Data / Rankings / Real GDP growth / Counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota by real GDP growth

Harding County had the highest real GDP growth of 66 counties in 2019, at 27.8%. Ziebach County had the lowest, at -32%. The median was -2.3% and the figure for South Dakota was 1.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest27.8Harding County
Lowest-32Ziebach County
Median-2.366 counties
South Dakota1.1History

Top 40 counties, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

Harding CountyHarding County: 27.8 %27.8McCook CountyMcCook County: 20.4 %20.4Douglas CountyDouglas County: 19.8 %19.8Jones CountyJones County: 17.7 %17.7Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 17.1 %17.1Hanson CountyHanson County: 14.1 %14.1Potter CountyPotter County: 9.6 %9.6Stanley CountyStanley County: 9.5 %9.5Miner CountyMiner County: 8.5 %8.5Sanborn CountySanborn County: 8.5 %8.5Union CountyUnion County: 8.4 %8.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 8.2 %8.2Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 5.7 %5.7Clay CountyClay County: 5.6 %5.6Hughes CountyHughes County: 4.6 %4.6Deuel CountyDeuel County: 4.2 %4.2Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 3.7 %3.7Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 3.6 %3.6Meade CountyMeade County: 3.4 %3.4Yankton CountyYankton County: 2.5 %2.5Turner CountyTurner County: 2.2 %2.2Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 1.9 %1.9Pennington CountyPennington County: 1.7 %1.7Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 1.4 %1.4Faulk CountyFaulk County: 1.3 %1.3Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 1.1 %1.1Aurora CountyAurora County: 0.1 %0.1Dewey CountyDewey County: -0.6 %-0.6Lake CountyLake County: -0.6 %-0.6Marshall CountyMarshall County: -1.4 %-1.4Beadle CountyBeadle County: -1.7 %-1.7Davison CountyDavison County: -2.1 %-2.1Moody CountyMoody County: -2.1 %-2.1Fall River CountyFall River County: -2.4 %-2.4Custer CountyCuster County: -2.5 %-2.5Todd CountyTodd County: -2.7 %-2.7Codington CountyCodington County: -3.3 %-3.3Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: -3.4 %-3.4Brookings CountyBrookings County: -3.5 %-3.5Butte CountyButte County: -4.1 %-4.1
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Harding County27.8+65.9 pts
2McCook County20.4+14.3 pts
3Douglas County19.8+22.1 pts
4Jones County17.7+26.1 pts
5Hutchinson County17.1+18.2 pts
6Hanson County14.1-2.1 pts
7Potter County9.6+28.3 pts
8Stanley County9.5+28.4 pts
9Miner County8.5-3.8 pts
9Sanborn County8.5-5.9 pts
11Union County8.4+2.1 pts
12Lincoln County8.2+2.1 pts
13Charles Mix County5.7-4.6 pts
14Clay County5.6+0.5 pts
15Hughes County4.6+5.7 pts
16Deuel County4.20 pts
17Buffalo County3.7+13.2 pts
18Minnehaha County3.6+5.8 pts
19Meade County3.4-3.9 pts
20Yankton County2.5-2.3 pts
21Turner County2.2+7.7 pts
22Bon Homme County1.9-2.5 pts
23Pennington County1.7+0.8 pts
24Oglala Lakota County1.4+0.4 pts
25Faulk County1.3-22.3 pts
26Lawrence County1.1+2.1 pts
27Aurora County0.1-12.2 pts
28Dewey County-0.6+7.9 pts
28Lake County-0.6-6.1 pts
30Marshall County-1.4-8.5 pts
31Beadle County-1.7-1.5 pts
32Davison County-2.1-3.2 pts
32Moody County-2.1-8.5 pts
34Fall River County-2.4+0.2 pts
35Custer County-2.5+1.6 pts
36Todd County-2.7-8.8 pts
37Codington County-3.3-5.6 pts
38Kingsbury County-3.4-14.6 pts
39Brookings County-3.5-2.1 pts
40Butte County-4.1-0.8 pts
41Gregory County-5.4-8.4 pts
42Brown County-5.8-12.7 pts
43Brule County-6.4+10.9 pts
44Grant County-8-5 pts
45Hamlin County-8.6-21.3 pts
46Bennett County-9-2.2 pts
47Lyman County-9.7-10.2 pts
48Corson County-9.8+10.2 pts
49Walworth County-10.2-4.9 pts
50Tripp County-10.8-13.2 pts
51Hyde County-10.9+14.8 pts
52Clark County-12.1-48.3 pts
52Perkins County-12.1+17 pts
54Hand County-14.5-27.3 pts
55Jerauld County-16.4+1.8 pts
56Roberts County-17.9-39.3 pts
57Spink County-18.5-30.4 pts
58Sully County-19.2-3 pts
59Edmunds County-19.5-77 pts
60McPherson County-19.6-39.3 pts
61Day County-20.5-27.7 pts
62Jackson County-21.7-27.3 pts
63Campbell County-24-27.5 pts
64Haakon County-24.5-31.1 pts
65Mellette County-26-11.2 pts
66Ziebach County-32-35.7 pts

Other periods

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.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in South Dakota by real GDP growth using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"gdp_growth","level":"province","within":"South Dakota","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=gdp_growth&level=province&within=South%20Dakota&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Harding County, with 27.8% in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Ziebach County, with -32% in 2019.

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.

Real GDP growth: other rankings

Counties in South Dakota: more rankings