Counties in Minnesota by real GDP growth

Redwood County had the highest real GDP growth of 87 counties in 2023, at 9.8%. Norman County had the lowest, at -22.1%. The median was 0.5% and the figure for Minnesota was 0.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest9.8Redwood County
Lowest-22.1Norman County
Median0.587 counties
Minnesota0.9History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Redwood CountyRedwood County: 9.8 %9.8Yellow Medicine CountyYellow Medicine County: 7.4 %7.4Mower CountyMower County: 7.3 %7.3Lake CountyLake County: 6.6 %6.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 6.5 %6.5Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 6 %6Murray CountyMurray County: 5.8 %5.8Roseau CountyRoseau County: 5.7 %5.7Swift CountySwift County: 4.3 %4.3St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 4.1 %4.1Rock CountyRock County: 3.8 %3.8Cook CountyCook County: 3.6 %3.6Waseca CountyWaseca County: 3.6 %3.6Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 3.5 %3.5Itasca CountyItasca County: 3.5 %3.5Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 3.4 %3.4Douglas CountyDouglas County: 3.3 %3.3Wadena CountyWadena County: 3.2 %3.2Dakota CountyDakota County: 3 %3Houston CountyHouston County: 3 %3Scott CountyScott County: 2.8 %2.8Traverse CountyTraverse County: 2.7 %2.7Kandiyohi CountyKandiyohi County: 2.5 %2.5Becker CountyBecker County: 2.4 %2.4Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 2.3 %2.3Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 2.3 %2.3Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 2.1 %2.1Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 2.1 %2.1Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 1.7 %1.7Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 1.6 %1.6Washington CountyWashington County: 1.6 %1.6Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 1.4 %1.4Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 1.4 %1.4Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 1.4 %1.4Pope CountyPope County: 1.4 %1.4Sibley CountySibley County: 1.2 %1.2Wright CountyWright County: 1.1 %1.1Brown CountyBrown County: 1 %1Rice CountyRice County: 1 %1Mille Lacs CountyMille Lacs County: 0.8 %0.8
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Redwood County9.8+6.7 pts
2Yellow Medicine County7.4-3.7 pts
3Mower County7.3+4.1 pts
4Lake County6.6+9.2 pts
5Lincoln County6.5-1.8 pts
6Hubbard County6+16.6 pts
7Murray County5.8+2.5 pts
8Roseau County5.7+4.3 pts
9Swift County4.3-9.4 pts
10St. Louis County4.1+2.5 pts
11Rock County3.8-3.8 pts
12Cook County3.6-5.9 pts
12Waseca County3.6-9.9 pts
14Fillmore County3.5+1.4 pts
14Itasca County3.5+4.8 pts
16Chippewa County3.4+3.3 pts
17Douglas County3.3+3.4 pts
18Wadena County3.2+2 pts
19Dakota County3-0.6 pts
19Houston County3+5 pts
21Scott County2.8-1.4 pts
22Traverse County2.7-9.1 pts
23Kandiyohi County2.5-1.5 pts
24Becker County2.4+3.3 pts
25Lac qui Parle County2.3-1.3 pts
25Olmsted County2.3-0.5 pts
27Aitkin County2.1+8.1 pts
27Pipestone County2.1-3.7 pts
29Crow Wing County1.7-1.3 pts
30Clearwater County1.6+10.1 pts
30Washington County1.6-2.8 pts
32Beltrami County1.4+1 pts
32Goodhue County1.4+0.2 pts
32Hennepin County1.4-0.8 pts
32Pope County1.4+5.1 pts
36Sibley County1.2-4 pts
37Wright County1.1+2.8 pts
38Brown County1-0.5 pts
38Rice County1-1.9 pts
40Mille Lacs County0.8+0.7 pts
40Wilkin County0.8-3.7 pts
42Nobles County0.5-6.3 pts
42Pine County0.5+2.9 pts
42Ramsey County0.5-2 pts
45Blue Earth County0.4-0.3 pts
46Clay County0.1-1.1 pts
47Renville County0-1.8 pts
48Isanti County-0.2-2 pts
49Benton County-0.30 pts
49Dodge County-0.3+1.6 pts
49Lyon County-0.3-2.5 pts
52Otter Tail County-0.5-2.1 pts
53McLeod County-0.6-1 pts
54Anoka County-0.7+0.3 pts
54Freeborn County-0.7-2.3 pts
56Chisago County-0.8-2.1 pts
56Meeker County-0.8-10.6 pts
56Morrison County-0.8-8.8 pts
56Stearns County-0.8-6.3 pts
56Todd County-0.8-6.5 pts
61Carver County-1.1-5.2 pts
62Sherburne County-1.2-3.3 pts
63Steele County-2+0.4 pts
64Pennington County-2.3-2.4 pts
65Wabasha County-2.5-0.9 pts
66Koochiching County-2.8-8.3 pts
67Kanabec County-2.9+3.5 pts
68Carlton County-3.2-2 pts
69Big Stone County-3.5-8 pts
70Faribault County-3.6-7.2 pts
71Le Sueur County-3.7-7.9 pts
72Winona County-3.9-3.1 pts
73Jackson County-4.1-4 pts
74Cass County-4.3+14.6 pts
75Polk County-4.9+0.9 pts
76Mahnomen County-5.2-2.3 pts
77Lake of the Woods County-5.9-0.8 pts
77Watonwan County-5.9-6.9 pts
79Nicollet County-6.4-11.8 pts
80Grant County-7.4-13.7 pts
81Red Lake County-7.6-1.7 pts
82Cottonwood County-8.5-10.3 pts
83Kittson County-10.4+5.8 pts
84Martin County-12.2-13.3 pts
85Stevens County-14.1-15.7 pts
86Marshall County-19.1-19.7 pts
87Norman County-22.1-18.2 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?

Redwood County, with 9.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Norman County, with -22.1% in 2023.

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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