Counties in Montana by personal income, 2024

Yellowstone County had the highest personal income of 56 counties in 2024, at $12.52 billion. Petroleum County had the lowest, at $22.16 million. The median was $458.64 million and the figure for Montana was $78.27 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest12,523Yellowstone County
Median458.656 counties
Montana78,274.2History

All counties, 2024

Yellowstone County: 12,523 USD millionYellowstone County12,523Gallatin County: 12,009.2 USD millionGallatin County12,009.2Missoula County: 9,095.7 USD millionMissoula County9,095.7Flathead County: 8,457 USD millionFlathead County8,457Cascade County: 5,398 USD millionCascade County5,398Lewis and Clark County: 5,063 USD millionLewis and Clark County5,063Ravalli County: 3,293.8 USD millionRavalli County3,293.8Silver Bow County: 2,249.5 USD millionSilver Bow County2,249.5Lake County: 1,796.3 USD millionLake County1,796.3Park County: 1,286.1 USD millionPark County1,286.1Lincoln County: 1,113.5 USD millionLincoln County1,113.5Hill County: 918.1 USD millionHill County918.1Jefferson County: 908.6 USD millionJefferson County908.6Richland County: 843.7 USD millionRichland County843.7Carbon County: 820.4 USD millionCarbon County820.4Madison County: 769.6 USD millionMadison County769.6Custer County: 705.2 USD millionCuster County705.2Sanders County: 683.5 USD millionSanders County683.5Stillwater County: 677.7 USD millionStillwater County677.7Fergus County: 673.8 USD millionFergus County673.8Glacier County: 666.7 USD millionGlacier County666.7Beaverhead County: 621.2 USD millionBeaverhead County621.2Deer Lodge County: 526 USD millionDeer Lodge County526Big Horn County: 510.8 USD millionBig Horn County510.8Dawson County: 482.4 USD millionDawson County482.4Rosebud County: 475.6 USD millionRosebud County475.6Broadwater County: 473.4 USD millionBroadwater County473.4Roosevelt County: 471.7 USD millionRoosevelt County471.7Valley County: 445.6 USD millionValley County445.6Powell County: 402.4 USD millionPowell County402.4Pondera County: 401.3 USD millionPondera County401.3Teton County: 390.4 USD millionTeton County390.4Toole County: 327 USD millionToole County327Chouteau County: 305.1 USD millionChouteau County305.1Musselshell County: 284 USD millionMusselshell County284Mineral County: 264.8 USD millionMineral County264.8Blaine County: 259.2 USD millionBlaine County259.2Sweet Grass County: 250 USD millionSweet Grass County250Granite County: 209.8 USD millionGranite County209.8Sheridan County: 197.3 USD millionSheridan County197.3Phillips County: 194.5 USD millionPhillips County194.5Fallon County: 171.9 USD millionFallon County171.9Liberty County: 131.6 USD millionLiberty County131.6Meagher County: 125.4 USD millionMeagher County125.4Judith Basin County: 124.8 USD millionJudith Basin County124.8Wheatland County: 113.1 USD millionWheatland County113.1Daniels County: 99.7 USD millionDaniels County99.7Powder River County: 89.3 USD millionPowder River County89.3McCone County: 78.3 USD millionMcCone County78.3Carter County: 74.6 USD millionCarter County74.6Prairie County: 68.5 USD millionPrairie County68.5Garfield County: 53.7 USD millionGarfield County53.7Golden Valley County: 51.1 USD millionGolden Valley County51.1Wibaux County: 46.3 USD millionWibaux County46.3Treasure County: 46.1 USD millionTreasure County46.1Petroleum County: 22.2 USD millionPetroleum County22.2
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

RankCounties2024
USD million
Change on 2023
1Yellowstone County12,523+5.1%
2Gallatin County12,009.2+6.2%
3Missoula County9,095.7+6.2%
4Flathead County8,457+6.7%
5Cascade County5,398+5.8%
6Lewis and Clark County5,063+6.1%
7Ravalli County3,293.8+6.1%
8Silver Bow County2,249.5+4.1%
9Lake County1,796.3+6.2%
10Park County1,286.1+4.1%
11Lincoln County1,113.5+7.1%
12Hill County918.1-0.7%
13Jefferson County908.6+7.1%
14Richland County843.7+4.5%
15Carbon County820.4+3.7%
16Madison County769.6+5.6%
17Custer County705.2+7.1%
18Sanders County683.5+5.9%
19Stillwater County677.7+5.5%
20Fergus County673.8+2.7%
21Glacier County666.7-0.4%
22Beaverhead County621.2+3.4%
23Deer Lodge County526+5.1%
24Big Horn County510.8+2%
25Dawson County482.4+3.3%
26Rosebud County475.6+5.7%
27Broadwater County473.4+5.5%
28Roosevelt County471.7+0.6%
29Valley County445.6-1.2%
30Powell County402.4+2.9%
31Pondera County401.3-3.7%
32Teton County390.4-1.6%
33Toole County327-4.2%
34Chouteau County305.1-10.6%
35Musselshell County284+5.3%
36Mineral County264.8+6.6%
37Blaine County259.2-3.6%
38Sweet Grass County250+4.9%
39Granite County209.8+6.8%
40Sheridan County197.3+3.2%
41Phillips County194.5-2.6%
42Fallon County171.9+3.2%
43Liberty County131.6-11.8%
44Meagher County125.4+4.1%
45Judith Basin County124.8-0.9%
46Wheatland County113.1+0.1%
47Daniels County99.7+1.3%
48Powder River County89.3+11.3%
49McCone County78.3-7.6%
50Carter County74.6+16.3%
51Prairie County68.5+6.1%
52Garfield County53.7-11.4%
53Golden Valley County51.1+0.1%
54Wibaux County46.3+7.7%
55Treasure County46.1+0.1%
56Petroleum County22.2+1%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

How to cite

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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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Montana by personal income, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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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 Montana by personal income, 2024. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/montana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in Montana by personal income, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/montana-counties.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Montana by personal income, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/montana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Yellowstone County, with $12.52 billion in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Petroleum County, with $22.16 million in 2024.

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