Counties in Montana by real GDP growth

Powder River County had the highest real GDP growth of 56 counties in 2015, at 47.5%. Petroleum County had the lowest, at -12.1%. The median was 2.1% and the figure for Montana was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Lowest-12.1Petroleum County
Median2.156 counties
Montana3.5History

All counties, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

Powder River CountyPowder River County: 47.5 %47.5Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 28.4 %28.4Prairie CountyPrairie County: 25.7 %25.7Liberty CountyLiberty County: 23.3 %23.3Garfield CountyGarfield County: 23 %23Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 21.6 %21.6Carbon CountyCarbon County: 13.6 %13.6Carter CountyCarter County: 13.3 %13.3Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 12 %12Hill CountyHill County: 11.8 %11.8Madison CountyMadison County: 9 %9Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 8.9 %8.9Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 7.7 %7.7Flathead CountyFlathead County: 6.1 %6.1Phillips CountyPhillips County: 5.7 %5.7Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 5.2 %5.2Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 5 %5Park CountyPark County: 4.3 %4.3McCone CountyMcCone County: 4.1 %4.1Treasure CountyTreasure County: 3.6 %3.6Powell CountyPowell County: 3.2 %3.2Cascade CountyCascade County: 3.1 %3.1Mineral CountyMineral County: 3.1 %3.1Missoula CountyMissoula County: 3.1 %3.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2.9 %2.9Custer CountyCuster County: 2.6 %2.6Lake CountyLake County: 2.5 %2.5Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 2.1 %2.1Blaine CountyBlaine County: 2 %2Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 2 %2Fergus CountyFergus County: 1.9 %1.9Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 1.5 %1.5Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 1.3 %1.3Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 1.2 %1.2Sanders CountySanders County: 0.7 %0.7Meagher CountyMeagher County: 0.6 %0.6Toole CountyToole County: 0 %0Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: -0.4 %-0.4Glacier CountyGlacier County: -0.6 %-0.6Teton CountyTeton County: -1.4 %-1.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: -1.6 %-1.6Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: -1.7 %-1.7Richland CountyRichland County: -1.9 %-1.9Granite CountyGranite County: -2 %-2Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: -2.8 %-2.8Chouteau CountyChouteau County: -2.9 %-2.9Valley CountyValley County: -4.4 %-4.4Dawson CountyDawson County: -4.8 %-4.8Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: -5.6 %-5.6Sheridan CountySheridan County: -5.9 %-5.9Stillwater CountyStillwater County: -6.2 %-6.2Fallon CountyFallon County: -7.8 %-7.8Wibaux CountyWibaux County: -8.6 %-8.6Pondera CountyPondera County: -10.5 %-10.5Daniels CountyDaniels County: -11.1 %-11.1Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: -12.1 %-12.1
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Powder River County47.5+0.9 pts
2Judith Basin County28.4+0.2 pts
3Prairie County25.7-6.5 pts
4Liberty County23.3+26.3 pts
5Garfield County23-0.4 pts
6Golden Valley County21.6+39 pts
7Carbon County13.6+5.1 pts
8Carter County13.3-44.6 pts
9Rosebud County12+11.5 pts
10Hill County11.8+17.1 pts
11Madison County9-0.5 pts
12Broadwater County8.9+6.2 pts
13Beaverhead County7.7-3.5 pts
14Flathead County6.1+2.4 pts
15Phillips County5.7+16.2 pts
16Gallatin County5.2-0.5 pts
17Yellowstone County5-0.8 pts
18Park County4.3+2.5 pts
19McCone County4.1+29 pts
20Treasure County3.6-56.6 pts
21Powell County3.2-3.4 pts
22Cascade County3.1+3.5 pts
22Mineral County3.1+4.4 pts
22Missoula County3.1+0.6 pts
25Jefferson County2.9+3.9 pts
26Custer County2.6-2.4 pts
27Lake County2.5-1.4 pts
28Wheatland County2.1-13.9 pts
29Blaine County2-1.4 pts
29Ravalli County2-0.8 pts
31Fergus County1.9+2.6 pts
32Big Horn County1.5-1.2 pts
33Silver Bow County1.3+4.9 pts
34Lewis and Clark County1.2+1 pts
35Sanders County0.7-2.2 pts
36Meagher County0.6-21.1 pts
37Toole County0+1.5 pts
38Deer Lodge County-0.4+2.6 pts
39Glacier County-0.6-1.4 pts
40Teton County-1.4+3.7 pts
41Lincoln County-1.6-3.9 pts
42Sweet Grass County-1.7-5.1 pts
43Richland County-1.9-5.5 pts
44Granite County-2-9.7 pts
45Roosevelt County-2.8+8.1 pts
46Chouteau County-2.9+16.9 pts
47Valley County-4.4+4.8 pts
48Dawson County-4.8-9.3 pts
49Musselshell County-5.6+0.4 pts
50Sheridan County-5.9+19.5 pts
51Stillwater County-6.2-4.6 pts
52Fallon County-7.8-4.2 pts
53Wibaux County-8.6+5.9 pts
54Pondera County-10.5-0.8 pts
55Daniels County-11.1+8 pts
56Petroleum County-12.1-31.8 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?

Powder River County, with 47.5% in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Petroleum County, with -12.1% in 2015.

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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