Counties in Minnesota by real GDP growth

Meeker County had the highest real GDP growth of 87 counties in 2019, at 28%. Traverse County had the lowest, at -19.5%. The median was 0.6% and the figure for Minnesota was 1.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest28Meeker County
Lowest-19.5Traverse County
Median0.687 counties
Minnesota1.3History

Top 40 counties, 2019

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Meeker CountyMeeker County: 28 %28Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 19.3 %19.3Norman CountyNorman County: 12.4 %12.4Yellow Medicine CountyYellow Medicine County: 11.4 %11.4Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 9.7 %9.7Murray CountyMurray County: 9 %9Wilkin CountyWilkin County: 8.5 %8.5Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 7.7 %7.7Faribault CountyFaribault County: 5.7 %5.7Mower CountyMower County: 5.7 %5.7Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 4.9 %4.9Grant CountyGrant County: 4.9 %4.9Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 4.4 %4.4Polk CountyPolk County: 4.4 %4.4Kanabec CountyKanabec County: 4.2 %4.2Clay CountyClay County: 4.1 %4.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 3.9 %3.9Washington CountyWashington County: 3.6 %3.6Pennington CountyPennington County: 3.5 %3.5Anoka CountyAnoka County: 3 %3Pine CountyPine County: 2.7 %2.7Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 2.5 %2.5Mille Lacs CountyMille Lacs County: 2.5 %2.5St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 2.5 %2.5Wright CountyWright County: 2.5 %2.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 2.4 %2.4Mahnomen CountyMahnomen County: 2.3 %2.3Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 2.3 %2.3Watonwan CountyWatonwan County: 2.1 %2.1Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 2 %2Douglas CountyDouglas County: 1.9 %1.9Houston CountyHouston County: 1.9 %1.9Carlton CountyCarlton County: 1.8 %1.8Isanti CountyIsanti County: 1.8 %1.8Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 1.7 %1.7Dodge CountyDodge County: 1.7 %1.7Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 1.7 %1.7Chisago CountyChisago County: 1.6 %1.6Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 1.2 %1.2Steele CountySteele County: 1.2 %1.2
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Meeker County28+11.5 pts
2Lincoln County19.3+18.2 pts
3Norman County12.4+9.1 pts
4Yellow Medicine County11.4+11.2 pts
5Hubbard County9.7-0.8 pts
6Murray County9+0.3 pts
7Wilkin County8.5+11.1 pts
8Lac qui Parle County7.7+12.3 pts
9Faribault County5.7+5 pts
9Mower County5.7+4.4 pts
11Aitkin County4.9+1.1 pts
11Grant County4.9+6.9 pts
13Crow Wing County4.4+2 pts
13Polk County4.4+1.9 pts
15Kanabec County4.2+1.9 pts
16Clay County4.1+2.6 pts
17Marshall County3.9-3 pts
18Washington County3.6+1.8 pts
19Pennington County3.5-20.1 pts
20Anoka County3-1.1 pts
21Pine County2.7-0.4 pts
22Freeborn County2.5+5.5 pts
22Mille Lacs County2.5+0.3 pts
22St. Louis County2.5-2.4 pts
22Wright County2.5-0.5 pts
26Jackson County2.4+0.1 pts
27Mahnomen County2.3-0.9 pts
27Olmsted County2.3-2.5 pts
29Watonwan County2.1+0.1 pts
30Ramsey County2+0.8 pts
31Douglas County1.9+0.1 pts
31Houston County1.9+5.7 pts
33Carlton County1.8+0.7 pts
33Isanti County1.8+0.4 pts
35Beltrami County1.7-3.1 pts
35Dodge County1.7-0.7 pts
35Hennepin County1.7-1.4 pts
38Chisago County1.6-1.5 pts
39Fillmore County1.2+9.8 pts
39Steele County1.2+2 pts
41Blue Earth County1+1.4 pts
42Lyon County0.9+1.8 pts
43Dakota County0.6-5.2 pts
43Pipestone County0.6-1.9 pts
43Wadena County0.6-1.6 pts
46Carver County0.5-2.3 pts
46Pope County0.5-3.4 pts
48Winona County0.2+0.7 pts
49Lake County0.1-7 pts
50Todd County-0.4-3.3 pts
51Lake of the Woods County-0.6-8.2 pts
51Martin County-0.6-3.5 pts
51Stearns County-0.6-2.5 pts
54Sherburne County-0.8+0.7 pts
55Scott County-0.9-6.4 pts
56Otter Tail County-1-0.9 pts
56Stevens County-1-2 pts
56Wabasha County-1+3.1 pts
59McLeod County-1.1-2.7 pts
60Cass County-1.9-4.2 pts
61Rice County-2-5.4 pts
62Becker County-2.4-7.2 pts
63Benton County-2.7+1.2 pts
63Goodhue County-2.7-2.9 pts
65Itasca County-3.2-7.1 pts
65Kandiyohi County-3.2-2 pts
67Koochiching County-3.3-13.4 pts
67Redwood County-3.3-13.9 pts
69Roseau County-3.4+12.8 pts
70Big Stone County-3.6+0.9 pts
71Nicollet County-4.3-10.8 pts
71Nobles County-4.3-6.3 pts
73Chippewa County-4.4-2.1 pts
74Le Sueur County-5-8.1 pts
75Brown County-5.7-7.6 pts
75Sibley County-5.7-2.2 pts
77Morrison County-6.5-8.4 pts
78Cook County-6.8-18.2 pts
79Waseca County-7.9-3.5 pts
80Rock County-8.9-8.6 pts
81Cottonwood County-9.3-11.2 pts
81Kittson County-9.3-9.4 pts
83Red Lake County-10.3-16.4 pts
84Clearwater County-10.5-5.1 pts
85Swift County-11-9.1 pts
86Renville County-16.5-23.2 pts
87Traverse County-19.5-19 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?

Meeker County, with 28% in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Traverse County, with -19.5% in 2019.

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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