Counties in South Dakota by GDP (US dollars)

Minnehaha County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 66 counties in 2013, at $15.19 billion. Mellette County had the lowest, at $31.72 million. The median was $245 million and the figure for South Dakota was $45.5 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest15,194.1Minnehaha County
Lowest31.7Mellette County
Median24566 counties
South Dakota45,498.6History

Top 40 counties, 2013

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Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 15,194.1 USD million15,194.1Pennington CountyPennington County: 4,800.2 USD million4,800.2Brown CountyBrown County: 2,191.2 USD million2,191.2Brookings CountyBrookings County: 1,905 USD million1,905Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 1,813 USD million1,813Codington CountyCodington County: 1,427.9 USD million1,427.9Hughes CountyHughes County: 1,033.1 USD million1,033.1Davison CountyDavison County: 1,019.9 USD million1,019.9Union CountyUnion County: 1,015.5 USD million1,015.5Yankton CountyYankton County: 1,002.4 USD million1,002.4Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 948.4 USD million948.4Beadle CountyBeadle County: 819.2 USD million819.2Grant CountyGrant County: 653.4 USD million653.4Meade CountyMeade County: 623.7 USD million623.7Lake CountyLake County: 558.8 USD million558.8Spink CountySpink County: 548.1 USD million548.1Clay CountyClay County: 490.5 USD million490.5Roberts CountyRoberts County: 439.5 USD million439.5Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 393.4 USD million393.4Day CountyDay County: 330.6 USD million330.6Moody CountyMoody County: 323.3 USD million323.3Marshall CountyMarshall County: 322.6 USD million322.6Potter CountyPotter County: 320 USD million320Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 315 USD million315Turner CountyTurner County: 293.9 USD million293.9Butte CountyButte County: 283.9 USD million283.9Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 275.2 USD million275.2Deuel CountyDeuel County: 268 USD million268Tripp CountyTripp County: 258.6 USD million258.6Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 252 USD million252Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 248.9 USD million248.9Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 246.9 USD million246.9Walworth CountyWalworth County: 245.4 USD million245.4Hand CountyHand County: 244.6 USD million244.6Brule CountyBrule County: 232.6 USD million232.6Clark CountyClark County: 229.9 USD million229.9Fall River CountyFall River County: 209.6 USD million209.6Custer CountyCuster County: 205.4 USD million205.4Dewey CountyDewey County: 201.2 USD million201.2Sully CountySully County: 199.9 USD million199.9
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
USD million
Change on 2012
1Minnehaha County15,194.1-1.8%
2Pennington County4,800.2+0.9%
3Brown County2,191.2+11.7%
4Brookings County1,905+11.6%
5Lincoln County1,813+10.3%
6Codington County1,427.9+6.1%
7Hughes County1,033.1+1.3%
8Davison County1,019.9+4.9%
9Union County1,015.5-4.8%
10Yankton County1,002.4-3.3%
11Lawrence County948.4+3.5%
12Beadle County819.2+5.8%
13Grant County653.4+29.5%
14Meade County623.7-1.5%
15Lake County558.8+14.2%
16Spink County548.1+31.3%
17Clay County490.5-1.8%
18Roberts County439.5+26%
19Charles Mix County393.4-15.4%
20Day County330.6+19.6%
21Moody County323.3+17.9%
22Marshall County322.6+8.8%
23Potter County320+10.5%
24Kingsbury County315+23.4%
25Turner County293.9-7.2%
26Butte County283.9+5.1%
27Edmunds County275.2+36.3%
28Deuel County268+7.5%
29Tripp County258.6+9.1%
30Oglala Lakota County252-5.2%
31Hamlin County248.9+19%
32Hutchinson County246.9-32%
33Walworth County245.4+13.8%
34Hand County244.6+30.2%
35Brule County232.6+4.9%
36Clark County229.9+35.5%
37Fall River County209.6-5.6%
38Custer County205.4-2.6%
39Dewey County201.2+8.8%
40Sully County199.9+32.3%
41Todd County198.7-0.8%
42Lyman County196.7+16.3%
43Faulk County190.3+29.9%
44Jerauld County185.6+8.2%
45McCook County184.2-5.8%
46Bon Homme County154.1-30.9%
47Stanley County147.6+13%
48McPherson County141.7+17.5%
49Douglas County139-17.5%
50Gregory County133.1-0.7%
51Perkins County129-2.7%
52Sanborn County113.5+35%
53Corson County113.1-1.2%
54Hyde County108.6+7.6%
55Hanson County105.8-14.4%
56Aurora County103.2+2.6%
57Harding County101.5+6.6%
58Miner County99+27.5%
59Buffalo County92.7-7.3%
60Campbell County90.3+30.2%
61Haakon County89+1.2%
62Bennett County80.1-5%
63Jones County71.6+21.3%
64Ziebach County65.6+31.6%
65Jackson County48.4-16.4%
66Mellette County31.7-2.1%

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About this ranking

GDP at current prices, millions of US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis GDP by state (the national figure is the total of the same table) and GDP by county. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted from national currency at official annual average exchange rates.

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How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest GDP (US dollars)?

Minnehaha County, with $15.19 billion in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Mellette County, with $31.72 million in 2013.

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