Counties in Minnesota by personal income

Hennepin County had the highest personal income of 87 counties in 2020, at $99.94 billion. Lake of the Woods County had the lowest, at $214.25 million. The median was $1.15 billion and the figure for Minnesota was $350.39 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest99,937.1Hennepin County
Median1,146.187 counties
Minnesota350,391.2History

Map of counties, 2020

Aitkin County: 737.4 USD millionAnoka County: 20,317.5 USD millionBecker County: 1,811 USD millionBeltrami County: 2,169.9 USD millionBenton County: 2,027.1 USD millionBig Stone County: 298.5 USD millionBlue Earth County: 3,351.2 USD millionBrown County: 1,475.4 USD millionCarlton County: 1,668.4 USD millionCarver County: 8,066.1 USD millionCass County: 1,523.1 USD millionChippewa County: 612.7 USD millionChisago County: 3,032.8 USD millionClay County: 3,065.9 USD millionClearwater County: 445.9 USD millionCook County: 308.7 USD millionCottonwood County: 628.8 USD millionCrow Wing County: 3,261.5 USD millionDakota County: 28,136.3 USD millionDodge County: 1,086.7 USD millionDouglas County: 2,183.4 USD millionFaribault County: 666.9 USD millionFillmore County: 1,045.3 USD millionFreeborn County: 1,511.8 USD millionGoodhue County: 2,689.9 USD millionGrant County: 330.2 USD millionHennepin County: 99,937.1 USD millionHouston County: 1,040.6 USD millionHubbard County: 1,203.3 USD millionIsanti County: 2,026.3 USD millionItasca County: 2,179.6 USD millionJackson County: 583.7 USD millionKanabec County: 789.8 USD millionKandiyohi County: 2,359 USD millionKittson County: 261.3 USD millionKoochiching County: 571.1 USD millionLac qui Parle County: 381.8 USD millionLake County: 535.7 USD millionLake of the Woods County: 214.3 USD millionLe Sueur County: 1,545.5 USD millionLincoln County: 288.6 USD millionLyon County: 1,368.4 USD millionMcLeod County: 1,898.7 USD millionMahnomen County: 222.7 USD millionMarshall County: 587.9 USD millionMartin County: 1,087.5 USD millionMeeker County: 1,145.4 USD millionMille Lacs County: 1,246.7 USD millionMorrison County: 1,605.5 USD millionMower County: 1,998.9 USD millionMurray County: 504.6 USD millionNicollet County: 1,834.8 USD millionNobles County: 1,146.1 USD millionNorman County: 322.4 USD millionOlmsted County: 10,071.7 USD millionOtter Tail County: 3,193.3 USD millionPennington County: 827.3 USD millionPine County: 1,240.5 USD millionPipestone County: 536.6 USD millionPolk County: 1,667.5 USD millionPope County: 641.2 USD millionRamsey County: 31,894.5 USD millionRed Lake County: 224.5 USD millionRedwood County: 934.2 USD millionRenville County: 819.5 USD millionRice County: 3,196.6 USD millionRock County: 549.9 USD millionRoseau County: 822.4 USD millionSt. Louis County: 10,150.9 USD millionScott County: 9,867.3 USD millionSherburne County: 5,082.8 USD millionSibley County: 782.6 USD millionStearns County: 8,473.3 USD millionSteele County: 1,875.5 USD millionStevens County: 536.2 USD millionSwift County: 517.9 USD millionTodd County: 1,106.4 USD millionTraverse County: 220.7 USD millionWabasha County: 1,195.1 USD millionWadena County: 616.7 USD millionWaseca County: 890.1 USD millionWashington County: 19,104.2 USD millionWatonwan County: 558.3 USD millionWilkin County: 378.3 USD millionWinona County: 2,721.2 USD millionWright County: 7,851.1 USD millionYellow Medicine County: 582.4 USD million
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USD million, 2020. 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, 2020

