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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 2018, at $56,995. Blaine County had the lowest, at $28,201. The median was $44,225 and the figure for Montana was $47,211. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest56,995Richland County
Lowest28,201Blaine County
Median44,22556 counties
Montana47,211History

Map of counties, 2018

Beaverhead County: 45,027 USDBig Horn County: 29,616 USDBlaine County: 28,201 USDBroadwater County: 40,367 USDCarbon County: 52,501 USDCarter County: 35,735 USDCascade County: 45,746 USDChouteau County: 36,810 USDCuster County: 42,317 USDDaniels County: 47,491 USDDawson County: 45,193 USDDeer Lodge County: 37,917 USDFallon County: 45,623 USDFergus County: 40,493 USDFlathead County: 48,113 USDGallatin County: 55,019 USDGarfield County: 36,191 USDGlacier County: 34,097 USDGolden Valley County: 48,675 USDGranite County: 43,277 USDHill County: 45,102 USDJefferson County: 48,137 USDJudith Basin County: 45,668 USDLake County: 38,590 USDLewis and Clark County: 47,595 USDLiberty County: 44,266 USDLincoln County: 36,828 USDMcCone County: 35,366 USDMadison County: 51,751 USDMeagher County: 41,014 USDMineral County: 39,178 USDMissoula County: 50,009 USDMusselshell County: 42,887 USDPark County: 48,155 USDPetroleum County: 31,214 USDPhillips County: 37,064 USDPondera County: 42,446 USDPowder River County: 31,925 USDPowell County: 40,453 USDPrairie County: 47,042 USDRavalli County: 45,143 USDRichland County: 56,995 USDRoosevelt County: 37,254 USDRosebud County: 45,596 USDSanders County: 34,720 USDSheridan County: 43,714 USDSilver Bow County: 46,658 USDStillwater County: 56,692 USDSweet Grass County: 45,848 USDTeton County: 45,213 USDToole County: 47,009 USDTreasure County: 45,175 USDValley County: 44,183 USDWheatland County: 35,900 USDWibaux County: 37,032 USDYellowstone County: 51,250 USD
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USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Richland County: 56,995 USDRichland County56,995Stillwater County: 56,692 USDStillwater County56,692Gallatin County: 55,019 USDGallatin County55,019Carbon County: 52,501 USDCarbon County52,501Madison County: 51,751 USDMadison County51,751Yellowstone County: 51,250 USDYellowstone County51,250Missoula County: 50,009 USDMissoula County50,009Golden Valley County: 48,675 USDGolden Valley County48,675Park County: 48,155 USDPark County48,155Jefferson County: 48,137 USDJefferson County48,137Flathead County: 48,113 USDFlathead County48,113Lewis and Clark County: 47,595 USDLewis and Clark County47,595Daniels County: 47,491 USDDaniels County47,491Prairie County: 47,042 USDPrairie County47,042Toole County: 47,009 USDToole County47,009Silver Bow County: 46,658 USDSilver Bow County46,658Sweet Grass County: 45,848 USDSweet Grass County45,848Cascade County: 45,746 USDCascade County45,746Judith Basin County: 45,668 USDJudith Basin County45,668Fallon County: 45,623 USDFallon County45,623Rosebud County: 45,596 USDRosebud County45,596Teton County: 45,213 USDTeton County45,213Dawson County: 45,193 USDDawson County45,193Treasure County: 45,175 USDTreasure County45,175Ravalli County: 45,143 USDRavalli County45,143Hill County: 45,102 USDHill County45,102Beaverhead County: 45,027 USDBeaverhead County45,027Liberty County: 44,266 USDLiberty County44,266Valley County: 44,183 USDValley County44,183Sheridan County: 43,714 USDSheridan County43,714Granite County: 43,277 USDGranite County43,277Musselshell County: 42,887 USDMusselshell County42,887Pondera County: 42,446 USDPondera County42,446Custer County: 42,317 USDCuster County42,317Meagher County: 41,014 USDMeagher County41,014Fergus County: 40,493 USDFergus County40,493Powell County: 40,453 USDPowell County40,453Broadwater County: 40,367 USDBroadwater County40,367Mineral County: 39,178 USDMineral County39,178Lake County: 38,590 USDLake County38,590Deer Lodge County: 37,917 USDDeer Lodge County37,917Roosevelt County: 37,254 USDRoosevelt County37,254Phillips County: 37,064 USDPhillips County37,064Wibaux County: 37,032 USDWibaux County37,032Lincoln County: 36,828 USDLincoln County36,828Chouteau County: 36,810 USDChouteau County36,810Garfield County: 36,191 USDGarfield County36,191Wheatland County: 35,900 USDWheatland County35,900Carter County: 35,735 USDCarter County35,735McCone County: 35,366 USDMcCone County35,366Sanders County: 34,720 USDSanders County34,720Glacier County: 34,097 USDGlacier County34,097Powder River County: 31,925 USDPowder River County31,925Petroleum County: 31,214 USDPetroleum County31,214Big Horn County: 29,616 USDBig Horn County29,616Blaine County: 28,201 USDBlaine County28,201Richland County: 56,995 USDRichland County56,995Stillwater County: 56,692 USDStillwater County56,692Gallatin County: 55,019 USDGallatin County55,019Carbon County: 52,501 USDCarbon County52,501Madison County: 51,751 USDMadison County51,751Yellowstone County: 51,250 USDYellowstone County51,250Missoula County: 50,009 USDMissoula County50,009Golden Valley County: 48,675 USDGolden Valley County48,675Park County: 48,155 USDPark County48,155Jefferson County: 48,137 USDJefferson County48,137Flathead County: 48,113 USDFlathead County48,113Lewis and Clark County: 47,595 USDLewis and Clark County47,595Daniels County: 47,491 USDDaniels County47,491Prairie County: 47,042 USDPrairie County47,042Toole County: 47,009 USDToole County47,009Silver Bow County: 46,658 USDSilver Bow County46,658Sweet Grass County: 45,848 USDSweet Grass County45,848Cascade County: 45,746 USDCascade County45,746Judith Basin County: 45,668 USDJudith Basin County45,668Fallon County: 45,623 USDFallon County45,623Rosebud County: 45,596 USDRosebud County45,596Teton County: 45,213 USDTeton County45,213Dawson County: 45,193 USDDawson County45,193Treasure County: 45,175 USDTreasure County45,175Ravalli County: 45,143 USDRavalli County45,143Hill County: 45,102 USDHill County45,102Beaverhead County: 45,027 USDBeaverhead County45,027Liberty County: 44,266 USDLiberty County44,266Valley County: 44,183 USDValley County44,183Sheridan County: 43,714 USDSheridan County43,714Granite County: 43,277 USDGranite County43,277Musselshell County: 42,887 USDMusselshell County42,887Pondera County: 42,446 USDPondera County42,446Custer County: 42,317 USDCuster County42,317Meagher County: 41,014 USDMeagher County41,014Fergus County: 40,493 USDFergus County40,493Powell County: 40,453 USDPowell County40,453Broadwater County: 40,367 USDBroadwater County40,367Mineral County: 39,178 USDMineral County39,178Lake County: 38,590 USDLake County38,590Deer Lodge County: 37,917 USDDeer Lodge County37,917Roosevelt County: 37,254 USDRoosevelt County37,254Phillips County: 37,064 USDPhillips County37,064Wibaux County: 37,032 USDWibaux County37,032Lincoln County: 36,828 USDLincoln County36,828Chouteau County: 36,810 USDChouteau County36,810Garfield County: 36,191 USDGarfield County36,191Wheatland County: 35,900 USDWheatland County35,900Carter County: 35,735 USDCarter County35,735McCone County: 35,366 USDMcCone County35,366Sanders County: 34,720 USDSanders County34,720Glacier County: 34,097 USDGlacier County34,097Powder River County: 31,925 USDPowder River County31,925Petroleum County: 31,214 USDPetroleum County31,214Big Horn County: 29,616 USDBig Horn County29,616Blaine County: 28,201 USDBlaine County28,201
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

