County profile
Brown County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#943 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 72% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-1.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
17,306
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,245
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
37,561
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
1.9%
Median HH income
$70.9k±$3.6k
Bachelor's degree+
33.8%±2.7%
Poverty rate
11.7%±1.5%
Business applications
354 · 2025
Retail establishments
157
41.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Dacotah Banks, Inc.Financial Services$288.2M58CHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing26%
Health care24%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation15%
Wholesale trade9%
Finance & insurance6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
37,561
residents · 2025 · -1.7% since 2020
Income per capita $80.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−998
International migration+311
Natural change−3
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.2B2019
$2.4B2020
$2.7B2021
$3.0B2022
$3.2B2023
$3.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$221.1k±$13.1k
Median gross rent
$777/mo±$36/mo
Vacancy rate
10.0%±1.8%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$27.5M
169 units · 4.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
73.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$929/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 98Cold wave 96Hail 87
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4402016
4522017
4602018
4772019
4822020
5152021
5822022
6392023
6392024
6502025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 78% since 2021952021
2632022
632023
852024
1692025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
104.3 km
I-29
Nearest freight rail
8.4 km
DMVW
Nearest port
384.3 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
16.9 km
ABERDEEN RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.6k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Brown?
Brown's economy produced $3.2B in 2024, contracting 1.1% year over year — slower than 83% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.