Counties in Montana by personal income

Yellowstone County had the highest personal income of 56 counties in 2019, at $8.56 billion. Petroleum County had the lowest, at $16.93 million. The median was $330.43 million and the figure for Montana was $53.41 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest8,557.1Yellowstone County
Median330.456 counties
Montana53,406.1History

Map of counties, 2019

Beaverhead County: 450.4 USD millionBig Horn County: 415.3 USD millionBlaine County: 204.3 USD millionBroadwater County: 287.2 USD millionCarbon County: 568.7 USD millionCarter County: 49.5 USD millionCascade County: 3,943.5 USD millionChouteau County: 228.9 USD millionCuster County: 528.8 USD millionDaniels County: 81 USD millionDawson County: 399.6 USD millionDeer Lodge County: 377.2 USD millionFallon County: 141.8 USD millionFergus County: 497.6 USD millionFlathead County: 5,207.9 USD millionGallatin County: 6,903.6 USD millionGarfield County: 41.2 USD millionGlacier County: 513.7 USD millionGolden Valley County: 41.1 USD millionGranite County: 151.8 USD millionHill County: 749.6 USD millionJefferson County: 607.9 USD millionJudith Basin County: 96.8 USD millionLake County: 1,229.5 USD millionLewis and Clark County: 3,516.6 USD millionLiberty County: 111.5 USD millionLincoln County: 754 USD millionMcCone County: 64.8 USD millionMadison County: 559 USD millionMeagher County: 83.8 USD millionMineral County: 182.2 USD millionMissoula County: 6,216.6 USD millionMusselshell County: 208.2 USD millionPark County: 861.7 USD millionPetroleum County: 16.9 USD millionPhillips County: 163.6 USD millionPondera County: 292.3 USD millionPowder River County: 57.4 USD millionPowell County: 313.8 USD millionPrairie County: 50.1 USD millionRavalli County: 2,152.7 USD millionRichland County: 674.3 USD millionRoosevelt County: 397.3 USD millionRosebud County: 401.3 USD millionSanders County: 450.6 USD millionSheridan County: 166.9 USD millionSilver Bow County: 1,674.9 USD millionStillwater County: 520 USD millionSweet Grass County: 188.6 USD millionTeton County: 297.4 USD millionToole County: 246.3 USD millionTreasure County: 38.7 USD millionValley County: 347.1 USD millionWheatland County: 80.5 USD millionWibaux County: 39.3 USD millionYellowstone County: 8,557.1 USD million
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USD million, 2019. 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, 2019

