.1+92.1 pts
2Perkins County52+67 pts
3Sully County46.5+60.3 pts
4Buffalo County35.4+52.1 pts
4Jackson County35.4+57 pts
6Jones County34.9+74.4 pts
7Brule County29.7+36.9 pts
8Hyde County27.4+34.8 pts
9Gregory County16.6+31.6 pts
10Miner County15.9+18.8 pts
11Haakon County15.6+34.4 pts
12Stanley County13.8+34 pts
13Hand County13.3+29.4 pts
14Hutchinson County13.1-9.4 pts
15Campbell County12+14.1 pts
16McCook County11.7-8.7 pts
17Lyman County11.2+32 pts
18Corson County9.5+28.8 pts
19Union County8.8+1.1 pts
20Hughes County8.3+11 pts
21Jerauld County8.2+6.5 pts
22Bennett County7.6+8.8 pts
23Charles Mix County7+17.3 pts
24Walworth County6.5+6.8 pts
25Bon Homme County6-14.3 pts
26Deuel County5.9+2.6 pts
27Todd County5.5+19.8 pts
28Harding County4.8+12.1 pts
29Lincoln County4.7-3.6 pts
30Potter County4.3+21.1 pts
31Tripp County3.8+17.7 pts
32Lawrence County3.6+2.9 pts
33Butte County2.8+7.9 pts
33Custer County2.8+3.6 pts
35Yankton County2.6-1.8 pts
36Douglas County2.1-8.9 pts
37Davison County1.9-3.9 pts
38Pennington County1.8+1.1 pts
39Codington County1.5+2.9 pts
40Minnehaha County1+0.9 pts
40Oglala Lakota County1-1.2 pts
42Hanson County0.6-13.6 pts
43McPherson County0.5+27.3 pts
44Turner County0.4-17.5 pts
45Meade County-0.4+1.4 pts
46Aurora County-0.7+19.6 pts
46Clay County-0.7-9.9 pts
48Beadle County-3.9-10.1 pts
49Lake County-4.4-7.1 pts
50Brown County-4.5-2.9 pts
51Brookings County-4.7-11.1 pts
52Faulk County-5.3-4.7 pts
53Fall River County-9.1-14.2 pts
54Dewey County-10.8-11.6 pts
55Edmunds County-10.9+6.3 pts
56Grant County-11.8-12.8 pts
57Moody County-12.8-19.4 pts
58Hamlin County-13.2-18 pts
59Sanborn County-13.6-22 pts
60Kingsbury County-17.8-27.6 pts
61Roberts County-18.2-12.9 pts
62Marshall County-18.8-16.4 pts
63Day County-19.6-28.4 pts
64Clark County-24.1-22.1 pts
65Spink County-26.5-35.8 pts
66Ziebach County-51.5-52.9 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 59.1% in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Ziebach County, with -51.5% in 2017.

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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