Counties in Minnesota by GDP per capita (US dollars)

Pennington County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 87 counties in 2018, at $121,561. Pine County had the lowest, at $25,447. The median was $45,588 and the figure for Minnesota was $65,912. Source: BEA.

Highest121,561Pennington County
Lowest25,447Pine County
Median45,58887 counties
Minnesota65,912History

Top 40 counties, 2018

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Pennington CountyPennington County: 121,561 USD121,561Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 111,846 USD111,846Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 78,543 USD78,543Roseau CountyRoseau County: 75,408 USD75,408Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 72,927 USD72,927Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 72,736 USD72,736Rock CountyRock County: 70,980 USD70,980Jackson CountyJackson County: 65,583 USD65,583Dakota CountyDakota County: 63,736 USD63,736Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 62,401 USD62,401Lyon CountyLyon County: 62,096 USD62,096Stevens CountyStevens County: 61,918 USD61,918Steele CountySteele County: 61,306 USD61,306Blue Earth CountyBlue Earth County: 60,146 USD60,146Brown CountyBrown County: 59,820 USD59,820Murray CountyMurray County: 59,369 USD59,369Nobles CountyNobles County: 57,571 USD57,571Stearns CountyStearns County: 57,405 USD57,405Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 57,093 USD57,093Martin CountyMartin County: 55,353 USD55,353Redwood CountyRedwood County: 54,178 USD54,178Kandiyohi CountyKandiyohi County: 54,102 USD54,102Carver CountyCarver County: 53,627 USD53,627Lake of the Woods CountyLake of the Woods County: 53,324 USD53,324Cook CountyCook County: 52,855 USD52,855Lake CountyLake County: 52,623 USD52,623Renville CountyRenville County: 52,604 USD52,604Swift CountySwift County: 52,323 USD52,323St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 51,954 USD51,954McLeod CountyMcLeod County: 51,345 USD51,345Douglas CountyDouglas County: 51,322 USD51,322Traverse CountyTraverse County: 50,864 USD50,864Itasca CountyItasca County: 49,653 USD49,653Mower CountyMower County: 49,041 USD49,041Scott CountyScott County: 49,034 USD49,034Nicollet CountyNicollet County: 47,886 USD47,886Kittson CountyKittson County: 47,826 USD47,826Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 47,457 USD47,457Winona CountyWinona County: 47,331 USD47,331Yellow Medicine CountyYellow Medicine County: 47,223 USD47,223
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD
Change on 2017
1Pennington County121,561+26.2%
2Hennepin County111,846+4.2%
3Ramsey County78,543+2.3%
4Roseau County75,408-13.7%
5Olmsted County72,927+4.8%
6Pipestone County72,736+2.9%
7Rock County70,980-0.6%
8Jackson County65,583+3.7%
9Dakota County63,736+8.5%
10Goodhue County62,401+2.1%
11Lyon County62,096+1.7%
12Stevens County61,918+1.3%
13Steele County61,306+0.8%
14Blue Earth County60,146+0.5%
15Brown County59,820+2.9%
16Murray County59,369+10.6%
17Nobles County57,571+1.9%
18Stearns County57,405+3.1%
19Cottonwood County57,093+2.1%
20Martin County55,353+4.2%
21Redwood County54,178+11.4%
22Kandiyohi County54,102+0.1%
23Carver County53,627+2.9%
24Lake of the Woods County53,324+10.8%
25Cook County52,855+14.4%
26Lake County52,623+8.7%
27Renville County52,604+7.7%
28Swift County52,323-0.5%
29St. Louis County51,954+7.4%
30McLeod County51,345+3.5%
31Douglas County51,322+2.7%
32Traverse County50,864-0%
33Itasca County49,653+6.7%
34Mower County49,041+1.9%
35Scott County49,034+8%
36Nicollet County47,886+7.6%
37Kittson County47,826+0.7%
38Lincoln County47,457+2.9%
39Winona County47,331+1.3%
40Yellow Medicine County47,223+3.4%
41Pope County46,575+4.9%
42Koochiching County46,304+13.5%
43Red Lake County45,967+8.3%
44Washington County45,588+4.5%
45Benton County45,300-3.6%
46Chippewa County45,239-0.6%
47Crow Wing County43,771+3.5%
48Anoka County43,597+4.7%
49Rice County43,242+4.7%
50Wilkin County42,104+0.5%
51Marshall County41,951+8.9%
52Becker County41,580+5.7%
53Polk County41,295+5.4%
54Meeker County41,274+17.2%
55Grant County40,792-0.4%
56Waseca County39,926-3.4%
57Beltrami County39,459+6.9%
58Watonwan County39,434+2%
59Big Stone County39,409-1.8%
60Freeborn County39,251-1.1%
61Otter Tail County39,009+0.8%
62Sherburne County38,412-0.6%
63Carlton County38,010+2.7%
64Wadena County37,291+3.6%
65Dodge County36,180+4.1%
66Hubbard County36,152+10.9%
67Wright County35,960+3.7%
68Lac qui Parle County35,907-2.4%
69Le Sueur County35,581+4.3%
70Clearwater County35,510-3.6%
71Cass County35,254+4.6%
72Morrison County35,243+2.9%
73Wabasha County35,202-2.7%
74Todd County33,966+3.2%
75Faribault County33,207+2.7%
76Clay County31,714+3.5%
77Mille Lacs County31,519+3.7%
78Norman County31,516+7%
79Mahnomen County31,028+7.6%
80Aitkin County30,452+6%
81Sibley County29,171-3%
82Chisago County29,114+3.9%
83Fillmore County28,717-7%
84Isanti County28,407+2.7%
85Houston County28,330-1.4%
86Kanabec County26,428+3.8%
87Pine County25,447+4.8%

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Gross domestic product at current prices in US dollars divided by the resident population.

United States, states and counties: Invokely calculation, BEA current-dollar GDP divided by the BEA mid-year population of the same year and place; both inputs are shown with each value. GDP is counted where production happens and population where people live, so places with many commuters or capital-intensive industries, such as the District of Columbia or oil counties, show very high values. Not the same as per_capita_personal_income. For Spain and the EU use gdp_per_capita (EUR) or gdp_per_capita_pps. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted at official annual average exchange rates (market rates, not purchasing power parity, so it understates living standards in lower-price countries). For euros use gdp_per_capita.

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.

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Which county has the highest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Pennington County, with $121,561 in 2018, according to BEA.

Which county has the lowest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Pine County, with $25,447 in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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