Counties in Montana by personal income

Yellowstone County had the highest personal income of 56 counties in 2023, at $11.92 billion. Petroleum County had the lowest, at $21.93 million. The median was $449.13 million and the figure for Montana was $73.87 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest11,915.4Yellowstone County
Median449.156 counties
Montana73,869.4History

Map of counties, 2023

Beaverhead County: 601.1 USD millionBig Horn County: 500.5 USD millionBlaine County: 269 USD millionBroadwater County: 448.5 USD millionCarbon County: 791.3 USD millionCarter County: 64.2 USD millionCascade County: 5,101.3 USD millionChouteau County: 341.2 USD millionCuster County: 658.4 USD millionDaniels County: 98.4 USD millionDawson County: 466.9 USD millionDeer Lodge County: 500.7 USD millionFallon County: 166.7 USD millionFergus County: 656.3 USD millionFlathead County: 7,924.7 USD millionGallatin County: 11,311.1 USD millionGarfield County: 60.6 USD millionGlacier County: 669.1 USD millionGolden Valley County: 51.1 USD millionGranite County: 196.4 USD millionHill County: 924.8 USD millionJefferson County: 848.1 USD millionJudith Basin County: 125.9 USD millionLake County: 1,691.6 USD millionLewis and Clark County: 4,771.7 USD millionLiberty County: 149.2 USD millionLincoln County: 1,039.6 USD millionMcCone County: 84.8 USD millionMadison County: 728.5 USD millionMeagher County: 120.5 USD millionMineral County: 248.3 USD millionMissoula County: 8,563.4 USD millionMusselshell County: 269.8 USD millionPark County: 1,235.7 USD millionPetroleum County: 21.9 USD millionPhillips County: 199.7 USD millionPondera County: 416.8 USD millionPowder River County: 80.3 USD millionPowell County: 391.1 USD millionPrairie County: 64.6 USD millionRavalli County: 3,105.3 USD millionRichland County: 807.3 USD millionRoosevelt County: 468.9 USD millionRosebud County: 449.7 USD millionSanders County: 645.6 USD millionSheridan County: 191.2 USD millionSilver Bow County: 2,161.5 USD millionStillwater County: 642.6 USD millionSweet Grass County: 238.4 USD millionTeton County: 396.6 USD millionToole County: 341.5 USD millionTreasure County: 46.1 USD millionValley County: 450.8 USD millionWheatland County: 113 USD millionWibaux County: 43 USD millionYellowstone County: 11,915.4 USD million
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USD million, 2023. 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, 2023

