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South Dakota Economy: GDP, Income and Employment

South Dakota produced $82.0 billion in current-dollar GDP in 2025, 0.27% of the published U.S. total. Its real output changed 1.78% from 2024.

Gross domestic product

$82.0 billion

2025 · Current dollars · BEA SAGDP1 line 3
$82,001.9 million. Published September 30, 2026.

Real GDP growth

1.78%

2025 vs. 2024 · Annual change
Calculated from BEA SAGDP1 line 1, chained 2017 dollars.

Unemployment rate

2.0%

August 2026 · Seasonally adjusted · Preliminary
BLS LAUS · Published September 18, 2026.

Payroll job growth

0.21%

August 2026 vs. August 2025 · Seasonally adjusted
BLS state CES · 470.2 thousand nonfarm jobs.

Personal income per capita

$78,999

2025 · Dollars per resident · BEA SAINC1 line 3
Before personal current taxes. Published September 30, 2026.

Regional price level

88.586

2024 · U.S. = 100 · BEA all-items RPP
Published February 19, 2026. This measures price levels, not inflation.

South Dakota compared with the United States

Annual real GDP growth was 0.57 percentage points below the U.S. annual growth rate in 2025. Personal income per resident was $1,971 above the U.S. value of $77,028 in the same year. These comparisons use national observations from the same regional producer files.

The August unemployment rate was 2.1 percentage points below the national 4.1% reading. That numerical difference is not a statistical-significance claim. The 2024 price parity was 11.4% below the national benchmark. Household circumstances and local housing markets can differ from these state averages.

Where South Dakota ranks among states

GDP and income history

Current-dollar output rose 58.9% between 2017 and 2025 in this acquired history. That figure includes price change and is separate from real output growth. The chart uses the published price-adjusted total; chained-dollar industry components are not added together.

South Dakota real GDP, 2017–2025 — Millions of chained 2017 dollars 50,625.155,740.160,855.2 20172025 South Dakota real GDP, 2017–2025 — Millions of chained 2017 dollars 50,625.155,740.160,855.2 20172025
South Dakota annual accounts and spatial prices · acquired September 30, 2026
YearNominal GDP, $ millionsReal GDP, chained 2017 $ millionsIncome per resident, $All-items price parity
202582,001.959,865.278,999Not published
202477,969.258,820.174,49088.586
202375,398.558,204.972,73588.149
202270,095.256,445.169,21587.851
202162,671.055,419.067,09590.105
202056,814.653,220.959,55491.320
201955,178.752,447.954,37891.818
201853,349.551,893.751,54191.206
201751,615.151,615.149,38087.223

Missing 2025 price parities mean that year was not published in the acquired file. They are not treated as zero or estimated from another year.

Employment and unemployment history

Unemployment describes eligible resident jobseekers as a share of the civilian labor force. Payroll employment describes jobs at establishments in South Dakota. A commuter can live in another state; a person with multiple covered jobs can contribute multiple payroll jobs. Neither series substitutes for the other.

South Dakota unemployment rate, 2017–2026 — Percent of civilian labor force; seasonally adjusted 0.85.39.7 2017-012026-08 South Dakota unemployment rate, 2017–2026 — Percent of civilian labor force; seasonally adjusted 0.85.39.7 2017-012026-08

