Counties in Minnesota by real GDP growth

Traverse County had the highest real GDP growth of 87 counties in 2015, at 42.6%. Lake County had the lowest, at -28.1%. The median was 3.2% and the figure for Minnesota was 2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest42.6Traverse County
Lowest-28.1Lake County
Median3.287 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2015

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Traverse CountyTraverse County: 42.6 %42.6Roseau CountyRoseau County: 39.8 %39.8Yellow Medicine CountyYellow Medicine County: 28.2 %28.2Red Lake CountyRed Lake County: 26.9 %26.9Murray CountyMurray County: 18.8 %18.8Grant CountyGrant County: 14.7 %14.7Mahnomen CountyMahnomen County: 14.6 %14.6Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 11.7 %11.7Kittson CountyKittson County: 11.6 %11.6Cass CountyCass County: 11 %11Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 10.9 %10.9Pennington CountyPennington County: 10.7 %10.7Big Stone CountyBig Stone County: 10.6 %10.6Swift CountySwift County: 10.2 %10.2Lyon CountyLyon County: 9.9 %9.9Kandiyohi CountyKandiyohi County: 9 %9Norman CountyNorman County: 8.1 %8.1Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 7.8 %7.8Lake of the Woods CountyLake of the Woods County: 7.8 %7.8Clay CountyClay County: 7.5 %7.5Rock CountyRock County: 7.3 %7.3Mower CountyMower County: 6.9 %6.9Morrison CountyMorrison County: 6.5 %6.5Redwood CountyRedwood County: 6.5 %6.5Koochiching CountyKoochiching County: 6.1 %6.1Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 5.9 %5.9Marshall CountyMarshall County: 5.9 %5.9Douglas CountyDouglas County: 5.4 %5.4Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 5.4 %5.4Wadena CountyWadena County: 5.3 %5.3Waseca CountyWaseca County: 4.8 %4.8Benton CountyBenton County: 4.5 %4.5Renville CountyRenville County: 4.5 %4.5McLeod CountyMcLeod County: 4.2 %4.2Washington CountyWashington County: 4.2 %4.2Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 4 %4Nobles CountyNobles County: 4 %4Brown CountyBrown County: 3.9 %3.9Meeker CountyMeeker County: 3.8 %3.8Carver CountyCarver County: 3.7 %3.7
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Traverse County42.6+69.6 pts
2Roseau County39.8+33.2 pts
3Yellow Medicine County28.2+31.5 pts
4Red Lake County26.9+39.9 pts
5Murray County18.8+20.6 pts
6Grant County14.7+24.6 pts
7Mahnomen County14.6+30.7 pts
8Aitkin County11.7+17.4 pts
9Kittson County11.6+33.2 pts
10Cass County11+13.1 pts
11Lincoln County10.9+18.5 pts
12Pennington County10.7+10.2 pts
13Big Stone County10.6+19.3 pts
14Swift County10.2+5.5 pts
15Lyon County9.9+8.7 pts
16Kandiyohi County9+9.7 pts
17Norman County8.1+39.5 pts
18Lac qui Parle County7.8+29.4 pts
18Lake of the Woods County7.8+0.5 pts
20Clay County7.5+11.3 pts
21Rock County7.3-18 pts
22Mower County6.9+13.3 pts
23Morrison County6.5-0.5 pts
23Redwood County6.5+0.6 pts
25Koochiching County6.1+12.4 pts
26Chippewa County5.9+14.8 pts
26Marshall County5.9+30.5 pts
28Douglas County5.4+13.4 pts
28Fillmore County5.4+5.4 pts
30Wadena County5.3+5.8 pts
31Waseca County4.8-3 pts
32Benton County4.5+0.9 pts
32Renville County4.5+11.1 pts
34McLeod County4.2-0.7 pts
34Washington County4.2+0.1 pts
36Cottonwood County4+3.3 pts
36Nobles County4-2.6 pts
38Brown County3.9+3.3 pts
39Meeker County3.8-2.2 pts
40Carver County3.7-1.8 pts
41Ramsey County3.5+0.1 pts
41Sibley County3.5+4.2 pts
41Wright County3.5+0.1 pts
44Olmsted County3.2+0.8 pts
45Houston County3-3 pts
45Rice County3+2.3 pts
47Blue Earth County2.70 pts
48Cook County2.6+8.5 pts
49Scott County2.5-0.8 pts
50Anoka County2.4-1.5 pts
51Beltrami County2.2-1.3 pts
51Hennepin County2.2-1.1 pts
53Carlton County1.8+4.7 pts
53Dodge County1.8+13 pts
55Polk County1.5+15.8 pts
56Chisago County1.4+2.2 pts
56Isanti County1.4+1.8 pts
58Pope County1.3+4.4 pts
59Kanabec County1-2.9 pts
59Stearns County1-3.3 pts
61Crow Wing County0.9-3.9 pts
62Nicollet County0.8-3.1 pts
63Freeborn County0.5+8.5 pts
63Goodhue County0.5+1.9 pts
63Mille Lacs County0.5+0.4 pts
66Becker County0.4-0.7 pts
67Hubbard County0.3+3.7 pts
68Watonwan County0.1+4.8 pts
69Steele County-0.1+1 pts
70Todd County-0.2-4 pts
71Winona County-0.6-5.6 pts
72Dakota County-0.7-8.2 pts
72Jackson County-0.7+2.3 pts
74Pine County-1.4-1.3 pts
75Wilkin County-1.7+21.3 pts
76Pipestone County-2-21.1 pts
76Wabasha County-2-6.8 pts
78Sherburne County-2.3-9.3 pts
79Otter Tail County-2.6-7.3 pts
80Martin County-4.2-7.7 pts
81Faribault County-4.6+8.5 pts
82Itasca County-4.9+0.2 pts
83Le Sueur County-6.1-12.6 pts
84St. Louis County-10.4-8.1 pts
85Stevens County-10.9-17.5 pts
86Clearwater County-16.8-36.3 pts
87Lake County-28.1-22.5 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?

Traverse County, with 42.6% in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Lake County, with -28.1% in 2015.

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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