2000 vs. 2021 Per Capita Income Growth and Change

South Dakota Real Per Capita Income Growth by County

2000 vs. 2021, Net Percent Change

Edmunds County 2000 vs. 2021

Net Percent Change = 120.38%

Rank = #1

Clay County 2000 vs. 2021

Net Percent Change = 22.62%

Rank = #66

Harding County 2000 vs. 2021

Net Percent Change = 73.49%

Rank = #32

With a spotlight on Harding County, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of real (inflation adjusted) per capita income (PCI) across South Dakota's 66 counties over the period 2000-2021.

Statewide Snippets:

Over 2000-2021 real PCI grew in all 66 South Dakota counties.
Real PCI growth in thirty-eight counties outpaced the statewide average (65.78%), while growth in twenty-eight counties trailed.
At the extremes of the distribution, Edmunds County posted the highest growth of real PCI (120.38%), while Clay County placed last by logging a 22.62% gain.
The spread in real PCI growth between the highest (Edmunds County, 120.38%) and lowest (Clay County, 22.62%) over 2000-2021 equated to 97.75% ( = 120.38% − 22.62%).

Harding County Snippets:

Over 2000-2021, Harding County posted a 73.49% net gain in real PCI.
Harding County was joined by thirty-seven other counties whose real PCI growth over 2000-2021 registered above the statewide average (65.78%).
Ranked #32 among South Dakota's 66 counties, Harding County's real PCI growth (73.49%) outperformed the statewide average of 65.78% by a 7.71% margin.
Harding County's net real PCI growth (73.49%, #32) over 2000-2021 registered just above that of Moody County (70.36%, #33) and just below that of Stanley County (73.59%, #31).
Harding County's real PCI as a percent of the statewide average rose from 83.99% in 2000 to 87.89% in 2021, resulting in a gain of 3.91%.

Real Per Capita Income Growth by County

2000 vs. 2021, Net Percent Change

County Distribution of Real Per Capita Income Growth, 2000 vs. 2021

	More than 100%	100% to 90%	90% to 80%	80% to 70%	70% to 60%	60% to 50%	50% to 40%	40% or Below	Total
2000 vs. 2021	7	7	10	9	13	6	10	4	66

Real Per Capita Income by County, 2021

Union County 2021

PCI = $105,522

Percent of State = 175.82%

Rank = #1

Ziebach County 2021

PCI = $29,305

Percent of State = 48.83%

Rank = #66

Harding County 2021

PCI = $52,753

Percent of State = 87.89%

Rank = #45

Again highlighting Harding County's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2021 real per capita income statewide ($60,019).

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Statewide Snippets:

Ranked #1, Union County's 2021 PCI totaled $105,522, equating to 175.82% of the statewide average.
Ranked last (#66), Ziebach County's real per capita income of $29,305 in 2021 comprised just 48.83% of the total statewide. Ziebach County's real per capita income in 2021 equates to just 27.8% to that of Union County's.

Harding County Snippets:

Harding County's PCI in 2021 ranked #45, amounting to 87.89% of the statewide average.
Harding County's PCI of $52,753 placed below that of Gregory County's ($53,041, #44), and just above that of Beadle County's ($52,072, #46).

Real Per Capita Income by County, 2021

County Distribution of Real Per Capita Income, 2021

	More than $75,000	$75,000 to $70,000	$70,000 to $65,000	$65,000 to $60,000	$60,000 to $55,000	$55,000 to $50,000	$50,000 to $45,000	$45,000 or Below	Total
2021	6	5	7	12	11	8	6	11	66

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South Dakota Real* Per Capita Income by County:
2000 vs. 2021

