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Counties in North Dakota by real GDP growth

Hettinger County had the highest real GDP growth of 53 counties in 2015, at 88.8%. LaMoure County had the lowest, at -36.8%. The median was 1.7% and the figure for North Dakota was -2.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest88.8Hettinger County
Lowest-36.8LaMoure County
Median1.753 counties
North Dakota-2.5History

All counties, 2015

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Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 88.8 %88.8Eddy CountyEddy County: 37.8 %37.8Traill CountyTraill County: 25.6 %25.6Logan CountyLogan County: 25.3 %25.3Kidder CountyKidder County: 20.4 %20.4Adams CountyAdams County: 20.2 %20.2Rolette CountyRolette County: 18.2 %18.2Sheridan CountySheridan County: 17.2 %17.2Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 17 %17Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 12.8 %12.8Oliver CountyOliver County: 12.6 %12.6McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 11.7 %11.7Foster CountyFoster County: 8.4 %8.4Richland CountyRichland County: 8.1 %8.1Grant CountyGrant County: 7.9 %7.9Dickey CountyDickey County: 7.8 %7.8Mercer CountyMercer County: 7.6 %7.6Pierce CountyPierce County: 7.4 %7.4McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 5.8 %5.8Pembina CountyPembina County: 5.8 %5.8Barnes CountyBarnes County: 5 %5Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 4.3 %4.3Emmons CountyEmmons County: 3.5 %3.5Wells CountyWells County: 3.4 %3.4Sioux CountySioux County: 3.2 %3.2Cass CountyCass County: 2.9 %2.9Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 1.7 %1.7Nelson CountyNelson County: 0.8 %0.8Sargent CountySargent County: 0.5 %0.5Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 0.2 %0.2Ransom CountyRansom County: -0.4 %-0.4Billings CountyBillings County: -0.5 %-0.5Walsh CountyWalsh County: -1.3 %-1.3Morton CountyMorton County: -1.7 %-1.7Bowman CountyBowman County: -1.9 %-1.9Ward CountyWard County: -2.1 %-2.1Stutsman CountyStutsman County: -2.6 %-2.6Burke CountyBurke County: -3.2 %-3.2Dunn CountyDunn County: -3.9 %-3.9McLean CountyMcLean County: -6.1 %-6.1Ramsey CountyRamsey County: -6.2 %-6.2McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: -7.9 %-7.9Benson CountyBenson County: -8.9 %-8.9Renville CountyRenville County: -11 %-11Griggs CountyGriggs County: -11.8 %-11.8Divide CountyDivide County: -12 %-12Steele CountySteele County: -12.8 %-12.8Stark CountyStark County: -17.1 %-17.1Williams CountyWilliams County: -19.9 %-19.9Bottineau CountyBottineau County: -21.5 %-21.5Slope CountySlope County: -26.9 %-26.9Towner CountyTowner County: -29.4 %-29.4LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: -36.8 %-36.8
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Hettinger County88.8+81.7 pts
2Eddy County37.8+33.1 pts
3Traill County25.6+30.9 pts
4Logan County25.3-39 pts
5Kidder County20.4+10.6 pts
6Adams County20.2+17.4 pts
7Rolette County18.2+24.9 pts
8Sheridan County17.2+39.1 pts
9Cavalier County17+39.1 pts
10Golden Valley County12.8+17 pts
11Oliver County12.6+5.1 pts
12McHenry County11.7+17 pts
13Foster County8.4+7.2 pts
14Richland County8.1+17.4 pts
15Grant County7.9-7.6 pts
16Dickey County7.8-4.5 pts
17Mercer County7.6+8.3 pts
18Pierce County7.4+18.9 pts
19McKenzie County5.8-36.5 pts
19Pembina County5.8+1.2 pts
21Barnes County5+4 pts
22Burleigh County4.3-2.9 pts
23Emmons County3.5-43.7 pts
24Wells County3.40 pts
25Sioux County3.2-14.1 pts
26Cass County2.9-6 pts
27Grand Forks County1.7-2.7 pts
28Nelson County0.8+7.6 pts
29Sargent County0.5-16.2 pts
30Mountrail County0.2-20.5 pts
31Ransom County-0.4-3.5 pts
32Billings County-0.5-16.1 pts
33Walsh County-1.3+6.1 pts
34Morton County-1.7-16.7 pts
35Bowman County-1.9-4.5 pts
36Ward County-2.1-4.5 pts
37Stutsman County-2.6-14.9 pts
38Burke County-3.2+1.7 pts
39Dunn County-3.9-19.8 pts
40McLean County-6.1-4 pts
41Ramsey County-6.2-5.3 pts
42McIntosh County-7.9-35.1 pts
43Benson County-8.9+2.3 pts
44Renville County-11+6.2 pts
45Griggs County-11.8-13.5 pts
46Divide County-12-20.6 pts
47Steele County-12.8-10 pts
48Stark County-17.1-38.9 pts
49Williams County-19.9-35.9 pts
50Bottineau County-21.5-31.6 pts
51Slope County-26.9-20.2 pts
52Towner County-29.4-11 pts
53LaMoure County-36.8-51 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?

Hettinger County, with 88.8% in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

LaMoure County, with -36.8% in 2015.

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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