Counties in Minnesota by per capita personal income

Hennepin County had the highest per capita personal income of 87 counties in 2015, at $66,259. Mahnomen County had the lowest, at $32,871. The median was $43,793 and the figure for Minnesota was $51,336. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest66,259Hennepin County
Lowest32,871Mahnomen County
Median43,79387 counties
Minnesota51,336History

Map of counties, 2015

Aitkin County: 35,049 USDAnoka County: 46,268 USDBecker County: 42,350 USDBeltrami County: 37,681 USDBenton County: 39,786 USDBig Stone County: 49,554 USDBlue Earth County: 41,859 USDBrown County: 46,638 USDCarlton County: 38,283 USDCarver County: 64,431 USDCass County: 41,545 USDChippewa County: 42,119 USDChisago County: 43,793 USDClay County: 40,260 USDClearwater County: 39,168 USDCook County: 47,041 USDCottonwood County: 42,898 USDCrow Wing County: 40,373 USDDakota County: 53,744 USDDodge County: 42,238 USDDouglas County: 49,137 USDFaribault County: 39,791 USDFillmore County: 43,797 USDFreeborn County: 40,858 USDGoodhue County: 48,626 USDGrant County: 47,165 USDHennepin County: 66,259 USDHouston County: 45,524 USDHubbard County: 39,022 USDIsanti County: 39,748 USDItasca County: 40,032 USDJackson County: 47,240 USDKanabec County: 38,761 USDKandiyohi County: 48,419 USDKittson County: 47,034 USDKoochiching County: 36,465 USDLac qui Parle County: 46,388 USDLake County: 43,350 USDLake of the Woods County: 48,115 USDLe Sueur County: 43,899 USDLincoln County: 41,859 USDLyon County: 45,470 USDMcLeod County: 43,301 USDMahnomen County: 32,871 USDMarshall County: 48,359 USDMartin County: 46,614 USDMeeker County: 40,142 USDMille Lacs County: 37,903 USDMorrison County: 38,424 USDMower County: 44,343 USDMurray County: 49,508 USDNicollet County: 44,736 USDNobles County: 42,738 USDNorman County: 34,599 USDOlmsted County: 50,860 USDOtter Tail County: 42,992 USDPennington County: 47,456 USDPine County: 33,812 USDPipestone County: 48,402 USDPolk County: 42,584 USDPope County: 46,145 USDRamsey County: 48,933 USDRed Lake County: 44,170 USDRedwood County: 51,087 USDRenville County: 48,740 USDRice County: 39,869 USDRock County: 48,258 USDRoseau County: 43,585 USDSt. Louis County: 42,431 USDScott County: 53,679 USDSherburne County: 43,030 USDSibley County: 43,264 USDStearns County: 43,052 USDSteele County: 41,465 USDStevens County: 47,320 USDSwift County: 51,166 USDTodd County: 36,902 USDTraverse County: 53,962 USDWabasha County: 43,746 USDWadena County: 35,848 USDWaseca County: 44,639 USDWashington County: 60,235 USDWatonwan County: 37,937 USDWilkin County: 48,243 USDWinona County: 44,845 USDWright County: 45,209 USDYellow Medicine County: 51,390 USD
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USD, 2015. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Hennepin County: 66,259 USDHennepin County66,259Carver County: 64,431 USDCarver County64,431Washington County: 60,235 USDWashington County60,235Traverse County: 53,962 USDTraverse County53,962Dakota County: 53,744 USDDakota County53,744Scott County: 53,679 USDScott County53,679Yellow Medicine County: 51,390 USDYellow Medicine County51,390Swift County: 51,166 USDSwift County51,166Redwood County: 51,087 USDRedwood County51,087Olmsted County: 50,860 USDOlmsted County50,860Big Stone County: 49,554 USDBig Stone County49,554Murray County: 49,508 USDMurray County49,508Douglas County: 49,137 USDDouglas County49,137Ramsey County: 48,933 USDRamsey County48,933Renville County: 48,740 USDRenville County48,740Goodhue County: 48,626 USDGoodhue County48,626Kandiyohi County: 48,419 USDKandiyohi County48,419Pipestone County: 48,402 USDPipestone County48,402Marshall County: 48,359 USDMarshall County48,359Rock County: 48,258 USDRock County48,258Wilkin County: 48,243 USDWilkin County48,243Lake of the Woods County: 48,115 USDLake of the Woods County48,115Pennington County: 47,456 USDPennington County47,456Stevens County: 47,320 USDStevens County47,320Jackson County: 47,240 USDJackson County47,240Grant County: 47,165 USDGrant County47,165Cook County: 47,041 USDCook County47,041Kittson County: 47,034 USDKittson County47,034Brown County: 46,638 USDBrown County46,638Martin County: 46,614 USDMartin County46,614Lac qui Parle County: 46,388 USDLac qui Parle County46,388Anoka County: 46,268 USDAnoka County46,268Pope County: 46,145 USDPope County46,145Houston County: 45,524 USDHouston County45,524Lyon County: 45,470 USDLyon County45,470Wright County: 45,209 USDWright County45,209Winona County: 44,845 USDWinona County44,845Nicollet County: 44,736 USDNicollet County44,736Waseca County: 44,639 USDWaseca County44,639Mower County: 44,343 USDMower County44,343Hennepin County: 66,259 USDHennepin County66,259Carver County: 64,431 USDCarver County64,431Washington County: 60,235 USDWashington County60,235Traverse County: 53,962 USDTraverse County53,962Dakota County: 53,744 USDDakota County53,744Scott County: 53,679 USDScott County53,679Yellow Medicine County: 