This list ranks China's county-level administrative divisions (excluding districts) by economic scale, using 2024 data as reference due to typical delays of 6 months in official statistical releases and 1-year lags in statistical yearbook publications. The inclusion threshold is set at $10 billion GDP with data sourced from official statistical yearbooks and communiques. GDP per capita calculations adopt China's standard mid-year population denominator. The annual average exchange rate of RMB to USD is based on the officially published annual average exchange rate, published by China NBS in National Data. The purchasing power parity indicator is referenced from the IMF World Economic Outlook. The 2024 IMF purchasing power parity indicator is referenced from the April 2026 World Economic Outlook.

Distribution characteristics Mainland China has 31 provincial-level administrative divisions. Excluding the 4 municipalities, there are 27 provinces (including 4 autonomous regions). In 2024, a total of 132 counties (including county-level city and banner, the same below) in China had a GDP exceeding 10 billion US dollars, distributed across 19 provinces. Among them, the four coastal provinces with the most developed county economies - Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, and Fujian - accounted for 82 such counties. The four central provinces of Hubei, Henan, Anhui, and Hunan had 24, while Sichuan, a western province, had 5. The remaining 10 provinces had a combined 21, and 8 provinces had no counties with a GDP exceeding 10 billion US dollars.

As of 2024, there are 63 counties in China with a GDP exceeding 100 billion yuan (US$14.042 billion). Among these high-economic-volume counties, Jiangsu Province leads with 22 entries, accounting for 34.9% of the total number. Zhejiang Province follows with 11 such counties, making up 17.5%. Shandong and Fujian each have 6 counties on the list, while Hunan and Henan each contribute 3. These figures reflect the uneven distribution of county-level economic strength in China, with the eastern coastal regions demonstrating prominent advantages in cultivating high-GDP county entities.

Jiangsu, the second-largest provincial economy in China, has 95 county-level administrative regions, including 40 counties (19 counties and 21 county-level cities). Of the 40 counties in the province, 32, or 80%, have a GDP exceeding US$10 billion, and Jiangsu accounts for 4 of the top 5 counties in terms of GDP. As of 2024, Zhejiang, the fourth-largest provincial economy in China, has a total of 53 counties. 23 of these counties achieved a GDP of over US$10 billion, among which 11 counties exceeded CN¥100 billion. Shandong, the third-largest provincial economy, administers 78 counties. 16 of its counties recorded a GDP of over US$10 billion, with 6 of them surpassing CN¥100 billion. Fujian, the eighth-largest provincial economy, has 53 counties. In 2024, 11 of its counties had a GDP exceeding US$10 billion, and 6 of them topped CN¥100 billion.

Guangdong, known as China's leading economic province (GDP US$1.99 trillion in 2024), has 122 county-level administrative divisions, including 57 counties. However, only 4 of them have a GDP exceeding 10 billion US dollars, as its economic center is entirely concentrated in the Pearl River Delta. Notably, none of the 63 counties in China with a GDP exceeding 100 billion Chinese yuan is from Guangdong, indicating that the development level of its county economy is far lower than people's expectations. In addition, the GDP per capita of all four of Guangdong's largest county-level economies even falls below the provincial average (US$15,607).

