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Counties in North Dakota by real GDP growth

Renville County had the highest real GDP growth of 53 counties in 2018, at 53.2%. Hettinger County had the lowest, at -42.4%. The median was -0.1% and the figure for North Dakota was 3.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest53.2Renville County
Lowest-42.4Hettinger County
Median-0.153 counties
North Dakota3.4History

All counties, 2018

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Renville CountyRenville County: 53.2 %53.2Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 43.5 %43.5Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 28.1 %28.1McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 26.9 %26.9Towner CountyTowner County: 19.5 %19.5Williams CountyWilliams County: 19 %19Sheridan CountySheridan County: 14.4 %14.4Pierce CountyPierce County: 12.5 %12.5McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 12 %12Benson CountyBenson County: 11.2 %11.2Burke CountyBurke County: 11.1 %11.1Sargent CountySargent County: 10 %10Wells CountyWells County: 10 %10Sioux CountySioux County: 9 %9McLean CountyMcLean County: 7.8 %7.8Rolette CountyRolette County: 7.7 %7.7Stark CountyStark County: 6.9 %6.9Steele CountySteele County: 6.9 %6.9LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 6.2 %6.2Ward CountyWard County: 6.2 %6.2Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 4.5 %4.5Dunn CountyDunn County: 4.4 %4.4Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 4.3 %4.3Nelson CountyNelson County: 2.4 %2.4Eddy CountyEddy County: 0.9 %0.9Cass CountyCass County: 0.6 %0.6Griggs CountyGriggs County: -0.1 %-0.1Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: -0.2 %-0.2Adams CountyAdams County: -0.6 %-0.6Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: -0.7 %-0.7Foster CountyFoster County: -1.3 %-1.3Richland CountyRichland County: -1.5 %-1.5Traill CountyTraill County: -1.6 %-1.6Barnes CountyBarnes County: -2 %-2Walsh CountyWalsh County: -2.2 %-2.2Ransom CountyRansom County: -4.1 %-4.1Stutsman CountyStutsman County: -4.3 %-4.3Morton CountyMorton County: -5.1 %-5.1Billings CountyBillings County: -6.8 %-6.8Kidder CountyKidder County: -7.3 %-7.3Oliver CountyOliver County: -7.7 %-7.7Pembina CountyPembina County: -8.5 %-8.5Dickey CountyDickey County: -9.6 %-9.6McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: -10.2 %-10.2Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: -10.8 %-10.8Mercer CountyMercer County: -11.4 %-11.4Emmons CountyEmmons County: -12.9 %-12.9Bowman CountyBowman County: -16.4 %-16.4Logan CountyLogan County: -16.9 %-16.9Divide CountyDivide County: -22.7 %-22.7Grant CountyGrant County: -32.1 %-32.1Slope CountySlope County: -33.9 %-33.9Hettinger CountyHettinger County: -42.4 %-42.4
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Renville County53.2+71.3 pts
2Cavalier County43.5+80.1 pts
3Bottineau County28.1+18.1 pts
4McHenry County26.9+34.2 pts
5Towner County19.5-14.7 pts
6Williams County19+6.6 pts
7Sheridan County14.4-47 pts
8Pierce County12.5+1.5 pts
9McKenzie County12-10.8 pts
10Benson County11.2+1.2 pts
11Burke County11.1+26 pts
12Sargent County10+5.9 pts
12Wells County10+13.1 pts
14Sioux County9+29.4 pts
15McLean County7.8+15.5 pts
16Rolette County7.7+15.2 pts
17Stark County6.9-1.7 pts
17Steele County6.9+26 pts
19LaMoure County6.2-9.6 pts
19Ward County6.2+10 pts
21Mountrail County4.5-6.6 pts
22Dunn County4.4-22.6 pts
23Ramsey County4.3+13.9 pts
24Nelson County2.4-5.1 pts
25Eddy County0.9+10.9 pts
26Cass County0.6-3.7 pts
27Griggs County-0.1+26.1 pts
28Grand Forks County-0.2-1.8 pts
29Adams County-0.6+11 pts
30Burleigh County-0.7+0.4 pts
31Foster County-1.3-11.6 pts
32Richland County-1.5+7.1 pts
33Traill County-1.6+2.3 pts
34Barnes County-2-6.5 pts
35Walsh County-2.2-6.9 pts
36Ransom County-4.1-0.5 pts
37Stutsman County-4.3-8 pts
38Morton County-5.1-6.9 pts
39Billings County-6.8-14.6 pts
40Kidder County-7.3-28.5 pts
41Oliver County-7.7-4.1 pts
42Pembina County-8.5-8.2 pts
43Dickey County-9.6-15.6 pts
44McIntosh County-10.2-18.3 pts
45Golden Valley County-10.8-9.2 pts
46Mercer County-11.4-4.4 pts
47Emmons County-12.9+4.9 pts
48Bowman County-16.4-15.5 pts
49Logan County-16.9-27.2 pts
50Divide County-22.7-35.6 pts
51Grant County-32.1-38.2 pts
52Slope County-33.9-100.4 pts
53Hettinger County-42.4-74.1 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?

Renville County, with 53.2% in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Hettinger County, with -42.4% in 2018.

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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