US counties by real GDP growth

Lincoln County had the highest real GDP growth of 3080 counties in 2020, at 79.8%. Skagway Municipality had the lowest, at -37.8%. The median was -1.7% and the figure for the United States was -2.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest79.8Lincoln County
Median-1.73080 counties
United States-2.1History

Top 40 counties, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 79.8 %79.8Foard CountyFoard County: 78.5 %78.5Clark CountyClark County: 71.3 %71.3Campbell CountyCampbell County: 56.3 %56.3Billings CountyBillings County: 47.3 %47.3Sheridan CountySheridan County: 46.8 %46.8Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 46.6 %46.6Tyler CountyTyler County: 46.4 %46.4Haakon CountyHaakon County: 43.4 %43.4Traverse CountyTraverse County: 42.4 %42.4Day CountyDay County: 37.3 %37.3Gilliam CountyGilliam County: 34.6 %34.6Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 34.6 %34.6Emmons CountyEmmons County: 32.2 %32.2Rawlins CountyRawlins County: 31.7 %31.7Sully CountySully County: 31.2 %31.2Spink CountySpink County: 29.9 %29.9Scott CountyScott County: 29.3 %29.3Hyde CountyHyde County: 29.1 %29.1Haskell CountyHaskell County: 28.8 %28.8Hot Springs CountyHot Springs County: 27.9 %27.9Pershing CountyPershing County: 27.3 %27.3San Patricio CountySan Patricio County: 27.2 %27.2Kingman CountyKingman County: 26.8 %26.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 25.4 %25.4Decatur CountyDecatur County: 25 %25McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 24.3 %24.3Keya Paha CountyKeya Paha County: 24 %24Shoshone CountyShoshone County: 23.9 %23.9Greeley CountyGreeley County: 23.4 %23.4McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 23.4 %23.4Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 23.3 %23.3Kittson CountyKittson County: 23.2 %23.2Issaquena CountyIssaquena County: 22.9 %22.9Grant CountyGrant County: 22 %22Grant CountyGrant County: 21.8 %21.8Eureka CountyEureka County: 21.7 %21.7Roberts CountyRoberts County: 21.5 %21.5Lynn CountyLynn County: 21.4 %21.4Benton CountyBenton County: 21.1 %21.1
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Lincoln County79.8+71.6 pts
2Foard County78.5+51.8 pts
3Clark County71.3+83.4 pts
4Campbell County56.3+80.3 pts
5Billings County47.3+1.5 pts
6Sheridan County46.8+49.1 pts
7Wetzel County46.6+36.2 pts
8Tyler County46.4+14 pts
9Haakon County43.4+67.9 pts
10Traverse County42.4+61.9 pts
11Day County37.3+57.8 pts
12Gilliam County34.6+36.9 pts
12Hettinger County34.6+35.6 pts
14Emmons County32.2+37.2 pts
15Rawlins County31.7+29.3 pts
16Sully County31.2+50.4 pts
17Spink County29.9+48.4 pts
18Scott County29.3+54.5 pts
19Hyde County29.1+40 pts
20Haskell County28.8+57.5 pts
21Hot Springs County27.9+35.4 pts
22Pershing County27.3+24.8 pts
23San Patricio County27.2+24.2 pts
24Kingman County26.8+29.9 pts
25Lincoln County25.4+35.2 pts
26Decatur County25+20.8 pts
27McPherson County24.3+17.2 pts
28Keya Paha County24+16.1 pts
29Shoshone County23.9+30.4 pts
30Greeley County23.4+41.5 pts
30McPherson County23.4+43 pts
32Stillwater County23.3+12.7 pts
33Kittson County23.2+32.5 pts
34Issaquena County22.9-25.7 pts
35Grant County22+44.9 pts
36Grant County21.8+35.2 pts
37Eureka County21.7+19.3 pts
38Roberts County21.5+39.4 pts
39Lynn County21.4+9.7 pts
40Benton County21.1+44.9 pts
41Sargent County20.6-0.9 pts
42Edmunds County20+39.5 pts
