Counties in Montana by real GDP growth

Petroleum County had the highest real GDP growth of 56 counties in 2022, at 78.1%. Sweet Grass County had the lowest, at -23.3%. The median was 5.3% and the figure for Montana was 4.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest78.1Petroleum County
Median5.356 counties
Montana4.6History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 78.1 %78.1Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 54.2 %54.2Garfield CountyGarfield County: 49.3 %49.3Treasure CountyTreasure County: 42.5 %42.5Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 33.6 %33.6Pondera CountyPondera County: 32.7 %32.7Prairie CountyPrairie County: 32.7 %32.7Carter CountyCarter County: 32.3 %32.3Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 28.4 %28.4Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 27 %27Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 26.5 %26.5Glacier CountyGlacier County: 24.2 %24.2Toole CountyToole County: 23.4 %23.4Hill CountyHill County: 23 %23Teton CountyTeton County: 22.7 %22.7Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 13.3 %13.3Blaine CountyBlaine County: 13.2 %13.2Phillips CountyPhillips County: 13 %13Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 11.9 %11.9Liberty CountyLiberty County: 10.8 %10.8Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 10.6 %10.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 9.6 %9.6Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 8.6 %8.6Cascade CountyCascade County: 8.5 %8.5Powder River CountyPowder River County: 8 %8Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 6.5 %6.5Custer CountyCuster County: 6.1 %6.1Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 5.3 %5.3Powell CountyPowell County: 5.2 %5.2Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 5 %5Madison CountyMadison County: 4.8 %4.8Flathead CountyFlathead County: 4.2 %4.2Granite CountyGranite County: 1.6 %1.6Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 0.7 %0.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 0.6 %0.6Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 0.4 %0.4Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 0.3 %0.3Missoula CountyMissoula County: 0.2 %0.2Meagher CountyMeagher County: 0.1 %0.1Richland CountyRichland County: -0.9 %-0.9McCone CountyMcCone County: -1.6 %-1.6Dawson CountyDawson County: -2.7 %-2.7Fallon CountyFallon County: -2.8 %-2.8Fergus CountyFergus County: -2.9 %-2.9Carbon CountyCarbon County: -3 %-3Lake CountyLake County: -3.8 %-3.8Sanders CountySanders County: -4.1 %-4.1Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: -4.9 %-4.9Daniels CountyDaniels County: -5.3 %-5.3Park CountyPark County: -7.8 %-7.8Sheridan CountySheridan County: -9.3 %-9.3Mineral CountyMineral County: -9.6 %-9.6Wibaux CountyWibaux County: -10.4 %-10.4Valley CountyValley County: -15.4 %-15.4Stillwater CountyStillwater County: -22.6 %-22.6Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: -23.3 %-23.3
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Petroleum County78.1+107.1 pts
2Chouteau County54.2+85.5 pts
3Garfield County49.3+58 pts
4Treasure County42.5+86.7 pts
5Golden Valley County33.6+58.8 pts
6Pondera County32.7+58.9 pts
6Prairie County32.7+53.4 pts
8Carter County32.3+60.7 pts
9Musselshell County28.4+28.4 pts
10Judith Basin County27+55.9 pts
11Big Horn County26.5+36.8 pts
12Glacier County24.2+38.8 pts
13Toole County23.4+42.9 pts
14Hill County23+33.3 pts
15Teton County22.7+42.4 pts
16Beaverhead County13.3+18.3 pts
17Blaine County13.2+16.7 pts
18Phillips County13+16.8 pts
19Deer Lodge County11.9+6.4 pts
20Liberty County10.8+12.3 pts
21Rosebud County10.6+12.6 pts
22Lincoln County9.6+9.4 pts
23Wheatland County8.6+21 pts
24Cascade County8.5+5 pts
25Powder River County8+18 pts
26Gallatin County6.5-8.1 pts
27Custer County6.1+0.8 pts
28Lewis and Clark County5.3-0.5 pts
29Powell County5.2+5.3 pts
30Yellowstone County5-2.4 pts
31Madison County4.8-4 pts
32Flathead County4.2-7.6 pts
33Granite County1.6-16.3 pts
34Silver Bow County0.7-5.9 pts
35Jefferson County0.6-4.5 pts
36Ravalli County0.4-9.9 pts
37Broadwater County0.3-2.1 pts
38Missoula County0.2-11.6 pts
39Meagher County0.1-22.4 pts
40Richland County-0.9+0.8 pts
41McCone County-1.6-3.8 pts
42Dawson County-2.7-8.9 pts
43Fallon County-2.8+1.7 pts
44Fergus County-2.9-11.8 pts
45Carbon County-3-9.8 pts
46Lake County-3.8-14 pts
47Sanders County-4.1-11.2 pts
48Roosevelt County-4.9-12.9 pts
49Daniels County-5.3-3.8 pts
50Park County-7.8-22.1 pts
51Sheridan County-9.3-11.4 pts
52Mineral County-9.6-28 pts
53Wibaux County-10.4-28.8 pts
54Valley County-15.4-42.6 pts
55Stillwater County-22.6-26.7 pts
56Sweet Grass County-23.3-31.4 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?

Petroleum County, with 78.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Sweet Grass County, with -23.3% in 2022.

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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