Hennepin County: 99,937.1 USD millionHennepin County99,937.1Ramsey County: 31,894.5 USD millionRamsey County31,894.5Dakota County: 28,136.3 USD millionDakota County28,136.3Anoka County: 20,317.5 USD millionAnoka County20,317.5Washington County: 19,104.2 USD millionWashington County19,104.2St. Louis County: 10,150.9 USD millionSt. Louis County10,150.9Olmsted County: 10,071.7 USD millionOlmsted County10,071.7Scott County: 9,867.3 USD millionScott County9,867.3Stearns County: 8,473.3 USD millionStearns County8,473.3Carver County: 8,066.1 USD millionCarver County8,066.1Wright County: 7,851.1 USD millionWright County7,851.1Sherburne County: 5,082.8 USD millionSherburne County5,082.8Blue Earth County: 3,351.2 USD millionBlue Earth County3,351.2Crow Wing County: 3,261.5 USD millionCrow Wing County3,261.5Rice County: 3,196.6 USD millionRice County3,196.6Otter Tail County: 3,193.3 USD millionOtter Tail County3,193.3Clay County: 3,065.9 USD millionClay County3,065.9Chisago County: 3,032.8 USD millionChisago County3,032.8Winona County: 2,721.2 USD millionWinona County2,721.2Goodhue County: 2,689.9 USD millionGoodhue County2,689.9Kandiyohi County: 2,359 USD millionKandiyohi County2,359Douglas County: 2,183.4 USD millionDouglas County2,183.4Itasca County: 2,179.6 USD millionItasca County2,179.6Beltrami County: 2,169.9 USD millionBeltrami County2,169.9Benton County: 2,027.1 USD millionBenton County2,027.1Isanti County: 2,026.3 USD millionIsanti County2,026.3Mower County: 1,998.9 USD millionMower County1,998.9McLeod County: 1,898.7 USD millionMcLeod County1,898.7Steele County: 1,875.5 USD millionSteele County1,875.5Nicollet County: 1,834.8 USD millionNicollet County1,834.8Becker County: 1,811 USD millionBecker County1,811Carlton County: 1,668.4 USD millionCarlton County1,668.4Polk County: 1,667.5 USD millionPolk County1,667.5Morrison County: 1,605.5 USD millionMorrison County1,605.5Le Sueur County: 1,545.5 USD millionLe Sueur County1,545.5Cass County: 1,523.1 USD millionCass County1,523.1Freeborn County: 1,511.8 USD millionFreeborn County1,511.8Brown County: 1,475.4 USD millionBrown County1,475.4Lyon County: 1,368.4 USD millionLyon County1,368.4Mille Lacs County: 1,246.7 USD millionMille Lacs County1,246.7Hennepin County: 99,937.1 USD millionHennepin County99,937.1Ramsey County: 31,894.5 USD millionRamsey County31,894.5Dakota County: 28,136.3 USD millionDakota County28,136.3Anoka County: 20,317.5 USD millionAnoka County20,317.5Washington County: 19,104.2 USD millionWashington County19,104.2St. Louis County: 10,150.9 USD millionSt. Louis County10,150.9Olmsted County: 10,071.7 USD millionOlmsted County10,071.7Scott County: 9,867.3 USD millionScott County9,867.3Stearns County: 8,473.3 USD millionStearns County8,473.3Carver County: 8,066.1 USD millionCarver County8,066.1Wright County: 7,851.1 USD millionWright County7,851.1Sherburne County: 5,082.8 USD millionSherburne County5,082.8Blue Earth County: 3,351.2 USD millionBlue Earth County3,351.2Crow Wing County: 3,261.5 USD millionCrow Wing County3,261.5Rice County: 3,196.6 USD millionRice County3,196.6Otter Tail County: 3,193.3 USD millionOtter Tail County3,193.3Clay County: 3,065.9 USD millionClay County3,065.9Chisago County: 3,032.8 USD millionChisago County3,032.8Winona County: 2,721.2 USD millionWinona County2,721.2Goodhue County: 2,689.9 USD millionGoodhue County2,689.9Kandiyohi County: 2,359 USD millionKandiyohi County2,359Douglas County: 2,183.4 USD millionDouglas County2,183.4Itasca County: 2,179.6 USD millionItasca County2,179.6Beltrami County: 2,169.9 USD millionBeltrami County2,169.9Benton County: 2,027.1 USD millionBenton County2,027.1Isanti County: 2,026.3 USD millionIsanti County2,026.3Mower County: 1,998.9 USD millionMower County1,998.9McLeod County: 1,898.7 USD millionMcLeod County1,898.7Steele County: 1,875.5 USD millionSteele County1,875.5Nicollet County: 1,834.8 USD millionNicollet County1,834.8Becker County: 1,811 USD millionBecker County1,811Carlton County: 1,668.4 USD millionCarlton County1,668.4Polk County: 1,667.5 USD millionPolk County1,667.5Morrison County: 1,605.5 USD millionMorrison County1,605.5Le Sueur County: 1,545.5 USD millionLe Sueur County1,545.5Cass County: 1,523.1 USD millionCass County1,523.1Freeborn County: 1,511.8 USD millionFreeborn County1,511.8Brown County: 1,475.4 USD millionBrown County1,475.4Lyon County: 1,368.4 USD millionLyon County1,368.4Mille Lacs County: 1,246.7 USD millionMille Lacs County1,246.7
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

