Counties in Minnesota by real GDP growth

Rock County had the highest real GDP growth of 87 counties in 2014, at 25.3%. Norman County had the lowest, at -31.4%. The median was 0.1% and the figure for Minnesota was 2.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest25.3Rock County
Lowest-31.4Norman County
Median0.187 counties
Minnesota2.7History

Top 40 counties, 2014

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Rock CountyRock County: 25.3 %25.3Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 19.5 %19.5Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 19.1 %19.1Waseca CountyWaseca County: 7.8 %7.8Dakota CountyDakota County: 7.5 %7.5Lake of the Woods CountyLake of the Woods County: 7.3 %7.3Morrison CountyMorrison County: 7 %7Sherburne CountySherburne County: 7 %7Nobles CountyNobles County: 6.6 %6.6Roseau CountyRoseau County: 6.6 %6.6Stevens CountyStevens County: 6.6 %6.6Le Sueur CountyLe Sueur County: 6.5 %6.5Houston CountyHouston County: 6 %6Meeker CountyMeeker County: 6 %6Redwood CountyRedwood County: 5.9 %5.9Carver CountyCarver County: 5.5 %5.5Winona CountyWinona County: 5 %5McLeod CountyMcLeod County: 4.9 %4.9Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 4.8 %4.8Wabasha CountyWabasha County: 4.8 %4.8Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 4.7 %4.7Swift CountySwift County: 4.7 %4.7Stearns CountyStearns County: 4.3 %4.3Washington CountyWashington County: 4.1 %4.1Anoka CountyAnoka County: 3.9 %3.9Kanabec CountyKanabec County: 3.9 %3.9Nicollet CountyNicollet County: 3.9 %3.9Todd CountyTodd County: 3.8 %3.8Benton CountyBenton County: 3.6 %3.6Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 3.5 %3.5Martin CountyMartin County: 3.5 %3.5Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 3.4 %3.4Wright CountyWright County: 3.4 %3.4Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 3.3 %3.3Scott CountyScott County: 3.3 %3.3Blue Earth CountyBlue Earth County: 2.7 %2.7Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 2.4 %2.4Lyon CountyLyon County: 1.2 %1.2Becker CountyBecker County: 1.1 %1.1Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 0.7 %0.7
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Rock County25.3+22 pts
2Clearwater County19.5+5.6 pts
3Pipestone County19.1+23.9 pts
4Waseca County7.8+4.8 pts
5Dakota County7.5+3.5 pts
6Lake of the Woods County7.3-7.8 pts
7Morrison County7+9.3 pts
7Sherburne County7-2.4 pts
9Nobles County6.6+8 pts
9Roseau County6.6+2.1 pts
9Stevens County6.6+12.8 pts
12Le Sueur County6.5+6 pts
13Houston County6+10.9 pts
13Meeker County6+6.6 pts
15Redwood County5.9+8.4 pts
16Carver County5.5+2.9 pts
17Winona County5+8.1 pts
18McLeod County4.9+3.4 pts
19Crow Wing County4.8+4.8 pts
19Wabasha County4.8+6.5 pts
21Otter Tail County4.7-1.1 pts
21Swift County4.7+11.2 pts
23Stearns County4.3-0.4 pts
24Washington County4.1-0.7 pts
25Anoka County3.9+0.6 pts
25Kanabec County3.9-0.9 pts
25Nicollet County3.9+3.7 pts
28Todd County3.8+5.4 pts
29Benton County3.6+3.2 pts
30Beltrami County3.5+2.2 pts
30Martin County3.5+9.6 pts
32Ramsey County3.4+0.4 pts
32Wright County3.4+4.2 pts
34Hennepin County3.3+0.5 pts
34Scott County3.3+0.3 pts
36Blue Earth County2.7-0.1 pts
37Olmsted County2.4-0.7 pts
38Lyon County1.2-2.5 pts
39Becker County1.1+0.5 pts
40Cottonwood County0.7+4.7 pts
40Rice County0.7-2.3 pts
42Brown County0.6-1 pts
43Pennington County0.5-14.6 pts
44Mille Lacs County0.1-4.8 pts
45Fillmore County0-0.2 pts
46Pine County-0.1-1.6 pts
47Isanti County-0.4-3.3 pts
48Wadena County-0.5-0.9 pts
49Kandiyohi County-0.7-0.6 pts
49Sibley County-0.7+2 pts
51Chisago County-0.8-12.7 pts
52Steele County-1.1-6.9 pts
53Goodhue County-1.4-8.3 pts
54Murray County-1.8+1.9 pts
55Cass County-2.1-2.2 pts
56St. Louis County-2.3-5.3 pts
57Carlton County-2.9-4.2 pts
58Jackson County-3+0.2 pts
59Pope County-3.1-7.7 pts
60Yellow Medicine County-3.3-4.2 pts
61Hubbard County-3.4-5.4 pts
62Clay County-3.8-5.4 pts
63Watonwan County-4.7-0.5 pts
64Itasca County-5.1-9 pts
65Lake County-5.6-4.6 pts
66Aitkin County-5.7-4.4 pts
67Cook County-5.9-9.2 pts
68Koochiching County-6.3+0.3 pts
69Mower County-6.4-10.9 pts
70Renville County-6.6-9.8 pts
71Lincoln County-7.6-1.7 pts
72Douglas County-8-7.7 pts
72Freeborn County-8-13.7 pts
74Big Stone County-8.7-3.2 pts
75Chippewa County-8.9-4.3 pts
76Grant County-9.9-10.1 pts
77Dodge County-11.2-12.2 pts
78Red Lake County-13-11.6 pts
79Faribault County-13.1-12.9 pts
80Polk County-14.3-19.6 pts
81Mahnomen County-16.1-17.1 pts
82Kittson County-21.6-18.5 pts
82Lac qui Parle County-21.6-9.2 pts
84Wilkin County-23-22.6 pts
85Marshall County-24.6-19.4 pts
86Traverse County-27-23.3 pts
87Norman County-31.4-21.3 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?

Rock County, with 25.3% in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Norman County, with -31.4% in 2014.

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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