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.
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanborn County | 25.5 | +21.1 pts |
| 2 | Mellette County | 23.4 | +27.4 pts |
| 3 | Ziebach County | 20.4 | -3.1 pts |
| 4 | Moody County | 19.6 | +29.7 pts |
| 5 | Miner County | 18.9 | +16.3 pts |
| 6 | Kingsbury County | 17.9 | +23.3 pts |
| 7 | Fall River County | 16.3 | +19.7 pts |
| 8 | Gregory County | 14.8 | +16.8 pts |
| 9 | Bennett County | 14.6 | +9 pts |
| 10 | Clark County | 14.2 | +19.4 pts |
| 11 | Aurora County | 14 | +7 pts |
| 12 | Buffalo County | 13.1 | +21.1 pts |
| 12 | Spink County | 13.1 | +15.7 pts |
| 14 | Charles Mix County | 11.7 | +13 pts |
| 15 | Custer County | 11.5 | +7.4 pts |
| 16 | Jackson County | 10.7 | +3.4 pts |
| 17 | Dewey County | 10 | +17 pts |
| 18 | Beadle County | 9.4 | +9.4 pts |
| 18 | Tripp County | 9.4 | +6.6 pts |
| 20 | Hamlin County | 9.3 | +14.6 pts |
| 21 | Hand County | 9.2 | +7.4 pts |
| 22 | Lake County | 9 | +6 pts |
| 23 | Turner County | 8.6 | +2 pts |
| 24 | Butte County | 8.3 | +7.6 pts |
| 24 | Todd County | 8.3 | +15 pts |
| 26 | Deuel County | 8.1 | +15 pts |
| 27 | Meade County | 7.8 | +3.7 pts |
| 28 | Haakon County | 7.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 29 | Stanley County | 7.2 | +14.5 pts |
| 30 | Lawrence County | 6.4 | +1.9 pts |
| 30 | Marshall County | 6.4 | +8 pts |
| 32 | Douglas County | 6.2 | +8.2 pts |
| 33 | Lyman County | 5.8 | +4.5 pts |
| 34 | Roberts County | 5.6 | +5.6 pts |
| 35 | Brookings County | 5.5 | +6.2 pts |
| 35 | Hughes County | 5.5 | +8.2 pts |
| 37 | Grant County | 5.2 | +2.4 pts |
| 38 | Brule County | 4.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 38 | Jones County | 4.8 | +25.5 pts |
| 40 | Day County | 4.6 | +4.6 pts |
| 40 | McCook County | 4.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 42 | Hanson County | 4.4 | +2.7 pts |
| 43 | Pennington County | 3.9 | +7.2 pts |
| 44 | Clay County | 3.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 44 | Davison County | 3.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 46 | Union County | 3.5 | +5.1 pts |
| 47 | Yankton County | 3.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 48 | Codington County | 2.6 | +2.7 pts |
| 48 | Minnehaha County | 2.6 | +11.3 pts |
| 50 | Brown County | 2.4 | +2 pts |
| 51 | Walworth County | 1.9 | +7.1 pts |
| 52 | Hutchinson County | 1.5 | -2.3 pts |
| 53 | Sully County | 1.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 54 | Hyde County | 0.8 | +1.8 pts |
| 55 | Corson County | -0.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 56 | Harding County | -1 | +20.3 pts |
| 57 | Lincoln County | -1.1 | -17.1 pts |
| 57 | Oglala Lakota County | -1.1 | +3.5 pts |
| 59 | Faulk County | -2.6 | +4.2 pts |
| 60 | Jerauld County | -4.5 | -11.1 pts |
| 61 | McPherson County | -5.3 | +6.1 pts |
| 62 | Perkins County | -5.6 | -4.8 pts |
| 63 | Bon Homme County | -9.8 | -31.2 pts |
| 64 | Campbell County | -12.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 65 | Edmunds County | -15.9 | -8.2 pts |
| 66 | Potter 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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Questions
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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