43Adair County19.9+17.1 pts
43Franklin County19.9+11.7 pts
45White Pine County19.6+15.4 pts
46Aleutians West Census Area19.4+9.4 pts
47Motley County18.9+16 pts
48Doddridge County18.8+7.2 pts
49Ziebach County18.6+50.6 pts
50Prairie County18.5+30.6 pts
51Aurora County18.4+18.3 pts
52Harding County18.2+28.4 pts
52Kiowa County18.2+35.7 pts
54Hamlin County18.1+26.7 pts
55Hardeman County17.9+17.2 pts
56Clay County17.8+17.8 pts
56Mellette County17.8+43.8 pts
58Marshall County17.4+18.8 pts
59Cavalier County17.1+48.6 pts
59Gilchrist County17.1+15.5 pts
59Hand County17.1+31.6 pts
62Carter County17+24.8 pts
63Brooks County16.8-9.5 pts
64Cheyenne County16.6+21 pts
64Jerauld County16.6+33 pts
66Shelby County16.5+18.9 pts
67Greenlee County16.3+17.2 pts
68Monroe County16.2+6.7 pts
69Thomas County16+15.2 pts
70Garfield County15.9+33.7 pts
70Potter County15.9+6.3 pts
72Daniels County15.6+9.4 pts
72Towner County15.6+34 pts
74Anderson County15.5+6.9 pts
74Big Stone County15.5+19.1 pts
74Dewey County15.5+16.1 pts
74Hayes County15.5+4.5 pts
78Monroe County15.1-13.1 pts
78Slope County15.1+13 pts
80Morton County15+29.9 pts
81Stark County14.9+22.8 pts
82Harrison County14.8-2.7 pts
83Antelope County14.7-4.7 pts
83Talbot County14.7+19.5 pts
85Moody County14.6+16.7 pts
85Storey County14.6+7.7 pts
87Frontier County14.5+9.3 pts
87Hamilton County14.5+20.9 pts
89Concho County14.4-17.6 pts
90Union County14+1.7 pts
91Sheridan County13.8-8.8 pts
91Walworth County13.8+24 pts
93Graham County13.7+8.8 pts
94Caribou County13.4+13.2 pts
94Knox County13.4+0.2 pts
96Chase County13.2+19.5 pts
97Marshall County13.1+6.7 pts
98Colusa County12.9+23.5 pts
99Humboldt County12.8+0.3 pts
99Perkins County12.8+24.9 pts
101Blaine County12.7-26.4 pts
101Ralls County12.7-15.5 pts
101Southeast Fairbanks Census Area12.7+21.3 pts
104Sweet Grass County12.5-3 pts
105Morgan County12.3+9.1 pts
105Oldham County12.3+22.4 pts
107Jackson County12.2+8.3 pts
108Carroll County12.1+9.4 pts
108Catron County12.1+20.3 pts
108Corson County12.1+21.9 pts
108Gregory County12.1+17.5 pts
108Lander County12.1+4.2 pts
108Walsh County12.1+23.7 pts
114Hodgeman County12+26.2 pts
114Mitchell County12+9.2 pts
116Oneida County11.7+19.3 pts
116Sagadahoc County11.7+13.4 pts
118Powder River County11.6-1.2 pts
119Dallas County11.5+14.8 pts
119Modoc County11.5-1.2 pts
119Norton County11.5+8.4 pts
119Renville County11.5+28 pts
123Jackson County11.4+33.1 pts
123Logan County11.4+26.9 pts
123Piscataquis County11.4+11.9 pts
126Ferry County11.3+8.7 pts
126Kearny County11.3+19.8 pts
128Foster County11.2+20.3 pts
128McHenry County11.2+23.7 pts
130Calhoun County11.1+9.3 pts
130Furnas County11.1+17.2 pts
130Montgomery County11.1+2.4 pts
130Stevens County11.1+13.4 pts
134Culberson County11-20.1 pts
134Smith County11+7.4 pts
136Childress County10.9+8.6 pts
136Cottle County10.9+36.3 pts
136Kingsbury County10.9+14.3 pts
139Atchison County10.8-2.9 pts
139Attala County10.8+13.4 pts
139Nemaha County10.8+21.3 pts
142Ritchie County10.7-4.5 pts
143Cedar County10.6+12.2 pts
143Woodruff County10.6+16.6 pts
145Denton County10.5+3.1 pts
146Lincoln County10.4+5.6 pts
147Washington County10.2+13.4 pts
148Cottonwood County10.1+19.4 pts
148Maries County10.1+14.7 pts
150Butler County10+3 pts
150Cherry County10+13.3 pts
152Livingston County9.9+9.6 pts
152Sheridan County9.9+7 pts
154Dixie County9.8+10.6 pts
155Baca County9.7+29 pts
