South Dakota · individual fact

South Dakota real gross domestic product

South Dakota’s inflation-adjusted economic output, annual growth, industry structure, and employment context.

Real GDP$59.87B2025 · #47 of 50 · highest first
Annual real GDP growth1.8%2025 · #32 of 50 · highest first
Current-dollar GDP$82B2025 · #46 of 50 · highest first

South Dakota over time

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Real GDP South Dakota · source units
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Real GDP2025: $59.87B$0$13.41T$26.81TSouth Dakota, 2014: $49.64BSouth Dakota, 2015: $50.86BSouth Dakota, 2016: $51.26BSouth Dakota, 2017: $51.62BSouth Dakota, 2018: $51.89BSouth Dakota, 2019: $52.45BSouth Dakota, 2020: $53.22BSouth Dakota, 2021: $55.42BSouth Dakota, 2022: $56.45BSouth Dakota, 2023: $58.2BSouth Dakota, 2024: $58.82BSouth Dakota, 2025: $59.87B201420192025
✦ Major events & context · 31National context · Hurricanes Katrina and Rita · 2005-08-29Katrina and RitaNational context · Great Financial Crisis and Great Recession · 2008-09-15Great Financial CrisisNational context · Federal Reserve moves rates close to zero · 2008-12-16Fed near-zero ratesNational context · American Recovery and Reinvestment Act · 2009-02-17Recovery ActNational context · Japan disaster disrupts U.S. auto production · 2011-05-17Japan / auto supplyNational context · Midwest drought reduces farm output · 2012-09-27Drought / farm outputNational context · Automatic federal spending cuts begin · 2013-03-01Federal spending cutsNational context · 2013 federal government shutdown · 2013-10-012013 shutdownSouth Dakota · Early blizzard disrupts western South Dakota · 2013-10-03South Dakota October blizzardSouth Dakota · Governor reports extending livestock-removal waivers · 2013-10-23Rancher waivers extendedNational context · Oil-price decline cuts drilling investment · 2015-02-24Oil investment downturnNational context · Hurricanes Harvey and Irma disrupt activity · 2017-08-25Harvey and IrmaNational context · 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act · 2017-12-222017 tax lawNational context · U.S.–China tariff escalation · 2018-07-06U.S.–China tariffsNational context · 2018–19 federal government shutdown · 2018-12-222018–19 shutdownNational context · Federal Reserve begins 2019 rate cuts · 2019-07-312019 Fed rate cutsNational context · COVID-19 pandemic · 2020-03-11COVID-19 pandemicNational context · Emergency rate cuts and asset purchases · 2020-03-15Fed emergency supportNational context · CARES Act pandemic relief · 2020-03-27CARES Act reliefNational context · American Rescue Plan · 2021-03-11American Rescue PlanNational context · Reopening recovery meets supply bottlenecks · 2021-07-09Reopening / shortagesNational context · Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act · 2021-11-15Infrastructure lawNational context · Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine · 2022-02-24Russia invades UkraineNational context · Federal Reserve begins 2022 rate increases · 2022-03-16Fed rate increasesNational context · Semiconductor and energy investment incentives · 2022-08-16CHIPS / energy incentivesNational context · Banking stress and credit conditions · 2023-03-22Banking / credit stressNational context · Federal Reserve begins 2024 rate cuts · 2024-09-182024 Fed rate cutsNational context · Broad U.S. tariffs and volatile trade flows · 2025-04-02Tariffs / trade timingNational context · 2025 tax and spending reconciliation law · 2025-07-042025 tax / spending lawNational context · 2025 shutdown reduces federal services · 2025-10-012025 shutdownNational context · Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruption · 2026-02-28Iran / Hormuz disruption● South Dakota Legislature · 0No reviewed actions match these filters.● U.S. Congress · South Dakota delegation · 0No reviewed actions match these filters.◆ Governor · 0No reviewed actions match these filters.■ South Dakota agencies · 0No reviewed actions match these filters.2005-08-012026-02-28

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South Dakota · 2025: $59.87B · Rank #47 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: $23.94T

Total value added produced in the state in millions of chained 2017 dollars. Annual estimates; the downloaded BEA snapshot is retained with a source hash. Revisions can change historical values and ranks. Annual observations use December 31; monthly observations use the first of the month. Lines connect consecutive readings and do not supply values between them. Missing observations break the lines.

