Counties in Montana by real GDP growth, 2024

Carter County had the highest real GDP growth of 56 counties in 2024, at 76.6%. Garfield County had the lowest, at -32.1%. The median was 3.8% and the figure for Montana was 2.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest76.6Carter County
Lowest-32.1Garfield County
Median3.856 counties
Montana2.6History

All counties, 2024

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Carter CountyCarter County: 76.6 %76.6McCone CountyMcCone County: 38.2 %38.2Prairie CountyPrairie County: 19.6 %19.6Sheridan CountySheridan County: 14.1 %14.1Treasure CountyTreasure County: 13.8 %13.8Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 13.6 %13.6Fergus CountyFergus County: 10.6 %10.6Custer CountyCuster County: 8.3 %8.3Powder River CountyPowder River County: 8.3 %8.3Richland CountyRichland County: 8.2 %8.2Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 7.6 %7.6Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 7 %7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 6.9 %6.9Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 6.6 %6.6Carbon CountyCarbon County: 6.2 %6.2Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 6 %6Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 5.7 %5.7Mineral CountyMineral County: 5.6 %5.6Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 5.5 %5.5Powell CountyPowell County: 5.4 %5.4Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 5.2 %5.2Lake CountyLake County: 4.9 %4.9Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 4.8 %4.8Flathead CountyFlathead County: 4.7 %4.7Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 4.5 %4.5Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 4.2 %4.2Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 4 %4Missoula CountyMissoula County: 3.9 %3.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.7 %3.7Cascade CountyCascade County: 3.5 %3.5Granite CountyGranite County: 3.4 %3.4Daniels CountyDaniels County: 2.5 %2.5Sanders CountySanders County: 2.1 %2.1Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 1 %1Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 0.6 %0.6Dawson CountyDawson County: 0 %0Rosebud CountyRosebud County: -0.3 %-0.3Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: -0.5 %-0.5Glacier CountyGlacier County: -0.9 %-0.9Fallon CountyFallon County: -1.1 %-1.1Park CountyPark County: -1.1 %-1.1Liberty CountyLiberty County: -2.6 %-2.6Meagher CountyMeagher County: -3.1 %-3.1Valley CountyValley County: -3.3 %-3.3Toole CountyToole County: -3.5 %-3.5Wheatland CountyWheatland County: -5.9 %-5.9Stillwater CountyStillwater County: -6.9 %-6.9Blaine CountyBlaine County: -11.7 %-11.7Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: -11.9 %-11.9Phillips CountyPhillips County: -12.2 %-12.2Hill CountyHill County: -12.6 %-12.6Madison CountyMadison County: -13.5 %-13.5Teton CountyTeton County: -18.2 %-18.2Pondera CountyPondera County: -20.6 %-20.6Chouteau CountyChouteau County: -31.3 %-31.3Garfield CountyGarfield County: -32.1 %-32.1
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Carter County76.6+80.1 pts
2McCone County38.2+55.6 pts
3Prairie County19.6+19.3 pts
4Sheridan County14.1+21.3 pts
5Treasure County13.8+5.7 pts
6Beaverhead County13.6+10 pts
7Fergus County10.6+10.8 pts
8Custer County8.3+13.3 pts
8Powder River County8.3+2 pts
10Richland County8.2-11.3 pts
11Wibaux County7.6+6.2 pts
12Petroleum County7-6.2 pts
13Lincoln County6.9+8.3 pts
14Broadwater County6.6-7.7 pts
15Carbon County6.2-1.9 pts
16Musselshell County6+12.2 pts
17Yellowstone County5.7+2.6 pts
18Mineral County5.6-3.7 pts
19Judith Basin County5.5-1.3 pts
20Powell County5.4-11.1 pts
21Gallatin County5.2-3.1 pts
22Lake County4.9-3.9 pts
23Big Horn County4.8+7.5 pts
24Flathead County4.7+1.6 pts
25Roosevelt County4.5+1 pts
26Ravalli County4.2-3.1 pts
27Lewis and Clark County4-3 pts
28Missoula County3.9-3 pts
29Jefferson County3.7-6.1 pts
30Cascade County3.5+0.2 pts
31Granite County3.4-5.4 pts
32Daniels County2.5+13.9 pts
33Sanders County2.1-6.8 pts
34Sweet Grass County1+4.2 pts
35Silver Bow County0.6-3.8 pts
36Dawson County0+2.4 pts
37Rosebud County-0.3-7.3 pts
38Deer Lodge County-0.5-6.4 pts
39Glacier County-0.9-13.5 pts
40Fallon County-1.1-15.8 pts
40Park County-1.1-10.5 pts
42Liberty County-2.6-10.7 pts
43Meagher County-3.1-12.3 pts
44Valley County-3.3+8.9 pts
45Toole County-3.5-17.1 pts
46Wheatland County-5.9-8.4 pts
47Stillwater County-6.9+1 pts
48Blaine County-11.7-18.7 pts
49Golden Valley County-11.9-21 pts
50Phillips County-12.2-11.7 pts
51Hill County-12.6-16.9 pts
52Madison County-13.5-12.1 pts
53Teton County-18.2-27.2 pts
54Pondera County-20.6-40.8 pts
55Chouteau County-31.3-41.2 pts
56Garfield County-32.1-25.3 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?

Carter County, with 76.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Garfield County, with -32.1% in 2024.

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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