2024 List

+ List of Chinese county-level divisions by nominal GDP counties provinces GDP (million) GDP per capita () Kunshan City 昆山市 Jiangsu 538,017 75,546 152,365 249,793 35,075 70,741 2,154 Jiangyin City 江阴市 Jiangsu 512,613 71,979 145,171 287,017 40,302 81,283 1,786 Jinjiang City 晋江市 Fujian 364,745 51,216 103,295 174,896 24,558 49,530 2,085 Jiangsu 337,629 47,408 95,616 234,505 32,928 66,411 1,440 Changshu City 常熟市 Jiangsu 307,910 43,235 87,199 183,067 25,706 51,844 1,682 Cixi City 慈溪市 Zhejiang 292,864 41,123 82,938 155,738 21,868 44,105 1,880 Yiwu City 义乌市 Zhejiang 250,351 35,153 70,899 131,040 18,400 37,110 1,910 Shenmu City 神木市 Shaanxi 250,261 35,141 70,873 430,039 60,384 121,786 582 Yixing City 宜兴市 Jiangsu 245,502 34,472 69,526 191,380 26,873 54,198 1,283 长沙县 Hunan 226,635 31,823 64,183 156,961 22,040 44,451 1,444 Xinzheng City 新郑市Henan 197,187 27,688 55,843 123,358 17,321 34,935 1,598 Renhuai City 仁怀市Guizhou 197,018 27,664 55,795 300,059 42,133 84,976 657 Fuqing City 福清市 Fujian 190,079 26,690 53,830 134,284 18,856 38,029 1,415 Taicang City 太仓市 Jiangsu 188,006 26,399 53,243 221,836 31,149 62,823 847 Zhuji City 诸暨市 Zhejiang 186,108 26,133 52,705 150,878 21,186 42,728 1,234 Yueqing City 乐清市 Zhejiang 185,850 26,096 52,632 125,532 17,627 35,550 1,481 Nan'an City 南安市 Fujian 184,420 25,896 52,227 120,575 16,931 34,147 1,530 Liuyang City 浏阳市 Hunan 180,026 25,279 50,983 124,680 17,507 35,309 1,444 Hui'an County 惠安县 Fujian 174,803 24,545 49,504 166,797 23,421 47,237 1,048 Jiaozhou City 胶州市 Shandong 172,800 24,264 48,937 165,268 23,206 46,804 1,046 Liyang City 溧阳市 Jiangsu 170,839 23,989 48,381 211,775 29,737 59,974 807 Yuyao City 余姚市 Zhejiang 168,278 23,629 47,656 132,921 18,664 37,643 1,266 Longkou City 龙口市 Shandong 164,250 23,063 46,515 226,336 31,781 64,098 726 Rugao City 如皋市 Jiangsu 161,543 22,683 45,749 132,581 18,616 37,547 1,218 Jungar Banner 160,037 22,472 45,322 436,483 61,289 123,611 367 Danyang City 丹阳市 Jiangsu 156,109 21,920 44,210 157,004 22,046 44,463 994 沭阳县 Jiangsu 156,039 21,910 44,190 93,954 13,193 26,608 1,661 Qidong City 启东市 Jiangsu 151,465 21,268 42,895 158,553 22,263 44,902 955 Hai'an City 海安市 Jiangsu 150,698 21,160 42,677 174,077 24,443 49,298 866 Taixing City 泰兴市 Jiangsu 146,754 20,607 41,560 148,755 20,888 42,127 987 Rui'an City 瑞安市 Zhejiang 145,198 20,388 41,120 94,285 13,239 26,701 1,540 Rudong County 如东县 Jiangsu 143,046 20,086 40,510 163,612 22,974 46,335 874 Wenling City 温岭市 Zhejiang 141,763 19,906 40,147 97,802 13,733 27,697 1,449 Ningxiang City 宁乡市 Hunan 141,623 19,886 40,107 110,204 15,474 31,210 1,285 Jingjiang City 靖江市 Jiangsu 140,395 19,714 39,760 212,510 29,840 60,182 661 南昌县 Jiangxi 140,144 19,678 39,688 111,918 15,715 