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South Dakota Real GDP · source units
PeriodSouth DakotaRankU.S. benchmark
2025$59.87B#47 of 50$23.94T
2024$58.82B#47 of 50$23.39T
2023$58.2B#47 of 50$22.72T
2022$56.45B#46 of 50$22.08T
2021$55.42B#46 of 50$21.56T
2020$53.22B#46 of 50$20.28T
2019$52.45B#46 of 50$20.72T
2018$51.89B#47 of 50$20.19T
2017$51.62B#47 of 50$19.61T
2016$51.26B#47 of 50$19.14T
2015$50.86B#47 of 50$18.8T
2014$49.64B#47 of 50$18.26T
How major events are selected

The timeline combines the corresponding national fact’s reviewed event catalog, labeled National context, with individually reviewed state milestones. State events use primary sources and distinguish signing, effective and filing dates. Each milestone keeps its source-check date, geographical limits and evidence limits. This curated selection is not a complete history.

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South Dakota · state comparison

South Dakota output and growth

Annual real GDP removes price changes. Annual growth compares annual levels; it is separate from an annualized quarterly growth rate.

South Dakota · 2025$59.87B
South Dakota rank#47among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$23.94TSame measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

Real GDP

Total value added produced in the state in millions of chained 2017 dollars.

Annual estimates; the downloaded BEA snapshot is retained with a source hash. Revisions can change historical values and ranks.

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South Dakota
Real GDP history in South Dakota$-3.53T$12T$27.53T20142025
2025 · South Dakota: $59.87B · Rank #47 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: $23.94T · Selected for state comparison
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South Dakota Real GDP history
PeriodSouth DakotaCompare
2014$49.64B
2015$50.86B
2016$51.26B
2017$51.62B
2018$51.89B
2019$52.45B
2020$53.22B
2021$55.42B
2022$56.45B
2023$58.2B
2024$58.82B
2025$59.87B

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Lower value · $38.06BHigher value · $3.43TStriped: unavailable

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South Dakota · $59.87B2025 · Rank #47 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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Compare South Dakota with every state · 50 ranked
Real GDP · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1California$3.43T—
#2Texas$2.33T—
#3New York$1.89T—
#4Florida$1.38T—
#5Illinois$948.03B—
#6Pennsylvania$815.87B—
#7Ohio$738.49B—
#8Georgia$719.74B—
#9Washington$715.88B—
#10New Jersey$688.76B—
#11North Carolina$682.83B—
#12Massachusetts$640.79B—
#13Virginia$631.98B—
#14Michigan$575.4B—
#15Colorado$452.78B—
#16Arizona$451.49B—
#17Tennessee$447.66B—
#18Maryland$437.37B—
#19Indiana$422.47B—
#20Minnesota$392.31B—
#21Wisconsin$363.84B—
#22Missouri$362.46B—
#23Connecticut$297.35B—
#24South Carolina$287.16B—
#25Oregon$264.75B—
#26Louisiana$263.89B—
#27Alabama$259.46B—
#28Utah$243.04B—
#29Kentucky$239.51B—
#30Oklahoma$216.31B—
#31Nevada$210.1B—
#32Iowa$204.86B—
#33Kansas$178.51B—
#34Nebraska$156.61B—
#35Arkansas$147.93B—
#36Mississippi$123.37B—
#37New Mexico$122.58B—
#38Idaho$103.62B—
#39New Hampshire$99.06B—
#40Hawaii$93.38B—
#41Delaware$89.92B—
#42West Virginia$84.94B—
#43Maine$77.23B—
#44Rhode Island$67.25B—
#45North Dakota$65.27B—
#46Montana$61.08B—
#47South Dakota · your comparison$59.87B—
#48Alaska$56.34B—
#49Wyoming$40.16B—
#50Vermont$38.06B—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

South Dakota · state comparison

What makes up South Dakota GDP?

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South Dakota · 2025$7.08B
South Dakota rank#10among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$255.93BSame measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting · output

Industry value added, current dollars. The broad industries listed form an exhaustive partition of total GDP.

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South Dakota
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting · output history in South Dakota$-40.32B$148.35B$337.01B20142025
2025 · South Dakota: $7.08B · Rank #10 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: $255.93B · Selected for state comparison
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South Dakota Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting · output history
PeriodSouth DakotaCompare
2014$4.36B
2015$3.85B
2016$3.26B
2017$3.3B
2018$3.68B
2019$3.22B
2020$3.7B
2021$5.62B
2022$7.36B
2023$7.42B
2024$6.14B
2025$7.08B

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Lower value · $164.2MHigher value · $50.67BStriped: unavailable

