Counties in Minnesota by per capita personal income

Hennepin County had the highest per capita personal income of 87 counties in 2017, at $69,335. Mahnomen County had the lowest, at $33,085. The median was $44,811 and the figure for Minnesota was $53,812. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest69,335Hennepin County
Lowest33,085Mahnomen County
Median44,81187 counties
Minnesota53,812History

Map of counties, 2017

Aitkin County: 37,941 USDAnoka County: 48,819 USDBecker County: 44,132 USDBeltrami County: 39,731 USDBenton County: 42,588 USDBig Stone County: 49,066 USDBlue Earth County: 41,862 USDBrown County: 48,067 USDCarlton County: 40,518 USDCarver County: 68,125 USDCass County: 44,543 USDChippewa County: 42,931 USDChisago County: 46,816 USDClay County: 40,242 USDClearwater County: 41,992 USDCook County: 48,882 USDCottonwood County: 43,318 USDCrow Wing County: 42,546 USDDakota County: 57,074 USDDodge County: 43,826 USDDouglas County: 49,196 USDFaribault County: 38,684 USDFillmore County: 42,794 USDFreeborn County: 42,389 USDGoodhue County: 49,664 USDGrant County: 44,951 USDHennepin County: 69,335 USDHouston County: 48,088 USDHubbard County: 44,811 USDIsanti County: 42,151 USDItasca County: 40,870 USDJackson County: 47,893 USDKanabec County: 41,383 USDKandiyohi County: 51,180 USDKittson County: 47,921 USDKoochiching County: 38,179 USDLac qui Parle County: 46,701 USDLake County: 44,104 USDLake of the Woods County: 52,339 USDLe Sueur County: 46,481 USDLincoln County: 44,041 USDLyon County: 47,195 USDMcLeod County: 44,597 USDMahnomen County: 33,085 USDMarshall County: 49,362 USDMartin County: 46,841 USDMeeker County: 42,048 USDMille Lacs County: 39,745 USDMorrison County: 39,895 USDMower County: 44,689 USDMurray County: 47,421 USDNicollet County: 46,759 USDNobles County: 41,355 USDNorman County: 35,323 USDOlmsted County: 54,059 USDOtter Tail County: 44,748 USDPennington County: 50,510 USDPine County: 36,290 USDPipestone County: 50,452 USDPolk County: 43,728 USDPope County: 47,388 USDRamsey County: 51,230 USDRed Lake County: 47,842 USDRedwood County: 44,961 USDRenville County: 47,188 USDRice County: 41,817 USDRock County: 47,575 USDRoseau County: 44,571 USDSt. Louis County: 43,561 USDScott County: 57,911 USDSherburne County: 46,293 USDSibley County: 44,221 USDStearns County: 44,962 USDSteele County: 44,101 USDStevens County: 45,638 USDSwift County: 44,722 USDTodd County: 39,825 USDTraverse County: 50,304 USDWabasha County: 46,188 USDWadena County: 37,170 USDWaseca County: 41,443 USDWashington County: 64,370 USDWatonwan County: 40,287 USDWilkin County: 48,756 USDWinona County: 46,883 USDWright County: 47,845 USDYellow Medicine County: 47,769 USD
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USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Hennepin County: 69,335 USDHennepin County69,335Carver County: 68,125 USDCarver County68,125Washington County: 64,370 USDWashington County64,370Scott County: 57,911 USDScott County57,911Dakota County: 57,074 USDDakota County57,074Olmsted County: 54,059 USDOlmsted County54,059Lake of the Woods County: 52,339 USDLake of the Woods County52,339Ramsey County: 51,230 USDRamsey County51,230Kandiyohi County: 51,180 USDKandiyohi County51,180Pennington County: 50,510 USDPennington County50,510Pipestone County: 50,452 USDPipestone County50,452Traverse County: 50,304 USDTraverse County50,304Goodhue County: 49,664 USDGoodhue County49,664Marshall County: 49,362 USDMarshall County49,362Douglas County: 49,196 USDDouglas County49,196Big Stone County: 49,066 USDBig Stone County49,066Cook County: 48,882 USDCook County48,882Anoka County: 48,819 USDAnoka County48,819Wilkin County: 48,756 USDWilkin County48,756Houston County: 48,088 USDHouston County48,088Brown County: 48,067 USDBrown County48,067Kittson County: 47,921 USDKittson County47,921Jackson County: 47,893 USDJackson County47,893Wright County: 47,845 USDWright County47,845Red Lake County: 47,842 USDRed Lake County47,842Yellow Medicine County: 47,769 USDYellow Medicine County47,769Rock County: 47,575 USDRock County47,575Murray County: 47,421 USDMurray County47,421Pope County: 47,388 USDPope County47,388Lyon County: 47,195 USDLyon County47,195Renville County: 47,188 USDRenville County47,188Winona County: 46,883 USDWinona County46,883Martin County: 46,841 USDMartin County46,841Chisago County: 46,816 USDChisago County46,816Nicollet County: 46,759 USDNicollet County46,759Lac qui Parle County: 46,701 USDLac qui Parle County46,701Le Sueur County: 46,481 USDLe Sueur County46,481Sherburne County: 46,293 USDSherburne County46,293Wabasha County: 46,188 USDWabasha County46,188Stevens County: 45,638 USDStevens County45,638Hennepin County: 69,335 USDHennepin County69,335Carver County: 68,125 USDCarver County68,125Washington County: 64,370 USDWashington County64,370Scott County: 57,911 USDScott County57,911Dakota County: 57,074 USDDakota County57,074Olmsted County: 54,059 USDOlmsted County54,059Lake of the Woods County: 52,339 USDLake of the Woods County52,339Ramsey County: 51,230 USDRamsey County51,230Kandiyohi County: 51,180 USDKandiyohi County51,180Pennington County: 50,510 USDPennington County50,510Pipestone County: 50,452 USDPipestone County50,452Traverse County: 50,304 USDTraverse County50,304Goodhue County: 49,664 USDGoodhue County49,664Marshall County: 49,362 USDMarshall County49,362Douglas County: 49,196 USDDouglas County49,196Big Stone County: 49,066 USDBig Stone County49,066Cook County: 48,882 USDCook County48,882Anoka County: 48,819 USDAnoka County48,819Wilkin County: 48,756 USDWilkin County48,756Houston County: 48,088 USDHouston County48,088Brown County: 48,067 USDBrown County48,067Kittson County: 47,921 USDKittson County47,921Jackson County: 47,893 USDJackson County47,893Wright County: 47,845 USDWright County47,845Red Lake County: 47,842 USDRed Lake County47,842Yellow Medicine County: 47,769 USDYellow Medicine County47,769Rock County: 47,575 USDRock County47,575Murray County: 47,421 USDMurray County47,421Pope County: 47,388 USDPope County47,388Lyon County: 47,195 USDLyon County47,195Renville County: 47,188 USDRenville County47,188Winona County: 46,883 USDWinona County46,883Martin County: 46,841 USDMartin County46,841Chisago County: 46,816 USDChisago County46,816Nicollet County: 46,759 USDNicollet County46,759Lac qui Parle County: 46,701 USDLac qui Parle County46,701Le Sueur County: 46,481 USDLe Sueur County46,481Sherburne County: 46,293 USDSherburne County46,293Wabasha County: 46,188 USDWabasha County46,188Stevens County: 45,638 USDStevens County45,638
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

