Counties in Montana by personal income

Yellowstone County had the highest personal income of 56 counties in 2013, at $6.85 billion. Petroleum County had the lowest, at $23.72 million. The median was $278.04 million and the figure for Montana was $40.8 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest6,846.3Yellowstone County
Median27856 counties
Montana40,795.7History

Map of counties, 2013

Beaverhead County: 348.5 USD millionBig Horn County: 337.9 USD millionBlaine County: 196.5 USD millionBroadwater County: 209.2 USD millionCarbon County: 427.8 USD millionCarter County: 53.7 USD millionCascade County: 3,261.1 USD millionChouteau County: 214.5 USD millionCuster County: 469.1 USD millionDaniels County: 98.8 USD millionDawson County: 391.1 USD millionDeer Lodge County: 304.8 USD millionFallon County: 168.1 USD millionFergus County: 430.2 USD millionFlathead County: 3,615 USD millionGallatin County: 4,168.1 USD millionGarfield County: 43 USD millionGlacier County: 423.6 USD millionGolden Valley County: 38.6 USD millionGranite County: 117.3 USD millionHill County: 649.1 USD millionJefferson County: 479.6 USD millionJudith Basin County: 79.7 USD millionLake County: 902.4 USD millionLewis and Clark County: 2,725.8 USD millionLiberty County: 98.4 USD millionLincoln County: 570.5 USD millionMcCone County: 76 USD millionMadison County: 308.9 USD millionMeagher County: 71.2 USD millionMineral County: 138.7 USD millionMissoula County: 4,322.7 USD millionMusselshell County: 170.4 USD millionPark County: 605.2 USD millionPetroleum County: 23.7 USD millionPhillips County: 146.4 USD millionPondera County: 245.5 USD millionPowder River County: 60.8 USD millionPowell County: 220.9 USD millionPrairie County: 46.1 USD millionRavalli County: 1,468.3 USD millionRichland County: 756.9 USD millionRoosevelt County: 400.9 USD millionRosebud County: 345.6 USD millionSanders County: 324.3 USD millionSheridan County: 203.1 USD millionSilver Bow County: 1,671.6 USD millionStillwater County: 393.2 USD millionSweet Grass County: 135.9 USD millionTeton County: 251.3 USD millionToole County: 237.3 USD millionTreasure County: 36.4 USD millionValley County: 339.9 USD millionWheatland County: 72.1 USD millionWibaux County: 43.8 USD millionYellowstone County: 6,846.3 USD million
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USD million, 2013. 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.

