Counties in South Dakota by real GDP growth

Sanborn County had the highest real GDP growth of 66 counties in 2023, at 25.5%. Potter County had the lowest, at -24.9%. The median was 5.7% and the figure for South Dakota was 3.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest25.5Sanborn County
Lowest-24.9Potter County
Median5.766 counties
South Dakota3.1History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Sanborn CountySanborn County: 25.5 %25.5Mellette CountyMellette County: 23.4 %23.4Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 20.4 %20.4Moody CountyMoody County: 19.6 %19.6Miner CountyMiner County: 18.9 %18.9Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 17.9 %17.9Fall River CountyFall River County: 16.3 %16.3Gregory CountyGregory County: 14.8 %14.8Bennett CountyBennett County: 14.6 %14.6Clark CountyClark County: 14.2 %14.2Aurora CountyAurora County: 14 %14Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 13.1 %13.1Spink CountySpink County: 13.1 %13.1Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 11.7 %11.7Custer CountyCuster County: 11.5 %11.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 10.7 %10.7Dewey CountyDewey County: 10 %10Beadle CountyBeadle County: 9.4 %9.4Tripp CountyTripp County: 9.4 %9.4Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 9.3 %9.3Hand CountyHand County: 9.2 %9.2Lake CountyLake County: 9 %9Turner CountyTurner County: 8.6 %8.6Butte CountyButte County: 8.3 %8.3Todd CountyTodd County: 8.3 %8.3Deuel CountyDeuel County: 8.1 %8.1Meade CountyMeade County: 7.8 %7.8Haakon CountyHaakon County: 7.4 %7.4Stanley CountyStanley County: 7.2 %7.2Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 6.4 %6.4Marshall CountyMarshall County: 6.4 %6.4Douglas CountyDouglas County: 6.2 %6.2Lyman CountyLyman County: 5.8 %5.8Roberts CountyRoberts County: 5.6 %5.6Brookings CountyBrookings County: 5.5 %5.5Hughes CountyHughes County: 5.5 %5.5Grant CountyGrant County: 5.2 %5.2Brule CountyBrule County: 4.8 %4.8Jones CountyJones County: 4.8 %4.8Day CountyDay County: 4.6 %4.6
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sanborn County25.5+21.1 pts
2Mellette County23.4+27.4 pts
3Ziebach County20.4-3.1 pts
4Moody County19.6+29.7 pts
5Miner County18.9+16.3 pts
6Kingsbury County17.9+23.3 pts
7Fall River County16.3+19.7 pts
8Gregory County14.8+16.8 pts
9Bennett County14.6+9 pts
10Clark County14.2+19.4 pts
11Aurora County14+7 pts
12Buffalo County13.1+21.1 pts
12Spink County13.1+15.7 pts
14Charles Mix County11.7+13 pts
15Custer County11.5+7.4 pts
16Jackson County10.7+3.4 pts
17Dewey County10+17 pts
18Beadle County9.4+9.4 pts
18Tripp County9.4+6.6 pts
20Hamlin County9.3+14.6 pts
21Hand County9.2+7.4 pts
22Lake County9+6 pts
23Turner County8.6+2 pts
24Butte County8.3+7.6 pts
24Todd County8.3+15 pts
26Deuel County8.1+15 pts
27Meade County7.8+3.7 pts
28Haakon County7.4-1.5 pts
29Stanley County7.2+14.5 pts
30Lawrence County6.4+1.9 pts
30Marshall County6.4+8 pts
32Douglas County6.2+8.2 pts
33Lyman County5.8+4.5 pts
34Roberts County5.6+5.6 pts
35Brookings County5.5+6.2 pts
35Hughes County5.5+8.2 pts
37Grant County5.2+2.4 pts
38Brule County4.8+1.2 pts
38Jones County4.8+25.5 pts
40Day County4.6+4.6 pts
40McCook County4.6+0.8 pts
42Hanson County4.4+2.7 pts
43Pennington County3.9+7.2 pts
44Clay County3.7-0.5 pts
44Davison County3.7+1.2 pts
46Union County3.5+5.1 pts
47Yankton County3.1-0.6 pts
48Codington County2.6+2.7 pts
48Minnehaha County2.6+11.3 pts
50Brown County2.4+2 pts
51Walworth County1.9+7.1 pts
52Hutchinson County1.5-2.3 pts
53Sully County1.4+0.7 pts
54Hyde County0.8+1.8 pts
55Corson County-0.6+1.2 pts
56Harding County-1+20.3 pts
57Lincoln County-1.1-17.1 pts
57Oglala Lakota County-1.1+3.5 pts
59Faulk County-2.6+4.2 pts
60Jerauld County-4.5-11.1 pts
61McPherson County-5.3+6.1 pts
62Perkins County-5.6-4.8 pts
63Bon Homme County-9.8-31.2 pts
64Campbell County-12.6-0.4 pts
65Edmunds County-15.9-8.2 pts
66Potter County-24.9-22.1 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?

Sanborn County, with 25.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Potter County, with -24.9% in 2023.

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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