Counties in Minnesota by personal income

Hennepin County had the highest personal income of 87 counties in 2015, at $81.49 billion. Red Lake County had the lowest, at $175.44 million. The median was $930.66 million and the figure for Minnesota was $282.89 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest81,488.4Hennepin County
Lowest175.4Red Lake County
Median930.787 counties
Minnesota282,892.3History

Map of counties, 2015

Aitkin County: 552.5 USD millionAnoka County: 16,033.9 USD millionBecker County: 1,431.9 USD millionBeltrami County: 1,695.6 USD millionBenton County: 1,576.9 USD millionBig Stone County: 253.1 USD millionBlue Earth County: 2,769.9 USD millionBrown County: 1,202.1 USD millionCarlton County: 1,362.9 USD millionCarver County: 6,376.7 USD millionCass County: 1,196.4 USD millionChippewa County: 526.3 USD millionChisago County: 2,367.8 USD millionClay County: 2,519.4 USD millionClearwater County: 335 USD millionCook County: 251.2 USD millionCottonwood County: 495.6 USD millionCrow Wing County: 2,565.3 USD millionDakota County: 22,501.7 USD millionDodge County: 859.2 USD millionDouglas County: 1,826 USD millionFaribault County: 561.9 USD millionFillmore County: 910.4 USD millionFreeborn County: 1,257.5 USD millionGoodhue County: 2,272 USD millionGrant County: 277.9 USD millionHennepin County: 81,488.4 USD millionHouston County: 855.9 USD millionHubbard County: 797.1 USD millionIsanti County: 1,519.8 USD millionItasca County: 1,806.7 USD millionJackson County: 482 USD millionKanabec County: 608.5 USD millionKandiyohi County: 2,079 USD millionKittson County: 206.8 USD millionKoochiching County: 465.9 USD millionLac qui Parle County: 322.8 USD millionLake County: 462.9 USD millionLake of the Woods County: 186.6 USD millionLe Sueur County: 1,215.9 USD millionLincoln County: 240.1 USD millionLyon County: 1,172 USD millionMcLeod County: 1,573.6 USD millionMahnomen County: 177.4 USD millionMarshall County: 447.8 USD millionMartin County: 946.2 USD millionMeeker County: 927.4 USD millionMille Lacs County: 972.3 USD millionMorrison County: 1,275 USD millionMower County: 1,749 USD millionMurray County: 415.9 USD millionNicollet County: 1,500.5 USD millionNobles County: 947.6 USD millionNorman County: 231 USD millionOlmsted County: 7,804.3 USD millionOtter Tail County: 2,503.7 USD millionPennington County: 678.4 USD millionPine County: 973 USD millionPipestone County: 458 USD millionPolk County: 1,346.8 USD millionPope County: 505.5 USD millionRamsey County: 26,361.9 USD millionRed Lake County: 175.4 USD millionRedwood County: 796.7 USD millionRenville County: 728.6 USD millionRice County: 2,605.1 USD millionRock County: 466.3 USD millionRoseau County: 685.9 USD millionSt. Louis County: 8,535.1 USD millionScott County: 7,606.1 USD millionSherburne County: 3,905.8 USD millionSibley County: 646 USD millionStearns County: 6,638.6 USD millionSteele County: 1,535.5 USD millionStevens County: 465.9 USD millionSwift County: 497.7 USD millionTodd County: 907.4 USD millionTraverse County: 186.4 USD millionWabasha County: 930.7 USD millionWadena County: 495.7 USD millionWaseca County: 854.7 USD millionWashington County: 15,173.7 USD millionWatonwan County: 426.9 USD millionWilkin County: 316 USD millionWinona County: 2,260.3 USD millionWright County: 5,959 USD millionYellow Medicine County: 504.2 USD million
