Counties in Montana by real GDP growth

Big Horn County had the highest real GDP growth of 56 counties in 2013, at 42.6%. Daniels County had the lowest, at -26.7%. The median was 2% and the figure for Montana was 1.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest42.6Big Horn County
Lowest-26.7Daniels County
Median256 counties
Montana1.8History

All counties, 2013

CSVChart (SVG)

Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 42.6 %42.6Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 32.8 %32.8Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 22.4 %22.4Treasure CountyTreasure County: 19.9 %19.9Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 19.1 %19.1Madison CountyMadison County: 14.4 %14.4Liberty CountyLiberty County: 12.6 %12.6Granite CountyGranite County: 11.9 %11.9Richland CountyRichland County: 11.3 %11.3Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 11.1 %11.1Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 10.1 %10.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 9.9 %9.9Dawson CountyDawson County: 8.3 %8.3Mineral CountyMineral County: 8.3 %8.3Powell CountyPowell County: 8 %8Carbon CountyCarbon County: 7.2 %7.2Powder River CountyPowder River County: 6.5 %6.5Custer CountyCuster County: 6.3 %6.3Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 5.3 %5.3Flathead CountyFlathead County: 5.3 %5.3Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 5.3 %5.3Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 5.3 %5.3Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 4.9 %4.9Fergus CountyFergus County: 4.4 %4.4Pondera CountyPondera County: 3.7 %3.7Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 2.9 %2.9Park CountyPark County: 2.8 %2.8Valley CountyValley County: 2.4 %2.4Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 1.6 %1.6Blaine CountyBlaine County: 1.3 %1.3Prairie CountyPrairie County: 1.3 %1.3Missoula CountyMissoula County: 1 %1Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 0.4 %0.4Lake CountyLake County: -0.1 %-0.1Sanders CountySanders County: -0.1 %-0.1Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: -0.1 %-0.1Toole CountyToole County: -0.6 %-0.6Hill CountyHill County: -1.1 %-1.1Cascade CountyCascade County: -1.9 %-1.9McCone CountyMcCone County: -3 %-3Teton CountyTeton County: -3 %-3Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: -3.8 %-3.8Wibaux CountyWibaux County: -4.1 %-4.1Glacier CountyGlacier County: -4.7 %-4.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: -5.5 %-5.5Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: -6.1 %-6.1Meagher CountyMeagher County: -6.3 %-6.3Chouteau CountyChouteau County: -6.6 %-6.6Fallon CountyFallon County: -8.1 %-8.1Carter CountyCarter County: -9.3 %-9.3Phillips CountyPhillips County: -10.7 %-10.7Sheridan CountySheridan County: -11.9 %-11.9Rosebud CountyRosebud County: -12.8 %-12.8Garfield CountyGarfield County: -22.5 %-22.5Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: -26.2 %-26.2Daniels CountyDaniels County: -26.7 %-26.7
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Big Horn County42.6+41.3 pts
2Golden Valley County32.8+38.3 pts
3Broadwater County22.4+34.2 pts
4Treasure County19.9+31.3 pts
5Petroleum County19.1-28.7 pts
6Madison County14.4+28.8 pts
7Liberty County12.6-10.9 pts
8Granite County11.9+14.1 pts
9Richland County11.3-13 pts
10Stillwater County11.1+13 pts
11Beaverhead County10.1+13 pts
12Jefferson County9.9+14.2 pts
13Dawson County8.3-4.4 pts
13Mineral County8.3+9 pts
15Powell County8+12.9 pts
16Carbon County7.2-14.7 pts
17Powder River County6.5-33.2 pts
18Custer County6.3-1 pts
19Deer Lodge County5.3+5.8 pts
19Flathead County5.3+4.8 pts
19Roosevelt County5.3-42.7 pts
19Sweet Grass County5.3-8.4 pts
23Gallatin County4.9+1.1 pts
24Fergus County4.4-5.4 pts
25Pondera County3.7+18.4 pts
26Wheatland County2.9-8.3 pts
27Park County2.8+11.7 pts
28Valley County2.4-19.8 pts
29Yellowstone County1.6+0.2 pts
30Blaine County1.3+3.3 pts
30Prairie County1.3-41.1 pts
32Missoula County1+1.5 pts
33Ravalli County0.4-1.8 pts
34Lake County-0.1+2.3 pts
34Sanders County-0.1-0.9 pts
34Silver Bow County-0.1+1.8 pts
37Toole County-0.6-10.4 pts
38Hill County-1.1+5.5 pts
39Cascade County-1.9-2.5 pts
40McCone County-3-34.7 pts
40Teton County-3+12.3 pts
42Musselshell County-3.8-7.2 pts
43Wibaux County-4.1-48.9 pts
44Glacier County-4.7-8.8 pts
45Lincoln County-5.5-6.3 pts
46Lewis and Clark County-6.1-0.6 pts
47Meagher County-6.3-3 pts
48Chouteau County-6.6-5.7 pts
49Fallon County-8.1-31.7 pts
50Carter County-9.3-118.7 pts
51Phillips County-10.7-13.7 pts
52Sheridan County-11.9-37.8 pts
53Rosebud County-12.8-6.3 pts
54Garfield County-22.5-40 pts
55Judith Basin County-26.2-47.6 pts
56Daniels County-26.7-114.7 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?

Big Horn County, with 42.6% in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Daniels County, with -26.7% in 2013.

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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