All counties, 2013

Yellowstone County: 6,846.3 USD millionYellowstone County6,846.3Missoula County: 4,322.7 USD millionMissoula County4,322.7Gallatin County: 4,168.1 USD millionGallatin County4,168.1Flathead County: 3,615 USD millionFlathead County3,615Cascade County: 3,261.1 USD millionCascade County3,261.1Lewis and Clark County: 2,725.8 USD millionLewis and Clark County2,725.8Silver Bow County: 1,671.6 USD millionSilver Bow County1,671.6Ravalli County: 1,468.3 USD millionRavalli County1,468.3Lake County: 902.4 USD millionLake County902.4Richland County: 756.9 USD millionRichland County756.9Hill County: 649.1 USD millionHill County649.1Park County: 605.2 USD millionPark County605.2Lincoln County: 570.5 USD millionLincoln County570.5Jefferson County: 479.6 USD millionJefferson County479.6Custer County: 469.1 USD millionCuster County469.1Fergus County: 430.2 USD millionFergus County430.2Carbon County: 427.8 USD millionCarbon County427.8Glacier County: 423.6 USD millionGlacier County423.6Roosevelt County: 400.9 USD millionRoosevelt County400.9Stillwater County: 393.2 USD millionStillwater County393.2Dawson County: 391.1 USD millionDawson County391.1Beaverhead County: 348.5 USD millionBeaverhead County348.5Rosebud County: 345.6 USD millionRosebud County345.6Valley County: 339.9 USD millionValley County339.9Big Horn County: 337.9 USD millionBig Horn County337.9Sanders County: 324.3 USD millionSanders County324.3Madison County: 308.9 USD millionMadison County308.9Deer Lodge County: 304.8 USD millionDeer Lodge County304.8Teton County: 251.3 USD millionTeton County251.3Pondera County: 245.5 USD millionPondera County245.5Toole County: 237.3 USD millionToole County237.3Powell County: 220.9 USD millionPowell County220.9Chouteau County: 214.5 USD millionChouteau County214.5Broadwater County: 209.2 USD millionBroadwater County209.2Sheridan County: 203.1 USD millionSheridan County203.1Blaine County: 196.5 USD millionBlaine County196.5Musselshell County: 170.4 USD millionMusselshell County170.4Fallon County: 168.1 USD millionFallon County168.1Phillips County: 146.4 USD millionPhillips County146.4Mineral County: 138.7 USD millionMineral County138.7Sweet Grass County: 135.9 USD millionSweet Grass County135.9Granite County: 117.3 USD millionGranite County117.3Daniels County: 98.8 USD millionDaniels County98.8Liberty County: 98.4 USD millionLiberty County98.4Judith Basin County: 79.7 USD millionJudith Basin County79.7McCone County: 76 USD millionMcCone County76Wheatland County: 72.1 USD millionWheatland County72.1Meagher County: 71.2 USD millionMeagher County71.2Powder River County: 60.8 USD millionPowder River County60.8Carter County: 53.7 USD millionCarter County53.7Prairie County: 46.1 USD millionPrairie County46.1Wibaux County: 43.8 USD millionWibaux County43.8Garfield County: 43 USD millionGarfield County43Golden Valley County: 38.6 USD millionGolden Valley County38.6Treasure County: 36.4 USD millionTreasure County36.4Petroleum County: 23.7 USD millionPetroleum County23.7Yellowstone County: 6,846.3 USD millionYellowstone County6,846.3Missoula County: 4,322.7 USD millionMissoula County4,322.7Gallatin County: 4,168.1 USD millionGallatin County4,168.1Flathead County: 3,615 USD millionFlathead County3,615Cascade County: 3,261.1 USD millionCascade County3,261.1Lewis and Clark County: 2,725.8 USD millionLewis and Clark County2,725.8Silver Bow County: 1,671.6 USD millionSilver Bow County1,671.6Ravalli County: 1,468.3 USD millionRavalli County1,468.3Lake County: 902.4 USD millionLake County902.4Richland County: 756.9 USD millionRichland County756.9Hill County: 649.1 USD millionHill County649.1Park County: 605.2 USD millionPark County605.2Lincoln County: 570.5 USD millionLincoln County570.5Jefferson County: 479.6 USD millionJefferson County479.6Custer County: 469.1 USD millionCuster County469.1Fergus County: 430.2 USD millionFergus County430.2Carbon County: 427.8 USD millionCarbon County427.8Glacier County: 423.6 USD millionGlacier County423.6Roosevelt County: 400.9 USD millionRoosevelt County400.9Stillwater County: 393.2 USD millionStillwater County393.2Dawson County: 391.1 USD millionDawson County391.1Beaverhead County: 348.5 USD millionBeaverhead County348.5Rosebud County: 345.6 USD millionRosebud County345.6Valley County: 339.9 USD millionValley County339.9Big Horn County: 337.9 USD millionBig Horn County337.9Sanders County: 324.3 USD millionSanders County324.3Madison County: 308.9 USD millionMadison County308.9Deer Lodge County: 304.8 USD millionDeer Lodge County304.8Teton County: 251.3 USD millionTeton County251.3Pondera County: 245.5 USD millionPondera County245.5Toole County: 237.3 USD millionToole County237.3Powell County: 220.9 USD millionPowell County220.9Chouteau County: 214.5 USD millionChouteau County214.5Broadwater County: 209.2 USD millionBroadwater County209.2Sheridan County: 203.1 USD millionSheridan County203.1Blaine County: 196.5 USD millionBlaine County196.5Musselshell County: 170.4 USD millionMusselshell County170.4Fallon County: 168.1 USD millionFallon County168.1Phillips County: 146.4 USD millionPhillips County146.4Mineral County: 138.7 USD millionMineral County138.7Sweet Grass County: 135.9 USD millionSweet Grass County135.9Granite County: 117.3 USD millionGranite County117.3Daniels County: 98.8 USD millionDaniels County98.8Liberty County: 98.4 USD millionLiberty County98.4Judith Basin County: 79.7 USD millionJudith Basin County79.7McCone County: 76 USD millionMcCone County76Wheatland County: 72.1 USD millionWheatland County72.1Meagher County: 71.2 USD millionMeagher County71.2Powder River County: 60.8 USD millionPowder River County60.8Carter County: 53.7 USD millionCarter County53.7Prairie County: 46.1 USD millionPrairie County46.1Wibaux County: 43.8 USD millionWibaux County43.8Garfield County: 43 USD millionGarfield County43Golden Valley County: 38.6 USD millionGolden Valley County38.6Treasure County: 36.4 USD millionTreasure County36.4Petroleum County: 23.7 USD millionPetroleum County23.7
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

RankCounties2013
USD million
Change on 2012
1Yellowstone County6,846.3+0.8%
2Missoula County4,322.7-0.5%
3Gallatin County4,168.1+3.7%
4Flathead County3,615+2.3%
5Cascade County3,261.1-1.1%
6Lewis and Clark County2,725.8-0.1%
7Silver Bow County1,671.6-5.1%
8Ravalli County1,468.3-0.2%
9Lake County902.4-0.8%
10Richland County756.9+9%
11Hill County649.1-1.1%
12Park County605.2-0.9%
13Lincoln County570.5+0.9%
14Jefferson County479.6+0.7%
15Custer County469.1+3.3%
16Fergus County430.2+0.4%
17Carbon County427.8+1.7%
18Glacier County423.6-0.5%
19Roosevelt County400.9+5.1%
20Stillwater County393.2+0.4%
21Dawson County391.1+1.7%
22Beaverhead County348.5+2.7%
23Rosebud County345.6-0.7%
24Valley County339.9+7.2%
25Big Horn County337.9-0.8%
26Sanders County324.3+0.9%
27Madison County308.9+5.5%
28Deer Lodge County304.8+1.8%
29Teton County251.3-7.2%
30Pondera County245.5+3.2%
31Toole County237.3+0.4%
32Powell County220.9+3.2%
33Chouteau County214.5+3.8%
34Broadwater County209.2+12.2%
35Sheridan County203.1+2.1%
36Blaine County196.5+6.8%
37Musselshell County170.4+0.2%
38Fallon County168.1-0.4%
39Phillips County146.4-4%
40Mineral County138.7+3.7%
41Sweet Grass County135.9+0.8%
42Granite County117.3+1.1%
43Daniels County98.8-8.3%
44Liberty County98.4+15.8%
45Judith Basin County79.7-5.5%
46McCone County76+17.2%
47Wheatland County72.1+3.6%
48Meagher County71.2-1.9%
49Powder River County60.8+8.7%
50Carter County53.7+0.7%
51Prairie County46.1+2.5%
52Wibaux County43.8-3.8%
53Garfield County43-0.3%
54Golden Valley County38.6+0.6%
55Treasure County36.4+9.4%
56Petroleum County23.7+14.8%

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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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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/montana-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Yellowstone County, with $6.85 billion in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Petroleum County, with $23.72 million in 2013.

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