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Richland County56,995+5.6%
2Stillwater County56,692+4.6%
3Gallatin County55,019+5.4%
4Carbon County52,501+6.5%
5Madison County51,751+1.5%
6Yellowstone County51,250+4.1%
7Missoula County50,009+2.9%
8Golden Valley County48,675+7%
9Park County48,155+4.6%
10Jefferson County48,137+1.1%
11Flathead County48,113+3.6%
12Lewis and Clark County47,595+1.5%
13Daniels County47,491-0.4%
14Prairie County47,042+5.5%
15Toole County47,009+16%
16Silver Bow County46,658+0.6%
17Sweet Grass County45,848+4.3%
18Cascade County45,746+4%
19Judith Basin County45,668+9%
20Fallon County45,623+1%
21Rosebud County45,596+3.9%
22Teton County45,213+15.3%
23Dawson County45,193+7.9%
24Treasure County45,175+12.3%
25Ravalli County45,143+2.9%
26Hill County45,102+7.6%
27Beaverhead County45,027+5.4%
28Liberty County44,266+19%
29Valley County44,183-0.8%
30Sheridan County43,714+0.3%
31Granite County43,277+2.7%
32Musselshell County42,887+5.6%
33Pondera County42,446+10.6%
34Custer County42,317+3.3%
35Meagher County41,014+9.5%
36Fergus County40,493+6.9%
37Powell County40,453+3.7%
38Broadwater County40,367+5.1%
39Mineral County39,178+2.3%
40Lake County38,590+1.9%
41Deer Lodge County37,917+2.3%
42Roosevelt County37,254+3.3%
43Phillips County37,064+7%
44Wibaux County37,032-2.3%
45Lincoln County36,828+4.9%
46Chouteau County36,810+27.8%
47Garfield County36,191+12.4%
48Wheatland County35,900+6%
49Carter County35,735+2%
50McCone County35,366-3.4%
51Sanders County34,720+2.5%
52Glacier County34,097+7.4%
53Powder River County31,925+1.7%
54Petroleum County31,214+6.2%
55Big Horn County29,616+4.1%
56Blaine County28,201+2.4%

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/montana-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Richland County, with $56,995 in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Blaine County, with $28,201 in 2018.

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