Counties in Minnesota by real GDP growth

Swift County had the highest real GDP growth of 87 counties in 2022, at 13.7%. Cass County had the lowest, at -18.9%. The median was 1.6% and the figure for Minnesota was 2.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest13.7Swift County
Lowest-18.9Cass County
Median1.687 counties
Minnesota2.2History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Swift CountySwift County: 13.7 %13.7Waseca CountyWaseca County: 13.5 %13.5Traverse CountyTraverse County: 11.8 %11.8Yellow Medicine CountyYellow Medicine County: 11.1 %11.1Meeker CountyMeeker County: 9.8 %9.8Cook CountyCook County: 9.5 %9.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 8.3 %8.3Morrison CountyMorrison County: 8 %8Rock CountyRock County: 7.6 %7.6Nobles CountyNobles County: 6.8 %6.8Grant CountyGrant County: 6.3 %6.3Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 5.8 %5.8Todd CountyTodd County: 5.7 %5.7Koochiching CountyKoochiching County: 5.5 %5.5Stearns CountyStearns County: 5.5 %5.5Nicollet CountyNicollet County: 5.4 %5.4Sibley CountySibley County: 5.2 %5.2Big Stone CountyBig Stone County: 4.5 %4.5Wilkin CountyWilkin County: 4.5 %4.5Washington CountyWashington County: 4.4 %4.4Le Sueur CountyLe Sueur County: 4.2 %4.2Scott CountyScott County: 4.2 %4.2Carver CountyCarver County: 4.1 %4.1Kandiyohi CountyKandiyohi County: 4 %4Dakota CountyDakota County: 3.6 %3.6Faribault CountyFaribault County: 3.6 %3.6Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 3.6 %3.6Murray CountyMurray County: 3.3 %3.3Mower CountyMower County: 3.2 %3.2Redwood CountyRedwood County: 3.1 %3.1Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 3 %3Rice CountyRice County: 2.9 %2.9Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 2.8 %2.8Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 2.5 %2.5Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 2.2 %2.2Lyon CountyLyon County: 2.2 %2.2Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 2.1 %2.1Sherburne CountySherburne County: 2.1 %2.1Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 1.8 %1.8Isanti CountyIsanti County: 1.8 %1.8
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Swift County13.7+6.8 pts
2Waseca County13.5+4.7 pts
3Traverse County11.8+14.4 pts
4Yellow Medicine County11.1+12.5 pts
5Meeker County9.8+1.1 pts
6Cook County9.5+3 pts
7Lincoln County8.3-12.2 pts
8Morrison County8+11.4 pts
9Rock County7.6+12.8 pts
10Nobles County6.8+6.2 pts
11Grant County6.3+1.8 pts
12Pipestone County5.8+5.8 pts
13Todd County5.7+2 pts
14Koochiching County5.5+6 pts
14Stearns County5.5+3 pts
16Nicollet County5.40 pts
17Sibley County5.2-3.1 pts
18Big Stone County4.5-0.4 pts
18Wilkin County4.5-10.3 pts
20Washington County4.4+1.5 pts
21Le Sueur County4.2+4.8 pts
21Scott County4.2-5.5 pts
23Carver County4.1-4.3 pts
24Kandiyohi County4-0.4 pts
25Dakota County3.6-0.1 pts
25Faribault County3.6-9.1 pts
25Lac qui Parle County3.6-6.7 pts
28Murray County3.3+12.1 pts
29Mower County3.2-2.3 pts
30Redwood County3.1-11.1 pts
31Crow Wing County3+0.4 pts
32Rice County2.9-0.3 pts
33Olmsted County2.8-0.5 pts
34Ramsey County2.5+0.2 pts
35Hennepin County2.2-5.3 pts
35Lyon County2.2-2 pts
37Fillmore County2.1+0.7 pts
37Sherburne County2.1-2.4 pts
39Cottonwood County1.8-1.9 pts
39Isanti County1.8-4.4 pts
39Renville County1.8-10 pts
42Freeborn County1.6-6 pts
42Otter Tail County1.6-2.9 pts
42St. Louis County1.6-2.5 pts
42Stevens County1.6+3.1 pts
46Brown County1.5-3.7 pts
47Roseau County1.4-15.9 pts
48Chisago County1.3-6.5 pts
49Clay County1.2-4.8 pts
49Goodhue County1.2-2.2 pts
49Wadena County1.2-1.2 pts
52Martin County1.1-9.7 pts
53Watonwan County1-8.8 pts
54Blue Earth County0.7-2.7 pts
55Marshall County0.6-8.8 pts
56Beltrami County0.4-3.5 pts
56McLeod County0.4-4.3 pts
58Chippewa County0.1-8.3 pts
58Mille Lacs County0.1-9.2 pts
58Pennington County0.1-18.7 pts
61Douglas County-0.1-6.9 pts
61Jackson County-0.1-1.3 pts
63Benton County-0.3-3.3 pts
64Winona County-0.8-2.1 pts
65Becker County-0.9-7.1 pts
66Anoka County-1-4.2 pts
67Carlton County-1.2-10.4 pts
68Itasca County-1.3-10.2 pts
69Wabasha County-1.6-5.1 pts
70Wright County-1.7-7.2 pts
71Dodge County-1.9-16.5 pts
72Houston County-2-10.3 pts
73Pine County-2.4-8.4 pts
73Steele County-2.4-6.9 pts
75Lake County-2.6+0.6 pts
76Mahnomen County-2.9-27.7 pts
77Pope County-3.7-13.2 pts
78Norman County-3.9-21 pts
79Lake of the Woods County-5.1-6.5 pts
80Polk County-5.8-14.3 pts
81Red Lake County-5.9-32.1 pts
82Aitkin County-6-14.3 pts
83Kanabec County-6.4-11.9 pts
84Clearwater County-8.5-29.3 pts
85Hubbard County-10.6-14.8 pts
86Kittson County-16.2-39.8 pts
87Cass County-18.9-56.4 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?

Swift County, with 13.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Cass County, with -18.9% in 2022.

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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