Counties in South Dakota by GDP (US dollars)

Minnehaha County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 66 counties in 2020, at $18.06 billion. Mellette County had the lowest, at $34.14 million. The median was $249.26 million and the figure for South Dakota was $56.81 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest18,058.4Minnehaha County
Lowest34.1Mellette County
Median249.366 counties
South Dakota56,814.6History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 18,058.4 USD million18,058.4Pennington CountyPennington County: 6,208.9 USD million6,208.9Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 5,609.1 USD million5,609.1Brown CountyBrown County: 2,449.6 USD million2,449.6Brookings CountyBrookings County: 2,250.3 USD million2,250.3Union CountyUnion County: 1,677.1 USD million1,677.1Codington CountyCodington County: 1,595.4 USD million1,595.4Yankton CountyYankton County: 1,310.2 USD million1,310.2Hughes CountyHughes County: 1,273 USD million1,273Davison CountyDavison County: 1,253.3 USD million1,253.3Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 1,240.1 USD million1,240.1Meade CountyMeade County: 951 USD million951Beadle CountyBeadle County: 928 USD million928Clay CountyClay County: 615.8 USD million615.8Lake CountyLake County: 609.5 USD million609.5Grant CountyGrant County: 516.2 USD million516.2Charles Mix CountyCharles Mix County: 463.8 USD million463.8Spink CountySpink County: 426.6 USD million426.6Roberts CountyRoberts County: 391.5 USD million391.5Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 370.1 USD million370.1Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 367.8 USD million367.8Turner CountyTurner County: 367.7 USD million367.7Moody CountyMoody County: 352.1 USD million352.1Butte CountyButte County: 330.4 USD million330.4Deuel CountyDeuel County: 316.5 USD million316.5Day CountyDay County: 308.1 USD million308.1Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 296.8 USD million296.8Marshall CountyMarshall County: 290.5 USD million290.5Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 276.4 USD million276.4Clark CountyClark County: 268.4 USD million268.4Walworth CountyWalworth County: 264.2 USD million264.2Custer CountyCuster County: 251 USD million251Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 249.6 USD million249.6McCook CountyMcCook County: 249 USD million249Brule CountyBrule County: 247.6 USD million247.6Fall River CountyFall River County: 243.1 USD million243.1Todd CountyTodd County: 242.4 USD million242.4Tripp CountyTripp County: 238.3 USD million238.3Dewey CountyDewey County: 237.6 USD million237.6Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 229.9 USD million229.9
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD million
Change on 2019
1Minnehaha County18,058.4-12.6%
2Pennington County6,208.9+4.3%
3Lincoln County5,609.1+81.6%
4Brown County2,449.6+10.5%
5Brookings County2,250.3+6.2%
6Union County1,677.1+8.4%
7Codington County1,595.4+6.1%
8Yankton County1,310.2-0.2%
9Hughes County1,273-4.3%
10Davison County1,253.3+0.6%
11Lawrence County1,240.1+3.7%
12Meade County951+8.9%
13Beadle County928-0.5%
14Clay County615.8-1.1%
15Lake County609.5+2.3%
16Grant County516.2-2.6%
17Charles Mix County463.8-1.5%
18Spink County426.6+30.7%
19Roberts County391.5+24.3%
20Hutchinson County370.1-17%
21Oglala Lakota County367.8+9.5%
22Turner County367.7-5.6%
23Moody County352.1+15.3%
24Butte County330.4+6.2%
25Deuel County316.5+9.4%
26Day County308.1+38.1%
27Kingsbury County296.8+11.2%
28Marshall County290.5+17.1%
29Hamlin County276.4+20.3%
30Clark County268.4+71.2%
31Walworth County264.2+15.7%
32Custer County251+0.1%
33Edmunds County249.6+20.7%
34McCook County249-9.7%
35Brule County247.6+5.3%
36Fall River County243.1-1.2%
37Todd County242.4+7.5%
38Tripp County238.3+2.9%
39Dewey County237.6+18.9%
40Bon Homme County229.9-6.8%
41Douglas County194.8-15%
42Hand County188.9+18.3%
43Potter County183.5+19.2%
44Gregory County171.2+13.5%
45Jerauld County161.7+19.6%
46Lyman County154.1+1.2%
47Hanson County148.8+0.1%
48Perkins County138.3+14.8%
49Faulk County132.7-8.8%
50Haakon County127.9+45.1%
51Sully County126.9+31.3%
52Sanborn County119.7+1%
53Stanley County115.9-12.6%
54McPherson County115.7+23.1%
55Campbell County110.8+56.3%
56Miner County108.6+2.6%
57Aurora County103.7+20%
58Bennett County99.5+0.3%
59Hyde County97.1+29.4%
60Buffalo County91.3-14.2%
61Corson County88.8+15.2%
62Jackson County68.3+13.9%
63Harding County50.4-29.2%
64Jones County49.8-10.6%
65Ziebach County39.8+20.7%
66Mellette County34.1+21.1%

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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 $18.06 billion in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Mellette County, with $34.14 million in 2020.

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