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Counties in North Dakota by real GDP growth

Cavalier County had the highest real GDP growth of 53 counties in 2016, at 55.4%. Slope County had the lowest, at -38%. The median was -1.5% and the figure for North Dakota was -6.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest55.4Cavalier County
Lowest-38Slope County
Median-1.553 counties
North Dakota-6.7History

All counties, 2016

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Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 55.4 %55.4Griggs CountyGriggs County: 47.7 %47.7Steele CountySteele County: 45.3 %45.3Towner CountyTowner County: 37.8 %37.8Walsh CountyWalsh County: 22.6 %22.6Ransom CountyRansom County: 21.9 %21.9Sheridan CountySheridan County: 20.2 %20.2Pembina CountyPembina County: 20 %20McLean CountyMcLean County: 15 %15Mercer CountyMercer County: 13.7 %13.7Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 13.2 %13.2Nelson CountyNelson County: 12 %12Eddy CountyEddy County: 11.7 %11.7Richland CountyRichland County: 9.5 %9.5Wells CountyWells County: 8.5 %8.5Rolette CountyRolette County: 7.2 %7.2Benson CountyBenson County: 5.4 %5.4LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 4.7 %4.7Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 2.8 %2.8Emmons CountyEmmons County: 2.7 %2.7Dickey CountyDickey County: 2 %2Sioux CountySioux County: 2 %2Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 1.9 %1.9Renville CountyRenville County: 1.2 %1.2Grant CountyGrant County: 0 %0Cass CountyCass County: -0.1 %-0.1Oliver CountyOliver County: -1.5 %-1.5Sargent CountySargent County: -1.8 %-1.8Morton CountyMorton County: -3.3 %-3.3Pierce CountyPierce County: -3.8 %-3.8Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: -4.5 %-4.5Burke CountyBurke County: -5.6 %-5.6Foster CountyFoster County: -6.3 %-6.3Billings CountyBillings County: -7.3 %-7.3Adams CountyAdams County: -8.5 %-8.5Divide CountyDivide County: -8.7 %-8.7Dunn CountyDunn County: -8.8 %-8.8Bowman CountyBowman County: -9.3 %-9.3Barnes CountyBarnes County: -9.8 %-9.8McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: -10.3 %-10.3Ward CountyWard County: -10.9 %-10.9McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: -12.1 %-12.1Bottineau CountyBottineau County: -12.3 %-12.3Traill CountyTraill County: -17.1 %-17.1Mountrail CountyMountrail County: -17.2 %-17.2Kidder CountyKidder County: -20 %-20Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: -21 %-21McHenry CountyMcHenry County: -21.3 %-21.3Stark CountyStark County: -26.5 %-26.5Logan CountyLogan County: -31.3 %-31.3Williams CountyWilliams County: -31.8 %-31.8Hettinger CountyHettinger County: -33.9 %-33.9Slope CountySlope County: -38 %-38
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Cavalier County55.4+38.4 pts
2Griggs County47.7+59.5 pts
3Steele County45.3+58.1 pts
4Towner County37.8+67.2 pts
5Walsh County22.6+23.9 pts
6Ransom County21.9+22.3 pts
7Sheridan County20.2+3 pts
8Pembina County20+14.2 pts
9McLean County15+21.1 pts
10Mercer County13.7+6.1 pts
11Ramsey County13.2+19.4 pts
12Nelson County12+11.2 pts
13Eddy County11.7-26.1 pts
14Richland County9.5+1.4 pts
15Wells County8.5+5.1 pts
16Rolette County7.2-11 pts
17Benson County5.4+14.3 pts
18LaMoure County4.7+41.5 pts
19Stutsman County2.8+5.4 pts
20Emmons County2.7-0.8 pts
21Dickey County2-5.8 pts
21Sioux County2-1.2 pts
23Grand Forks County1.9+0.2 pts
24Renville County1.2+12.2 pts
25Grant County0-7.9 pts
26Cass County-0.1-3 pts
27Oliver County-1.5-14.1 pts
28Sargent County-1.8-2.3 pts
29Morton County-3.3-1.6 pts
30Pierce County-3.8-11.2 pts
31Burleigh County-4.5-8.8 pts
32Burke County-5.6-2.4 pts
33Foster County-6.3-14.7 pts
34Billings County-7.3-6.8 pts
35Adams County-8.5-28.7 pts
36Divide County-8.7+3.3 pts
37Dunn County-8.8-4.9 pts
38Bowman County-9.3-7.4 pts
39Barnes County-9.8-14.8 pts
40McKenzie County-10.3-16.1 pts
41Ward County-10.9-8.8 pts
42McIntosh County-12.1-4.2 pts
43Bottineau County-12.3+9.2 pts
44Traill County-17.1-42.7 pts
45Mountrail County-17.2-17.4 pts
46Kidder County-20-40.4 pts
47Golden Valley County-21-33.8 pts
48McHenry County-21.3-33 pts
49Stark County-26.5-9.4 pts
50Logan County-31.3-56.6 pts
51Williams County-31.8-11.9 pts
52Hettinger County-33.9-122.7 pts
53Slope County-38-11.1 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?

Cavalier County, with 55.4% in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Slope County, with -38% in 2016.

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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