31,695 1,252 Haining City 海宁市 Zhejiang 139,716 19,618 39,567 126,097 17,706 35,710 1,108 Pizhou City 邳州市 Jiangsu 135,489 19,025 38,370 94,777 13,308 26,841 1,430 Tongxiang City 桐乡市 Zhejiang 134,711 18,916 38,150 126,847 17,811 35,923 1,062 Qian'an City 迁安市 Hebei 134,406 18,873 38,063 172,294 24,193 48,793 780 131,040 18,400 37,110 508,893 71,457 144,117 258 Shishi City 石狮市 Fujian 130,236 18,287 36,883 185,521 26,050 52,539 702 中牟县 Henan 125,237 17,585 35,467 85,658 12,028 24,258 1,462 Xinghua City 兴化市 Jiangsu 124,038 17,417 35,127 111,103 15,601 31,464 1,116 瓦房店市 Liaoning 123,580 17,353 34,998 141,558 19,877 40,089 873 Feixi County 肥西县 Anhui 121,243 17,024 34,336 120,043 16,856 33,996 1,010 Dongtai City 东台市 Jiangsu 119,094 16,723 33,727 134,592 18,899 38,116 885 Minhou County 闽侯县 Fujian 117,050 16,436 33,148 113,586 15,949 32,167 1,030 Pei County 沛县 Jiangsu 112,609 15,812 31,891 110,083 15,457 31,175 1,023 Xiantao City 仙桃市 Hubei 112,513 15,799 31,864 103,470 14,529 29,302 1,087 Gaoyou City 高邮市 Jiangsu 110,709 15,545 31,353 155,030 21,769 43,904 714 Zoucheng City 邹城市 Shandong 110,370 15,498 31,257 97,105 13,635 27,500 1,137 Korla City 库尔勒市 Xinjiang 110,254 15,481 31,224 141,469 19,865 40,064 779 Yizheng City 仪征市 Jiangsu 109,388 15,360 30,978 203,149 28,525 57,531 538 Shouguang City 寿光市 Shandong 108,190 15,192 30,639 95,143 13,360 26,944 1,178 Pinghu City 平湖市 Zhejiang 107,827 15,141 30,536 155,259 21,801 43,969 695 Rongcheng City 荣成市 Shandong 106,960 15,019 30,291 150,510 21,134 42,624 711 Ninghai County 宁海县 Zhejiang 106,804 14,997 30,247 150,111 21,078 42,511 712 Fugu County 府谷县 Shaanxi 106,670 14,978 30,209 417,822 58,669 118,326 255 Gongyi City 巩义市 Henan 105,127 14,762 29,772 131,343 18,443 37,196 800 Tengzhou City 滕州市 Shandong 103,930 14,593 29,433 67,190 9,435 19,028 1,547 长丰县 Anhui 103,864 14,584 29,414 124,017 17,414 35,121 837 Xinyi City 新沂市 Jiangsu 102,664 14,416 29,074 107,586 15,107 30,468 954 Anxi County 安溪县 Fujian 98,920 13,890 28,014 99,819 14,016 28,269 991 Baoying County 宝应县 Jiangsu 98,087 13,773 27,778 144,777 20,329 41,001 678 Linhai City 临海市 Zhejiang 97,168 13,644 27,518 87,539 12,292 24,791 1,110 Feicheng City 肥城市 Shandong 96,560 13,559 27,346 111,895 15,712 31,688 863 Yidu City 宜都市 Hubei 96,304 13,523 27,273 268,704 37,730 76,096 358 Jiashan County 嘉善县 Zhejiang 95,829 13,456 27,139 143,887 20,204 40,748 666 Liling City 醴陵市 Hunan 95,256 13,375 26,976 109,831 15,422 31,104 867 Boluo County 博罗县 Guangdong 95,224 13,371 26,967 78,318 10,997 22,179 1,216 Qianjiang City 潜江市 Hubei 95,197 13,367 26,960 113,831 15,984 32,237 836 广饶县 Shandong 95,160 13,362 26,949 181,724 25,517 51,464 524 Pingdu City 平度市 Shandong 95,010 13,341 26,907 80,849 11,353 