Yellowstone County: 8,557.1 USD millionYellowstone County8,557.1Gallatin County: 6,903.6 USD millionGallatin County6,903.6Missoula County: 6,216.6 USD millionMissoula County6,216.6Flathead County: 5,207.9 USD millionFlathead County5,207.9Cascade County: 3,943.5 USD millionCascade County3,943.5Lewis and Clark County: 3,516.6 USD millionLewis and Clark County3,516.6Ravalli County: 2,152.7 USD millionRavalli County2,152.7Silver Bow County: 1,674.9 USD millionSilver Bow County1,674.9Lake County: 1,229.5 USD millionLake County1,229.5Park County: 861.7 USD millionPark County861.7Lincoln County: 754 USD millionLincoln County754Hill County: 749.6 USD millionHill County749.6Richland County: 674.3 USD millionRichland County674.3Jefferson County: 607.9 USD millionJefferson County607.9Carbon County: 568.7 USD millionCarbon County568.7Madison County: 559 USD millionMadison County559Custer County: 528.8 USD millionCuster County528.8Stillwater County: 520 USD millionStillwater County520Glacier County: 513.7 USD millionGlacier County513.7Fergus County: 497.6 USD millionFergus County497.6Sanders County: 450.6 USD millionSanders County450.6Beaverhead County: 450.4 USD millionBeaverhead County450.4Big Horn County: 415.3 USD millionBig Horn County415.3Rosebud County: 401.3 USD millionRosebud County401.3Dawson County: 399.6 USD millionDawson County399.6Roosevelt County: 397.3 USD millionRoosevelt County397.3Deer Lodge County: 377.2 USD millionDeer Lodge County377.2Valley County: 347.1 USD millionValley County347.1Powell County: 313.8 USD millionPowell County313.8Teton County: 297.4 USD millionTeton County297.4Pondera County: 292.3 USD millionPondera County292.3Broadwater County: 287.2 USD millionBroadwater County287.2Toole County: 246.3 USD millionToole County246.3Chouteau County: 228.9 USD millionChouteau County228.9Musselshell County: 208.2 USD millionMusselshell County208.2Blaine County: 204.3 USD millionBlaine County204.3Sweet Grass County: 188.6 USD millionSweet Grass County188.6Mineral County: 182.2 USD millionMineral County182.2Sheridan County: 166.9 USD millionSheridan County166.9Phillips County: 163.6 USD millionPhillips County163.6Granite County: 151.8 USD millionGranite County151.8Fallon County: 141.8 USD millionFallon County141.8Liberty County: 111.5 USD millionLiberty County111.5Judith Basin County: 96.8 USD millionJudith Basin County96.8Meagher County: 83.8 USD millionMeagher County83.8Daniels County: 81 USD millionDaniels County81Wheatland County: 80.5 USD millionWheatland County80.5McCone County: 64.8 USD millionMcCone County64.8Powder River County: 57.4 USD millionPowder River County57.4Prairie County: 50.1 USD millionPrairie County50.1Carter County: 49.5 USD millionCarter County49.5Garfield County: 41.2 USD millionGarfield County41.2Golden Valley County: 41.1 USD millionGolden Valley County41.1Wibaux County: 39.3 USD millionWibaux County39.3Treasure County: 38.7 USD millionTreasure County38.7Petroleum County: 16.9 USD millionPetroleum County16.9Yellowstone County: 8,557.1 USD millionYellowstone County8,557.1Gallatin County: 6,903.6 USD millionGallatin County6,903.6Missoula County: 6,216.6 USD millionMissoula County6,216.6Flathead County: 5,207.9 USD millionFlathead County5,207.9Cascade County: 3,943.5 USD millionCascade County3,943.5Lewis and Clark County: 3,516.6 USD millionLewis and Clark County3,516.6Ravalli County: 2,152.7 USD millionRavalli County2,152.7Silver Bow County: 1,674.9 USD millionSilver Bow County1,674.9Lake County: 1,229.5 USD millionLake County1,229.5Park County: 861.7 USD millionPark County861.7Lincoln County: 754 USD millionLincoln County754Hill County: 749.6 USD millionHill County749.6Richland County: 674.3 USD millionRichland County674.3Jefferson County: 607.9 USD millionJefferson County607.9Carbon County: 568.7 USD millionCarbon County568.7Madison County: 559 USD millionMadison County559Custer County: 528.8 USD millionCuster County528.8Stillwater County: 520 USD millionStillwater County520Glacier County: 513.7 USD millionGlacier County513.7Fergus County: 497.6 USD millionFergus County497.6Sanders County: 450.6 USD millionSanders County450.6Beaverhead County: 450.4 USD millionBeaverhead County450.4Big Horn County: 415.3 USD millionBig Horn County415.3Rosebud County: 401.3 USD millionRosebud County401.3Dawson County: 399.6 USD millionDawson County399.6Roosevelt County: 397.3 USD millionRoosevelt County397.3Deer Lodge County: 377.2 USD millionDeer Lodge County377.2Valley County: 347.1 USD millionValley County347.1Powell County: 313.8 USD millionPowell County313.8Teton County: 297.4 USD millionTeton County297.4Pondera County: 292.3 USD millionPondera County292.3Broadwater County: 287.2 USD millionBroadwater County287.2Toole County: 246.3 USD millionToole County246.3Chouteau County: 228.9 USD millionChouteau County228.9Musselshell County: 208.2 USD millionMusselshell County208.2Blaine County: 204.3 USD millionBlaine County204.3Sweet Grass County: 188.6 USD millionSweet Grass County188.6Mineral County: 182.2 USD millionMineral County182.2Sheridan County: 166.9 USD millionSheridan County166.9Phillips County: 163.6 USD millionPhillips County163.6Granite County: 151.8 USD millionGranite County151.8Fallon County: 141.8 USD millionFallon County141.8Liberty County: 111.5 USD millionLiberty County111.5Judith Basin County: 96.8 USD millionJudith Basin County96.8Meagher County: 83.8 USD millionMeagher County83.8Daniels County: 81 USD millionDaniels County81Wheatland County: 80.5 USD millionWheatland County80.5McCone County: 64.8 USD millionMcCone County64.8Powder River County: 57.4 USD millionPowder River County57.4Prairie County: 50.1 USD millionPrairie County50.1Carter County: 49.5 USD millionCarter County49.5Garfield County: 41.2 USD millionGarfield County41.2Golden Valley County: 41.1 USD millionGolden Valley County41.1Wibaux County: 39.3 USD millionWibaux County39.3Treasure County: 38.7 USD millionTreasure County38.7Petroleum County: 16.9 USD millionPetroleum County16.9
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

RankCounties2019
USD million
Change on 2018
1Yellowstone County8,557.1+3.1%
2Gallatin County6,903.6+10%
3Missoula County6,216.6+7%
4Flathead County5,207.9+6.9%
5Cascade County3,943.5+2.3%
6Lewis and Clark County3,516.6+6.3%
7Ravalli County2,152.7+11.2%
8Silver Bow County1,674.9+3.2%
9Lake County1,229.5+4.3%
10Park County861.7+5%
11Lincoln County754+5.8%
12Hill County749.6+2.1%
13Richland County674.3+4.1%
14Jefferson County607.9+6.4%
15Carbon County568.7+5.1%
16Madison County559+29.3%
17Custer County528.8+4.1%
18Stillwater County520+4.4%
19Glacier County513.7+8.4%
20Fergus County497.6+8.1%
21Sanders County450.6+8.1%
22Beaverhead County450.4+7.6%
23Big Horn County415.3+5.5%
24Rosebud County401.3+2.2%
25Dawson County399.6-1.5%
26Roosevelt County397.3-2.6%
27Deer Lodge County377.2+6.7%
28Valley County347.1+3.4%
29Powell County313.8+10.5%
30Teton County297.4+7.2%
31Pondera County292.3+14.5%
32Broadwater County287.2+12%
33Toole County246.3+3.3%
34Chouteau County228.9+5.1%
35Musselshell County208.2+3.4%
36Blaine County204.3+1.9%
37Sweet Grass County188.6+11.1%
38Mineral County182.2+7.4%
39Sheridan County166.9+5.9%
40Phillips County163.6+2.8%
41Granite County151.8+5.3%
42Fallon County141.8+0.6%
43Liberty County111.5+20.2%
44Judith Basin County96.8+7.9%
45Meagher County83.8+6.2%
46Daniels County81-0.5%
47Wheatland County80.5+6.4%
48McCone County64.8+6.9%
49Powder River County57.4+2.8%
50Prairie County50.1-0.7%
51Carter County49.5+1.7%
52Garfield County41.2-3.7%
53Golden Valley County41.1+2.6%
54Wibaux County39.3+3.2%
55Treasure County38.7+19.6%
56Petroleum County16.9+4.7%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/montana-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Yellowstone County, with $8.56 billion in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Petroleum County, with $16.93 million in 2019.

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