RankCounties2020
USD million
Change on 2019
1Hennepin County99,937.1+3.2%
2Ramsey County31,894.5+6.7%
3Dakota County28,136.3+5.7%
4Anoka County20,317.5+6.9%
5Washington County19,104.2+4.6%
6St. Louis County10,150.9+6%
7Olmsted County10,071.7+7.4%
8Scott County9,867.3+5.6%
9Stearns County8,473.3+10.7%
10Carver County8,066.1+4%
11Wright County7,851.1+8.1%
12Sherburne County5,082.8+7.2%
13Blue Earth County3,351.2+8.3%
14Crow Wing County3,261.5+8.2%
15Rice County3,196.6+7.4%
16Otter Tail County3,193.3+13.5%
17Clay County3,065.9+8.9%
18Chisago County3,032.8+5.8%
19Winona County2,721.2+12.5%
20Goodhue County2,689.9+5.6%
21Kandiyohi County2,359+7%
22Douglas County2,183.4+10%
23Itasca County2,179.6+9%
24Beltrami County2,169.9+10.3%
25Benton County2,027.1+8.3%
26Isanti County2,026.3+8.6%
27Mower County1,998.9+10%
28McLeod County1,898.7+8.9%
29Steele County1,875.5+8.6%
30Nicollet County1,834.8+7.1%
31Becker County1,811+8.6%
32Carlton County1,668.4+6.4%
33Polk County1,667.5+14%
34Morrison County1,605.5+13.4%
35Le Sueur County1,545.5+8.3%
36Cass County1,523.1+8.8%
37Freeborn County1,511.8+10%
38Brown County1,475.4+9.4%
39Lyon County1,368.4+10.1%
40Mille Lacs County1,246.7+8.9%
41Pine County1,240.5+9.8%
42Hubbard County1,203.3+6.9%
43Wabasha County1,195.1+12.1%
44Nobles County1,146.1+18.8%
45Meeker County1,145.4+11.6%
46Todd County1,106.4+3.3%
47Martin County1,087.5+6.7%
48Dodge County1,086.7+11.9%
49Fillmore County1,045.3+13.7%
50Houston County1,040.6+8.1%
51Redwood County934.2+17.6%
52Waseca County890.1+13.4%
53Pennington County827.3+8.8%
54Roseau County822.4+13.7%
55Renville County819.5+17.9%
56Kanabec County789.8+12.4%
57Sibley County782.6+11.8%
58Aitkin County737.4+12.5%
59Faribault County666.9+13.2%
60Pope County641.2+14.9%
61Cottonwood County628.8+23.9%
62Wadena County616.7+12.4%
63Chippewa County612.7+11.2%
64Marshall County587.9+22.6%
65Jackson County583.7+13.9%
66Yellow Medicine County582.4+8.7%
67Koochiching County571.1+5.4%
68Watonwan County558.3+12.6%
69Rock County549.9+18.8%
70Pipestone County536.6+10.2%
71Stevens County536.2+18%
72Lake County535.7+5.5%
73Swift County517.9+15.8%
74Murray County504.6+18.4%
75Clearwater County445.9+15.9%
76Lac qui Parle County381.8+14.1%
77Wilkin County378.3+19.8%
78Grant County330.2+21.6%
79Norman County322.4+32.7%
80Cook County308.7+7.3%
81Big Stone County298.5+16.3%
82Lincoln County288.6+11%
83Kittson County261.3+32%
84Red Lake County224.5+13.9%
85Mahnomen County222.7+16.9%
86Traverse County220.7+33.2%
87Lake of the Woods County214.3+8.3%

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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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Which county has the highest personal income?

Hennepin County, with $99.94 billion in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Lake of the Woods County, with $214.25 million in 2020.

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