Counties in Minnesota by per capita personal income

Hennepin County had the highest per capita personal income of 87 counties in 2016, at $67,233. Mahnomen County had the lowest, at $32,911. The median was $43,664 and the figure for Minnesota was $51,966. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest67,233Hennepin County
Lowest32,911Mahnomen County
Median43,66487 counties
Minnesota51,966History

Map of counties, 2016

Aitkin County: 36,371 USDAnoka County: 47,106 USDBecker County: 43,030 USDBeltrami County: 38,721 USDBenton County: 40,746 USDBig Stone County: 47,145 USDBlue Earth County: 41,061 USDBrown County: 46,792 USDCarlton County: 39,006 USDCarver County: 64,864 USDCass County: 42,963 USDChippewa County: 41,485 USDChisago County: 44,768 USDClay County: 39,791 USDClearwater County: 39,906 USDCook County: 47,636 USDCottonwood County: 39,919 USDCrow Wing County: 41,311 USDDakota County: 55,075 USDDodge County: 41,798 USDDouglas County: 50,108 USDFaribault County: 36,746 USDFillmore County: 42,427 USDFreeborn County: 40,139 USDGoodhue County: 48,112 USDGrant County: 43,664 USDHennepin County: 67,233 USDHouston County: 46,782 USDHubbard County: 42,051 USDIsanti County: 41,276 USDItasca County: 39,735 USDJackson County: 45,287 USDKanabec County: 40,520 USDKandiyohi County: 48,353 USDKittson County: 46,350 USDKoochiching County: 37,157 USDLac qui Parle County: 45,449 USDLake County: 42,175 USDLake of the Woods County: 47,828 USDLe Sueur County: 45,464 USDLincoln County: 40,160 USDLyon County: 44,098 USDMcLeod County: 43,763 USDMahnomen County: 32,911 USDMarshall County: 49,322 USDMartin County: 44,614 USDMeeker County: 39,594 USDMille Lacs County: 38,641 USDMorrison County: 38,128 USDMower County: 43,527 USDMurray County: 44,780 USDNicollet County: 44,262 USDNobles County: 38,930 USDNorman County: 33,886 USDOlmsted County: 52,105 USDOtter Tail County: 42,909 USDPennington County: 48,442 USDPine County: 35,132 USDPipestone County: 45,028 USDPolk County: 42,834 USDPope County: 45,094 USDRamsey County: 49,918 USDRed Lake County: 44,460 USDRedwood County: 46,369 USDRenville County: 45,516 USDRice County: 40,064 USDRock County: 44,212 USDRoseau County: 42,921 USDSt. Louis County: 42,141 USDScott County: 55,748 USDSherburne County: 44,094 USDSibley County: 42,247 USDStearns County: 42,975 USDSteele County: 41,532 USDStevens County: 44,370 USDSwift County: 45,477 USDTodd County: 36,170 USDTraverse County: 49,019 USDWabasha County: 44,068 USDWadena County: 36,208 USDWaseca County: 41,340 USDWashington County: 61,529 USDWatonwan County: 38,482 USDWilkin County: 47,651 USDWinona County: 45,933 USDWright County: 46,374 USDYellow Medicine County: 46,927 USD
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USD, 2016. 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, 2016

Hennepin County: 67,233 USDHennepin County67,233Carver County: 64,864 USDCarver County64,864Washington County: 61,529 USDWashington County61,529Scott County: 55,748 USDScott County55,748Dakota County: 55,075 USDDakota County55,075Olmsted County: 52,105 USDOlmsted County52,105Douglas County: 50,108 USDDouglas County50,108Ramsey County: 49,918 USDRamsey County49,918Marshall County: 49,322 USDMarshall County49,322Traverse County: 49,019 USDTraverse County49,019Pennington County: 48,442 USDPennington County48,442Kandiyohi County: 48,353 USDKandiyohi County48,353Goodhue County: 48,112 USDGoodhue County48,112Lake of the Woods County: 47,828 USDLake of the Woods County47,828Wilkin County: 47,651 USDWilkin County47,651Cook County: 47,636 USDCook County47,636Big Stone County: 47,145 USDBig Stone County47,145Anoka County: 47,106 USDAnoka County47,106Yellow Medicine County: 46,927 USDYellow Medicine County46,927Brown County: 46,792 USDBrown County46,792Houston County: 46,782 USDHouston County46,782Wright County: 46,374 USDWright County46,374Redwood County: 46,369 USDRedwood County46,369Kittson County: 46,350 USDKittson County46,350Winona County: 45,933 USDWinona County45,933Renville County: 45,516 USDRenville County45,516Swift County: 45,477 USDSwift County45,477Le Sueur County: 45,464 USDLe Sueur County45,464Lac qui Parle County: 45,449 USDLac qui Parle County45,449Jackson County: 45,287 USDJackson County45,287Pope County: 45,094 USDPope County45,094Pipestone County: 45,028 USDPipestone County45,028Murray County: 44,780 USDMurray County44,780Chisago County: 44,768 USDChisago County44,768Martin County: 44,614 USDMartin County44,614Red Lake County: 44,460 USDRed Lake County44,460Stevens County: 44,370 USDStevens County44,370Nicollet County: 44,262 USDNicollet County44,262Rock County: 44,212 USDRock County44,212Lyon County: 44,098 USDLyon County44,098Hennepin County: 67,233 USDHennepin County67,233Carver County: 64,864 USDCarver County64,864Washington County: 61,529 USDWashington County61,529Scott County: 55,748 USDScott County55,748Dakota County: 55,075 USDDakota County55,075Olmsted County: 52,105 USDOlmsted County52,105Douglas County: 50,108 USDDouglas County50,108Ramsey County: 49,918 USDRamsey County49,918Marshall County: 49,322 USDMarshall County49,322Traverse County: 49,019 USDTraverse County49,019Pennington County: 48,442 USDPennington County48,442Kandiyohi County: 48,353 USDKandiyohi County48,353Goodhue County: 48,112 USDGoodhue County48,112Lake of the Woods County: 47,828 USDLake of the Woods County47,828Wilkin County: 47,651 USDWilkin County47,651Cook County: 47,636 USDCook County47,636Big Stone County: 47,145 USDBig Stone County47,145Anoka County: 47,106 USDAnoka County47,106Yellow Medicine County: 46,927 USDYellow Medicine County46,927Brown County: 46,792 USDBrown County46,792Houston County: 46,782 USDHouston County46,782Wright County: 46,374 USDWright County46,374Redwood County: 46,369 USDRedwood County46,369Kittson County: 46,350 USDKittson County46,350Winona County: 45,933 USDWinona County45,933Renville County: 45,516 USDRenville County45,516Swift County: 45,477 USDSwift County45,477Le Sueur County: 45,464 USDLe Sueur County45,464Lac qui Parle County: 45,449 USDLac qui Parle County45,449Jackson County: 45,287 USDJackson County45,287Pope County: 45,094 USDPope County45,094Pipestone County: 45,028 USDPipestone County45,028Murray County: 44,780 USDMurray County44,780Chisago County: 44,768 USDChisago County44,768Martin County: 44,614 USDMartin County44,614Red Lake County: 44,460 USDRed Lake County44,460Stevens County: 44,370 USDStevens County44,370Nicollet County: 44,262 USDNicollet County44,262Rock County: 44,212 USDRock County44,212Lyon County: 44,098 USDLyon County44,098
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