51,390 USDYellow Medicine County51,390Swift County: 51,166 USDSwift County51,166Redwood County: 51,087 USDRedwood County51,087Olmsted County: 50,860 USDOlmsted County50,860Big Stone County: 49,554 USDBig Stone County49,554Murray County: 49,508 USDMurray County49,508Douglas County: 49,137 USDDouglas County49,137Ramsey County: 48,933 USDRamsey County48,933Renville County: 48,740 USDRenville County48,740Goodhue County: 48,626 USDGoodhue County48,626Kandiyohi County: 48,419 USDKandiyohi County48,419Pipestone County: 48,402 USDPipestone County48,402Marshall County: 48,359 USDMarshall County48,359Rock County: 48,258 USDRock County48,258Wilkin County: 48,243 USDWilkin County48,243Lake of the Woods County: 48,115 USDLake of the Woods County48,115Pennington County: 47,456 USDPennington County47,456Stevens County: 47,320 USDStevens County47,320Jackson County: 47,240 USDJackson County47,240Grant County: 47,165 USDGrant County47,165Cook County: 47,041 USDCook County47,041Kittson County: 47,034 USDKittson County47,034Brown County: 46,638 USDBrown County46,638Martin County: 46,614 USDMartin County46,614Lac qui Parle County: 46,388 USDLac qui Parle County46,388Anoka County: 46,268 USDAnoka County46,268Pope County: 46,145 USDPope County46,145Houston County: 45,524 USDHouston County45,524Lyon County: 45,470 USDLyon County45,470Wright County: 45,209 USDWright County45,209Winona County: 44,845 USDWinona County44,845Nicollet County: 44,736 USDNicollet County44,736Waseca County: 44,639 USDWaseca County44,639Mower County: 44,343 USDMower County44,343
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD
Change on 2014
1Hennepin County66,259+4.6%
2Carver County64,431+4.1%
3Washington County60,235+4.8%
4Traverse County53,962+8.7%
5Dakota County53,744+3.4%
6Scott County53,679+3%
7Yellow Medicine County51,390+14.2%
8Swift County51,166+10.1%
9Redwood County51,087+3.6%
10Olmsted County50,860+3.7%
11Big Stone County49,554+6.4%
12Murray County49,508+4.1%
13Douglas County49,137+6.4%
14Ramsey County48,933+4.4%
15Renville County48,740+5%
16Goodhue County48,626+3.6%
17Kandiyohi County48,419+9%
18Pipestone County48,402-1.7%
19Marshall County48,359+2.4%
20Rock County48,258+0.7%
21Wilkin County48,243+3.7%
22Lake of the Woods County48,115+10.6%
23Pennington County47,456+1.9%
24Stevens County47,320-9.8%
25Jackson County47,240+1.6%
26Grant County47,165+1.8%
27Cook County47,041+4.7%
28Kittson County47,034+4%
29Brown County46,638+4.3%
30Martin County46,614+2%
31Lac qui Parle County46,388+5%
32Anoka County46,268+3.9%
33Pope County46,145+2.2%
34Houston County45,524+1.7%
35Lyon County45,470+3.9%
36Wright County45,209+3.4%
37Winona County44,845+3.3%
38Nicollet County44,736+4.8%
39Waseca County44,639+4%
40Mower County44,343+7.4%
41Red Lake County44,170+3.1%
42Le Sueur County43,899+3%
43Fillmore County43,797+5.4%
44Chisago County43,793+4.9%
45Wabasha County43,746+0.8%
46Roseau County43,585+6.1%
47Lake County43,350+3.3%
48McLeod County43,301+1.4%
49Sibley County43,264+3%
50Stearns County43,052+1.7%
51Sherburne County43,030+4.9%
52Otter Tail County42,992+0.8%
53Cottonwood County42,898+1.3%
54Nobles County42,738+3.6%
55Polk County42,584+1.9%
56St. Louis County42,431+2.4%
57Becker County42,350+3.7%
58Dodge County42,238+1.9%
59Chippewa County42,119+1.6%
60Blue Earth County41,859+3.3%
60Lincoln County41,859+2.2%
62Cass County41,545+6.9%
63Steele County41,465+2%
64Freeborn County40,858+3.2%
65Crow Wing County40,373+3.6%
66Clay County40,260+3.6%
67Meeker County40,142+5.4%
68Itasca County40,032+7.9%
69Rice County39,869+3.3%
70Faribault County39,791+1.5%
71Benton County39,786+2.5%
72Isanti County39,748+4.4%
73Clearwater County39,168+4%
74Hubbard County39,022+9%
75Kanabec County38,761+5.4%
76Morrison County38,424+1.7%
77Carlton County38,283+4.8%
78Watonwan County37,937+0.4%
79Mille Lacs County37,903+2.9%
80Beltrami County37,681+4.4%
81Todd County36,902-0.5%
82Koochiching County36,465+2.6%
83Wadena County35,848+3.4%
84Aitkin County35,049+3.5%
85Norman County34,599+2.6%
86Pine County33,812+3.7%
87Mahnomen County32,871+3.8%

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Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.
  • United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Minnesota by per capita personal income, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Minnesota by per capita personal income, 2015. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/minnesota-counties?period=2015. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in Minnesota by per capita personal income, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/minnesota-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Minnesota by per capita personal income, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/minnesota-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Hennepin County, with $66,259 in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Mahnomen County, with $32,871 in 2015.

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