Counties in Minnesota by personal income

Hennepin County had the highest personal income of 87 counties in 2017, at $87.25 billion. Traverse County had the lowest, at $171.84 million. The median was $971.78 million and the figure for Minnesota was $301.67 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest87,246.8Hennepin County
Lowest171.8Traverse County
Median971.887 counties
Minnesota301,670.1History

Map of counties, 2017

Aitkin County: 594.4 USD millionAnoka County: 17,271 USD millionBecker County: 1,526.1 USD millionBeltrami County: 1,812.7 USD millionBenton County: 1,724.8 USD millionBig Stone County: 253.3 USD millionBlue Earth County: 2,829 USD millionBrown County: 1,245 USD millionCarlton County: 1,449.5 USD millionCarver County: 6,990.6 USD millionCass County: 1,312 USD millionChippewa County: 538.2 USD millionChisago County: 2,582.2 USD millionClay County: 2,588.2 USD millionClearwater County: 357.4 USD millionCook County: 270.8 USD millionCottonwood County: 495.3 USD millionCrow Wing County: 2,753.6 USD millionDakota County: 24,425.6 USD millionDodge County: 903 USD millionDouglas County: 1,872.1 USD millionFaribault County: 540.2 USD millionFillmore County: 900.6 USD millionFreeborn County: 1,311.5 USD millionGoodhue County: 2,344.9 USD millionGrant County: 267.7 USD millionHennepin County: 87,246.8 USD millionHouston County: 906.6 USD millionHubbard County: 927 USD millionIsanti County: 1,663.9 USD millionItasca County: 1,835.3 USD millionJackson County: 484.3 USD millionKanabec County: 653.8 USD millionKandiyohi County: 2,209.1 USD millionKittson County: 203.3 USD millionKoochiching County: 476.4 USD millionLac qui Parle County: 317.4 USD millionLake County: 470.6 USD millionLake of the Woods County: 195.7 USD millionLe Sueur County: 1,306.2 USD millionLincoln County: 251.1 USD millionLyon County: 1,222.3 USD millionMcLeod County: 1,632.1 USD millionMahnomen County: 182.6 USD millionMarshall County: 451.8 USD millionMartin County: 947.2 USD millionMeeker County: 971.8 USD millionMille Lacs County: 1,036.6 USD millionMorrison County: 1,342.2 USD millionMower County: 1,774.7 USD millionMurray County: 395.4 USD millionNicollet County: 1,593.4 USD millionNobles County: 919.6 USD millionNorman County: 235.4 USD millionOlmsted County: 8,518.5 USD millionOtter Tail County: 2,648 USD millionPennington County: 719.5 USD millionPine County: 1,044.5 USD millionPipestone County: 473.6 USD millionPolk County: 1,389.9 USD millionPope County: 522.1 USD millionRamsey County: 28,050.1 USD millionRed Lake County: 187.8 USD millionRedwood County: 696 USD millionRenville County: 702.6 USD millionRice County: 2,768.5 USD millionRock County: 464.7 USD millionRoseau County: 689.4 USD millionSt. Louis County: 8,753.1 USD millionScott County: 8,456.6 USD millionSherburne County: 4,333 USD millionSibley County: 661.9 USD millionStearns County: 7,010.9 USD millionSteele County: 1,648.1 USD millionStevens County: 440.6 USD millionSwift County: 442.2 USD millionTodd County: 992.2 USD millionTraverse County: 171.8 USD millionWabasha County: 989.9 USD millionWadena County: 515.5 USD millionWaseca County: 788.2 USD millionWashington County: 16,587.5 USD millionWatonwan County: 452.9 USD millionWilkin County: 321.4 USD millionWinona County: 2,351.5 USD millionWright County: 6,476.2 USD millionYellow Medicine County: 468.1 USD million
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USD million, 2017. 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, 2017