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USD million, 2015. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Hennepin County: 81,488.4 USD millionHennepin County81,488.4Ramsey County: 26,361.9 USD millionRamsey County26,361.9Dakota County: 22,501.7 USD millionDakota County22,501.7Anoka County: 16,033.9 USD millionAnoka County16,033.9Washington County: 15,173.7 USD millionWashington County15,173.7St. Louis County: 8,535.1 USD millionSt. Louis County8,535.1Olmsted County: 7,804.3 USD millionOlmsted County7,804.3Scott County: 7,606.1 USD millionScott County7,606.1Stearns County: 6,638.6 USD millionStearns County6,638.6Carver County: 6,376.7 USD millionCarver County6,376.7Wright County: 5,959 USD millionWright County5,959Sherburne County: 3,905.8 USD millionSherburne County3,905.8Blue Earth County: 2,769.9 USD millionBlue Earth County2,769.9Rice County: 2,605.1 USD millionRice County2,605.1Crow Wing County: 2,565.3 USD millionCrow Wing County2,565.3Clay County: 2,519.4 USD millionClay County2,519.4Otter Tail County: 2,503.7 USD millionOtter Tail County2,503.7Chisago County: 2,367.8 USD millionChisago County2,367.8Goodhue County: 2,272 USD millionGoodhue County2,272Winona County: 2,260.3 USD millionWinona County2,260.3Kandiyohi County: 2,079 USD millionKandiyohi County2,079Douglas County: 1,826 USD millionDouglas County1,826Itasca County: 1,806.7 USD millionItasca County1,806.7Mower County: 1,749 USD millionMower County1,749Beltrami County: 1,695.6 USD millionBeltrami County1,695.6Benton County: 1,576.9 USD millionBenton County1,576.9McLeod County: 1,573.6 USD millionMcLeod County1,573.6Steele County: 1,535.5 USD millionSteele County1,535.5Isanti County: 1,519.8 USD millionIsanti County1,519.8Nicollet County: 1,500.5 USD millionNicollet County1,500.5Becker County: 1,431.9 USD millionBecker County1,431.9Carlton County: 1,362.9 USD millionCarlton County1,362.9Polk County: 1,346.8 USD millionPolk County1,346.8Morrison County: 1,275 USD millionMorrison County1,275Freeborn County: 1,257.5 USD millionFreeborn County1,257.5Le Sueur County: 1,215.9 USD millionLe Sueur County1,215.9Brown County: 1,202.1 USD millionBrown County1,202.1Cass County: 1,196.4 USD millionCass County1,196.4Lyon County: 1,172 USD millionLyon County1,172Pine County: 973 USD millionPine County973Hennepin County: 81,488.4 USD millionHennepin County81,488.4Ramsey County: 26,361.9 USD millionRamsey County26,361.9Dakota County: 22,501.7 USD millionDakota County22,501.7Anoka County: 16,033.9 USD millionAnoka County16,033.9Washington County: 15,173.7 USD millionWashington County15,173.7St. Louis County: 8,535.1 USD millionSt. Louis County8,535.1Olmsted County: 7,804.3 USD millionOlmsted County7,804.3Scott County: 7,606.1 USD millionScott County7,606.1Stearns County: 6,638.6 USD millionStearns County6,638.6Carver County: 6,376.7 USD millionCarver County6,376.7Wright County: 5,959 USD millionWright County5,959Sherburne County: 3,905.8 USD millionSherburne County3,905.8Blue Earth County: 2,769.9 USD millionBlue Earth County2,769.9Rice County: 2,605.1 USD millionRice County2,605.1Crow Wing County: 2,565.3 USD millionCrow Wing County2,565.3Clay County: 2,519.4 USD millionClay County2,519.4Otter Tail County: 2,503.7 USD millionOtter Tail County2,503.7Chisago County: 2,367.8 USD millionChisago County2,367.8Goodhue County: 2,272 USD millionGoodhue County2,272Winona County: 2,260.3 USD millionWinona County2,260.3Kandiyohi County: 2,079 USD millionKandiyohi County2,079Douglas County: 1,826 USD millionDouglas County1,826Itasca County: 1,806.7 USD millionItasca County1,806.7Mower County: 1,749 USD millionMower County1,749Beltrami County: 1,695.6 USD millionBeltrami County1,695.6Benton County: 1,576.9 USD millionBenton County1,576.9McLeod County: 1,573.6 USD millionMcLeod County1,573.6Steele County: 1,535.5 USD millionSteele County1,535.5Isanti County: 1,519.8 USD millionIsanti County1,519.8Nicollet County: 1,500.5 USD millionNicollet County1,500.5Becker County: 1,431.9 USD millionBecker County1,431.9Carlton County: 1,362.9 USD millionCarlton County1,362.9Polk County: 1,346.8 USD millionPolk County1,346.8Morrison County: 1,275 USD millionMorrison County1,275Freeborn County: 1,257.5 USD millionFreeborn County1,257.5Le Sueur County: 1,215.9 USD millionLe Sueur County1,215.9Brown County: 1,202.1 USD millionBrown County1,202.1Cass County: 1,196.4 USD millionCass County1,196.4Lyon County: 1,172 USD millionLyon County1,172Pine County: 973 USD millionPine County973