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South Dakota · $7.08B2025 · Rank #10 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting · output · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1California$50.67B—
#2Texas$16.95B—
#3Iowa$14.1B—
#4Nebraska$10.6B—
#5Illinois$9.52B—
#6Florida$8.33B—
#7Washington$8.05B—
#8Minnesota$8.01B—
#9Indiana$7.13B—
#10South Dakota · your comparison$7.08B—
#11Kansas$7.02B—
#12Ohio$7B—
#13Wisconsin$6.58B—
#14Oregon$6.18B—
#15Michigan$6.02B—
#16Missouri$5.71B—
#17North Carolina$5.55B—
#18Idaho$5.41B—
#19Pennsylvania$4.97B—
#20North Dakota$4.71B—
#21Georgia$4.53B—
#22Oklahoma$4.26B—
#23Arkansas$4.13B—
#24Kentucky$3.75B—
#25New York$3.55B—
#26Alabama$3.29B—
#27Mississippi$2.99B—
#28Colorado$2.98B—
#29Arizona$2.85B—
#30Montana$2.49B—
#31Louisiana$2.42B—
#32Virginia$2.37B—
#33Tennessee$2.01B—
#34New Mexico$1.7B—
#35South Carolina$1.63B—
#36Utah$1.59B—
#37Maryland$1.31B—
#38New Jersey$1.27B—
#39Maine$1.2B—
#40Wyoming$888.5M—
#41Massachusetts$869.6M—
#42Delaware$741.1M—
#43West Virginia$561.8M—
#44Hawaii$553.9M—
#45Nevada$551.2M—
#46Vermont$536.1M—
#47Alaska$488.1M—
#48Connecticut$341.8M—
#49New Hampshire$320.1M—
#50Rhode Island$164.2M—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

South Dakota · state comparison

Does growth translate into more work?

BEA’s total employment counts jobs, including proprietors, rather than distinct people.

South Dakota · 2025665,420
South Dakota rank#46among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark218,324,700Same measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

Total employment · jobs

BEA annual total full-time and part-time employment, including proprietors. One person can hold multiple jobs.

Separate from residence-based civilian employment in BLS LAUS and from nonfarm payroll employment.

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South Dakota
Total employment · jobs history in South Dakota-32,070,410109,457,261250,984,93220142025
2025 · South Dakota: 665,420 · Rank #46 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 218,324,700 · Selected for state comparison
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South Dakota Total employment · jobs history
PeriodSouth DakotaCompare
2014589,822
2015593,274
2016598,149
2017602,435
2018611,762
2019612,275
2020608,889
2021628,432
2022645,191
2023655,967
2024663,654
2025665,420

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Lower value · 439,349Higher value · 25,407,891Striped: unavailable

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South Dakota · 665,4202025 · Rank #46 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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Total employment · jobs · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1California25,407,891—
#2Texas20,639,097—
#3Florida15,174,955—
#4New York13,498,360—
#5Illinois8,197,037—
#6Pennsylvania8,150,272—
#7Ohio7,394,537—
#8Georgia7,184,433—
#9North Carolina6,864,520—
#10New Jersey6,095,348—
#11Michigan5,946,187—
#12Virginia5,789,397—
#13Massachusetts5,020,627—
#14Washington4,879,224—
#15Tennessee4,633,711—
#16Arizona4,455,141—
#17Colorado4,231,488—
#18Indiana4,213,622—
#19Maryland4,009,451—
#20Missouri3,998,549—
#21Minnesota3,914,167—
#22Wisconsin3,855,203—
#23South Carolina3,245,739—
#24Alabama2,966,686—
#25Louisiana2,831,737—
#26Kentucky2,718,290—
#27Oregon2,671,758—
#28Oklahoma2,466,719—
#29Utah2,458,247—
#30Connecticut2,424,541—
#31Nevada2,163,825—
#32Iowa2,122,389—
#33Kansas2,007,083—
#34Arkansas1,811,561—
#35Mississippi1,713,294—
#36Nebraska1,410,465—
#37Idaho1,238,642—
#38New Mexico1,183,906—
#39New Hampshire942,254—
#40Hawaii925,451—
#41West Virginia910,570—
#42Maine898,379—
#43Montana761,061—
#44Rhode Island690,505—
#45Delaware678,218—
#46South Dakota · your comparison665,420—
#47North Dakota605,276—
#48Alaska472,008—
#49Wyoming451,906—
#50Vermont439,349—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

What candidates are saying

Explore statements about GDP, economic growth and production from FactVote’s South Dakota candidate profiles. Compare candidates within each recorded race, with each person’s matching statements kept together. These are candidate and campaign statements, not verified outcomes.

