Counties in Minnesota by real GDP growth

Rock County had the highest real GDP growth of 87 counties in 2016, at 18%. Lac qui Parle County had the lowest, at -19.5%. The median was 1.4% and the figure for Minnesota was 1.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest18Rock County
Median1.487 counties
Minnesota1.5History

Top 40 counties, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Rock CountyRock County: 18 %18Norman CountyNorman County: 17.9 %17.9Mahnomen CountyMahnomen County: 15 %15Wilkin CountyWilkin County: 12 %12Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 10.6 %10.6Morrison CountyMorrison County: 10.3 %10.3Traverse CountyTraverse County: 10.3 %10.3Brown CountyBrown County: 8.9 %8.9Scott CountyScott County: 7.3 %7.3Le Sueur CountyLe Sueur County: 7 %7Benton CountyBenton County: 6.6 %6.6Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 6.4 %6.4Roseau CountyRoseau County: 6.4 %6.4Becker CountyBecker County: 6.2 %6.2Koochiching CountyKoochiching County: 6.2 %6.2Marshall CountyMarshall County: 5.7 %5.7Kanabec CountyKanabec County: 5.4 %5.4Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 5.1 %5.1Red Lake CountyRed Lake County: 5 %5Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 4.9 %4.9Wright CountyWright County: 4.7 %4.7Redwood CountyRedwood County: 4.6 %4.6Isanti CountyIsanti County: 4.5 %4.5Carlton CountyCarlton County: 4.2 %4.2Dodge CountyDodge County: 4.1 %4.1Itasca CountyItasca County: 4 %4McLeod CountyMcLeod County: 4 %4Wadena CountyWadena County: 3.9 %3.9St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 3.7 %3.7Polk CountyPolk County: 3.6 %3.6Chisago CountyChisago County: 3.3 %3.3Stearns CountyStearns County: 3.1 %3.1Lake CountyLake County: 3 %3Douglas CountyDouglas County: 2.6 %2.6Lyon CountyLyon County: 2.6 %2.6Rice CountyRice County: 2.6 %2.6Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 2.4 %2.4Anoka CountyAnoka County: 2.1 %2.1Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 2.1 %2.1Cass CountyCass County: 2 %2
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Rock County18+10.7 pts
2Norman County17.9+9.8 pts
3Mahnomen County15+0.4 pts
4Wilkin County12+13.7 pts
5Clearwater County10.6+27.4 pts
6Morrison County10.3+3.8 pts
6Traverse County10.3-32.3 pts
8Brown County8.9+5 pts
9Scott County7.3+4.8 pts
10Le Sueur County7+13.1 pts
11Benton County6.6+2.1 pts
12Beltrami County6.4+4.2 pts
12Roseau County6.4-33.4 pts
14Becker County6.2+5.8 pts
14Koochiching County6.2+0.1 pts
16Marshall County5.7-0.2 pts
17Kanabec County5.4+4.4 pts
18Hubbard County5.1+4.8 pts
19Red Lake County5-21.9 pts
20Pipestone County4.9+6.9 pts
21Wright County4.7+1.2 pts
22Redwood County4.6-1.9 pts
23Isanti County4.5+3.1 pts
24Carlton County4.2+2.4 pts
25Dodge County4.1+2.3 pts
26Itasca County4+8.9 pts
26McLeod County4-0.2 pts
28Wadena County3.9-1.4 pts
29St. Louis County3.7+14.1 pts
30Polk County3.6+2.1 pts
31Chisago County3.3+1.9 pts
32Stearns County3.1+2.1 pts
33Lake County3+31.1 pts
34Douglas County2.6-2.8 pts
34Lyon County2.6-7.3 pts
34Rice County2.6-0.4 pts
37Olmsted County2.4-0.8 pts
38Anoka County2.1-0.3 pts
38Cottonwood County2.1-1.9 pts
40Cass County2-9 pts
41Washington County1.9-2.3 pts
42Lake of the Woods County1.6-6.2 pts
43Sherburne County1.5+3.8 pts
44Dakota County1.4+2.1 pts
44Hennepin County1.4-0.8 pts
46Nobles County1.3-2.7 pts
47Aitkin County1.2-10.5 pts
47Pennington County1.2-9.5 pts
47Ramsey County1.2-2.3 pts
50Mille Lacs County1+0.5 pts
50Murray County1-17.8 pts
52Goodhue County0.8+0.3 pts
53Otter Tail County0.7+3.3 pts
54Pine County0.6+2 pts
55Steele County0+0.1 pts
56Mower County-0.8-7.7 pts
57Jackson County-0.9-0.2 pts
58Meeker County-1-4.8 pts
59Blue Earth County-1.1-3.8 pts
59Kandiyohi County-1.1-10.1 pts
59Winona County-1.1-0.5 pts
62Houston County-1.2-4.2 pts
63Nicollet County-1.4-2.2 pts
64Clay County-1.5-9 pts
64Freeborn County-1.5-2 pts
64Todd County-1.5-1.3 pts
67Carver County-1.7-5.4 pts
68Watonwan County-1.8-1.9 pts
69Stevens County-4.2+6.7 pts
70Faribault County-4.9-0.3 pts
71Renville County-5.1-9.6 pts
71Wabasha County-5.1-3.1 pts
73Chippewa County-5.3-11.2 pts
74Big Stone County-5.6-16.2 pts
75Martin County-5.7-1.5 pts
76Pope County-6-7.3 pts
77Swift County-6.3-16.5 pts
78Cook County-7.8-10.4 pts
79Crow Wing County-8.2-9.1 pts
80Sibley County-9.1-12.6 pts
81Fillmore County-9.5-14.9 pts
82Grant County-10.8-25.5 pts
82Waseca County-10.8-15.6 pts
84Lincoln County-12.1-23 pts
85Yellow Medicine County-13.2-41.4 pts
86Kittson County-13.4-25 pts
87Lac qui Parle County-19.5-27.3 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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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Rock County, with 18% in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Lac qui Parle County, with -19.5% in 2016.

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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