Yellowstone County: 11,915.4 USD millionYellowstone County11,915.4Gallatin County: 11,311.1 USD millionGallatin County11,311.1Missoula County: 8,563.4 USD millionMissoula County8,563.4Flathead County: 7,924.7 USD millionFlathead County7,924.7Cascade County: 5,101.3 USD millionCascade County5,101.3Lewis and Clark County: 4,771.7 USD millionLewis and Clark County4,771.7Ravalli County: 3,105.3 USD millionRavalli County3,105.3Silver Bow County: 2,161.5 USD millionSilver Bow County2,161.5Lake County: 1,691.6 USD millionLake County1,691.6Park County: 1,235.7 USD millionPark County1,235.7Lincoln County: 1,039.6 USD millionLincoln County1,039.6Hill County: 924.8 USD millionHill County924.8Jefferson County: 848.1 USD millionJefferson County848.1Richland County: 807.3 USD millionRichland County807.3Carbon County: 791.3 USD millionCarbon County791.3Madison County: 728.5 USD millionMadison County728.5Glacier County: 669.1 USD millionGlacier County669.1Custer County: 658.4 USD millionCuster County658.4Fergus County: 656.3 USD millionFergus County656.3Sanders County: 645.6 USD millionSanders County645.6Stillwater County: 642.6 USD millionStillwater County642.6Beaverhead County: 601.1 USD millionBeaverhead County601.1Deer Lodge County: 500.7 USD millionDeer Lodge County500.7Big Horn County: 500.5 USD millionBig Horn County500.5Roosevelt County: 468.9 USD millionRoosevelt County468.9Dawson County: 466.9 USD millionDawson County466.9Valley County: 450.8 USD millionValley County450.8Rosebud County: 449.7 USD millionRosebud County449.7Broadwater County: 448.5 USD millionBroadwater County448.5Pondera County: 416.8 USD millionPondera County416.8Teton County: 396.6 USD millionTeton County396.6Powell County: 391.1 USD millionPowell County391.1Toole County: 341.5 USD millionToole County341.5Chouteau County: 341.2 USD millionChouteau County341.2Musselshell County: 269.8 USD millionMusselshell County269.8Blaine County: 269 USD millionBlaine County269Mineral County: 248.3 USD millionMineral County248.3Sweet Grass County: 238.4 USD millionSweet Grass County238.4Phillips County: 199.7 USD millionPhillips County199.7Granite County: 196.4 USD millionGranite County196.4Sheridan County: 191.2 USD millionSheridan County191.2Fallon County: 166.7 USD millionFallon County166.7Liberty County: 149.2 USD millionLiberty County149.2Judith Basin County: 125.9 USD millionJudith Basin County125.9Meagher County: 120.5 USD millionMeagher County120.5Wheatland County: 113 USD millionWheatland County113Daniels County: 98.4 USD millionDaniels County98.4McCone County: 84.8 USD millionMcCone County84.8Powder River County: 80.3 USD millionPowder River County80.3Prairie County: 64.6 USD millionPrairie County64.6Carter County: 64.2 USD millionCarter County64.2Garfield County: 60.6 USD millionGarfield County60.6Golden Valley County: 51.1 USD millionGolden Valley County51.1Treasure County: 46.1 USD millionTreasure County46.1Wibaux County: 43 USD millionWibaux County43Petroleum County: 21.9 USD millionPetroleum County21.9Yellowstone County: 11,915.4 USD millionYellowstone County11,915.4Gallatin County: 11,311.1 USD millionGallatin County11,311.1Missoula County: 8,563.4 USD millionMissoula County8,563.4Flathead County: 7,924.7 USD millionFlathead County7,924.7Cascade County: 5,101.3 USD millionCascade County5,101.3Lewis and Clark County: 4,771.7 USD millionLewis and Clark County4,771.7Ravalli County: 3,105.3 USD millionRavalli County3,105.3Silver Bow County: 2,161.5 USD millionSilver Bow County2,161.5Lake County: 1,691.6 USD millionLake County1,691.6Park County: 1,235.7 USD millionPark County1,235.7Lincoln County: 1,039.6 USD millionLincoln County1,039.6Hill County: 924.8 USD millionHill County924.8Jefferson County: 848.1 USD millionJefferson County848.1Richland County: 807.3 USD millionRichland County807.3Carbon County: 791.3 USD millionCarbon County791.3Madison County: 728.5 USD millionMadison County728.5Glacier County: 669.1 USD millionGlacier County669.1Custer County: 658.4 USD millionCuster County658.4Fergus County: 656.3 USD millionFergus County656.3Sanders County: 645.6 USD millionSanders County645.6Stillwater County: 642.6 USD millionStillwater County642.6Beaverhead County: 601.1 USD millionBeaverhead County601.1Deer Lodge County: 500.7 USD millionDeer Lodge County500.7Big Horn County: 500.5 USD millionBig Horn County500.5Roosevelt County: 468.9 USD millionRoosevelt County468.9Dawson County: 466.9 USD millionDawson County466.9Valley County: 450.8 USD millionValley County450.8Rosebud County: 449.7 USD millionRosebud County449.7Broadwater County: 448.5 USD millionBroadwater County448.5Pondera County: 416.8 USD millionPondera County416.8Teton County: 396.6 USD millionTeton County396.6Powell County: 391.1 USD millionPowell County391.1Toole County: 341.5 USD millionToole County341.5Chouteau County: 341.2 USD millionChouteau County341.2Musselshell County: 269.8 USD millionMusselshell County269.8Blaine County: 269 USD millionBlaine County269Mineral County: 248.3 USD millionMineral County248.3Sweet Grass County: 238.4 USD millionSweet Grass County238.4Phillips County: 199.7 USD millionPhillips County199.7Granite County: 196.4 USD millionGranite County196.4Sheridan County: 191.2 USD millionSheridan County191.2Fallon County: 166.7 USD millionFallon County166.7Liberty County: 149.2 USD millionLiberty County149.2Judith Basin County: 125.9 USD millionJudith Basin County125.9Meagher County: 120.5 USD millionMeagher County120.5Wheatland County: 113 USD millionWheatland County113Daniels County: 98.4 USD millionDaniels County98.4McCone County: 84.8 USD millionMcCone County84.8Powder River County: 80.3 USD millionPowder River County80.3Prairie County: 64.6 USD millionPrairie County64.6Carter County: 64.2 USD millionCarter County64.2Garfield County: 60.6 USD millionGarfield County60.6Golden Valley County: 51.1 USD millionGolden Valley County51.1Treasure County: 46.1 USD millionTreasure County46.1Wibaux County: 43 USD millionWibaux County43Petroleum County: 21.9 USD millionPetroleum County21.9
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