Hennepin County: 87,246.8 USD millionHennepin County87,246.8Ramsey County: 28,050.1 USD millionRamsey County28,050.1Dakota County: 24,425.6 USD millionDakota County24,425.6Anoka County: 17,271 USD millionAnoka County17,271Washington County: 16,587.5 USD millionWashington County16,587.5St. Louis County: 8,753.1 USD millionSt. Louis County8,753.1Olmsted County: 8,518.5 USD millionOlmsted County8,518.5Scott County: 8,456.6 USD millionScott County8,456.6Stearns County: 7,010.9 USD millionStearns County7,010.9Carver County: 6,990.6 USD millionCarver County6,990.6Wright County: 6,476.2 USD millionWright County6,476.2Sherburne County: 4,333 USD millionSherburne County4,333Blue Earth County: 2,829 USD millionBlue Earth County2,829Rice County: 2,768.5 USD millionRice County2,768.5Crow Wing County: 2,753.6 USD millionCrow Wing County2,753.6Otter Tail County: 2,648 USD millionOtter Tail County2,648Clay County: 2,588.2 USD millionClay County2,588.2Chisago County: 2,582.2 USD millionChisago County2,582.2Winona County: 2,351.5 USD millionWinona County2,351.5Goodhue County: 2,344.9 USD millionGoodhue County2,344.9Kandiyohi County: 2,209.1 USD millionKandiyohi County2,209.1Douglas County: 1,872.1 USD millionDouglas County1,872.1Itasca County: 1,835.3 USD millionItasca County1,835.3Beltrami County: 1,812.7 USD millionBeltrami County1,812.7Mower County: 1,774.7 USD millionMower County1,774.7Benton County: 1,724.8 USD millionBenton County1,724.8Isanti County: 1,663.9 USD millionIsanti County1,663.9Steele County: 1,648.1 USD millionSteele County1,648.1McLeod County: 1,632.1 USD millionMcLeod County1,632.1Nicollet County: 1,593.4 USD millionNicollet County1,593.4Becker County: 1,526.1 USD millionBecker County1,526.1Carlton County: 1,449.5 USD millionCarlton County1,449.5Polk County: 1,389.9 USD millionPolk County1,389.9Morrison County: 1,342.2 USD millionMorrison County1,342.2Cass County: 1,312 USD millionCass County1,312Freeborn County: 1,311.5 USD millionFreeborn County1,311.5Le Sueur County: 1,306.2 USD millionLe Sueur County1,306.2Brown County: 1,245 USD millionBrown County1,245Lyon County: 1,222.3 USD millionLyon County1,222.3Pine County: 1,044.5 USD millionPine County1,044.5Hennepin County: 87,246.8 USD millionHennepin County87,246.8Ramsey County: 28,050.1 USD millionRamsey County28,050.1Dakota County: 24,425.6 USD millionDakota County24,425.6Anoka County: 17,271 USD millionAnoka County17,271Washington County: 16,587.5 USD millionWashington County16,587.5St. Louis County: 8,753.1 USD millionSt. Louis County8,753.1Olmsted County: 8,518.5 USD millionOlmsted County8,518.5Scott County: 8,456.6 USD millionScott County8,456.6Stearns County: 7,010.9 USD millionStearns County7,010.9Carver County: 6,990.6 USD millionCarver County6,990.6Wright County: 6,476.2 USD millionWright County6,476.2Sherburne County: 4,333 USD millionSherburne County4,333Blue Earth County: 2,829 USD millionBlue Earth County2,829Rice County: 2,768.5 USD millionRice County2,768.5Crow Wing County: 2,753.6 USD millionCrow Wing County2,753.6Otter Tail County: 2,648 USD millionOtter Tail County2,648Clay County: 2,588.2 USD millionClay County2,588.2Chisago County: 2,582.2 USD millionChisago County2,582.2Winona County: 2,351.5 USD millionWinona County2,351.5Goodhue County: 2,344.9 USD millionGoodhue County2,344.9Kandiyohi County: 2,209.1 USD millionKandiyohi County2,209.1Douglas County: 1,872.1 USD millionDouglas County1,872.1Itasca County: 1,835.3 USD millionItasca County1,835.3Beltrami County: 1,812.7 USD millionBeltrami County1,812.7Mower County: 1,774.7 USD millionMower County1,774.7Benton County: 1,724.8 USD millionBenton County1,724.8Isanti County: 1,663.9 USD millionIsanti County1,663.9Steele County: 1,648.1 USD millionSteele County1,648.1McLeod County: 1,632.1 USD millionMcLeod County1,632.1Nicollet County: 1,593.4 USD millionNicollet County1,593.4Becker County: 1,526.1 USD millionBecker County1,526.1Carlton County: 1,449.5 USD millionCarlton County1,449.5Polk County: 1,389.9 USD millionPolk County1,389.9Morrison County: 1,342.2 USD millionMorrison County1,342.2Cass County: 1,312 USD millionCass County1,312Freeborn County: 1,311.5 USD millionFreeborn County1,311.5Le Sueur County: 1,306.2 USD millionLe Sueur County1,306.2Brown County: 1,245 USD millionBrown County1,245Lyon County: 1,222.3 USD millionLyon County1,222.3Pine County: 1,044.5 USD millionPine County1,044.5
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

