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Counties in Montana by per capita personal income

Richland County had the highest per capita personal income of 56 counties in 2015, at $60,662. Big Horn County had the lowest, at $27,444. The median was $41,519 and the figure for Montana was $43,102. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest60,662Richland County
Lowest27,444Big Horn County
Median41,51956 counties
Montana43,102History

Map of counties, 2015

Beaverhead County: 42,984 USDBig Horn County: 27,444 USDBlaine County: 28,089 USDBroadwater County: 36,448 USDCarbon County: 47,213 USDCarter County: 47,891 USDCascade County: 41,792 USDChouteau County: 31,949 USDCuster County: 40,840 USDDaniels County: 46,255 USDDawson County: 40,838 USDDeer Lodge County: 34,906 USDFallon County: 49,933 USDFergus County: 37,429 USDFlathead County: 43,294 USDGallatin County: 48,410 USDGarfield County: 36,972 USDGlacier County: 30,892 USDGolden Valley County: 53,739 USDGranite County: 41,092 USDHill County: 41,400 USDJefferson County: 44,801 USDJudith Basin County: 47,539 USDLake County: 34,081 USDLewis and Clark County: 44,148 USDLiberty County: 43,701 USDLincoln County: 33,664 USDMcCone County: 38,036 USDMadison County: 44,841 USDMeagher County: 41,013 USDMineral County: 35,377 USDMissoula County: 45,442 USDMusselshell County: 39,527 USDPark County: 42,531 USDPetroleum County: 43,769 USDPhillips County: 34,127 USDPondera County: 38,540 USDPowder River County: 37,236 USDPowell County: 38,323 USDPrairie County: 46,765 USDRavalli County: 39,717 USDRichland County: 60,662 USDRoosevelt County: 31,417 USDRosebud County: 41,933 USDSanders County: 31,996 USDSheridan County: 43,047 USDSilver Bow County: 43,897 USDStillwater County: 49,146 USDSweet Grass County: 41,920 USDTeton County: 42,963 USDToole County: 39,991 USDTreasure County: 48,931 USDValley County: 41,637 USDWheatland County: 37,219 USDWibaux County: 39,641 USDYellowstone County: 47,383 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.

