Counties in Montana by real GDP growth

Liberty County had the highest real GDP growth of 56 counties in 2018, at 113.5%. Carter County had the lowest, at -19.7%. The median was 1.2% and the figure for Montana was 2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest113.5Liberty County
Lowest-19.7Carter County
Median1.256 counties
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All counties, 2018

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Liberty CountyLiberty County: 113.5 %113.5Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 34.7 %34.7Pondera CountyPondera County: 28.7 %28.7Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 28 %28Glacier CountyGlacier County: 25.5 %25.5Toole CountyToole County: 23.1 %23.1Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 17.8 %17.8Garfield CountyGarfield County: 15.9 %15.9Teton CountyTeton County: 13.8 %13.8Blaine CountyBlaine County: 12.4 %12.4Hill CountyHill County: 11.5 %11.5Madison CountyMadison County: 7.8 %7.8Phillips CountyPhillips County: 7.2 %7.2Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 6.5 %6.5McCone CountyMcCone County: 6.4 %6.4Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 6 %6Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 5.9 %5.9Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 5.5 %5.5Dawson CountyDawson County: 4.5 %4.5Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 4.4 %4.4Park CountyPark County: 2.6 %2.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 2.5 %2.5Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 2.3 %2.3Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 2.2 %2.2Treasure CountyTreasure County: 1.8 %1.8Flathead CountyFlathead County: 1.5 %1.5Cascade CountyCascade County: 1.3 %1.3Missoula CountyMissoula County: 1.2 %1.2Carbon CountyCarbon County: 1.1 %1.1Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 0.5 %0.5Granite CountyGranite County: 0 %0Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: -0.1 %-0.1Sheridan CountySheridan County: -0.1 %-0.1Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: -0.2 %-0.2Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: -0.6 %-0.6Ravalli CountyRavalli County: -0.7 %-0.7Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: -0.8 %-0.8Powell CountyPowell County: -1 %-1Daniels CountyDaniels County: -1.6 %-1.6Lake CountyLake County: -1.6 %-1.6Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: -2 %-2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: -2.4 %-2.4Custer CountyCuster County: -2.6 %-2.6Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: -4.7 %-4.7Fergus CountyFergus County: -4.8 %-4.8Sanders CountySanders County: -5.2 %-5.2Richland CountyRichland County: -5.3 %-5.3Mineral CountyMineral County: -5.4 %-5.4Meagher CountyMeagher County: -5.6 %-5.6Powder River CountyPowder River County: -5.8 %-5.8Fallon CountyFallon County: -6.4 %-6.4Valley CountyValley County: -7.4 %-7.4Rosebud CountyRosebud County: -8.9 %-8.9Prairie CountyPrairie County: -11.7 %-11.7Wibaux CountyWibaux County: -12.5 %-12.5Carter CountyCarter County: -19.7 %-19.7
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Liberty County113.5+140.5 pts
2Chouteau County34.7-12.1 pts
3Pondera County28.7+40.8 pts
4Petroleum County28+83.1 pts
5Glacier County25.5+43 pts
6Toole County23.1+35 pts
7Wheatland County17.8+50.2 pts
8Garfield County15.9+23.1 pts
9Teton County13.8+20.2 pts
10Blaine County12.4+12.3 pts
11Hill County11.5+7.3 pts
12Madison County7.8+9.4 pts
13Phillips County7.2+11.2 pts
14Gallatin County6.5+0.4 pts
15McCone County6.4+13.6 pts
16Big Horn County6+1 pts
17Judith Basin County5.9+29.2 pts
18Golden Valley County5.5+15 pts
19Dawson County4.5+11.4 pts
20Musselshell County4.4+8.9 pts
21Park County2.6-4.8 pts
22Lincoln County2.5+5.7 pts
23Stillwater County2.3-6.3 pts
24Broadwater County2.2+6.7 pts
25Treasure County1.8+27.1 pts
26Flathead County1.5+2 pts
27Cascade County1.3-3 pts
28Missoula County1.2-5.2 pts
29Carbon County1.1+3.1 pts
30Yellowstone County0.5-7 pts
31Granite County0-1.1 pts
32Lewis and Clark County-0.1-1.7 pts
32Sheridan County-0.1+16.1 pts
34Roosevelt County-0.2-6.8 pts
35Silver Bow County-0.6-1.2 pts
36Ravalli County-0.7-6.6 pts
37Beaverhead County-0.8+11.2 pts
38Powell County-1+1.7 pts
39Daniels County-1.6-11.3 pts
39Lake County-1.6-6.2 pts
41Deer Lodge County-2-0.4 pts
42Jefferson County-2.4+1.2 pts
43Custer County-2.6+0.8 pts
44Sweet Grass County-4.7-19.9 pts
45Fergus County-4.8-23 pts
46Sanders County-5.2-7.5 pts
47Richland County-5.3+4.9 pts
48Mineral County-5.4-12.2 pts
49Meagher County-5.6-11.9 pts
50Powder River County-5.8+10.6 pts
51Fallon County-6.4-2.9 pts
52Valley County-7.4-9.2 pts
53Rosebud County-8.9-4.7 pts
54Prairie County-11.7-2.5 pts
55Wibaux County-12.5-18.9 pts
56Carter County-19.7+21.3 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?

Liberty County, with 113.5% in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Carter County, with -19.7% in 2018.

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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