Counties in Minnesota by per capita personal income

Hennepin County had the highest per capita personal income of 87 counties in 2021, at $87,773. Pine County had the lowest, at $45,883. The median was $58,487 and the figure for Minnesota was $67,743. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest87,773Hennepin County
Lowest45,883Pine County
Median58,48787 counties
Minnesota67,743History

Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 50,852 USDAnoka County: 59,339 USDBecker County: 56,761 USDBeltrami County: 51,346 USDBenton County: 53,794 USDBig Stone County: 66,322 USDBlue Earth County: 52,629 USDBrown County: 62,832 USDCarlton County: 50,259 USDCarver County: 83,664 USDCass County: 58,292 USDChippewa County: 54,448 USDChisago County: 58,221 USDClay County: 51,122 USDClearwater County: 55,968 USDCook County: 59,363 USDCottonwood County: 58,760 USDCrow Wing County: 55,209 USDDakota County: 68,311 USDDodge County: 58,598 USDDouglas County: 61,839 USDFaribault County: 54,414 USDFillmore County: 54,536 USDFreeborn County: 54,539 USDGoodhue County: 61,566 USDGrant County: 58,487 USDHennepin County: 87,773 USDHouston County: 58,993 USDHubbard County: 60,527 USDIsanti County: 52,458 USDItasca County: 52,918 USDJackson County: 62,435 USDKanabec County: 51,866 USDKandiyohi County: 58,464 USDKittson County: 67,750 USDKoochiching County: 50,890 USDLac qui Parle County: 64,437 USDLake County: 54,018 USDLake of the Woods County: 60,560 USDLe Sueur County: 60,078 USDLincoln County: 57,434 USDLyon County: 58,757 USDMcLeod County: 57,534 USDMahnomen County: 48,434 USDMarshall County: 73,333 USDMartin County: 61,816 USDMeeker County: 53,364 USDMille Lacs County: 51,724 USDMorrison County: 51,149 USDMower County: 55,023 USDMurray County: 64,253 USDNicollet County: 56,950 USDNobles County: 54,833 USDNorman County: 60,218 USDOlmsted County: 66,398 USDOtter Tail County: 56,681 USDPennington County: 71,346 USDPine County: 45,883 USDPipestone County: 64,474 USDPolk County: 59,579 USDPope County: 64,219 USDRamsey County: 64,496 USDRed Lake County: 68,362 USDRedwood County: 70,994 USDRenville County: 63,212 USDRice County: 53,158 USDRock County: 58,048 USDRoseau County: 61,226 USDSt. Louis County: 56,050 USDScott County: 72,385 USDSherburne County: 56,265 USDSibley County: 58,330 USDStearns County: 58,940 USDSteele County: 55,935 USDStevens County: 61,124 USDSwift County: 59,930 USDTodd County: 55,712 USDTraverse County: 74,633 USDWabasha County: 60,086 USDWadena County: 47,743 USDWaseca County: 54,253 USDWashington County: 77,172 USDWatonwan County: 55,771 USDWilkin County: 68,636 USDWinona County: 58,235 USDWright County: 60,852 USDYellow Medicine County: 65,779 USD
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USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Hennepin County: 87,773 USDHennepin County87,773Carver County: 83,664 USDCarver County83,664Washington County: 77,172 USDWashington County77,172Traverse County: 74,633 USDTraverse County74,633Marshall County: 73,333 USDMarshall County73,333Scott County: 72,385 USDScott County72,385Pennington County: 71,346 USDPennington County71,346Redwood County: 70,994 USDRedwood County70,994Wilkin County: 68,636 USDWilkin County68,636Red Lake County: 68,362 USDRed Lake County68,362Dakota County: 68,311 USDDakota County68,311Kittson County: 67,750 USDKittson County67,750Olmsted County: 66,398 USDOlmsted County66,398Big Stone County: 66,322 USDBig Stone County66,322Yellow Medicine County: 65,779 USDYellow Medicine County65,779Ramsey County: 64,496 USDRamsey County64,496Pipestone County: 64,474 USDPipestone County64,474Lac qui Parle County: 64,437 USDLac qui Parle County64,437Murray County: 64,253 USDMurray County64,253Pope County: 64,219 USDPope County64,219Renville County: 63,212 USDRenville County63,212Brown County: 62,832 USDBrown County62,832Jackson County: 62,435 USDJackson County62,435Douglas County: 61,839 USDDouglas County61,839Martin County: 61,816 USDMartin County61,816Goodhue County: 61,566 USDGoodhue County61,566Roseau County: 61,226 USDRoseau County61,226Stevens County: 61,124 USDStevens County61,124Wright County: 60,852 USDWright County60,852Lake of the Woods County: 60,560 USDLake of the Woods County60,560Hubbard County: 60,527 USDHubbard County60,527Norman County: 60,218 USDNorman County60,218Wabasha County: 60,086 USDWabasha County60,086Le Sueur County: 60,078 USDLe Sueur County60,078Swift County: 59,930 USDSwift County59,930Polk County: 59,579 USDPolk County59,579Cook County: 59,363 USDCook County59,363Anoka County: 59,339 USDAnoka County59,339Houston County: 58,993 USDHouston County58,993Stearns County: 58,940 USDStearns County58,940Hennepin County: 87,773 USDHennepin County87,773Carver County: 83,664 USDCarver County83,664Washington County: 77,172 USDWashington County77,172Traverse County: 74,633 USDTraverse County74,633Marshall County: 73,333 USDMarshall County73,333Scott County: 72,385 USDScott County72,385Pennington County: 71,346 USDPennington County71,346Redwood County: 70,994 USDRedwood County70,994Wilkin County: 68,636 USDWilkin County68,636Red Lake County: 68,362 USDRed Lake County68,362Dakota County: 68,311 USDDakota County68,311Kittson County: 67,750 USDKittson County67,750Olmsted County: 66,398 USDOlmsted County66,398Big Stone County: 66,322 USDBig Stone County66,322Yellow Medicine County: 65,779 USDYellow Medicine County65,779Ramsey County: 64,496 USDRamsey County64,496Pipestone County: 64,474 USDPipestone County64,474Lac qui Parle County: 64,437 USDLac qui Parle County64,437Murray County: 64,253 USDMurray County64,253Pope County: 64,219 USDPope County64,219Renville County: 63,212 USDRenville County63,212Brown County: 62,832 USDBrown County62,832Jackson County: 62,435 USDJackson County62,435Douglas County: 61,839 USDDouglas County61,839Martin County: 61,816 USDMartin County61,816Goodhue County: 61,566 USDGoodhue County61,566Roseau County: 61,226 USDRoseau County61,226Stevens County: 61,124 USDStevens County61,124Wright County: 60,852 USDWright County60,852Lake of the Woods County: 60,560 USDLake of the Woods County60,560Hubbard County: 60,527 USDHubbard County60,527Norman County: 60,218 USDNorman County60,218Wabasha County: 60,086 USDWabasha County60,086Le Sueur County: 60,078 USDLe Sueur County60,078Swift County: 59,930 USDSwift County59,930Polk County: 59,579 USDPolk County59,579Cook County: 59,363 USDCook County59,363Anoka County: 59,339 USDAnoka County59,339Houston County: 58,993 USDHouston County58,993Stearns County: 58,940 USDStearns County58,940
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