All counties, 2015

Richland County: 60,662 USDRichland County60,662Golden Valley County: 53,739 USDGolden Valley County53,739Fallon County: 49,933 USDFallon County49,933Stillwater County: 49,146 USDStillwater County49,146Treasure County: 48,931 USDTreasure County48,931Gallatin County: 48,410 USDGallatin County48,410Carter County: 47,891 USDCarter County47,891Judith Basin County: 47,539 USDJudith Basin County47,539Yellowstone County: 47,383 USDYellowstone County47,383Carbon County: 47,213 USDCarbon County47,213Prairie County: 46,765 USDPrairie County46,765Daniels County: 46,255 USDDaniels County46,255Missoula County: 45,442 USDMissoula County45,442Madison County: 44,841 USDMadison County44,841Jefferson County: 44,801 USDJefferson County44,801Lewis and Clark County: 44,148 USDLewis and Clark County44,148Silver Bow County: 43,897 USDSilver Bow County43,897Petroleum County: 43,769 USDPetroleum County43,769Liberty County: 43,701 USDLiberty County43,701Flathead County: 43,294 USDFlathead County43,294Sheridan County: 43,047 USDSheridan County43,047Beaverhead County: 42,984 USDBeaverhead County42,984Teton County: 42,963 USDTeton County42,963Park County: 42,531 USDPark County42,531Rosebud County: 41,933 USDRosebud County41,933Sweet Grass County: 41,920 USDSweet Grass County41,920Cascade County: 41,792 USDCascade County41,792Valley County: 41,637 USDValley County41,637Hill County: 41,400 USDHill County41,400Granite County: 41,092 USDGranite County41,092Meagher County: 41,013 USDMeagher County41,013Custer County: 40,840 USDCuster County40,840Dawson County: 40,838 USDDawson County40,838Toole County: 39,991 USDToole County39,991Ravalli County: 39,717 USDRavalli County39,717Wibaux County: 39,641 USDWibaux County39,641Musselshell County: 39,527 USDMusselshell County39,527Pondera County: 38,540 USDPondera County38,540Powell County: 38,323 USDPowell County38,323McCone County: 38,036 USDMcCone County38,036Fergus County: 37,429 USDFergus County37,429Powder River County: 37,236 USDPowder River County37,236Wheatland County: 37,219 USDWheatland County37,219Garfield County: 36,972 USDGarfield County36,972Broadwater County: 36,448 USDBroadwater County36,448Mineral County: 35,377 USDMineral County35,377Deer Lodge County: 34,906 USDDeer Lodge County34,906Phillips County: 34,127 USDPhillips County34,127Lake County: 34,081 USDLake County34,081Lincoln County: 33,664 USDLincoln County33,664Sanders County: 31,996 USDSanders County31,996Chouteau County: 31,949 USDChouteau County31,949Roosevelt County: 31,417 USDRoosevelt County31,417Glacier County: 30,892 USDGlacier County30,892Blaine County: 28,089 USDBlaine County28,089Big Horn County: 27,444 USDBig Horn County27,444Richland County: 60,662 USDRichland County60,662Golden Valley County: 53,739 USDGolden Valley County53,739Fallon County: 49,933 USDFallon County49,933Stillwater County: 49,146 USDStillwater County49,146Treasure County: 48,931 USDTreasure County48,931Gallatin County: 48,410 USDGallatin County48,410Carter County: 47,891 USDCarter County47,891Judith Basin County: 47,539 USDJudith Basin County47,539Yellowstone County: 47,383 USDYellowstone County47,383Carbon County: 47,213 USDCarbon County47,213Prairie County: 46,765 USDPrairie County46,765Daniels County: 46,255 USDDaniels County46,255Missoula County: 45,442 USDMissoula County45,442Madison County: 44,841 USDMadison County44,841Jefferson County: 44,801 USDJefferson County44,801Lewis and Clark County: 44,148 USDLewis and Clark County44,148Silver Bow County: 43,897 USDSilver Bow County43,897Petroleum County: 43,769 USDPetroleum County43,769Liberty County: 43,701 USDLiberty County43,701Flathead County: 43,294 USDFlathead County43,294Sheridan County: 43,047 USDSheridan County43,047Beaverhead County: 42,984 USDBeaverhead County42,984Teton County: 42,963 USDTeton County42,963Park County: 42,531 USDPark County42,531Rosebud County: 41,933 USDRosebud County41,933Sweet Grass County: 41,920 USDSweet Grass County41,920Cascade County: 41,792 USDCascade County41,792Valley County: 41,637 USDValley County41,637Hill County: 41,400 USDHill County41,400Granite County: 41,092 USDGranite County41,092Meagher County: 41,013 USDMeagher County41,013Custer County: 40,840 USDCuster County40,840Dawson County: 40,838 USDDawson County40,838Toole County: 39,991 USDToole County39,991Ravalli County: 39,717 USDRavalli County39,717Wibaux County: 39,641 USDWibaux County39,641Musselshell County: 39,527 USDMusselshell County39,527Pondera County: 38,540 USDPondera County38,540Powell County: 38,323 USDPowell County38,323McCone County: 38,036 USDMcCone County38,036Fergus County: 37,429 USDFergus County37,429Powder River County: 37,236 USDPowder River County37,236Wheatland County: 37,219 USDWheatland County37,219Garfield County: 36,972 USDGarfield County36,972Broadwater County: 36,448 USDBroadwater County36,448Mineral County: 35,377 USDMineral County35,377Deer Lodge County: 34,906 USDDeer Lodge County34,906Phillips County: 34,127 USDPhillips County34,127Lake County: 34,081 USDLake County34,081Lincoln County: 33,664 USDLincoln County33,664Sanders County: 31,996 USDSanders County31,996Chouteau County: 31,949 USDChouteau County31,949Roosevelt County: 31,417 USDRoosevelt County31,417Glacier County: 30,892 USDGlacier County30,892Blaine County: 28,089 USDBlaine County28,089Big Horn County: 27,444 USDBig Horn County27,444
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
1Richland County60,662-14.4%
2Golden Valley County53,739+14%
3Fallon County49,933-6.8%
4Stillwater County49,146+4.1%
5Treasure County48,931-6.7%
6Gallatin County48,410+4.2%
7Carter County47,891-1.2%
8Judith Basin County47,539+14.7%
9Yellowstone County47,383+1.5%
10Carbon County47,213+4.1%
11Prairie County46,765+9.1%
12Daniels County46,255-1.2%
13Missoula County45,442+9.4%
14Madison County44,841+3.7%
15Jefferson County44,801+2.4%
16Lewis and Clark County44,148+1.2%
17Silver Bow County43,897-4.9%
18Petroleum County43,769-7.3%
19Liberty County43,701+8.6%
20Flathead County43,294+5.9%
21Sheridan County43,047-8.6%
22Beaverhead County42,984+6.1%
23Teton County42,963+5.1%
24Park County42,531+4.7%
25Rosebud County41,933+4.5%
26Sweet Grass County41,920+2.6%
27Cascade County41,792+2.8%
28Valley County41,637-1.4%
29Hill County41,400+6.5%
30Granite County41,092+6.5%
31Meagher County41,013+6.5%
32Custer County40,840+1.7%
33Dawson County40,838-7.5%
34Toole County39,991-4.4%
35Ravalli County39,717+4.7%
36Wibaux County39,641-1.8%
37Musselshell County39,527+2.1%
38Pondera County38,540-0.8%
39Powell County38,323+9.9%
40McCone County38,036-5.1%
41Fergus County37,429+1.3%
42Powder River County37,236+6%
43Wheatland County37,219+2.3%
44Garfield County36,972+6.8%
45Broadwater County36,448+0.6%
46Mineral County35,377+4.5%
47Deer Lodge County34,906+2.5%
48Phillips County34,127+4.9%
49Lake County34,081+1.5%
50Lincoln County33,664+4.6%
51Sanders County31,996+7.4%
52Chouteau County31,949+2.3%
53Roosevelt County31,417-10%
54Glacier County30,892+0.8%
55Blaine County28,089+2.5%
56Big Horn County27,444+4.5%

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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 Montana 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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Richland County, with $60,662 in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Big Horn County, with $27,444 in 2015.

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