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Counties in North Dakota by real GDP growth

Slope County had the highest real GDP growth of 53 counties in 2017, at 66.5%. Cavalier County had the lowest, at -36.6%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for North Dakota was 3.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest66.5Slope County
Lowest-36.6Cavalier County
Median3.753 counties
North Dakota3.2History

All counties, 2017

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Slope CountySlope County: 66.5 %66.5Sheridan CountySheridan County: 61.4 %61.4Towner CountyTowner County: 34.2 %34.2Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 31.7 %31.7Dunn CountyDunn County: 27 %27McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 22.8 %22.8Kidder CountyKidder County: 21.2 %21.2LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 15.8 %15.8Divide CountyDivide County: 12.9 %12.9Williams CountyWilliams County: 12.4 %12.4Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 11.1 %11.1Pierce CountyPierce County: 11 %11Foster CountyFoster County: 10.3 %10.3Logan CountyLogan County: 10.3 %10.3Benson CountyBenson County: 10 %10Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 10 %10Stark CountyStark County: 8.6 %8.6McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 8.1 %8.1Billings CountyBillings County: 7.8 %7.8Nelson CountyNelson County: 7.5 %7.5Grant CountyGrant County: 6.1 %6.1Dickey CountyDickey County: 6 %6Walsh CountyWalsh County: 4.7 %4.7Barnes CountyBarnes County: 4.5 %4.5Cass CountyCass County: 4.3 %4.3Sargent CountySargent County: 4.1 %4.1Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 3.7 %3.7Morton CountyMorton County: 1.8 %1.8Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 1.6 %1.6Pembina CountyPembina County: -0.3 %-0.3Bowman CountyBowman County: -0.9 %-0.9Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: -1.1 %-1.1Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: -1.6 %-1.6Wells CountyWells County: -3.1 %-3.1Oliver CountyOliver County: -3.6 %-3.6Ransom CountyRansom County: -3.6 %-3.6Ward CountyWard County: -3.8 %-3.8Traill CountyTraill County: -3.9 %-3.9Mercer CountyMercer County: -7 %-7McHenry CountyMcHenry County: -7.3 %-7.3Rolette CountyRolette County: -7.5 %-7.5McLean CountyMcLean County: -7.7 %-7.7Richland CountyRichland County: -8.6 %-8.6Ramsey CountyRamsey County: -9.6 %-9.6Eddy CountyEddy County: -10 %-10Adams CountyAdams County: -11.6 %-11.6Burke CountyBurke County: -14.9 %-14.9Emmons CountyEmmons County: -17.8 %-17.8Renville CountyRenville County: -18.1 %-18.1Steele CountySteele County: -19.1 %-19.1Sioux CountySioux County: -20.4 %-20.4Griggs CountyGriggs County: -26.2 %-26.2Cavalier CountyCavalier County: -36.6 %-36.6
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Slope County66.5+104.5 pts
2Sheridan County61.4+41.2 pts
3Towner County34.2-3.6 pts
4Hettinger County31.7+65.6 pts
5Dunn County27+35.8 pts
6McKenzie County22.8+33.1 pts
7Kidder County21.2+41.2 pts
8LaMoure County15.8+11.1 pts
9Divide County12.9+21.6 pts
10Williams County12.4+44.2 pts
11Mountrail County11.1+28.3 pts
12Pierce County11+14.8 pts
13Foster County10.3+16.6 pts
13Logan County10.3+41.6 pts
15Benson County10+4.6 pts
15Bottineau County10+22.3 pts
17Stark County8.6+35.1 pts
18McIntosh County8.1+20.2 pts
19Billings County7.8+15.1 pts
20Nelson County7.5-4.5 pts
21Grant County6.1+6.1 pts
22Dickey County6+4 pts
23Walsh County4.7-17.9 pts
24Barnes County4.5+14.3 pts
25Cass County4.3+4.4 pts
26Sargent County4.1+5.9 pts
27Stutsman County3.7+0.9 pts
28Morton County1.8+5.1 pts
29Grand Forks County1.6-0.3 pts
30Pembina County-0.3-20.3 pts
31Bowman County-0.9+8.4 pts
32Burleigh County-1.1+3.4 pts
33Golden Valley County-1.6+19.4 pts
34Wells County-3.1-11.6 pts
35Oliver County-3.6-2.1 pts
35Ransom County-3.6-25.5 pts
37Ward County-3.8+7.1 pts
38Traill County-3.9+13.2 pts
39Mercer County-7-20.7 pts
40McHenry County-7.3+14 pts
41Rolette County-7.5-14.7 pts
42McLean County-7.7-22.7 pts
43Richland County-8.6-18.1 pts
44Ramsey County-9.6-22.8 pts
45Eddy County-10-21.7 pts
46Adams County-11.6-3.1 pts
47Burke County-14.9-9.3 pts
48Emmons County-17.8-20.5 pts
49Renville County-18.1-19.3 pts
50Steele County-19.1-64.4 pts
51Sioux County-20.4-22.4 pts
52Griggs County-26.2-73.9 pts
53Cavalier County-36.6-92 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 66.5% in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Cavalier County, with -36.6% in 2017.

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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