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Counties in South Dakota by real GDP growth

Edmunds County had the highest real GDP growth of 66 counties in 2018, at 57.5%. Harding County had the lowest, at -38.1%. The median was 2.7% and the figure for South Dakota was 0.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest57.5Edmunds County
Lowest-38.1Harding County
Median2.766 counties
South Dakota0.5History

Top 40 counties, 2018

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Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 57.5 %57.5Clark CountyClark County: 36.2 %36.2Faulk CountyFaulk County: 23.6 %23.6Roberts CountyRoberts County: 21.4 %21.4McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 19.7 %19.7Hanson CountyHanson County: 16.2 %16.2Sanborn CountySanborn County: 14.4 %14.4Hand CountyHand County: 12.8 %12.8Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 12.7 %12.7Aurora CountyAurora County: 12.3 %12.3Miner CountyMiner County: 12.3 %12.3Spink CountySpink County: 11.9 %11.9Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 11.2 %11.2Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 10.3 %10.3Meade CountyMeade County: 7.3 %7.3Day CountyDay County: 7.2 %7.2Marshall CountyMarshall County: 7.1 %7.1Brown CountyBrown County: 6.9 %6.9Haakon CountyHaakon County: 6.6 %6.6Moody CountyMoody County: 6.4 %6.4Union CountyUnion County: 6.3 %6.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 6.1 %6.1McCook CountyMcCook County: 6.1 %6.1Todd CountyTodd County: 6.1 %6.1Jackson CountyJackson County: 5.6 %5.6Lake CountyLake County: 5.5 %5.5Clay CountyClay County: 5.1 %5.1Yankton CountyYankton County: 4.8 %4.8Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 4.4 %4.4Deuel CountyDeuel County: 4.2 %4.2Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 3.7 %3.7Campbell CountyCampbell County: 3.5 %3.5Gregory CountyGregory County: 3 %3Tripp CountyTripp County: 2.4 %2.4Codington CountyCodington County: 2.3 %2.3Davison CountyDavison County: 1.1 %1.1Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 1 %1Pennington CountyPennington County: 0.9 %0.9Lyman CountyLyman County: 0.5 %0.5Beadle CountyBeadle County: -0.2 %-0.2
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Edmunds County57.5+68.4 pts
2Clark County36.2+60.3 pts
3Faulk County23.6+28.9 pts
4Roberts County21.4+39.6 pts
5McPherson County19.7+19.2 pts
6Hanson County16.2+15.6 pts
7Sanborn County14.4+28 pts
8Hand County12.8-0.5 pts
9Hamlin County12.7+25.9 pts
10Aurora County12.3+13 pts
10Miner County12.3-3.6 pts
12Spink County11.9+38.4 pts
13Kingsbury County11.2+29 pts
14Charles Mix County10.3+3.3 pts
15Meade County7.3+7.7 pts
16Day County7.2+26.8 pts
17Marshall County7.1+25.9 pts
18Brown County6.9+11.4 pts
19Haakon County6.6-9 pts
20Moody County6.4+19.2 pts
21Union County6.3-2.5 pts
22Lincoln County6.1+1.4 pts
22McCook County6.1-5.6 pts
22Todd County6.1+0.6 pts
25Jackson County5.6-29.8 pts
26Lake County5.5+9.9 pts
27Clay County5.1+5.8 pts
28Yankton County4.8+2.2 pts
29Bon Homme County4.4-1.6 pts
30Deuel County4.2-1.7 pts
31Ziebach County3.7+55.2 pts
32Campbell County3.5-8.5 pts
33Gregory County3-13.6 pts
34Tripp County2.4-1.4 pts
35Codington County2.3+0.8 pts
36Davison County1.1-0.8 pts
37Oglala Lakota County10 pts
38Pennington County0.9-0.9 pts
39Lyman County0.5-10.7 pts
40Beadle County-0.2+3.7 pts
41Lawrence County-1-4.6 pts
42Hughes County-1.1-9.4 pts
42Hutchinson County-1.1-14.2 pts
44Brookings County-1.4+3.3 pts
45Minnehaha County-2.2-3.2 pts
46Douglas County-2.3-4.4 pts
47Fall River County-2.6+6.5 pts
48Grant County-3+8.8 pts
49Butte County-3.3-6.1 pts
50Custer County-4.1-6.9 pts
51Walworth County-5.3-11.8 pts
52Turner County-5.5-5.9 pts
53Bennett County-6.8-14.4 pts
54Jones County-8.4-43.3 pts
55Dewey County-8.5+2.3 pts
56Buffalo County-9.5-44.9 pts
57Mellette County-14.8-73.9 pts
58Sully County-16.2-62.7 pts
59Brule County-17.3-47 pts
60Jerauld County-18.2-26.4 pts
61Potter County-18.7-23 pts
62Stanley County-18.9-32.7 pts
63Corson County-20-29.5 pts
64Hyde County-25.7-53.1 pts
65Perkins County-29.1-81.1 pts
66Harding County-38.1-42.9 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?

Edmunds County, with 57.5% in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Harding County, with -38.1% in 2018.

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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