Counties in Montana by personal income

Yellowstone County had the highest personal income of 56 counties in 2015, at $7.48 billion. Petroleum County had the lowest, at $20.83 million. The median was $292.31 million and the figure for Montana was $44.59 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest7,476.1Yellowstone County
Median292.356 counties
Montana44,590.6History

Map of counties, 2015

Beaverhead County: 396.7 USD millionBig Horn County: 365.1 USD millionBlaine County: 193.9 USD millionBroadwater County: 215.5 USD millionCarbon County: 480.8 USD millionCarter County: 59.1 USD millionCascade County: 3,491.1 USD millionChouteau County: 187.7 USD millionCuster County: 505.1 USD millionDaniels County: 81.2 USD millionDawson County: 399.2 USD millionDeer Lodge County: 321.9 USD millionFallon County: 163.6 USD millionFergus County: 430.3 USD millionFlathead County: 4,129.3 USD millionGallatin County: 4,959.7 USD millionGarfield County: 45.5 USD millionGlacier County: 423.7 USD millionGolden Valley County: 43.9 USD millionGranite County: 129.2 USD millionHill County: 678.5 USD millionJefferson County: 512.4 USD millionJudith Basin County: 92.3 USD millionLake County: 1,008.9 USD millionLewis and Clark County: 2,947.4 USD millionLiberty County: 95 USD millionLincoln County: 631.6 USD millionMcCone County: 66 USD millionMadison County: 353.5 USD millionMeagher County: 76.7 USD millionMineral County: 148.7 USD millionMissoula County: 5,113.2 USD millionMusselshell County: 184.9 USD millionPark County: 691.1 USD millionPetroleum County: 20.8 USD millionPhillips County: 147 USD millionPondera County: 237.1 USD millionPowder River County: 66.3 USD millionPowell County: 262.7 USD millionPrairie County: 53.8 USD millionRavalli County: 1,623.4 USD millionRichland County: 739.5 USD millionRoosevelt County: 356 USD millionRosebud County: 380.7 USD millionSanders County: 366.7 USD millionSheridan County: 164.3 USD millionSilver Bow County: 1,526.1 USD millionStillwater County: 440.6 USD millionSweet Grass County: 151.7 USD millionTeton County: 261 USD millionToole County: 209.5 USD millionTreasure County: 34.8 USD millionValley County: 322.7 USD millionWheatland County: 77.2 USD millionWibaux County: 42.5 USD millionYellowstone County: 7,476.1 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.

