Counties in Minnesota by real GDP growth

Lake of the Woods County had the highest real GDP growth of 87 counties in 2013, at 15.1%. Lac qui Parle County had the lowest, at -12.4%. The median was 0.9% and the figure for Minnesota was 2.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Top 40 counties, 2013

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Lake of the Woods CountyLake of the Woods County: 15.1 %15.1Pennington CountyPennington County: 15.1 %15.1Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 13.9 %13.9Chisago CountyChisago County: 11.9 %11.9Sherburne CountySherburne County: 9.4 %9.4Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 6.9 %6.9Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 5.8 %5.8Steele CountySteele County: 5.8 %5.8Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 5.7 %5.7Polk CountyPolk County: 5.3 %5.3Mille Lacs CountyMille Lacs County: 4.9 %4.9Kanabec CountyKanabec County: 4.8 %4.8Washington CountyWashington County: 4.8 %4.8Stearns CountyStearns County: 4.7 %4.7Pope CountyPope County: 4.6 %4.6Mower CountyMower County: 4.5 %4.5Roseau CountyRoseau County: 4.5 %4.5Dakota CountyDakota County: 4 %4Itasca CountyItasca County: 3.9 %3.9Lyon CountyLyon County: 3.7 %3.7Anoka CountyAnoka County: 3.3 %3.3Cook CountyCook County: 3.3 %3.3Rock CountyRock County: 3.3 %3.3Renville CountyRenville County: 3.2 %3.2Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 3.1 %3.1Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 3 %3Rice CountyRice County: 3 %3Scott CountyScott County: 3 %3St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 3 %3Waseca CountyWaseca County: 3 %3Isanti CountyIsanti County: 2.9 %2.9Blue Earth CountyBlue Earth County: 2.8 %2.8Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 2.8 %2.8Carver CountyCarver County: 2.6 %2.6Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 2 %2Brown CountyBrown County: 1.6 %1.6Clay CountyClay County: 1.6 %1.6McLeod CountyMcLeod County: 1.5 %1.5Pine CountyPine County: 1.5 %1.5Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 1.3 %1.3
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Lake of the Woods County15.1+13.5 pts
1Pennington County15.1+3.8 pts
3Clearwater County13.9+18.4 pts
4Chisago County11.9+22.3 pts
5Sherburne County9.4+18.8 pts
6Goodhue County6.9+7.4 pts
7Otter Tail County5.8+4.1 pts
7Steele County5.8+1.4 pts
9Freeborn County5.7+5.5 pts
10Polk County5.3-2.5 pts
11Mille Lacs County4.9-0.9 pts
12Kanabec County4.8+4.5 pts
12Washington County4.8+4.2 pts
14Stearns County4.7+4.7 pts
15Pope County4.6-11.5 pts
16Mower County4.5+1.3 pts
16Roseau County4.5-8.5 pts
18Dakota County4+0.1 pts
19Itasca County3.9+5 pts
20Lyon County3.7+4.3 pts
21Anoka County3.3+0.9 pts
21Cook County3.3+5.5 pts
21Rock County3.3+8.2 pts
24Renville County3.2-5.3 pts
25Olmsted County3.1+0.1 pts
26Ramsey County3+3.9 pts
26Rice County3-1 pts
26Scott County3+1.5 pts
26St. Louis County3+8.1 pts
26Waseca County3-1.7 pts
31Isanti County2.9+10.5 pts
32Blue Earth County2.8-3.8 pts
32Hennepin County2.8+0.3 pts
34Carver County2.6-1.3 pts
35Hubbard County2-4.3 pts
36Brown County1.60 pts
36Clay County1.6-6.3 pts
38McLeod County1.5+3.4 pts
38Pine County1.5+5.8 pts
40Beltrami County1.3-2.1 pts
40Carlton County1.3+5.9 pts
42Dodge County1-3.4 pts
42Mahnomen County1-8.4 pts
44Yellow Medicine County0.9+4.3 pts
45Becker County0.6-5.6 pts
46Le Sueur County0.5-2.7 pts
47Benton County0.4-1.9 pts
47Wadena County0.4-2.5 pts
49Fillmore County0.2-0.8 pts
49Grant County0.2-31.9 pts
49Nicollet County0.2-1.1 pts
52Cass County0.1+1.1 pts
53Crow Wing County0-2.6 pts
54Kandiyohi County-0.1-4.7 pts
55Faribault County-0.2-3.3 pts
56Douglas County-0.3-6.6 pts
57Wilkin County-0.4-24.9 pts
58Meeker County-0.6-2.2 pts
59Wright County-0.8-6.2 pts
60Lake County-1+9.1 pts
61Aitkin County-1.3+6.3 pts
62Nobles County-1.4+1.8 pts
62Red Lake County-1.4-12.1 pts
64Todd County-1.6-8.7 pts
65Wabasha County-1.7-4.1 pts
66Morrison County-2.3-4.1 pts
67Redwood County-2.5-5.5 pts
68Sibley County-2.7-4.7 pts
69Kittson County-3.1-30.4 pts
69Winona County-3.1-5.4 pts
71Jackson County-3.2-9.9 pts
72Murray County-3.7-2 pts
72Traverse County-3.7-66.5 pts
74Cottonwood County-4-3.9 pts
75Watonwan County-4.2-0.3 pts
76Chippewa County-4.6-12.3 pts
77Pipestone County-4.8-2.1 pts
78Houston County-4.9-11 pts
79Marshall County-5.2-30.2 pts
80Big Stone County-5.5-33.7 pts
81Lincoln County-5.9-10.6 pts
82Martin County-6.1-8.7 pts
83Stevens County-6.2-28.5 pts
84Swift County-6.5-17.5 pts
85Koochiching County-6.6-3.9 pts
86Norman County-10.1-21.2 pts
87Lac qui Parle County-12.4-27.6 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Lake of the Woods County, with 15.1% in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Lac qui Parle County, with -12.4% in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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