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Monthly unemployment and payroll table
BLS state series · seasonally adjusted · payroll levels in thousands of jobs
MonthUnemployment, %Payroll jobs, thousandsUnemployment status
August 20262.0470.2Preliminary
July 20262.0471.3Published
June 20262.0471.4Published
May 20262.1471.4Published
April 20262.2469.9Published
March 20262.3470.0Published
February 20262.3470.2Published
January 20262.2470.0Published
December 20252.2470.1Published
November 20252.2470.0Published
October 2025Not published470.6Not published
September 20252.1468.7Published
August 20252.1469.2Published
July 20252.0469.5Published
June 20252.0469.2Published
May 20252.0470.0Published
April 20252.0470.2Published
March 20252.0468.5Published
February 20252.0468.9Published
January 20252.0469.8Published
December 20241.9470.0Published
November 20241.9470.0Published
October 20241.9468.8Published
September 20241.9468.6Published
August 20241.9467.4Published
July 20241.8467.2Published
June 20241.8467.1Published
May 20241.8468.6Published
April 20241.8467.3Published
March 20241.7467.8Published
February 20241.7466.5Published
January 20241.8465.4Published
December 20231.8466.5Published
November 20231.8464.8Published
October 20231.8464.5Published
September 20231.8464.1Published
August 20231.8463.6Published
July 20231.8461.8Published
June 20231.8462.6Published
May 20231.8459.7Published
April 20231.8458.9Published
March 20231.8459.0Published
February 20231.8458.6Published
January 20231.8457.8Published
December 20221.9455.2Published
November 20221.9456.0Published
October 20222.0455.8Published
September 20222.0454.6Published
August 20222.0454.7Published
July 20221.9453.8Published
June 20221.9451.6Published
May 20221.9450.6Published
April 20221.9450.9Published
March 20221.9450.1Published
February 20221.9449.3Published
January 20221.9447.7Published
December 20212.0446.4Published
November 20212.1445.2Published
October 20212.3444.0Published
September 20212.4442.5Published
August 20212.5442.5Published
July 20212.6442.9Published
June 20212.7440.2Published
May 20212.8439.3Published
April 20212.8438.3Published
March 20212.8435.8Published
February 20212.8433.8Published
January 20212.8434.2Published
December 20203.0432.4Published
November 20203.1432.2Published
October 20203.3433.4Published
September 20203.6428.9Published
August 20203.9425.3Published
July 20204.7419.3Published
June 20205.3413.8Published
May 20206.6404.6Published
April 20208.8398.6Published
March 20202.4440.1Published
February 20202.5443.2Published
January 20202.5441.9Published
December 20192.6441.8Published
November 20192.6442.5Published
October 20192.7441.9Published
September 20192.7440.8Published
August 20192.7441.0Published
July 20192.8440.6Published
June 20192.8440.1Published
May 20192.8439.8Published
April 20192.8438.7Published
March 20192.8438.7Published
February 20192.8439.2Published
January 20192.8440.2Published
December 20182.7439.4Published
November 20182.7438.8Published
October 20182.7438.9Published
September 20182.7439.0Published
August 20182.7438.6Published
July 20182.7437.8Published
June 20182.7437.6Published
May 20182.8437.8Published
April 20182.8435.2Published
March 20182.9436.8Published
February 20182.9436.5Published
January 20182.9435.9Published
December 20173.0435.3Published
November 20173.0434.5Published
October 20173.0435.2Published
September 20173.0434.4Published
August 20173.0434.1Published
July 20173.0433.1Published
June 20173.0433.9Published
May 20173.0433.8Published
April 20173.0435.1Published
March 20173.0433.1Published
February 20173.1432.8Published
January 20173.1432.8Published

Largest published industries in South Dakota

The table orders non-overlapping broad sectors by their 2025 current-dollar GDP in BEA SAGDP2. These shares describe production structure; they do not establish the sectors responsible for the most recent real growth. Suppressed or unavailable cells are omitted rather than reconstructed.

South Dakota largest acquired broad industries · 2025 · current dollars
IndustryProducer classificationOutput, $ millionsShare of state GDP
Finance and insurance5215,011.118.31%
Government and government enterprises928,087.99.86%
Real estate and rental and leasing537,950.59.70%
Health care and social assistance627,825.29.54%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting117,078.18.63%

Finance and insurance is the largest of the acquired broad sectors, at 18.3% of total nominal output. The next sectors are Government and government enterprises and Real estate and rental and leasing. The original industry classification and table line remain in the JSON download; no occupational wage or employment estimate is inferred from an output share.

Compare economies of a similar nominal size

The three states nearest South Dakota in 2025 nominal GDP are North Dakota, Montana, Rhode Island. These peers are selected by the absolute difference in total GDP, not by neighboring borders, household income, industry similarity or policy. Use the separate rankings to compare other dimensions.

Sources, downloads and geographic coverage

BEA state accounts: SAGDP1, SAINC1 and SARPP. BLS unemployment code: LASST460000000000003; payroll code: SMS46000000000000001. Geography: South Dakota, state FIPS 46; BEA area code 46000. Industry output uses the 2017 NAICS classification in SAGDP2. Original codes are text and must retain leading zeroes.

Source-file dates: GDP/income September 30, 2026; prices February 19, 2026; state labor September 18, 2026. Snapshot: regional-2026-09-30-reviewed. Estimates are revisable. This archive preserves the acquired figures and does not reproduce earlier published vintages. County or metro values are not inferred from this state profile.

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