22,896 1,175 象山县 Zhejiang 94,299 13,241 26,705 163,146 22,908 46,203 578 Hanchuan City 汉川市 Hubei 94,005 13,200 26,622 106,793 14,995 30,244 880 Daye City 大冶市 Hubei 93,071 13,069 26,358 107,928 15,155 30,565 862 长兴县 Zhejiang 92,775 13,027 26,274 135,438 19,018 38,356 685 Feidong County 肥东县 Anhui 92,251 12,954 26,125 101,097 14,196 28,630 912 Fu'an City 福安市 Fujian 91,870 12,900 26,017 153,758 21,590 43,544 597 Zhaoyuan City 招远市 Shandong 91,630 12,866 25,949 173,017 24,294 48,998 530 Lingwu City 灵武市Ningxia 91,080 12,789 25,794 307,704 43,207 87,141 296 Huanghua City 黄骅市 Hebei 90,886 12,762 25,739 140,745 19,763 39,859 650 Zhucheng City 诸城市 Shandong 90,130 12,656 25,525 84,872 11,917 24,036 1,062 Zhijiang City 枝江市 Hubei 90,072 12,647 25,508 210,055 29,495 59,487 429 Laizhou City 莱州市 Shandong 88,750 12,462 25,134 109,982 15,443 31,147 807 Dongyang City 东阳市 Zhejiang 87,514 12,288 24,784 79,995 11,233 22,654 1,094 Zaoyang City 枣阳市 Hubei 87,458 12,281 24,768 98,340 13,809 27,850 889 Jianyang City 简阳市 Sichuan 86,282 12,115 24,435 76,474 10,738 21,657 1,128 连江县 Fujian 84,997 11,935 24,071 131,473 18,461 37,233 646 Yongkang City 永康市 Zhejiang 83,553 11,732 23,662 85,432 11,996 24,194 978 Wu'an City 武安市 Hebei 83,045 11,661 23,518 101,095 14,195 28,630 820 惠东县 Guangdong 82,851 11,634 23,463 80,716 11,334 22,859 1,026 Jurong City 句容市 Jiangsu 81,504 11,444 23,082 126,745 17,797 35,894 643 Sihui City 四会市 Guangdong 81,424 11,433 23,059 122,672 17,225 34,740 664 Xichang City 西昌市 Sichuan 80,343 11,281 22,753 82,743 11,618 23,433 971 Lianshui County 涟水县 Jiangsu 80,195 11,261 22,711 99,038 13,907 28,047 810 Qingzhou City 青州市 Shandong 80,140 11,253 22,695 83,536 11,730 23,657 959 Donghai County 东海县 Jiangsu 80,081 11,245 22,679 77,198 10,840 21,862 1,037 Shengzhou City 嵊州市 Zhejiang 80,025 11,237 22,663 114,896 16,133 32,538 696 Yuhuan City 玉环市 Zhejiang 79,506 11,164 22,516 123,648 17,362 35,017 643 Daishan County 岱山县 Zhejiang 79,351 11,142 22,472 370,798 52,066 105,009 214 Shaodong City 邵东市 Hunan 79,154 11,114 22,416 80,622 11,321 22,832 982 Siyang County 泗阳县 Jiangsu 78,756 11,059 22,304 94,858 13,320 26,864 830 Tianmen City 天门市 Hubei 78,540 11,028 22,242 72,128 10,128 20,426 1,089 Yuzhou City 禹州市 Henan 78,331 10,999 22,183 70,843 9,947 20,063 1,106 Sheyang County 射阳县 Jiangsu 78,113 10,968 22,121 103,386 14,517 29,279 756 Jianhu County 建湖县 Jiangsu 77,982 10,950 22,084 128,630 18,062 36,428 606 Funing County 阜宁县 Jiangsu 77,817 10,927 22,038 98,646 13,851 27,936 789 Pingyang County 平阳县 Zhejiang 77,746 10,917 22,018 88,954 12,491 25,192 874 Tianchang City 天长市 Anhui 77,723 10,914 22,011 126,791 17,803 35,907 613 Yongcheng City 永城市 Henan 77,525 10,886 21,955 61,550 8,643 17,431 1,260