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Counties in South Dakota by real GDP growth

Jones County had the highest real GDP growth of 66 counties in 2021, at 47%. Clark County had the lowest, at -9.1%. The median was 5.5% and the figure for South Dakota was 4.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest47Jones County
Lowest-9.1Clark County
Median5.566 counties
South Dakota4.1History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Jones CountyJones County: 47 %47Hyde CountyHyde County: 32.9 %32.9Mellette CountyMellette County: 30.3 %30.3Stanley CountyStanley County: 27.8 %27.8Harding CountyHarding County: 24.3 %24.3Deuel CountyDeuel County: 23.6 %23.6Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 20.9 %20.9Corson CountyCorson County: 18.7 %18.7Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 16.7 %16.7Faulk CountyFaulk County: 15 %15McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 12.8 %12.8Union CountyUnion County: 11.2 %11.2Campbell CountyCampbell County: 10.3 %10.3Turner CountyTurner County: 10.2 %10.2Aurora CountyAurora County: 10.1 %10.1Todd CountyTodd County: 10 %10Lyman CountyLyman County: 9.9 %9.9Jackson CountyJackson County: 9.8 %9.8Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 9.7 %9.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 9.6 %9.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 9.2 %9.2Custer CountyCuster County: 9.1 %9.1Hand CountyHand County: 9.1 %9.1McCook CountyMcCook County: 8.8 %8.8Miner CountyMiner County: 8.7 %8.7Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 8 %8Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 7.9 %7.9Clay CountyClay County: 7.8 %7.8Pennington CountyPennington County: 7.3 %7.3Yankton CountyYankton County: 6.7 %6.7Hanson CountyHanson County: 6.6 %6.6Walworth CountyWalworth County: 5.7 %5.7Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 5.6 %5.6Brule CountyBrule County: 5.4 %5.4Tripp CountyTripp County: 5.3 %5.3Lake CountyLake County: 5.1 %5.1Brown CountyBrown County: 5 %5Butte CountyButte County: 4.8 %4.8Fall River CountyFall River County: 3.9 %3.9Davison CountyDavison County: 3.8 %3.8
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Jones County47+58.8 pts
2Hyde County32.9+3.8 pts
3Mellette County30.3+12.5 pts
4Stanley County27.8+42.1 pts
5Harding County24.3+49.1 pts
6Deuel County23.6+14.2 pts
7Edmunds County20.9+0.9 pts
8Corson County18.7+6.6 pts
9Jerauld County16.7+0.1 pts
10Faulk County15+22.9 pts
11McPherson County12.8-10.6 pts
12Union County11.2+4.3 pts
13Campbell County10.3-46 pts
14Turner County10.2+16.1 pts
15Aurora County10.1-8.3 pts
16Todd County10+6.8 pts
17Lyman County9.9+9.6 pts
18Jackson County9.8-1.6 pts
19Ziebach County9.7-8.9 pts
20Lincoln County9.6-70.2 pts
21Lawrence County9.2+7.3 pts
22Custer County9.1+10.8 pts
22Hand County9.1-8 pts
24McCook County8.8+18.5 pts
25Miner County8.7+6 pts
26Hutchinson County8+25.1 pts
27Hamlin County7.9-10.2 pts
28Clay County7.8+12.1 pts
29Pennington County7.3+5.5 pts
30Yankton County6.7+8.2 pts
31Hanson County6.6+6.5 pts
32Walworth County5.7-8.1 pts
33Oglala Lakota County5.60 pts
34Brule County5.4+1.2 pts
35Tripp County5.3+3.8 pts
36Lake County5.1+4.6 pts
37Brown County5-3.3 pts
38Butte County4.8+1.3 pts
39Fall River County3.9+7.3 pts
40Davison County3.8+5.2 pts
41Perkins County3.7-9.1 pts
42Codington County3.60 pts
42Hughes County3.6+10.3 pts
44Grant County3.3+6.8 pts
45Brookings County3.1-0.5 pts
45Roberts County3.1-18.4 pts
47Gregory County2.9-9.2 pts
48Douglas County2.8+17.7 pts
48Minnehaha County2.8+16.1 pts
50Spink County2.3-27.6 pts
51Beadle County1.2+3.5 pts
51Sully County1.2-30 pts
53Bon Homme County0.6+8.4 pts
54Meade County-1-7.3 pts
55Day County-3.3-40.6 pts
56Marshall County-3.6-21 pts
57Charles Mix County-4.8-2.7 pts
58Bennett County-5.1-4.2 pts
59Dewey County-5.3-20.8 pts
60Haakon County-6-49.4 pts
61Kingsbury County-6.3-17.2 pts
61Moody County-6.3-20.9 pts
63Potter County-6.9-22.8 pts
64Buffalo County-7.4+7.1 pts
65Sanborn County-8.3-9.9 pts
66Clark County-9.1-80.4 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?

Jones County, with 47% in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Clark County, with -9.1% in 2021.

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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