Jerauld County, South Dakota Land Market Insights and Pricing

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Jerauld County has a total area of 533 square miles, of which, 530 square miles of it is land. The county seat is Wessington Springs. A couple of small "game production areas" (GPAs) sit at the southwest corner of the county for hunters looking to hunt public lands. South Dakota has approximately 730 GPAs totaling more than 281,000 acres. A combined approximately 1,000 acres were listed for sale in Jerauld County recently; the overall value of all Jerauld County land and rural real estate for sale was almost $3 million. Jerauld County ranks 41st out of 66 counties in the Mount Rushmore State for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Wessington Springs had the most land for sale. Its economy is defined as agricultural, with 233 farms recorded in the county during the most recent U.S. Census. Farming activities in Jerauld County generate annual revenues of $4 million, most of which is from crops. Jerauld County is South Dakota's 58th largest county (532 square miles). It's located in the Glacial Lakes & Prairies South Dakota region of South Dakota.