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Counties in Montana by per capita personal income

Madison County had the highest per capita personal income of 56 counties in 2020, at $67,956. Blaine County had the lowest, at $32,726. The median was $50,237 and the figure for Montana was $53,575. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest67,956Madison County
Lowest32,726Blaine County
Median50,23756 counties
Montana53,575History

Map of counties, 2020

Beaverhead County: 52,986 USDBig Horn County: 35,785 USDBlaine County: 32,726 USDBroadwater County: 47,038 USDCarbon County: 58,323 USDCarter County: 41,780 USDCascade County: 50,405 USDChouteau County: 45,980 USDCuster County: 47,890 USDDaniels County: 57,301 USDDawson County: 46,403 USDDeer Lodge County: 43,548 USDFallon County: 48,427 USDFergus County: 45,622 USDFlathead County: 55,536 USDGallatin County: 63,954 USDGarfield County: 42,146 USDGlacier County: 41,132 USDGolden Valley County: 56,259 USDGranite County: 51,368 USDHill County: 49,292 USDJefferson County: 53,931 USDJudith Basin County: 53,003 USDLake County: 43,428 USDLewis and Clark County: 53,781 USDLiberty County: 63,030 USDLincoln County: 41,954 USDMcCone County: 43,573 USDMadison County: 67,956 USDMeagher County: 47,942 USDMineral County: 44,159 USDMissoula County: 57,773 USDMusselshell County: 47,593 USDPark County: 53,432 USDPetroleum County: 37,448 USDPhillips County: 42,429 USDPondera County: 56,394 USDPowder River County: 40,905 USDPowell County: 50,432 USDPrairie County: 50,762 USDRavalli County: 51,960 USDRichland County: 58,840 USDRoosevelt County: 39,488 USDRosebud County: 51,146 USDSanders County: 40,807 USDSheridan County: 53,307 USDSilver Bow County: 50,069 USDStillwater County: 62,314 USDSweet Grass County: 53,638 USDTeton County: 52,921 USDToole County: 55,903 USDTreasure County: 58,045 USDValley County: 49,716 USDWheatland County: 45,108 USDWibaux County: 44,485 USDYellowstone County: 55,681 USD
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USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Madison County: 67,956 USDMadison County67,956Gallatin County: 63,954 USDGallatin County63,954Liberty County: 63,030 USDLiberty County63,030Stillwater County: 62,314 USDStillwater County62,314Richland County: 58,840 USDRichland County58,840Carbon County: 58,323 USDCarbon County58,323Treasure County: 58,045 USDTreasure County58,045Missoula County: 57,773 USDMissoula County57,773Daniels County: 57,301 USDDaniels County57,301Pondera County: 56,394 USDPondera County56,394Golden Valley County: 56,259 USDGolden Valley County56,259Toole County: 55,903 USDToole County55,903Yellowstone County: 55,681 USDYellowstone County55,681Flathead County: 55,536 USDFlathead County55,536Jefferson County: 53,931 USDJefferson County53,931Lewis and Clark County: 53,781 USDLewis and Clark County53,781Sweet Grass County: 53,638 USDSweet Grass County53,638Park County: 53,432 USDPark County53,432Sheridan County: 53,307 USDSheridan County53,307Judith Basin County: 53,003 USDJudith Basin County53,003Beaverhead County: 52,986 USDBeaverhead County52,986Teton County: 52,921 USDTeton County52,921Ravalli County: 51,960 USDRavalli County51,960Granite County: 51,368 USDGranite County51,368Rosebud County: 51,146 USDRosebud County51,146Prairie County: 50,762 USDPrairie County50,762Powell County: 50,432 USDPowell County50,432Cascade County: 50,405 USDCascade County50,405Silver Bow County: 50,069 USDSilver Bow County50,069Valley County: 49,716 USDValley County49,716Hill County: 49,292 USDHill County49,292Fallon County: 48,427 USDFallon County48,427Meagher County: 47,942 USDMeagher County47,942Custer County: 47,890 USDCuster County47,890Musselshell County: 47,593 USDMusselshell County47,593Broadwater County: 47,038 USDBroadwater County47,038Dawson County: 46,403 USDDawson County46,403Chouteau County: 45,980 USDChouteau County45,980Fergus County: 45,622 USDFergus County45,622Wheatland County: 45,108 USDWheatland County45,108Wibaux County: 44,485 USDWibaux County44,485Mineral County: 44,159 USDMineral County44,159McCone County: 43,573 USDMcCone County43,573Deer Lodge County: 43,548 USDDeer Lodge County43,548Lake County: 43,428 USDLake County43,428Phillips County: 42,429 USDPhillips County42,429Garfield County: 42,146 USDGarfield County42,146Lincoln County: 41,954 USDLincoln County41,954Carter County: 41,780 USDCarter County41,780Glacier County: 41,132 USDGlacier County41,132Powder River County: 40,905 USDPowder River County40,905Sanders County: 40,807 USDSanders County40,807Roosevelt County: 39,488 USDRoosevelt County39,488Petroleum County: 37,448 USDPetroleum County37,448Big Horn County: 35,785 USDBig Horn County35,785Blaine County: 32,726 USDBlaine County32,726Madison County: 67,956 USDMadison County67,956Gallatin County: 63,954 USDGallatin County63,954Liberty County: 63,030 USDLiberty County63,030Stillwater County: 62,314 USDStillwater County62,314Richland County: 58,840 USDRichland County58,840Carbon County: 58,323 USDCarbon County58,323Treasure County: 58,045 USDTreasure County58,045Missoula County: 57,773 USDMissoula County57,773Daniels County: 57,301 USDDaniels County57,301Pondera County: 56,394 USDPondera County56,394Golden Valley County: 56,259 USDGolden Valley County56,259Toole County: 55,903 USDToole County55,903Yellowstone County: 55,681 USDYellowstone County55,681Flathead County: 55,536 USDFlathead County55,536Jefferson County: 53,931 USDJefferson County53,931Lewis and Clark County: 53,781 USDLewis and Clark County53,781Sweet Grass County: 53,638 USDSweet Grass County53,638Park County: 53,432 USDPark County53,432Sheridan County: 53,307 USDSheridan County53,307Judith Basin County: 53,003 USDJudith Basin County53,003Beaverhead County: 52,986 USDBeaverhead County52,986Teton County: 52,921 USDTeton County52,921Ravalli County: 51,960 USDRavalli County51,960Granite County: 51,368 USDGranite County51,368Rosebud County: 51,146 USDRosebud County51,146Prairie County: 50,762 USDPrairie County50,762Powell County: 50,432 USDPowell County50,432Cascade County: 50,405 USDCascade County50,405Silver Bow County: 50,069 USDSilver Bow County50,069Valley County: 49,716 USDValley County49,716Hill County: 49,292 USDHill County49,292Fallon County: 48,427 USDFallon County48,427Meagher County: 47,942 USDMeagher County47,942Custer County: 47,890 USDCuster County47,890Musselshell County: 47,593 USDMusselshell County47,593Broadwater County: 47,038 USDBroadwater County47,038Dawson County: 46,403 USDDawson County46,403Chouteau County: 45,980 USDChouteau County45,980Fergus County: 45,622 USDFergus County45,622Wheatland County: 45,108 USDWheatland County45,108Wibaux County: 44,485 USDWibaux County44,485Mineral County: 44,159 USDMineral County44,159McCone County: 43,573 USDMcCone County43,573Deer Lodge County: 43,548 USDDeer Lodge County43,548Lake County: 43,428 USDLake County43,428Phillips County: 42,429 USDPhillips County42,429Garfield County: 42,146 USDGarfield County42,146Lincoln County: 41,954 USDLincoln County41,954Carter County: 41,780 USDCarter County41,780Glacier County: 41,132 USDGlacier County41,132Powder River County: 40,905 USDPowder River County40,905Sanders County: 40,807 USDSanders County40,807Roosevelt County: 39,488 USDRoosevelt County39,488Petroleum County: 37,448 USDPetroleum County37,448Big Horn County: 35,785 USDBig Horn County35,785Blaine County: 32,726 USDBlaine County32,726
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