	2000		2021		2000 - 2021
County	Constant Dollars	Percent of State Average	Constant Dollars	Percent of State Average	Net Percent Change	Net Change	Change in Percent of State Avg.
Aurora	35,082	96.90	50,226	83.68	43.17	15,144	-13.22
Beadle	38,249	105.65	52,072	86.76	36.14	13,824	-18.89
Bennett	27,325	75.47	40,688	67.79	48.91	13,364	-7.68
Bon Homme	30,954	85.50	43,825	73.02	41.58	12,872	-12.48
Brookings	33,465	92.44	50,303	83.81	50.31	16,838	-8.62
Brown	38,578	106.56	62,105	103.48	60.98	23,527	-3.08
Brule	33,258	91.86	55,400	92.30	66.58	22,142	0.44
Buffalo	17,474	48.26	30,738	51.21	75.91	13,265	2.95
Butte	28,529	78.80	42,936	71.54	50.50	14,407	-7.26
Campbell	36,590	101.07	75,500	125.79	106.34	38,909	24.73
Charles Mix	31,622	87.34	46,801	77.98	48.00	15,179	-9.37
Clark	34,928	96.47	67,612	112.65	93.58	32,684	16.18
Clay	33,608	92.83	41,211	68.66	22.62	7,603	-24.17
Codington	36,256	100.14	58,936	98.20	62.55	22,679	-1.95
Corson	25,519	70.49	36,372	60.60	42.53	10,853	-9.89
Custer	31,291	86.43	56,446	94.05	80.39	25,155	7.62
Davison	37,385	103.26	54,831	91.36	46.67	17,446	-11.91
Day	31,069	85.82	61,484	102.44	97.89	30,414	16.62
Deuel	33,434	92.35	60,625	101.01	81.33	27,191	8.66
Dewey	23,668	65.37	50,455	84.07	113.18	26,787	18.69
Douglas	34,425	95.09	62,965	104.91	82.90	28,539	9.82
Edmunds	36,474	100.74	80,379	133.92	120.38	43,905	33.18
Fall River	30,014	82.90	49,448	82.39	64.75	19,434	-0.52
Faulk	36,711	101.40	77,977	129.92	112.41	41,266	28.52
Grant	34,214	94.50	59,813	99.66	74.82	25,599	5.16
Gregory	31,278	86.39	53,041	88.37	69.58	21,763	1.98
Haakon	46,332	127.97	67,234	112.02	45.11	20,902	-15.95
Hamlin	30,386	83.93	56,372	93.92	85.52	25,986	9.99
Hand	40,444	111.71	74,787	124.61	84.92	34,343	12.90
Hanson	31,081	85.85	67,917	113.16	118.52	36,836	27.31
Harding	30,407	83.99	52,753	87.89	73.49	22,346	3.91
Hughes	39,079	107.94	56,919	94.84	45.65	17,840	-13.10
Hutchinson	33,449	92.39	59,489	99.12	77.85	26,040	6.73
Hyde	33,743	93.20	65,746	109.54	94.84	32,002	16.34
Jackson	22,853	63.12	37,456	62.41	63.90	14,603	-0.72
Jerauld	39,865	110.11	60,339	100.53	51.36	20,474	-9.58
Jones	36,407	100.56	77,416	128.99	112.64	41,009	28.43
Kingsbury	38,060	105.13	66,647	111.04	75.11	28,587	5.92
Lake	34,026	93.98	64,445	107.37	89.40	30,418	13.39
Lawrence	31,904	88.12	60,740	101.20	90.39	28,837	13.08
Lincoln	39,343	108.67	73,389	122.28	86.53	34,046	13.61
Lyman	30,981	85.57	49,962	83.24	61.27	18,981	-2.33
McCook	38,120	105.29	62,007	103.31	62.66	23,887	-1.98
McPherson	32,749	90.46	65,055	108.39	98.65	32,306	17.94
Marshall	31,632	87.37	65,311	108.82	106.47	33,678	21.44
Meade	33,528	92.61	47,785	79.62	42.52	14,257	-12.99
Mellette	22,714	62.74	41,538	69.21	82.88	18,825	6.47
Miner	35,045	96.80	61,524	102.51	75.56	26,479	5.71
Minnehaha	42,266	116.74	64,072	106.75	51.59	21,806	-9.99
Moody	35,729	98.69	60,870	101.42	70.36	25,140	2.73
Oglala Lakota	17,366	47.97	33,384	55.62	92.24	16,018	7.66
Pennington	36,780	101.59	61,186	101.95	66.36	24,406	0.36
Perkins	34,928	96.48	47,246	78.72	35.26	12,317	-17.76
Potter	46,413	128.20	70,909	118.14	52.78	24,495	-10.05
Roberts	28,027	77.41	46,112	76.83	64.53	18,085	-0.58
Sanborn	40,299	111.31	54,486	90.78	35.20	14,186	-20.53
Spink	41,777	115.39	74,323	123.83	77.90	32,546	8.44
Stanley	41,117	113.57	71,374	118.92	73.59	30,257	5.35
Sully	60,571	167.30	89,609	149.30	47.94	29,039	-18.00
Todd	18,590	51.35	34,209	57.00	84.01	15,618	5.65
Tripp	29,869	82.50	56,096	93.46	87.81	26,227	10.96
Turner	37,711	104.16	59,710	99.49	58.34	22,000	-4.68
Union	54,484	150.49	105,522	175.82	93.68	51,038	25.32
Walworth	33,746	93.21	56,419	94.00	67.19	22,673	0.79
Yankton	34,012	93.95	57,170	95.25	68.09	23,158	1.31
Ziebach	18,104	50.01	29,305	48.83	61.87	11,200	-1.18