All counties, 2015

Yellowstone County: 7,476.1 USD millionYellowstone County7,476.1Missoula County: 5,113.2 USD millionMissoula County5,113.2Gallatin County: 4,959.7 USD millionGallatin County4,959.7Flathead County: 4,129.3 USD millionFlathead County4,129.3Cascade County: 3,491.1 USD millionCascade County3,491.1Lewis and Clark County: 2,947.4 USD millionLewis and Clark County2,947.4Ravalli County: 1,623.4 USD millionRavalli County1,623.4Silver Bow County: 1,526.1 USD millionSilver Bow County1,526.1Lake County: 1,008.9 USD millionLake County1,008.9Richland County: 739.5 USD millionRichland County739.5Park County: 691.1 USD millionPark County691.1Hill County: 678.5 USD millionHill County678.5Lincoln County: 631.6 USD millionLincoln County631.6Jefferson County: 512.4 USD millionJefferson County512.4Custer County: 505.1 USD millionCuster County505.1Carbon County: 480.8 USD millionCarbon County480.8Stillwater County: 440.6 USD millionStillwater County440.6Fergus County: 430.3 USD millionFergus County430.3Glacier County: 423.7 USD millionGlacier County423.7Dawson County: 399.2 USD millionDawson County399.2Beaverhead County: 396.7 USD millionBeaverhead County396.7Rosebud County: 380.7 USD millionRosebud County380.7Sanders County: 366.7 USD millionSanders County366.7Big Horn County: 365.1 USD millionBig Horn County365.1Roosevelt County: 356 USD millionRoosevelt County356Madison County: 353.5 USD millionMadison County353.5Valley County: 322.7 USD millionValley County322.7Deer Lodge County: 321.9 USD millionDeer Lodge County321.9Powell County: 262.7 USD millionPowell County262.7Teton County: 261 USD millionTeton County261Pondera County: 237.1 USD millionPondera County237.1Broadwater County: 215.5 USD millionBroadwater County215.5Toole County: 209.5 USD millionToole County209.5Blaine County: 193.9 USD millionBlaine County193.9Chouteau County: 187.7 USD millionChouteau County187.7Musselshell County: 184.9 USD millionMusselshell County184.9Sheridan County: 164.3 USD millionSheridan County164.3Fallon County: 163.6 USD millionFallon County163.6Sweet Grass County: 151.7 USD millionSweet Grass County151.7Mineral County: 148.7 USD millionMineral County148.7Phillips County: 147 USD millionPhillips County147Granite County: 129.2 USD millionGranite County129.2Liberty County: 95 USD millionLiberty County95Judith Basin County: 92.3 USD millionJudith Basin County92.3Daniels County: 81.2 USD millionDaniels County81.2Wheatland County: 77.2 USD millionWheatland County77.2Meagher County: 76.7 USD millionMeagher County76.7Powder River County: 66.3 USD millionPowder River County66.3McCone County: 66 USD millionMcCone County66Carter County: 59.1 USD millionCarter County59.1Prairie County: 53.8 USD millionPrairie County53.8Garfield County: 45.5 USD millionGarfield County45.5Golden Valley County: 43.9 USD millionGolden Valley County43.9Wibaux County: 42.5 USD millionWibaux County42.5Treasure County: 34.8 USD millionTreasure County34.8Petroleum County: 20.8 USD millionPetroleum County20.8Yellowstone County: 7,476.1 USD millionYellowstone County7,476.1Missoula County: 5,113.2 USD millionMissoula County5,113.2Gallatin County: 4,959.7 USD millionGallatin County4,959.7Flathead County: 4,129.3 USD millionFlathead County4,129.3Cascade County: 3,491.1 USD millionCascade County3,491.1Lewis and Clark County: 2,947.4 USD millionLewis and Clark County2,947.4Ravalli County: 1,623.4 USD millionRavalli County1,623.4Silver Bow County: 1,526.1 USD millionSilver Bow County1,526.1Lake County: 1,008.9 USD millionLake County1,008.9Richland County: 739.5 USD millionRichland County739.5Park County: 691.1 USD millionPark County691.1Hill County: 678.5 USD millionHill County678.5Lincoln County: 631.6 USD millionLincoln County631.6Jefferson County: 512.4 USD millionJefferson County512.4Custer County: 505.1 USD millionCuster County505.1Carbon County: 480.8 USD millionCarbon County480.8Stillwater County: 440.6 USD millionStillwater County440.6Fergus County: 430.3 USD millionFergus County430.3Glacier County: 423.7 USD millionGlacier County423.7Dawson County: 399.2 USD millionDawson County399.2Beaverhead County: 396.7 USD millionBeaverhead County396.7Rosebud County: 380.7 USD millionRosebud County380.7Sanders County: 366.7 USD millionSanders County366.7Big Horn County: 365.1 USD millionBig Horn County365.1Roosevelt County: 356 USD millionRoosevelt County356Madison County: 353.5 USD millionMadison County353.5Valley County: 322.7 USD millionValley County322.7Deer Lodge County: 321.9 USD millionDeer Lodge County321.9Powell County: 262.7 USD millionPowell County262.7Teton County: 261 USD millionTeton County261Pondera County: 237.1 USD millionPondera County237.1Broadwater County: 215.5 USD millionBroadwater County215.5Toole County: 209.5 USD millionToole County209.5Blaine County: 193.9 USD millionBlaine County193.9Chouteau County: 187.7 USD millionChouteau County187.7Musselshell County: 184.9 USD millionMusselshell County184.9Sheridan County: 164.3 USD millionSheridan County164.3Fallon County: 163.6 USD millionFallon County163.6Sweet Grass County: 151.7 USD millionSweet Grass County151.7Mineral County: 148.7 USD millionMineral County148.7Phillips County: 147 USD millionPhillips County147Granite County: 129.2 USD millionGranite County129.2Liberty County: 95 USD millionLiberty County95Judith Basin County: 92.3 USD millionJudith Basin County92.3Daniels County: 81.2 USD millionDaniels County81.2Wheatland County: 77.2 USD millionWheatland County77.2Meagher County: 76.7 USD millionMeagher County76.7Powder River County: 66.3 USD millionPowder River County66.3McCone County: 66 USD millionMcCone County66Carter County: 59.1 USD millionCarter County59.1Prairie County: 53.8 USD millionPrairie County53.8Garfield County: 45.5 USD millionGarfield County45.5Golden Valley County: 43.9 USD millionGolden Valley County43.9Wibaux County: 42.5 USD millionWibaux County42.5Treasure County: 34.8 USD millionTreasure County34.8Petroleum County: 20.8 USD millionPetroleum County20.8
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
1Yellowstone County7,476.1+2.5%
2Missoula County5,113.2+10.4%
3Gallatin County4,959.7+8.1%
4Flathead County4,129.3+7.3%
5Cascade County3,491.1+2.9%
6Lewis and Clark County2,947.4+2.1%
7Ravalli County1,623.4+5.6%
8Silver Bow County1,526.1-5.1%
9Lake County1,008.9+2.4%
10Richland County739.5-11.3%
11Park County691.1+5.6%
12Hill County678.5+6%
13Lincoln County631.6+3.6%
14Jefferson County512.4+2.8%
15Custer County505.1+2.8%
16Carbon County480.8+3.3%
17Stillwater County440.6+5.3%
18Fergus County430.3+1.4%
19Glacier County423.7+0.4%
20Dawson County399.2-6.5%
21Beaverhead County396.7+5.5%
22Rosebud County380.7+4.2%
23Sanders County366.7+7.6%
24Big Horn County365.1+4.3%
25Roosevelt County356-9.1%
26Madison County353.5+6%
27Valley County322.7-1.2%
28Deer Lodge County321.9+2.6%
29Powell County262.7+8.7%
30Teton County261+5.7%
31Pondera County237.1-1.3%
32Broadwater County215.5+2.2%
33Toole County209.5-4.5%
34Blaine County193.9+2.8%
35Chouteau County187.7+0.5%
36Musselshell County184.9+1.9%
37Sheridan County164.3-7.6%
38Fallon County163.6-4.5%
39Sweet Grass County151.7+2%
40Mineral County148.7+4.5%
41Phillips County147+5.1%
42Granite County129.2+6.9%
43Liberty County95+8.6%
44Judith Basin County92.3+11.8%
45Daniels County81.2-3.7%
46Wheatland County77.2+3%
47Meagher County76.7+5.1%
48Powder River County66.3+5.7%
49McCone County66-5.5%
50Carter County59.1-0.1%
51Prairie County53.8+10.9%
52Garfield County45.5+6.7%
53Golden Valley County43.9+10.9%
54Wibaux County42.5-2.9%
55Treasure County34.8-6.4%
56Petroleum County20.8-9.8%

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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, 2015) [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, 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/montana-counties?period=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/montana-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Yellowstone County, with $7.48 billion in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Petroleum County, with $20.83 million in 2015.

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