Counties in Montana by real GDP growth

Valley County had the highest real GDP growth of 56 counties in 2021, at 27.2%. Treasure County had the lowest, at -44.2%. The median was 2.2% and the figure for Montana was 6.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest27.2Valley County
Lowest-44.2Treasure County
Median2.256 counties
Montana6.3History

All counties, 2021

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Valley CountyValley County: 27.2 %27.2Meagher CountyMeagher County: 22.5 %22.5Mineral CountyMineral County: 18.4 %18.4Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 18.4 %18.4Granite CountyGranite County: 17.9 %17.9Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 14.6 %14.6Park CountyPark County: 14.3 %14.3Flathead CountyFlathead County: 11.8 %11.8Missoula CountyMissoula County: 11.8 %11.8Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 10.3 %10.3Lake CountyLake County: 10.2 %10.2Fergus CountyFergus County: 8.9 %8.9Madison CountyMadison County: 8.8 %8.8Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 8.1 %8.1Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 8 %8Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 7.4 %7.4Sanders CountySanders County: 7.1 %7.1Carbon CountyCarbon County: 6.8 %6.8Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 6.6 %6.6Dawson CountyDawson County: 6.2 %6.2Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 5.8 %5.8Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 5.5 %5.5Custer CountyCuster County: 5.3 %5.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 5.1 %5.1Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 4.1 %4.1Cascade CountyCascade County: 3.5 %3.5Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 2.4 %2.4McCone CountyMcCone County: 2.2 %2.2Sheridan CountySheridan County: 2.1 %2.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 0.2 %0.2Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 0 %0Powell CountyPowell County: -0.1 %-0.1Daniels CountyDaniels County: -1.5 %-1.5Liberty CountyLiberty County: -1.5 %-1.5Richland CountyRichland County: -1.7 %-1.7Rosebud CountyRosebud County: -2 %-2Blaine CountyBlaine County: -3.5 %-3.5Phillips CountyPhillips County: -3.8 %-3.8Fallon CountyFallon County: -4.5 %-4.5Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: -5 %-5Garfield CountyGarfield County: -8.7 %-8.7Powder River CountyPowder River County: -10 %-10Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: -10.3 %-10.3Hill CountyHill County: -10.3 %-10.3Wheatland CountyWheatland County: -12.4 %-12.4Glacier CountyGlacier County: -14.6 %-14.6Toole CountyToole County: -19.5 %-19.5Teton CountyTeton County: -19.7 %-19.7Prairie CountyPrairie County: -20.7 %-20.7Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: -25.2 %-25.2Pondera CountyPondera County: -26.2 %-26.2Carter CountyCarter County: -28.4 %-28.4Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: -28.9 %-28.9Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: -29 %-29Chouteau CountyChouteau County: -31.3 %-31.3Treasure CountyTreasure County: -44.2 %-44.2
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Valley County27.2+25.1 pts
2Meagher County22.5+33.7 pts
3Mineral County18.4+19.8 pts
3Wibaux County18.4+29.2 pts
5Granite County17.9+28 pts
6Gallatin County14.6+12.2 pts
7Park County14.3+17 pts
8Flathead County11.8+10.1 pts
8Missoula County11.8+12.1 pts
10Ravalli County10.3+8.2 pts
11Lake County10.2+6.7 pts
12Fergus County8.9+12.9 pts
13Madison County8.8+7 pts
14Sweet Grass County8.1-4.4 pts
15Roosevelt County8+15.5 pts
16Yellowstone County7.4+10.7 pts
17Sanders County7.1+0.9 pts
18Carbon County6.8+13 pts
19Silver Bow County6.6+7 pts
20Dawson County6.2+8.1 pts
21Lewis and Clark County5.8+5.7 pts
22Deer Lodge County5.5+6.8 pts
23Custer County5.3+7.7 pts
24Jefferson County5.1+11.6 pts
25Stillwater County4.1-19.2 pts
26Cascade County3.5+4.7 pts
27Broadwater County2.4+3.7 pts
28McCone County2.2+0.1 pts
29Sheridan County2.1-7.8 pts
30Lincoln County0.2-2.9 pts
31Musselshell County0-7.7 pts
32Powell County-0.1+3.7 pts
33Daniels County-1.5-17.1 pts
33Liberty County-1.5-1.6 pts
35Richland County-1.7+5.7 pts
36Rosebud County-2+12.9 pts
37Blaine County-3.5-1.9 pts
38Phillips County-3.8-5.5 pts
39Fallon County-4.5+2 pts
40Beaverhead County-5-3.7 pts
41Garfield County-8.7-24.6 pts
42Powder River County-10-21.6 pts
43Big Horn County-10.3-8 pts
43Hill County-10.3-7.3 pts
45Wheatland County-12.4-15.5 pts
46Glacier County-14.6-9.3 pts
47Toole County-19.5-20.7 pts
48Teton County-19.7-22 pts
49Prairie County-20.7-24.7 pts
50Golden Valley County-25.2-31.3 pts
51Pondera County-26.2-24.8 pts
52Carter County-28.4-45.4 pts
53Judith Basin County-28.9-36.4 pts
54Petroleum County-29-19.6 pts
55Chouteau County-31.3-33.7 pts
56Treasure County-44.2-30.4 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?

Valley County, with 27.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Treasure County, with -44.2% in 2021.

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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