The aim of this elaboration is to identify the level of development in the economic and ecological dimension of rural communes in the Małopolska Province and indication their interrelationships. Analysis was based on zero unitarization method, method of indicator of correlation and method of significance test. The primary source was statistical data for the period 2004-2010 published by the Local Data Bank System of Government Analysis. The study showed that rural communities Małopolska Province, classified into groups of high level of economic development characterized a relatively high level of development in the ecological dimension.