155Dallas County9.7-2.5 pts
157Garfield County9.6+1.2 pts
157Levy County9.6+10.1 pts
157Rock County9.6+6.6 pts
160Webster County9.5+1.9 pts
161Deuel County9.4+5.2 pts
161Gove County9.4+9.9 pts
161Niobrara County9.4+16.8 pts
161Phillips County9.4+4.8 pts
165Dixon County9.3-24.4 pts
165Ida County9.3+8.1 pts
167Barton County9.2+12.8 pts
167Kidder County9.2+13.2 pts
167Wells County9.2+20.8 pts
170Cherokee County9.1+8.4 pts
170Franklin County9.1+4.9 pts
170Hoke County9.1+10 pts
173Brunswick County9+9.7 pts
173Monroe County9+7.2 pts
173Wahkiakum County9+3.2 pts
176Armstrong County8.9+10.8 pts
176Lac qui Parle County8.9+1.2 pts
176Wright County8.9+10.7 pts
179Boone County8.8+3.2 pts
179Stafford County8.8+11 pts
181Jackson County8.7+6.7 pts
182Marion County8.6+15.2 pts
182Spencer County8.6+6.3 pts
184Kimball County8.5+11.5 pts
185Broomfield County8.4-4 pts
185Buffalo County8.4+22.5 pts
185Lane County8.4+22.5 pts
185Marshall County8.4+4.5 pts
185Rensselaer County8.4-5.3 pts
185Susquehanna County8.4-6.3 pts
191Brown County8.3+14.1 pts
191Butte County8.3-2.2 pts
191Guthrie County8.3+21.2 pts
191Sunflower County8.3+15.4 pts
195Lafayette County8.2+22.7 pts
196Effingham County8.1+8 pts
196Martin County8.1+7.2 pts
198Baker County8+6.9 pts
198Baylor County8+4.4 pts
198Sherman County8+13 pts
198Taylor County8-1.7 pts
198Wallace County8+6.6 pts
203Wayne County7.9+2.6 pts
204Carbon County7.8-0.6 pts
204Huerfano County7.8+8.3 pts
204Jenkins County7.8+2.2 pts
204Tooele County7.8+6.5 pts
204Torrance County7.8+7.2 pts
209Cass County7.7+2.8 pts
209Musselshell County7.7+7.7 pts
209Parke County7.7+4.5 pts
212Quitman County7.6+19.5 pts
213Crook County7.5+8.7 pts
213Dundy County7.5+1 pts
213Judith Basin County7.5+6.9 pts
213Marshall County7.5+13 pts
213Okeechobee County7.5-26.8 pts
213Oliver County7.5+9.6 pts
213Salem County7.5+5.9 pts
213Upton County7.5-22 pts
221Beauregard Parish7.4-13.7 pts
221Chickasaw County7.4+2.4 pts
221Custer County7.4+7.6 pts
221Daviess County7.4+8.7 pts
221Hardy County7.4+3.4 pts
221Linn County7.4+3.8 pts
221Sioux County7.4+15.2 pts
228Calhoun County7.3+11.2 pts
228Gratiot County7.3+9.5 pts
228Henderson County7.3+13.4 pts
228Ottawa County7.3+11.1 pts
228Pushmataha County7.3+6.5 pts
228Sharkey County7.3+7.2 pts
228Warren County7.3+6.5 pts
235Appling County7.2+3.3 pts
235Garfield County7.2+1.4 pts
235Sherman County7.2+12.5 pts
238Cochise County7.1+5.2 pts
238Dickenson County7.1-0.5 pts
238Huron County7.1+13.2 pts
238Logan County7.1+5.2 pts
238Pemiscot County7.1+8.8 pts
238Saline County7.1+9.4 pts
238Vermillion County7.1+15.1 pts
238Warren County7.1+5.6 pts
246Chatham County7+10.2 pts
246Coffey County7+10 pts
246Emery County7+0.7 pts
246Goochland County7-2.6 pts
250Brunswick County6.9+3.6 pts

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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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2020 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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?

Lincoln County, with 79.8% in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Skagway Municipality, with -37.8% in 2020.

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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. 2 counties have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.

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