Counties in South Dakota by GDP (US dollars)

Minnehaha County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 66 counties in 2019, at $20.66 billion. Mellette County had the lowest, at $28.19 million. The median was $230.6 million and the figure for South Dakota was $55.18 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest20,658.5Minnehaha County
Lowest28.2Mellette County
Median230.666 counties
South Dakota55,178.7History

Top 40 counties, 2019

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Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 20,658.5 USD million20,658.5Pennington CountyPennington County: 5,950.4 USD million5,950.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3,088.5 USD million3,088.5Brown CountyBrown County: 2,216.5 USD million2,216.5Brookings CountyBrookings County: 2,118.1 USD million2,118.1Union CountyUnion County: 1,547.5 USD million1,547.5Codington CountyCodington County: 1,504.3 USD million1,504.3Hughes CountyHughes County: 1,329.8 USD million1,329.8Yankton CountyYankton County: 1,312.3 USD million1,312.3Davison CountyDavison County: 1,245.3 USD million1,245.3Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 1,196.2 USD million1,196.2Beadle CountyBeadle County: 932.8 USD million932.8Meade CountyMeade County: 872.9 USD million872.9Clay CountyClay County: 622.5 USD million622.5Lake CountyLake County: 595.8 USD million595.8Grant CountyGrant County: 529.7 USD million529.7Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 470.8 USD million470.8Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 445.8 USD million445.8Turner CountyTurner County: 389.4 USD million389.4Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 336 USD million336Spink CountySpink County: 326.4 USD million326.4Roberts CountyRoberts County: 314.8 USD million314.8Butte CountyButte County: 311.1 USD million311.1Moody CountyMoody County: 305.4 USD million305.4Deuel CountyDeuel County: 289.4 USD million289.4McCook CountyMcCook County: 275.7 USD million275.7Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 266.9 USD million266.9Custer CountyCuster County: 250.9 USD million250.9Marshall CountyMarshall County: 248.1 USD million248.1Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 246.6 USD million246.6Fall River CountyFall River County: 246.1 USD million246.1Brule CountyBrule County: 235.1 USD million235.1Tripp CountyTripp County: 231.5 USD million231.5Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 229.7 USD million229.7Douglas CountyDouglas County: 229.1 USD million229.1Walworth CountyWalworth County: 228.4 USD million228.4Todd CountyTodd County: 225.5 USD million225.5Day CountyDay County: 223.1 USD million223.1Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 206.8 USD million206.8Dewey CountyDewey County: 199.8 USD million199.8
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD million
Change on 2018
1Minnehaha County20,658.5+6.3%
2Pennington County5,950.4+4.1%
3Lincoln County3,088.5+10.4%
4Brown County2,216.5-3.4%
5Brookings County2,118.1-1.2%
6Union County1,547.5+10.4%
7Codington County1,504.3-0.9%
8Hughes County1,329.8+7%
9Yankton County1,312.3+4.5%
10Davison County1,245.3-0.1%
11Lawrence County1,196.2+3.5%
12Beadle County932.8+0.5%
13Meade County872.9+6.1%
14Clay County622.5+7.8%
15Lake County595.8+1.7%
16Grant County529.7-6.1%
17Charles Mix County470.8+7.4%
18Hutchinson County445.8+18.8%
19Turner County389.4+3.6%
20Oglala Lakota County336+3.2%
21Spink County326.4-17.2%
22Roberts County314.8-16.1%
23Butte County311.1-1.7%
24Moody County305.4-0.2%
25Deuel County289.4+5.3%
26McCook County275.7+21.7%
27Kingsbury County266.9-1.9%
28Custer County250.9-0%
29Marshall County248.1-0.7%
30Bon Homme County246.6+3.6%
31Fall River County246.1-0.3%
32Brule County235.1-4.7%
33Tripp County231.5-9.6%
34Hamlin County229.7-6.4%
35Douglas County229.1+22.1%
36Walworth County228.4-7.8%
37Todd County225.5-0.7%
38Day County223.1-18.9%
39Edmunds County206.8-17.9%
40Dewey County199.8+1.1%
41Hand County159.7-13.3%
42Clark County156.7-11.2%
43Potter County153.9+12.6%
44Lyman County152.2-8.4%
45Gregory County150.8-3.8%
46Hanson County148.7+16.4%
47Faulk County145.5+1.6%
48Jerauld County135.3-13.8%
49Stanley County132.6+12%
50Perkins County120.5-9.5%
51Sanborn County118.5+9.1%
52Buffalo County106.4+6%
53Miner County105.9+9.5%
54Bennett County99.2-8.1%
55Sully County96.7-18.2%
56McPherson County94-19.1%
57Haakon County88.1-22.6%
58Aurora County86.4+2.7%
59Corson County77-7.4%
60Hyde County75.1-9.8%
61Harding County71.1+25.6%
62Campbell County70.9-22.3%
63Jackson County60-20.3%
64Jones County55.6+19.4%
65Ziebach County33-30.8%
66Mellette County28.2-24.9%

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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 $20.66 billion in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Mellette County, with $28.19 million in 2019.

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