RankCounties2016
USD
Change on 2015
1Hennepin County67,233+1.5%
2Carver County64,864+0.7%
3Washington County61,529+2.1%
4Scott County55,748+3.9%
5Dakota County55,075+2.5%
6Olmsted County52,105+2.4%
7Douglas County50,108+2%
8Ramsey County49,918+2%
9Marshall County49,322+2%
10Traverse County49,019-9.2%
11Pennington County48,442+2.1%
12Kandiyohi County48,353-0.1%
13Goodhue County48,112-1.1%
14Lake of the Woods County47,828-0.6%
15Wilkin County47,651-1.2%
16Cook County47,636+1.3%
17Big Stone County47,145-4.9%
18Anoka County47,106+1.8%
19Yellow Medicine County46,927-8.7%
20Brown County46,792+0.3%
21Houston County46,782+2.8%
22Wright County46,374+2.6%
23Redwood County46,369-9.2%
24Kittson County46,350-1.5%
25Winona County45,933+2.4%
26Renville County45,516-6.6%
27Swift County45,477-11.1%
28Le Sueur County45,464+3.6%
29Lac qui Parle County45,449-2%
30Jackson County45,287-4.1%
31Pope County45,094-2.3%
32Pipestone County45,028-7%
33Murray County44,780-9.5%
34Chisago County44,768+2.2%
35Martin County44,614-4.3%
36Red Lake County44,460+0.7%
37Stevens County44,370-6.2%
38Nicollet County44,262-1.1%
39Rock County44,212-8.4%
40Lyon County44,098-3%
41Sherburne County44,094+2.5%
42Wabasha County44,068+0.7%
43McLeod County43,763+1.1%
44Grant County43,664-7.4%
45Mower County43,527-1.8%
46Becker County43,030+1.6%
47Stearns County42,975-0.2%
48Cass County42,963+3.4%
49Roseau County42,921-1.5%
50Otter Tail County42,909-0.2%
51Polk County42,834+0.6%
52Fillmore County42,427-3.1%
53Sibley County42,247-2.4%
54Lake County42,175-2.7%
55St. Louis County42,141-0.7%
56Hubbard County42,051+7.8%
57Dodge County41,798-1%
58Steele County41,532+0.2%
59Chippewa County41,485-1.5%
60Waseca County41,340-7.4%
61Crow Wing County41,311+2.3%
62Isanti County41,276+3.8%
63Blue Earth County41,061-1.9%
64Benton County40,746+2.4%
65Kanabec County40,520+4.5%
66Lincoln County40,160-4.1%
67Freeborn County40,139-1.8%
68Rice County40,064+0.5%
69Cottonwood County39,919-6.9%
70Clearwater County39,906+1.9%
71Clay County39,791-1.2%
72Itasca County39,735-0.7%
73Meeker County39,594-1.4%
74Carlton County39,006+1.9%
75Nobles County38,930-8.9%
76Beltrami County38,721+2.8%
77Mille Lacs County38,641+1.9%
78Watonwan County38,482+1.4%
79Morrison County38,128-0.8%
80Koochiching County37,157+1.9%
81Faribault County36,746-7.7%
82Aitkin County36,371+3.8%
83Wadena County36,208+1%
84Todd County36,170-2%
85Pine County35,132+3.9%
86Norman County33,886-2.1%
87Mahnomen County32,911+0.1%

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/minnesota-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Hennepin County, with $67,233 in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Mahnomen County, with $32,911 in 2016.

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