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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 2016, at $53,130. Blaine County had the lowest, at $26,886. The median was $40,406 and the figure for Montana was $43,308. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest53,130Richland County
Lowest26,886Blaine County
Median40,40656 counties
Montana43,308History

Map of counties, 2016

Beaverhead County: 42,553 USDBig Horn County: 28,126 USDBlaine County: 26,886 USDBroadwater County: 37,726 USDCarbon County: 47,878 USDCarter County: 41,559 USDCascade County: 42,445 USDChouteau County: 30,984 USDCuster County: 39,602 USDDaniels County: 43,528 USDDawson County: 38,790 USDDeer Lodge County: 35,904 USDFallon County: 44,197 USDFergus County: 38,018 USDFlathead County: 44,658 USDGallatin County: 49,202 USDGarfield County: 32,247 USDGlacier County: 32,039 USDGolden Valley County: 49,217 USDGranite County: 40,633 USDHill County: 40,723 USDJefferson County: 45,462 USDJudith Basin County: 44,727 USDLake County: 35,058 USDLewis and Clark County: 45,135 USDLiberty County: 38,130 USDLincoln County: 34,043 USDMcCone County: 35,938 USDMadison County: 46,247 USDMeagher County: 37,790 USDMineral County: 36,441 USDMissoula County: 45,264 USDMusselshell County: 37,362 USDPark County: 44,052 USDPetroleum County: 35,447 USDPhillips County: 33,702 USDPondera County: 38,953 USDPowder River County: 33,666 USDPowell County: 38,722 USDPrairie County: 43,974 USDRavalli County: 40,927 USDRichland County: 53,130 USDRoosevelt County: 31,551 USDRosebud County: 42,320 USDSanders County: 32,283 USDSheridan County: 38,760 USDSilver Bow County: 44,241 USDStillwater County: 50,493 USDSweet Grass County: 41,520 USDTeton County: 41,875 USDToole County: 40,179 USDTreasure County: 46,947 USDValley County: 40,739 USDWheatland County: 35,429 USDWibaux County: 35,404 USDYellowstone County: 47,011 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.

