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Counties in South Dakota by real GDP growth

Lincoln County had the highest real GDP growth of 66 counties in 2020, at 79.8%. Harding County had the lowest, at -24.8%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for South Dakota was 1.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest79.8Lincoln County
Lowest-24.8Harding County
Median3.966 counties
South Dakota1.5History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 79.8 %79.8Clark CountyClark County: 71.3 %71.3Campbell CountyCampbell County: 56.3 %56.3Haakon CountyHaakon County: 43.4 %43.4Day CountyDay County: 37.3 %37.3Sully CountySully County: 31.2 %31.2Spink CountySpink County: 29.9 %29.9Hyde CountyHyde County: 29.1 %29.1McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 23.4 %23.4Roberts CountyRoberts County: 21.5 %21.5Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 20 %20Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 18.6 %18.6Aurora CountyAurora County: 18.4 %18.4Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 18.1 %18.1Mellette CountyMellette County: 17.8 %17.8Marshall CountyMarshall County: 17.4 %17.4Hand CountyHand County: 17.1 %17.1Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 16.6 %16.6Potter CountyPotter County: 15.9 %15.9Dewey CountyDewey County: 15.5 %15.5Moody CountyMoody County: 14.6 %14.6Walworth CountyWalworth County: 13.8 %13.8Perkins CountyPerkins County: 12.8 %12.8Corson CountyCorson County: 12.1 %12.1Gregory CountyGregory County: 12.1 %12.1Jackson CountyJackson County: 11.4 %11.4Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 10.9 %10.9Deuel CountyDeuel County: 9.4 %9.4Brown CountyBrown County: 8.3 %8.3Union CountyUnion County: 6.9 %6.9Meade CountyMeade County: 6.3 %6.3Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 5.6 %5.6Brule CountyBrule County: 4.2 %4.2Brookings CountyBrookings County: 3.6 %3.6Codington CountyCodington County: 3.6 %3.6Butte CountyButte County: 3.5 %3.5Todd CountyTodd County: 3.2 %3.2Miner CountyMiner County: 2.7 %2.7Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 1.9 %1.9Pennington CountyPennington County: 1.8 %1.8
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Lincoln County79.8+71.6 pts
2Clark County71.3+83.4 pts
3Campbell County56.3+80.3 pts
4Haakon County43.4+67.9 pts
5Day County37.3+57.8 pts
6Sully County31.2+50.4 pts
7Spink County29.9+48.4 pts
8Hyde County29.1+40 pts
9McPherson County23.4+43 pts
10Roberts County21.5+39.4 pts
11Edmunds County20+39.5 pts
12Ziebach County18.6+50.6 pts
13Aurora County18.4+18.3 pts
14Hamlin County18.1+26.7 pts
15Mellette County17.8+43.8 pts
16Marshall County17.4+18.8 pts
17Hand County17.1+31.6 pts
18Jerauld County16.6+33 pts
19Potter County15.9+6.3 pts
20Dewey County15.5+16.1 pts
21Moody County14.6+16.7 pts
22Walworth County13.8+24 pts
23Perkins County12.8+24.9 pts
24Corson County12.1+21.9 pts
24Gregory County12.1+17.5 pts
26Jackson County11.4+33.1 pts
27Kingsbury County10.9+14.3 pts
28Deuel County9.4+5.2 pts
29Brown County8.3+14.1 pts
30Union County6.9-1.5 pts
31Meade County6.3+2.9 pts
32Oglala Lakota County5.6+4.2 pts
33Brule County4.2+10.6 pts
34Brookings County3.6+7.1 pts
34Codington County3.6+6.9 pts
36Butte County3.5+7.6 pts
37Todd County3.2+5.9 pts
38Miner County2.7-5.8 pts
39Lawrence County1.9+0.8 pts
40Pennington County1.8+0.1 pts
41Sanborn County1.6-6.9 pts
42Tripp County1.5+12.3 pts
43Lake County0.5+1.1 pts
44Lyman County0.3+10 pts
45Hanson County0.1-14 pts
46Bennett County-0.9+8.1 pts
47Davison County-1.4+0.7 pts
48Yankton County-1.5-4 pts
49Custer County-1.7+0.8 pts
50Charles Mix County-2.1-7.8 pts
51Beadle County-2.3-0.6 pts
52Fall River County-3.4-1 pts
53Grant County-3.5+4.5 pts
54Clay County-4.3-9.9 pts
55Turner County-5.9-8.1 pts
56Hughes County-6.7-11.3 pts
57Bon Homme County-7.8-9.7 pts
58Faulk County-7.9-9.2 pts
59McCook County-9.7-30.1 pts
60Jones County-11.8-29.5 pts
61Minnehaha County-13.3-16.9 pts
62Stanley County-14.3-23.8 pts
63Buffalo County-14.5-18.2 pts
64Douglas County-14.9-34.7 pts
65Hutchinson County-17.1-34.2 pts
66Harding County-24.8-52.6 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?

Lincoln County, with 79.8% in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Harding County, with -24.8% in 2020.

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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