County profile
Faulk County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#2946 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 4% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$169.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-13.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
412
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
64
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,178
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
1.5%
Median HH income
$57.8k±$15.2k
Bachelor's degree+
22.6%±6.1%
Poverty rate
28.3%±9.0%
Business applications
16 · 2025
Retail establishments
8
36.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-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
Health care51%
Retail trade17%
Wholesale trade15%
Finance & insurance7%
Food & accommodation5%
Construction5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,178
residents · 2025 · +2.3% since 2020
Income per capita $86.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+40
International migration+2
Natural change+7
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$145.5M2019
$132.7M2020
$188.7M2021
$215.2M2022
$196.0M2023
$169.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$147.5k±$38.5k
Median gross rent
$771/mo±$161/mo
Vacancy rate
20.6%±4.1%
Affordability
3.6× wages
Residential permits
$3.9M
7 units · 3.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
8.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$950/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 70Wildfire 68Cold wave 65
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 75% since 202142021
142022
82023
42024
72025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
139.0 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
41.4 km
BNSF
Nearest port
367.4 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
70.3 km
ABERDEEN RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.1k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Faulk?
Faulk's economy produced $169.3M in 2024, contracting 13.6% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.