RankCounties2017
USD
Change on 2016
1Hennepin County69,335+3.1%
2Carver County68,125+5%
3Washington County64,370+4.6%
4Scott County57,911+3.9%
5Dakota County57,074+3.6%
6Olmsted County54,059+3.8%
7Lake of the Woods County52,339+9.4%
8Ramsey County51,230+2.6%
9Kandiyohi County51,180+5.8%
10Pennington County50,510+4.3%
11Pipestone County50,452+12%
12Traverse County50,304+2.6%
13Goodhue County49,664+3.2%
14Marshall County49,362+0.1%
15Douglas County49,196-1.8%
16Big Stone County49,066+4.1%
17Cook County48,882+2.6%
18Anoka County48,819+3.6%
19Wilkin County48,756+2.3%
20Houston County48,088+2.8%
21Brown County48,067+2.7%
22Kittson County47,921+3.4%
23Jackson County47,893+5.8%
24Wright County47,845+3.2%
25Red Lake County47,842+7.6%
26Yellow Medicine County47,769+1.8%
27Rock County47,575+7.6%
28Murray County47,421+5.9%
29Pope County47,388+5.1%
30Lyon County47,195+7%
31Renville County47,188+3.7%
32Winona County46,883+2.1%
33Martin County46,841+5%
34Chisago County46,816+4.6%
35Nicollet County46,759+5.6%
36Lac qui Parle County46,701+2.8%
37Le Sueur County46,481+2.2%
38Sherburne County46,293+5%
39Wabasha County46,188+4.8%
40Stevens County45,638+2.9%
41Stearns County44,962+4.6%
42Redwood County44,961-3%
43Grant County44,951+2.9%
44Hubbard County44,811+6.6%
45Otter Tail County44,748+4.3%
46Swift County44,722-1.7%
47Mower County44,689+2.7%
48McLeod County44,597+1.9%
49Roseau County44,571+3.8%
50Cass County44,543+3.7%
51Sibley County44,221+4.7%
52Becker County44,132+2.6%
53Lake County44,104+4.6%
54Steele County44,101+6.2%
55Lincoln County44,041+9.7%
56Dodge County43,826+4.9%
57Polk County43,728+2.1%
58St. Louis County43,561+3.4%
59Cottonwood County43,318+8.5%
60Chippewa County42,931+3.5%
61Fillmore County42,794+0.9%
62Benton County42,588+4.5%
63Crow Wing County42,546+3%
64Freeborn County42,389+5.6%
65Isanti County42,151+2.1%
66Meeker County42,048+6.2%
67Clearwater County41,992+5.2%
68Blue Earth County41,862+2%
69Rice County41,817+4.4%
70Waseca County41,443+0.2%
71Kanabec County41,383+2.1%
72Nobles County41,355+6.2%
73Itasca County40,870+2.9%
74Carlton County40,518+3.9%
75Watonwan County40,287+4.7%
76Clay County40,242+1.1%
77Morrison County39,895+4.6%
78Todd County39,825+10.1%
79Mille Lacs County39,745+2.9%
80Beltrami County39,731+2.6%
81Faribault County38,684+5.3%
82Koochiching County38,179+2.8%
83Aitkin County37,941+4.3%
84Wadena County37,170+2.7%
85Pine County36,290+3.3%
86Norman County35,323+4.2%
87Mahnomen County33,085+0.5%

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/minnesota-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Hennepin County, with $69,335 in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Mahnomen County, with $33,085 in 2017.

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