RankCounties2023
USD million
Change on 2022
1Yellowstone County11,915.4+6.6%
2Gallatin County11,311.1+9.6%
3Missoula County8,563.4+9.1%
4Flathead County7,924.7+8.2%
5Cascade County5,101.3+4.5%
6Lewis and Clark County4,771.7+9.1%
7Ravalli County3,105.3+10.3%
8Silver Bow County2,161.5+4.5%
9Lake County1,691.6+8.7%
10Park County1,235.7+10.7%
11Lincoln County1,039.6+5.8%
12Hill County924.8+5.2%
13Jefferson County848.1+9%
14Richland County807.3+5.8%
15Carbon County791.3+8.6%
16Madison County728.5+9.7%
17Glacier County669.1+6%
18Custer County658.4+1.7%
19Fergus County656.3+4.5%
20Sanders County645.6+11%
21Stillwater County642.6+6.9%
22Beaverhead County601.1+5%
23Deer Lodge County500.7+7.8%
24Big Horn County500.5+1.8%
25Roosevelt County468.9+0.3%
26Dawson County466.9+3.2%
27Valley County450.8-3%
28Rosebud County449.7+2.2%
29Broadwater County448.5+10.3%
30Pondera County416.8+9.9%
31Teton County396.6+4.4%
32Powell County391.1+12.3%
33Toole County341.5+9.9%
34Chouteau County341.2+2.4%
35Musselshell County269.8+5.8%
36Blaine County269+1.5%
37Mineral County248.3+10.4%
38Sweet Grass County238.4+12%
39Phillips County199.7+1.3%
40Granite County196.4+8.2%
41Sheridan County191.2-1.3%
42Fallon County166.7+6%
43Liberty County149.2+7.5%
44Judith Basin County125.9+1.1%
45Meagher County120.5+8.5%
46Wheatland County113+6.7%
47Daniels County98.4-7.9%
48McCone County84.8-9%
49Powder River County80.3+1.9%
50Prairie County64.6+2.5%
51Carter County64.2+0.1%
52Garfield County60.6-2.7%
53Golden Valley County51.1+10.3%
54Treasure County46.1+8.2%
55Wibaux County43-2.8%
56Petroleum County21.9+3.9%

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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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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, 2023. 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=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Yellowstone County, with $11.92 billion in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Petroleum County, with $21.93 million in 2023.

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