South Dakota	36,204	100.00	60,019	100.00	65.78	23,815	0.00
Metropolitan	40,093	110.74	65,131	108.52	62.45	25,037	-2.22
Nonmetropolitan	33,440	92.37	55,059	91.74	64.65	21,618	-0.63

United States	41,384		59,110		42.83	17,725
Metropolitan U.S.	43,392		61,161		40.95	17,768
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	30,577		46,158		50.95	15,580

*Real per capita personal income determined using the Implicit Price Deflator for
Personal Consumption (2017=1.00).

Source: Calculations by the South Dakota Regional Economic Analysis Project (SD-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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South Dakota Per Capita Income by County:
2000 vs. 2021

	2000		2021		2000 - 2021
County	Current Dollars	Percent of State Average	Current Dollars	Percent of State Average	Net Percent Change	Net Change	Change in Percent of State Avg.
Aurora	25,899	96.90	54,747	83.68	111.39	28,849	-13.22
Beadle	28,236	105.65	56,759	86.76	101.02	28,523	-18.89
Bennett	20,172	75.47	44,351	67.79	119.87	24,179	-7.68
Bon Homme	22,851	85.50	47,770	73.02	109.05	24,920	-12.48
Brookings	24,705	92.44	54,831	83.81	121.94	30,126	-8.62
Brown	28,479	106.56	67,695	103.48	137.70	39,216	-3.08
Brule	24,551	91.86	60,387	92.30	145.96	35,835	0.44
Buffalo	12,900	48.26	33,505	51.21	159.74	20,606	2.95
Butte	21,061	78.80	46,801	71.54	122.22	25,740	-7.26
Campbell	27,012	101.07	82,295	125.79	204.66	55,283	24.73
Charles Mix	23,344	87.34	51,013	77.98	118.53	27,670	-9.37
Clark	25,784	96.47	73,698	112.65	185.82	47,913	16.18
Clay	24,810	92.83	44,920	68.66	81.06	20,110	-24.17
Codington	26,765	100.14	64,240	98.20	140.01	37,475	-1.95
Corson	18,839	70.49	39,646	60.60	110.45	20,808	-9.89
Custer	23,100	86.43	61,527	94.05	166.36	38,427	7.62
Davison	27,598	103.26	59,766	91.36	116.56	32,168	-11.91
Day	22,936	85.82	67,018	102.44	192.20	44,082	16.62
Deuel	24,681	92.35	66,082	101.01	167.74	41,401	8.66
Dewey	17,472	65.37	54,997	84.07	214.76	37,524	18.69
Douglas	25,413	95.09	68,632	104.91	170.06	43,219	9.82
Edmunds	26,926	100.74	87,614	133.92	225.39	60,688	33.18
Fall River	22,157	82.90	53,899	82.39	143.26	31,742	-0.52
Faulk	27,101	101.40	84,995	129.92	213.63	57,894	28.52
Grant	25,257	94.50	65,197	99.66	158.13	39,940	5.16
Gregory	23,090	86.39	57,815	88.37	150.39	34,725	1.98
Haakon	34,203	127.97	73,286	112.02	114.27	39,083	-15.95
Hamlin	22,431	83.93	61,446	93.92	173.93	39,014	9.99
Hand	29,856	111.71	81,519	124.61	173.04	51,662	12.90
Hanson	22,944	85.85	74,030	113.16	222.65	51,085	27.31