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD million
Change on 2014
1Hennepin County81,488.4+5.6%
2Ramsey County26,361.9+5.3%
3Dakota County22,501.7+4.2%
4Anoka County16,033.9+4.7%
5Washington County15,173.7+5.7%
6St. Louis County8,535.1+2.3%
7Olmsted County7,804.3+4.9%
8Scott County7,606.1+4.7%
9Stearns County6,638.6+2.8%
10Carver County6,376.7+5.6%
11Wright County5,959+4.5%
12Sherburne County3,905.8+5.3%
13Blue Earth County2,769.9+4.1%
14Rice County2,605.1+3.8%
15Crow Wing County2,565.3+3.9%
16Clay County2,519.4+5.3%
17Otter Tail County2,503.7+1.1%
18Chisago County2,367.8+5.5%
19Goodhue County2,272+4%
20Winona County2,260.3+2.7%
21Kandiyohi County2,079+9.5%
22Douglas County1,826+7.2%
23Itasca County1,806.7+7.7%
24Mower County1,749+7.6%
25Beltrami County1,695.6+4%
26Benton County1,576.9+3.4%
27McLeod County1,573.6+1.8%
28Steele County1,535.5+2.5%
29Isanti County1,519.8+4.4%
30Nicollet County1,500.5+5.3%
31Becker County1,431.9+4.5%
32Carlton County1,362.9+5.1%
33Polk County1,346.8+2%
34Morrison County1,275+1.9%
35Freeborn County1,257.5+2.6%
36Le Sueur County1,215.9+2.7%
37Brown County1,202.1+4.6%
38Cass County1,196.4+7.5%
39Lyon County1,172+4%
40Pine County973+3.4%
41Mille Lacs County972.3+2.8%
42Nobles County947.6+4.2%
43Martin County946.2+1.2%
44Wabasha County930.7+0.4%
45Meeker County927.4+5.1%
46Fillmore County910.4+5.3%
47Todd County907.4-0.3%
48Dodge County859.2+2%
49Houston County855.9+1.7%
50Waseca County854.7+4.2%
51Hubbard County797.1+8.9%
52Redwood County796.7+3.1%
53Renville County728.6+4.3%
54Roseau County685.9+5.9%
55Pennington County678.4+2.9%
56Sibley County646+2.7%
57Kanabec County608.5+4.6%
58Faribault County561.9+0.8%
59Aitkin County552.5+3.4%
60Chippewa County526.3+2.5%
61Pope County505.5+2.4%
62Yellow Medicine County504.2+12.5%
63Swift County497.7+9.6%
64Wadena County495.7+4.2%
65Cottonwood County495.6+0.8%
66Jackson County482+0.1%
67Rock County466.3+1.8%
68Stevens County465.9-9.7%
69Koochiching County465.9+2.2%
70Lake County462.9+2.9%
71Pipestone County458-1.6%
72Marshall County447.8+2%
73Watonwan County426.9+1.1%
74Murray County415.9+3.6%
75Clearwater County335+3.5%
76Lac qui Parle County322.8+4.9%
77Wilkin County316+2.7%
78Grant County277.9+0.9%
79Big Stone County253.1+4.9%
80Cook County251.2+5.1%
81Lincoln County240.1+1.3%
82Norman County231+3.4%
83Kittson County206.8+2.9%
84Lake of the Woods County186.6+10%
85Traverse County186.4+9%
86Mahnomen County177.4+2.5%
87Red Lake County175.4+3.7%

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Total income received by the residents of a place from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC1 line 1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 line 1 for counties.

Counted where people live, not where they work. The national figure is the total of the states, which differs slightly from personal income in the national accounts. Divided by BEA population it gives per_capita_personal_income.

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, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Minnesota by 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/personal-income/minnesota-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Hennepin County, with $81.49 billion in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Red Lake County, with $175.44 million in 2015.

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