County profile
McPherson County, SD
United States · GDP 2024
#3000 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 14% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$141.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-9.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
352
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
73
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$40.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,347
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.3%
Median HH income
$66.9k±$7.7k
Bachelor's degree+
26.5%±8.4%
Poverty rate
12.9%±4.8%
Business applications
34 · 2025
Retail establishments
11
47.2/10k 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 care39%
Manufacturing16%
Retail trade15%
Other services11%
Finance & insurance10%
Wholesale trade9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,347
residents · 2025 · -2.2% since 2020
Income per capita $76.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1
International migration+2
Natural change−52
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$94.0M2019
$115.7M2020
$161.5M2021
$175.1M2022
$155.0M2023
$141.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$85.6k±$12.2k
Median gross rent
$594/mo±$96/mo
Vacancy rate
24.1%±5.5%
Affordability
2.1× wages
Residential permits
$2.7M
7 units · 3.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
11.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$929/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 77Cold wave 72Hail 71
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 600% since 202112021
52022
82023
82024
72025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
123.7 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
35.5 km
BNSF
Nearest port
434.1 km
BIG SOO TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
71.6 km
ABERDEEN RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$40.3k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of McPherson?
McPherson's economy produced $141.0M in 2024, contracting 9.1% 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.