Counties in Minnesota by real GDP growth

Traverse County had the highest real GDP growth of 87 counties in 2020, at 42.4%. Martin County had the lowest, at -12%. The median was -2% and the figure for Minnesota was -3.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest42.4Traverse County
Lowest-12Martin County
Median-287 counties
Minnesota-3.4History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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Traverse CountyTraverse County: 42.4 %42.4Kittson CountyKittson County: 23.2 %23.2Big Stone CountyBig Stone County: 15.5 %15.5Renville CountyRenville County: 11.5 %11.5Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 10.1 %10.1Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 8.9 %8.9Marshall CountyMarshall County: 8.4 %8.4Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 6.8 %6.8Stevens CountyStevens County: 5.9 %5.9Grant CountyGrant County: 5.4 %5.4Swift CountySwift County: 4.8 %4.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.3 %4.3Wabasha CountyWabasha County: 3.6 %3.6Polk CountyPolk County: 3.2 %3.2Redwood CountyRedwood County: 3 %3Houston CountyHouston County: 2.9 %2.9Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 2.7 %2.7Waseca CountyWaseca County: 2.3 %2.3Norman CountyNorman County: 2.1 %2.1Yellow Medicine CountyYellow Medicine County: 2.1 %2.1Faribault CountyFaribault County: 1.8 %1.8Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 1.7 %1.7Roseau CountyRoseau County: 1.6 %1.6Pope CountyPope County: 1.2 %1.2Wright CountyWright County: 1.1 %1.1Sibley CountySibley County: 1 %1Nobles CountyNobles County: 0.9 %0.9Morrison CountyMorrison County: 0.8 %0.8Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 0.7 %0.7Lake of the Woods CountyLake of the Woods County: 0.7 %0.7Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 0.4 %0.4Mower CountyMower County: 0.3 %0.3Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 0 %0Le Sueur CountyLe Sueur County: -0.1 %-0.1Winona CountyWinona County: -0.1 %-0.1Rice CountyRice County: -0.4 %-0.4Douglas CountyDouglas County: -0.6 %-0.6Pennington CountyPennington County: -0.9 %-0.9Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: -1.1 %-1.1Wadena CountyWadena County: -1.3 %-1.3
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Traverse County42.4+61.9 pts
2Kittson County23.2+32.5 pts
3Big Stone County15.5+19.1 pts
4Renville County11.5+28 pts
5Cottonwood County10.1+19.4 pts
6Lac qui Parle County8.9+1.2 pts
7Marshall County8.4+4.5 pts
8Fillmore County6.8+5.6 pts
9Stevens County5.9+6.9 pts
10Grant County5.4+0.5 pts
11Swift County4.8+15.8 pts
12Lincoln County4.3-15 pts
13Wabasha County3.6+4.6 pts
14Polk County3.2-1.2 pts
15Redwood County3+6.3 pts
16Houston County2.9+1 pts
17Otter Tail County2.7+3.7 pts
18Waseca County2.3+10.2 pts
19Norman County2.1-10.3 pts
19Yellow Medicine County2.1-9.3 pts
21Faribault County1.8-3.9 pts
22Chippewa County1.7+6.1 pts
23Roseau County1.6+5 pts
24Pope County1.2+0.7 pts
25Wright County1.1-1.4 pts
26Sibley County1+6.7 pts
27Nobles County0.9+5.2 pts
28Morrison County0.8+7.3 pts
29Goodhue County0.7+3.4 pts
29Lake of the Woods County0.7+1.3 pts
31Beltrami County0.4-1.3 pts
32Mower County0.3-5.4 pts
33Clearwater County0+10.5 pts
34Le Sueur County-0.1+4.9 pts
34Winona County-0.1-0.3 pts
36Rice County-0.4+1.6 pts
37Douglas County-0.6-2.5 pts
38Pennington County-0.9-4.4 pts
39Freeborn County-1.1-3.6 pts
40Wadena County-1.3-1.9 pts
41Becker County-1.6+0.8 pts
41Benton County-1.6+1.1 pts
43Wilkin County-1.9-10.4 pts
44Stearns County-2-1.4 pts
45Clay County-2.1-6.2 pts
45Olmsted County-2.1-4.4 pts
47Carlton County-2.7-4.5 pts
48Washington County-2.8-6.4 pts
49Hubbard County-3-12.7 pts
50Anoka County-3.1-6.1 pts
51Blue Earth County-3.3-4.3 pts
51Hennepin County-3.3-5 pts
53Isanti County-3.7-5.5 pts
54Crow Wing County-3.8-8.2 pts
55Sherburne County-3.9-3.1 pts
56Kanabec County-4-8.2 pts
57Ramsey County-4.1-6.1 pts
58Kandiyohi County-4.2-1 pts
59Chisago County-4.3-5.9 pts
59Dakota County-4.3-4.9 pts
61Scott County-4.7-3.8 pts
62Aitkin County-5.1-10 pts
63Watonwan County-5.3-7.4 pts
64Cass County-5.4-3.5 pts
64Dodge County-5.4-7.1 pts
66Red Lake County-5.5+4.8 pts
67Murray County-5.6-14.6 pts
68Carver County-5.8-6.3 pts
68McLeod County-5.8-4.7 pts
70Rock County-6+2.9 pts
71Lyon County-6.1-7 pts
71Pine County-6.1-8.8 pts
71Steele County-6.1-7.3 pts
74Mahnomen County-6.4-8.7 pts
74Nicollet County-6.4-2.1 pts
74St. Louis County-6.4-8.9 pts
77Brown County-6.6-0.9 pts
78Mille Lacs County-7-9.5 pts
79Jackson County-7.1-9.5 pts
80Itasca County-7.7-4.5 pts
80Pipestone County-7.7-8.3 pts
82Meeker County-8.1-36.1 pts
83Cook County-9.7-2.9 pts
84Todd County-9.9-9.5 pts
85Lake County-10-10.1 pts
86Koochiching County-10.8-7.5 pts
87Martin County-12-11.4 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 42.4% in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Martin County, with -12% in 2020.

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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