RankCounties2021
USD
Change on 2020
1Hennepin County87,773+12.6%
2Carver County83,664+11.3%
3Washington County77,172+8.4%
4Traverse County74,633+13.6%
5Marshall County73,333+12.8%
6Scott County72,385+11%
7Pennington County71,346+20.3%
8Redwood County70,994+17.2%
9Wilkin County68,636+17.6%
10Red Lake County68,362+20.1%
11Dakota County68,311+6.9%
12Kittson County67,750+8.6%
13Olmsted County66,398+7.5%
14Big Stone County66,322+14.7%
15Yellow Medicine County65,779+7.2%
16Ramsey County64,496+11.6%
17Pipestone County64,474+13.1%
18Lac qui Parle County64,437+13.1%
19Murray County64,253+4%
20Pope County64,219+13.5%
21Renville County63,212+13.3%
22Brown County62,832+10.3%
23Jackson County62,435+6.9%
24Douglas County61,839+10.7%
25Martin County61,816+13.6%
26Goodhue County61,566+8.9%
27Roseau County61,226+14%
28Stevens County61,124+10.2%
29Wright County60,852+10%
30Lake of the Woods County60,560+6.6%
31Hubbard County60,527+7.6%
32Norman County60,218+20.2%
33Wabasha County60,086+7.6%
34Le Sueur County60,078+11.4%
35Swift County59,930+13.6%
36Polk County59,579+11.1%
37Cook County59,363+7.7%
38Anoka County59,339+6.5%
39Houston County58,993+6.7%
40Stearns County58,940+10.2%
41Cottonwood County58,760+7.7%
42Lyon County58,757+9.2%
43Dodge County58,598+12.6%
44Grant County58,487+7.9%
45Kandiyohi County58,464+8.4%
46Sibley County58,330+10.3%
47Cass County58,292+15.4%
48Winona County58,235+6.3%
49Chisago County58,221+8.9%
50Rock County58,048+2.3%
51McLeod County57,534+11.4%
52Lincoln County57,434+12.2%
53Nicollet County56,950+7.1%
54Becker County56,761+10.3%
55Otter Tail County56,681+6.6%
56Sherburne County56,265+8%
57St. Louis County56,050+10.5%
58Clearwater County55,968+7.5%
59Steele County55,935+11.5%
60Watonwan County55,771+12.3%
61Todd County55,712+27.3%
62Crow Wing County55,209+12.2%
63Mower County55,023+10.3%
64Nobles County54,833+6.2%
65Freeborn County54,539+11.4%
66Fillmore County54,536+10.8%
67Chippewa County54,448+12.1%
68Faribault County54,414+13.4%
69Waseca County54,253+15.5%
70Lake County54,018+10%
71Benton County53,794+9.8%
72Meeker County53,364+9.2%
73Rice County53,158+11.6%
74Itasca County52,918+9.4%
75Blue Earth County52,629+8.7%
76Isanti County52,458+7.2%
77Kanabec County51,866+5.5%
78Mille Lacs County51,724+9.8%
79Beltrami County51,346+9.4%
80Morrison County51,149+8.3%
81Clay County51,122+9%
82Koochiching County50,890+7.2%
83Aitkin County50,852+8.4%
84Carlton County50,259+9%
85Mahnomen County48,434+17.2%
86Wadena County47,743+9.3%
87Pine County45,883+6.9%

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/minnesota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Hennepin County, with $87,773 in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Pine County, with $45,883 in 2021.

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