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Madison County67,956+3.1%
2Gallatin County63,954+8.3%
3Liberty County63,030+13%
4Stillwater County62,314+6.3%
5Richland County58,840-0.5%
6Carbon County58,323+5.8%
7Treasure County58,045+12.9%
8Missoula County57,773+8.7%
9Daniels County57,301+17.1%
10Pondera County56,394+14.8%
11Golden Valley County56,259+12.9%
12Toole County55,903+13.1%
13Yellowstone County55,681+6.3%
14Flathead County55,536+9.7%
15Jefferson County53,931+6.2%
16Lewis and Clark County53,781+7.6%
17Sweet Grass County53,638+5.7%
18Park County53,432+5.6%
19Sheridan County53,307+14.1%
20Judith Basin County53,003+11%
21Beaverhead County52,986+9.9%
22Teton County52,921+9.7%
23Ravalli County51,960+5.2%
24Granite County51,368+11.9%
25Rosebud County51,146+8%
26Prairie County50,762+9.6%
27Powell County50,432+12%
28Cascade County50,405+7.6%
29Silver Bow County50,069+4.4%
30Valley County49,716+8.9%
31Hill County49,292+7.9%
32Fallon County48,427+4.6%
33Meagher County47,942+10.2%
34Custer County47,890+7.2%
35Musselshell County47,593+7.6%
36Broadwater County47,038+7.2%
37Dawson County46,403+4.1%
38Chouteau County45,980+17.6%
39Fergus County45,622+4%
40Wheatland County45,108+14.3%
41Wibaux County44,485+8%
42Mineral County44,159+7.5%
43McCone County43,573+15.2%
44Deer Lodge County43,548+8.4%
45Lake County43,428+8.8%
46Phillips County42,429+9.8%
47Garfield County42,146+20.9%
48Lincoln County41,954+8.7%
49Carter County41,780+18.2%
50Glacier County41,132+10.7%
51Powder River County40,905+21.9%
52Sanders County40,807+10.8%
53Roosevelt County39,488+8.1%
54Petroleum County37,448+10.1%
55Big Horn County35,785+14.1%
56Blaine County32,726+13.6%

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/montana-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Madison County, with $67,956 in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Blaine County, with $32,726 in 2020.

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