6 statements from 6 candidates

2026 South Dakota Governor and Lieutenant Governor — General Election

1 candidate with matching statements · 1 statement

Dan Ahlers

1 statement

Democratic · Governor and Lieutenant Governor · SD

Economic growth & production context

Use the state's economic development tools to attract responsible businesses that are good neighbors and real partners in our communities.

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Source topic or question: Taxes, economy, workers, agriculture, and affordability

Candidate campaign source

Use the state's economic development tools to attract responsible businesses that are good neighbors and real partners in our communities.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Dan Ahlers — candidate-owned primary source 2 ↗

2026 South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner — General Election

1 candidate with matching statements · 1 statement

Frank Kloucek

1 statement

Democratic · Public Utilities Commissioner · SD

Economic growth & production context

Families and businesses in South Dakota deserve affordable and predictable utility rates. Frank Kloucek is committed to fighting against unjustified rate increases that burden households and hinder economic growth. He will scrutinize every proposal to ensure transparency and fairness for all consume…

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Source topic or question: Energy, environment, public lands, and utilities

Candidate campaign source

Families and businesses in South Dakota deserve affordable and predictable utility rates. Frank Kloucek is committed to fighting against unjustified rate increases that burden households and hinder economic growth. He will scrutinize every proposal to ensure transparency and fairness for all consumers.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 17, 2026

Frank Kloucek — candidate-owned primary source 2 ↗

2026 South Dakota Secretary of State — General Election

2 candidates with matching statements · 2 statements

Heather Baxter

1 statement

Republican · Secretary of State · SD

Economic growth & production context

My office will lead the way with advocacy for an SD DOGE. I will simplify regulations and streamline processes to remove barriers, leveraging my experience as a small business owner to support entrepreneurs and drive natural and organic economic growth.

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Source topic or question: Taxes, economy, workers, agriculture, and affordability

Candidate campaign source

My office will lead the way with advocacy for an SD DOGE. I will simplify regulations and streamline processes to remove barriers, leveraging my experience as a small business owner to support entrepreneurs and drive natural and organic economic growth.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

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Terrence Davis

1 statement

Democratic · Secretary of State · SD

Economic growth & production context

Businesses and nonprofits play a key role in strengthening our communities by providing stable jobs, essential services, and opportunities that help reduce crime and support economic growth. I’m committed to supporting both current and future business leaders as they work to create a more resilient …

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Source topic or question: Taxes, economy, workers, agriculture, and affordability

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Businesses and nonprofits play a key role in strengthening our communities by providing stable jobs, essential services, and opportunities that help reduce crime and support economic growth. I’m committed to supporting both current and future business leaders as they work to create a more resilient and prosperous future for all South Dakotans.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Terrence Davis — candidate-owned primary source 1 ↗
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How statements are selected

This section matches specific GDP, economic growth and production terms in retained, attributed source text from published South Dakota candidate profiles. A profile heading or biography alone does not qualify. The Florida geography is fixed; saved state preferences cannot change these results. A mention can concern a community or group rather than Florida’s statewide measure.

Matching is automatic and does not establish a candidate’s stance, the accuracy of a claim, or an effect on the measured result. Results are grouped by recorded race, then by candidate name. Within each candidate, the matching issue mentions appear first. Only candidates with matching retained statements are shown; this is not a complete race roster. Repeated identical text for the same candidate is shown once. Coverage follows the existing state profiles and is not a complete record of all candidates or everything they have said. Review dates are not statement dates.

South Dakota incumbents

What incumbents are proposing

Explore reviewed bills sponsored by current South Dakota legislators and South Dakota’s congressional delegation, plus retained proposals from South Dakota’s governor and agencies. Each record keeps its latest recorded status and official evidence.

0 matching sponsorships or proposals · 0 South Dakota incumbents. These filters apply only to this section.

No retained proposals match these filters. A missing record does not mean an incumbent has taken no action.

What sponsorship and proposal counts tell us

Only current South Dakota officeholders retained in the reviewed collection qualify. Bills require a recorded primary sponsorship; cosponsors and signing officials are excluded from sponsorship counts. An official introducer recorded as acting by request is labeled “Introduced by request”; that procedural role does not establish personal policy endorsement. Governor and agency records qualify when recorded as proposed. A separately verified governor transmittal can also establish an original proposal whose latest status reflects its later outcome. Signing an enacted law alone does not establish a proposal. A record appearing under several facts is counted once per officeholder. A bill with multiple primary sponsors appears under each recorded sponsor.

Enacted bills, adopted resolutions and unsuccessful measures remain visible as proposal history. Passing one chamber is not enactment. These counts do not measure effectiveness or prove that an action changed a South Dakota statistic. Collection reviewed Sep 16, 2026.