All counties, 2016

Richland County: 53,130 USDRichland County53,130Stillwater County: 50,493 USDStillwater County50,493Golden Valley County: 49,217 USDGolden Valley County49,217Gallatin County: 49,202 USDGallatin County49,202Carbon County: 47,878 USDCarbon County47,878Yellowstone County: 47,011 USDYellowstone County47,011Treasure County: 46,947 USDTreasure County46,947Madison County: 46,247 USDMadison County46,247Jefferson County: 45,462 USDJefferson County45,462Missoula County: 45,264 USDMissoula County45,264Lewis and Clark County: 45,135 USDLewis and Clark County45,135Judith Basin County: 44,727 USDJudith Basin County44,727Flathead County: 44,658 USDFlathead County44,658Silver Bow County: 44,241 USDSilver Bow County44,241Fallon County: 44,197 USDFallon County44,197Park County: 44,052 USDPark County44,052Prairie County: 43,974 USDPrairie County43,974Daniels County: 43,528 USDDaniels County43,528Beaverhead County: 42,553 USDBeaverhead County42,553Cascade County: 42,445 USDCascade County42,445Rosebud County: 42,320 USDRosebud County42,320Teton County: 41,875 USDTeton County41,875Carter County: 41,559 USDCarter County41,559Sweet Grass County: 41,520 USDSweet Grass County41,520Ravalli County: 40,927 USDRavalli County40,927Valley County: 40,739 USDValley County40,739Hill County: 40,723 USDHill County40,723Granite County: 40,633 USDGranite County40,633Toole County: 40,179 USDToole County40,179Custer County: 39,602 USDCuster County39,602Pondera County: 38,953 USDPondera County38,953Dawson County: 38,790 USDDawson County38,790Sheridan County: 38,760 USDSheridan County38,760Powell County: 38,722 USDPowell County38,722Liberty County: 38,130 USDLiberty County38,130Fergus County: 38,018 USDFergus County38,018Meagher County: 37,790 USDMeagher County37,790Broadwater County: 37,726 USDBroadwater County37,726Musselshell County: 37,362 USDMusselshell County37,362Mineral County: 36,441 USDMineral County36,441McCone County: 35,938 USDMcCone County35,938Deer Lodge County: 35,904 USDDeer Lodge County35,904Petroleum County: 35,447 USDPetroleum County35,447Wheatland County: 35,429 USDWheatland County35,429Wibaux County: 35,404 USDWibaux County35,404Lake County: 35,058 USDLake County35,058Lincoln County: 34,043 USDLincoln County34,043Phillips County: 33,702 USDPhillips County33,702Powder River County: 33,666 USDPowder River County33,666Sanders County: 32,283 USDSanders County32,283Garfield County: 32,247 USDGarfield County32,247Glacier County: 32,039 USDGlacier County32,039Roosevelt County: 31,551 USDRoosevelt County31,551Chouteau County: 30,984 USDChouteau County30,984Big Horn County: 28,126 USDBig Horn County28,126Blaine County: 26,886 USDBlaine County26,886Richland County: 53,130 USDRichland County53,130Stillwater County: 50,493 USDStillwater County50,493Golden Valley County: 49,217 USDGolden Valley County49,217Gallatin County: 49,202 USDGallatin County49,202Carbon County: 47,878 USDCarbon County47,878Yellowstone County: 47,011 USDYellowstone County47,011Treasure County: 46,947 USDTreasure County46,947Madison County: 46,247 USDMadison County46,247Jefferson County: 45,462 USDJefferson County45,462Missoula County: 45,264 USDMissoula County45,264Lewis and Clark County: 45,135 USDLewis and Clark County45,135Judith Basin County: 44,727 USDJudith Basin County44,727Flathead County: 44,658 USDFlathead County44,658Silver Bow County: 44,241 USDSilver Bow County44,241Fallon County: 44,197 USDFallon County44,197Park County: 44,052 USDPark County44,052Prairie County: 43,974 USDPrairie County43,974Daniels County: 43,528 USDDaniels County43,528Beaverhead County: 42,553 USDBeaverhead County42,553Cascade County: 42,445 USDCascade County42,445Rosebud County: 42,320 USDRosebud County42,320Teton County: 41,875 USDTeton County41,875Carter County: 41,559 USDCarter County41,559Sweet Grass County: 41,520 USDSweet Grass County41,520Ravalli County: 40,927 USDRavalli County40,927Valley County: 40,739 USDValley County40,739Hill County: 40,723 USDHill County40,723Granite County: 40,633 USDGranite County40,633Toole County: 40,179 USDToole County40,179Custer County: 39,602 USDCuster County39,602Pondera County: 38,953 USDPondera County38,953Dawson County: 38,790 USDDawson County38,790Sheridan County: 38,760 USDSheridan County38,760Powell County: 38,722 USDPowell County38,722Liberty County: 38,130 USDLiberty County38,130Fergus County: 38,018 USDFergus County38,018Meagher County: 37,790 USDMeagher County37,790Broadwater County: 37,726 USDBroadwater County37,726Musselshell County: 37,362 USDMusselshell County37,362Mineral County: 36,441 USDMineral County36,441McCone County: 35,938 USDMcCone County35,938Deer Lodge County: 35,904 USDDeer Lodge County35,904Petroleum County: 35,447 USDPetroleum County35,447Wheatland County: 35,429 USDWheatland County35,429Wibaux County: 35,404 USDWibaux County35,404Lake County: 35,058 USDLake County35,058Lincoln County: 34,043 USDLincoln County34,043Phillips County: 33,702 USDPhillips County33,702Powder River County: 33,666 USDPowder River County33,666Sanders County: 32,283 USDSanders County32,283Garfield County: 32,247 USDGarfield County32,247Glacier County: 32,039 USDGlacier County32,039Roosevelt County: 31,551 USDRoosevelt County31,551Chouteau County: 30,984 USDChouteau County30,984Big Horn County: 28,126 USDBig Horn County28,126Blaine County: 26,886 USDBlaine County26,886
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
1Richland County53,130-12.4%
2Stillwater County50,493+2.7%
3Golden Valley County49,217-8.4%
4Gallatin County49,202+1.6%
5Carbon County47,878+1.4%
6Yellowstone County47,011-0.8%
7Treasure County46,947-4.1%
8Madison County46,247+3.1%
9Jefferson County45,462+1.5%
10Missoula County45,264-0.4%
11Lewis and Clark County45,135+2.2%
12Judith Basin County44,727-5.9%
13Flathead County44,658+3.2%
14Silver Bow County44,241+0.8%
15Fallon County44,197-11.5%
16Park County44,052+3.6%
17Prairie County43,974-6%
18Daniels County43,528-5.9%
19Beaverhead County42,553-1%
20Cascade County42,445+1.6%
21Rosebud County42,320+0.9%
22Teton County41,875-2.5%
23Carter County41,559-13.2%
24Sweet Grass County41,520-1%
25Ravalli County40,927+3%
26Valley County40,739-2.2%
27Hill County40,723-1.6%
28Granite County40,633-1.1%
29Toole County40,179+0.5%
30Custer County39,602-3%
31Pondera County38,953+1.1%
32Dawson County38,790-5%
33Sheridan County38,760-10%
34Powell County38,722+1%
35Liberty County38,130-12.7%
36Fergus County38,018+1.6%
37Meagher County37,790-7.9%
38Broadwater County37,726+3.5%
39Musselshell County37,362-5.5%
40Mineral County36,441+3%
41McCone County35,938-5.5%
42Deer Lodge County35,904+2.9%
43Petroleum County35,447-19%
44Wheatland County35,429-4.8%
45Wibaux County35,404-10.7%
46Lake County35,058+2.9%
47Lincoln County34,043+1.1%
48Phillips County33,702-1.2%
49Powder River County33,666-9.6%
50Sanders County32,283+0.9%
51Garfield County32,247-12.8%
52Glacier County32,039+3.7%
53Roosevelt County31,551+0.4%
54Chouteau County30,984-3%
55Big Horn County28,126+2.5%
56Blaine County26,886-4.3%

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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, 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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Richland County, with $53,130 in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Blaine County, with $26,886 in 2016.

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