Counties in Montana by real GDP growth

Stillwater County had the highest real GDP growth of 56 counties in 2020, at 23.3%. Rosebud County had the lowest, at -14.9%. The median was -0.4% and the figure for Montana was -0.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Lowest-14.9Rosebud County
Median-0.456 counties
Montana-0.4History

All counties, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 23.3 %23.3Carter CountyCarter County: 17 %17Garfield CountyGarfield County: 15.9 %15.9Daniels CountyDaniels County: 15.6 %15.6Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 12.5 %12.5Powder River CountyPowder River County: 11.6 %11.6Sheridan CountySheridan County: 9.9 %9.9Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 7.7 %7.7Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 7.5 %7.5Sanders CountySanders County: 6.2 %6.2Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 6.1 %6.1Prairie CountyPrairie County: 4 %4Lake CountyLake County: 3.5 %3.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3.1 %3.1Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 3.1 %3.1Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 2.4 %2.4Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 2.4 %2.4Teton CountyTeton County: 2.3 %2.3McCone CountyMcCone County: 2.1 %2.1Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 2.1 %2.1Valley CountyValley County: 2.1 %2.1Madison CountyMadison County: 1.8 %1.8Flathead CountyFlathead County: 1.7 %1.7Phillips CountyPhillips County: 1.7 %1.7Toole CountyToole County: 1.2 %1.2Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 0.1 %0.1Liberty CountyLiberty County: 0.1 %0.1Missoula CountyMissoula County: -0.3 %-0.3Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: -0.4 %-0.4Cascade CountyCascade County: -1.2 %-1.2Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: -1.3 %-1.3Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: -1.3 %-1.3Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: -1.3 %-1.3Mineral CountyMineral County: -1.4 %-1.4Pondera CountyPondera County: -1.4 %-1.4Blaine CountyBlaine County: -1.6 %-1.6Dawson CountyDawson County: -1.9 %-1.9Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: -2.3 %-2.3Custer CountyCuster County: -2.4 %-2.4Park CountyPark County: -2.7 %-2.7Hill CountyHill County: -3 %-3Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: -3.3 %-3.3Powell CountyPowell County: -3.8 %-3.8Fergus CountyFergus County: -4 %-4Glacier CountyGlacier County: -5.3 %-5.3Carbon CountyCarbon County: -6.2 %-6.2Fallon CountyFallon County: -6.5 %-6.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: -6.5 %-6.5Richland CountyRichland County: -7.4 %-7.4Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: -7.5 %-7.5Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: -9.4 %-9.4Granite CountyGranite County: -10.1 %-10.1Wibaux CountyWibaux County: -10.8 %-10.8Meagher CountyMeagher County: -11.2 %-11.2Treasure CountyTreasure County: -13.8 %-13.8Rosebud CountyRosebud County: -14.9 %-14.9
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Stillwater County23.3+12.7 pts
2Carter County17+24.8 pts
3Garfield County15.9+33.7 pts
4Daniels County15.6+9.4 pts
5Sweet Grass County12.5-3 pts
6Powder River County11.6-1.2 pts
7Sheridan County9.9+7 pts
8Musselshell County7.7+7.7 pts
9Judith Basin County7.5+6.9 pts
10Sanders County6.2+4.7 pts
11Golden Valley County6.1+5.3 pts
12Prairie County4+20.7 pts
13Lake County3.5+0.8 pts
14Lincoln County3.1+6.2 pts
14Wheatland County3.1-4.1 pts
16Chouteau County2.4-0.9 pts
16Gallatin County2.4-4.8 pts
18Teton County2.3-1.7 pts
19McCone County2.1+9 pts
19Ravalli County2.1-3.1 pts
19Valley County2.1+2.2 pts
22Madison County1.8-8.1 pts
23Flathead County1.7+1 pts
23Phillips County1.7+5.6 pts
25Toole County1.2-2.4 pts
26Lewis and Clark County0.1-5.9 pts
26Liberty County0.1-15.5 pts
28Missoula County-0.3-3 pts
29Silver Bow County-0.4-3.1 pts
30Cascade County-1.2+0.1 pts
31Beaverhead County-1.3-13.8 pts
31Broadwater County-1.3-8.3 pts
31Deer Lodge County-1.3-5.6 pts
34Mineral County-1.4+2.1 pts
34Pondera County-1.4-15.5 pts
36Blaine County-1.6+1.1 pts
37Dawson County-1.9+6.7 pts
38Big Horn County-2.3+7.4 pts
39Custer County-2.4-3.1 pts
40Park County-2.7-4.4 pts
41Hill County-3-1.2 pts
42Yellowstone County-3.30 pts
43Powell County-3.8-5.6 pts
44Fergus County-4-3.5 pts
45Glacier County-5.3-7.6 pts
46Carbon County-6.2-8.2 pts
47Fallon County-6.5-5.5 pts
47Jefferson County-6.5-7.6 pts
49Richland County-7.4-13.4 pts
50Roosevelt County-7.5-2.2 pts
51Petroleum County-9.4-16.9 pts
52Granite County-10.1-17.4 pts
53Wibaux County-10.8-20.7 pts
54Meagher County-11.2-17.8 pts
55Treasure County-13.8-7.4 pts
56Rosebud County-14.9-20.3 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?

Stillwater County, with 23.3% in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Rosebud County, with -14.9% in 2020.

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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