Harding	22,447	83.99	57,502	87.89	156.17	35,055	3.91
Hughes	28,849	107.94	62,042	94.84	115.06	33,193	-13.10
Hutchinson	24,693	92.39	64,844	99.12	162.60	40,151	6.73
Hyde	24,910	93.20	71,663	109.54	187.69	46,753	16.34
Jackson	16,871	63.12	40,827	62.41	142.00	23,957	-0.72
Jerauld	29,429	110.11	65,770	100.53	123.49	36,341	-9.58
Jones	26,876	100.56	84,385	128.99	213.97	57,508	28.43
Kingsbury	28,097	105.13	72,645	111.04	158.56	44,549	5.92
Lake	25,119	93.98	70,245	107.37	179.65	45,126	13.39
Lawrence	23,552	88.12	66,207	101.20	181.11	42,656	13.08
Lincoln	29,044	108.67	79,995	122.28	175.43	50,951	13.61
Lyman	22,871	85.57	54,459	83.24	138.12	31,588	-2.33
McCook	28,141	105.29	67,588	103.31	140.18	39,447	-1.98
McPherson	24,176	90.46	70,911	108.39	193.31	46,735	17.94
Marshall	23,352	87.37	71,189	108.82	204.86	47,838	21.44
Meade	24,751	92.61	52,087	79.62	110.44	27,335	-12.99
Mellette	16,768	62.74	45,277	69.21	170.03	28,509	6.47
Miner	25,871	96.80	67,061	102.51	159.22	41,191	5.71
Minnehaha	31,201	116.74	69,839	106.75	123.83	38,637	-9.99
Moody	26,376	98.69	66,348	101.42	151.55	39,972	2.73
Oglala Lakota	12,820	47.97	36,389	55.62	183.85	23,569	7.66
Pennington	27,152	101.59	66,694	101.95	145.63	39,542	0.36
Perkins	25,785	96.48	51,498	78.72	99.72	25,714	-17.76
Potter	34,263	128.20	77,291	118.14	125.58	43,028	-10.05
Roberts	20,690	77.41	50,263	76.83	142.93	29,573	-0.58
Sanborn	29,750	111.31	59,390	90.78	99.63	29,640	-20.53
Spink	30,841	115.39	81,013	123.83	162.68	50,172	8.44
Stanley	30,353	113.57	77,798	118.92	156.31	47,445	5.35
Sully	44,715	167.30	97,675	149.30	118.44	52,960	-18.00
Todd	13,724	51.35	37,288	57.00	171.70	23,564	5.65
Tripp	22,050	82.50	61,145	93.46	177.31	39,096	10.96
Turner	27,839	104.16	65,085	99.49	133.79	37,246	-4.68
Union	40,221	150.49	115,020	175.82	185.97	74,799	25.32
Walworth	24,912	93.21	61,497	94.00	146.86	36,585	0.79
Yankton	25,109	93.95	62,316	95.25	148.19	37,207	1.31
Ziebach	13,365	50.01	31,943	48.83	139.00	18,577	-1.18

South Dakota	26,727	100.00	65,421	100.00	144.78	38,694	0.00
Metropolitan	29,598	110.74	70,993	108.52	139.86	41,395	-2.22
Nonmetropolitan	24,686	92.37	60,015	91.74	143.11	35,328	-0.63

United States	30,551		64,430		110.90	33,879
Metropolitan U.S.	32,033		66,666		108.12	34,633
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	22,573		50,312		122.89	27,740

Source: Calculations by the South Dakota Regional Economic Analysis Project (SD-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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