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Counties in North Dakota by real GDP growth, 2024

Slope County had the highest real GDP growth of 53 counties in 2024, at 59.8%. Emmons County had the lowest, at -28.2%. The median was 1.4% and the figure for North Dakota was 2.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest59.8Slope County
Lowest-28.2Emmons County
Median1.453 counties
North Dakota2.3History

All counties, 2024

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Slope CountySlope County: 59.8 %59.8Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 47.6 %47.6Adams CountyAdams County: 37.1 %37.1Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 29.8 %29.8Eddy CountyEddy County: 23.8 %23.8Divide CountyDivide County: 23.7 %23.7Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 17.5 %17.5Walsh CountyWalsh County: 14 %14Billings CountyBillings County: 12.8 %12.8Rolette CountyRolette County: 12.2 %12.2Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 10.3 %10.3Wells CountyWells County: 9.5 %9.5Pembina CountyPembina County: 9.3 %9.3Morton CountyMorton County: 6.8 %6.8Nelson CountyNelson County: 6.4 %6.4Grant CountyGrant County: 5.7 %5.7Burke CountyBurke County: 5.5 %5.5Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 5 %5Williams CountyWilliams County: 3.9 %3.9Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 3.4 %3.4Stark CountyStark County: 3.4 %3.4Cass CountyCass County: 2.7 %2.7McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 2.7 %2.7Dunn CountyDunn County: 2.3 %2.3McLean CountyMcLean County: 2.3 %2.3Oliver CountyOliver County: 1.6 %1.6Renville CountyRenville County: 1.4 %1.4Towner CountyTowner County: 1 %1Bowman CountyBowman County: 0.9 %0.9Ward CountyWard County: 0.8 %0.8Kidder CountyKidder County: -0.8 %-0.8Stutsman CountyStutsman County: -2.1 %-2.1Bottineau CountyBottineau County: -2.7 %-2.7Benson CountyBenson County: -2.9 %-2.9Ramsey CountyRamsey County: -3.4 %-3.4Richland CountyRichland County: -3.4 %-3.4Sioux CountySioux County: -3.7 %-3.7Mercer CountyMercer County: -4.5 %-4.5Traill CountyTraill County: -5.5 %-5.5Griggs CountyGriggs County: -7.5 %-7.5McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: -10.7 %-10.7Sargent CountySargent County: -10.7 %-10.7Pierce CountyPierce County: -11 %-11Dickey CountyDickey County: -11.3 %-11.3Ransom CountyRansom County: -12 %-12Barnes CountyBarnes County: -12.4 %-12.4Steele CountySteele County: -14.8 %-14.8Foster CountyFoster County: -15.3 %-15.3Logan CountyLogan County: -16.2 %-16.2LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: -19.6 %-19.6McHenry CountyMcHenry County: -19.7 %-19.7Sheridan CountySheridan County: -20.1 %-20.1Emmons CountyEmmons County: -28.2 %-28.2
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Slope County59.8+62.5 pts
2Hettinger County47.6+71.3 pts
3Adams County37.1+38.9 pts
4Golden Valley County29.8+33 pts
5Eddy County23.8+19.2 pts
6Divide County23.7+13.7 pts
7Cavalier County17.5+28 pts
8Walsh County14+7.1 pts
9Billings County12.8-21.6 pts
10Rolette County12.2+10.6 pts
11Mountrail County10.3-7.3 pts
12Wells County9.5+17.7 pts
13Pembina County9.3+0.7 pts
14Morton County6.8+4.6 pts
15Nelson County6.4+12.3 pts
16Grant County5.7+31.6 pts
17Burke County5.5+4.4 pts
18Grand Forks County5-1.1 pts
19Williams County3.9-20 pts
20Burleigh County3.4+1.5 pts
20Stark County3.4-6.4 pts
22Cass County2.7-3 pts
22McKenzie County2.7-21.3 pts
24Dunn County2.3-44.7 pts
24McLean County2.3+10.9 pts
26Oliver County1.6-2.9 pts
27Renville County1.4+10.4 pts
28Towner County1+8.7 pts
29Bowman County0.9+0.3 pts
30Ward County0.8-2.6 pts
31Kidder County-0.8-13 pts
32Stutsman County-2.1-12.5 pts
33Bottineau County-2.7+2.3 pts
34Benson County-2.9+0.1 pts
35Ramsey County-3.4-4.1 pts
35Richland County-3.4-25.6 pts
37Sioux County-3.7+0.5 pts
38Mercer County-4.5-7.6 pts
39Traill County-5.5-7.8 pts
40Griggs County-7.5-11.7 pts
41McIntosh County-10.7+4.4 pts
41Sargent County-10.7-21.4 pts
43Pierce County-11+1 pts
44Dickey County-11.3-38.6 pts
45Ransom County-12-27.4 pts
46Barnes County-12.4-20.2 pts
47Steele County-14.8-19.9 pts
48Foster County-15.3-11 pts
49Logan County-16.2-14.4 pts
50LaMoure County-19.6-35.7 pts
51McHenry County-19.7-12.4 pts
52Sheridan County-20.1+5.8 pts
53Emmons County-28.2-11.6 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Slope County, with 59.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Emmons County, with -28.2% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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