RankCounties2017
USD million
Change on 2016
1Hennepin County87,246.8+4.3%
2Ramsey County28,050.1+3.3%
3Dakota County24,425.6+4.8%
4Anoka County17,271+4.9%
5Washington County16,587.5+6%
6St. Louis County8,753.1+3.4%
7Olmsted County8,518.5+5%
8Scott County8,456.6+5.5%
9Stearns County7,010.9+5.2%
10Carver County6,990.6+6.9%
11Wright County6,476.2+4.7%
12Sherburne County4,333+6.3%
13Blue Earth County2,829+2.9%
14Rice County2,768.5+4.9%
15Crow Wing County2,753.6+4%
16Otter Tail County2,648+5.2%
17Clay County2,588.2+2.4%
18Chisago County2,582.2+5.7%
19Winona County2,351.5+1.6%
20Goodhue County2,344.9+3.7%
21Kandiyohi County2,209.1+6.2%
22Douglas County1,872.1-0.6%
23Itasca County1,835.3+2.6%
24Beltrami County1,812.7+3.3%
25Mower County1,774.7+3.2%
26Benton County1,724.8+6%
27Isanti County1,663.9+4.1%
28Steele County1,648.1+6.8%
29McLeod County1,632.1+2.5%
30Nicollet County1,593.4+6.6%
31Becker County1,526.1+3.9%
32Carlton County1,449.5+3.8%
33Polk County1,389.9+2%
34Morrison County1,342.2+5.4%
35Cass County1,312+4.8%
36Freeborn County1,311.5+6.3%
37Le Sueur County1,306.2+3.8%
38Brown County1,245+2.7%
39Lyon County1,222.3+6.9%
40Pine County1,044.5+4.1%
41Mille Lacs County1,036.6+4%
42Todd County992.2+10.9%
43Wabasha County989.9+5.4%
44Meeker County971.8+6%
45Martin County947.2+5%
46Hubbard County927+7.8%
47Nobles County919.6+5.5%
48Houston County906.6+2.7%
49Dodge County903+5.5%
50Fillmore County900.6+1.2%
51Waseca County788.20%
52Pennington County719.5+4%
53Renville County702.6+4.5%
54Redwood County696-2.7%
55Roseau County689.4+2.3%
56Sibley County661.9+5.3%
57Kanabec County653.8+3%
58Aitkin County594.4+4.5%
59Faribault County540.2+4.7%
60Chippewa County538.2+3.4%
61Pope County522.1+5.3%
62Wadena County515.5+3.6%
63Cottonwood County495.3+7.6%
64Jackson County484.3+6%
65Koochiching County476.4+1.9%
66Pipestone County473.6+11.4%
67Lake County470.6+4.6%
68Yellow Medicine County468.1+1.2%
69Rock County464.7+8.9%
70Watonwan County452.9+4.3%
71Marshall County451.8-0.3%
72Swift County442.2-1.6%
73Stevens County440.6+1.8%
74Murray County395.4+6.2%
75Clearwater County357.4+4.7%
76Wilkin County321.4+2.9%
77Lac qui Parle County317.4+2.1%
78Cook County270.8+4.2%
79Grant County267.7+3%
80Big Stone County253.3+4.5%
81Lincoln County251.1+9%
82Norman County235.4+5.2%
83Kittson County203.3+1.9%
84Lake of the Woods County195.7+7.7%
85Red Lake County187.8+7.8%
86Mahnomen County182.6+2.1%
87Traverse County171.8+2.4%

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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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Hennepin County, with $87.25 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Traverse County, with $171.84 million in 2017.

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