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Counties in South Dakota by real GDP growth

Ziebach County had the highest real GDP growth of 66 counties in 2022, at 23.5%. Harding County had the lowest, at -21.3%. The median was -0.4% and the figure for South Dakota was 1.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest23.5Ziebach County
Lowest-21.3Harding County
Median-0.466 counties
South Dakota1.9History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 23.5 %23.5Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 21.4 %21.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 16 %16Haakon CountyHaakon County: 8.9 %8.9Jackson CountyJackson County: 7.3 %7.3Aurora CountyAurora County: 7 %7Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 6.6 %6.6Turner CountyTurner County: 6.6 %6.6Bennett CountyBennett County: 5.6 %5.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 4.5 %4.5Sanborn CountySanborn County: 4.4 %4.4Clay CountyClay County: 4.2 %4.2Custer CountyCuster County: 4.1 %4.1Meade CountyMeade County: 4.1 %4.1Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 3.8 %3.8McCook CountyMcCook County: 3.8 %3.8Yankton CountyYankton County: 3.7 %3.7Brule CountyBrule County: 3.6 %3.6Lake CountyLake County: 3 %3Grant CountyGrant County: 2.8 %2.8Tripp CountyTripp County: 2.8 %2.8Miner CountyMiner County: 2.6 %2.6Davison CountyDavison County: 2.5 %2.5Hand CountyHand County: 1.8 %1.8Hanson CountyHanson County: 1.7 %1.7Lyman CountyLyman County: 1.3 %1.3Butte CountyButte County: 0.7 %0.7Sully CountySully County: 0.7 %0.7Brown CountyBrown County: 0.4 %0.4Beadle CountyBeadle County: 0 %0Day CountyDay County: 0 %0Roberts CountyRoberts County: 0 %0Codington CountyCodington County: -0.1 %-0.1Brookings CountyBrookings County: -0.7 %-0.7Perkins CountyPerkins County: -0.8 %-0.8Hyde CountyHyde County: -1 %-1Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: -1.3 %-1.3Marshall CountyMarshall County: -1.6 %-1.6Union CountyUnion County: -1.6 %-1.6Corson CountyCorson County: -1.8 %-1.8
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Ziebach County23.5+13.8 pts
2Bon Homme County21.4+20.8 pts
3Lincoln County16+6.4 pts
4Haakon County8.9+14.9 pts
5Jackson County7.3-2.5 pts
6Aurora County7-3.1 pts
7Jerauld County6.6-10.1 pts
7Turner County6.6-3.6 pts
9Bennett County5.6+10.7 pts
10Lawrence County4.5-4.7 pts
11Sanborn County4.4+12.7 pts
12Clay County4.2-3.6 pts
13Custer County4.1-5 pts
13Meade County4.1+5.1 pts
15Hutchinson County3.8-4.2 pts
15McCook County3.8-5 pts
17Yankton County3.7-3 pts
18Brule County3.6-1.8 pts
19Lake County3-2.1 pts
20Grant County2.8-0.5 pts
20Tripp County2.8-2.5 pts
22Miner County2.6-6.1 pts
23Davison County2.5-1.3 pts
24Hand County1.8-7.3 pts
25Hanson County1.7-4.9 pts
26Lyman County1.3-8.6 pts
27Butte County0.7-4.1 pts
27Sully County0.7-0.5 pts
29Brown County0.4-4.6 pts
30Beadle County0-1.2 pts
30Day County0+3.3 pts
30Roberts County0-3.1 pts
33Codington County-0.1-3.7 pts
34Brookings County-0.7-3.8 pts
35Perkins County-0.8-4.5 pts
36Hyde County-1-33.9 pts
37Charles Mix County-1.3+3.5 pts
38Marshall County-1.6+2 pts
38Union County-1.6-12.8 pts
40Corson County-1.8-20.5 pts
41Douglas County-2-4.8 pts
41Gregory County-2-4.9 pts
43Spink County-2.6-4.9 pts
44Hughes County-2.7-6.3 pts
45Potter County-2.8+4.1 pts
46Pennington County-3.3-10.6 pts
47Fall River County-3.4-7.3 pts
48Mellette County-4-34.3 pts
49Oglala Lakota County-4.6-10.2 pts
50Clark County-5.2+3.9 pts
50Walworth County-5.2-10.9 pts
52Hamlin County-5.3-13.2 pts
53Kingsbury County-5.4+0.9 pts
54Todd County-6.7-16.7 pts
55Faulk County-6.8-21.8 pts
56Deuel County-6.9-30.5 pts
57Dewey County-7-1.7 pts
58Stanley County-7.3-35.1 pts
59Edmunds County-7.7-28.6 pts
60Buffalo County-8-0.6 pts
61Minnehaha County-8.7-11.5 pts
62Moody County-10.1-3.8 pts
63McPherson County-11.4-24.2 pts
64Campbell County-12.2-22.5 pts
65Jones County-20.7-67.7 pts
66Harding County-21.3-45.6 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?

Ziebach County, with 23.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Harding County, with -21.3% in 2022.

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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