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Counties in North Dakota by real GDP growth

Billings County had the highest real GDP growth of 53 counties in 2019, at 45.8%. Cavalier County had the lowest, at -31.5%. The median was -2.4% and the figure for North Dakota was 1.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest45.8Billings County
Lowest-31.5Cavalier County
Median-2.453 counties
North Dakota1.5History

All counties, 2019

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Billings CountyBillings County: 45.8 %45.8Adams CountyAdams County: 33.7 %33.7Dunn CountyDunn County: 23.4 %23.4Sargent CountySargent County: 21.5 %21.5LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 20.5 %20.5Dickey CountyDickey County: 19.8 %19.8McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 18.9 %18.9Steele CountySteele County: 16.3 %16.3Traill CountyTraill County: 12.4 %12.4Barnes CountyBarnes County: 12 %12Ransom CountyRansom County: 8.8 %8.8Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 7.9 %7.9Bowman CountyBowman County: 5.6 %5.6Burke CountyBurke County: 4.6 %4.6Morton CountyMorton County: 3.6 %3.6McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 3.1 %3.1Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 2.5 %2.5Cass CountyCass County: 2.3 %2.3Slope CountySlope County: 2.1 %2.1Stark CountyStark County: 1.4 %1.4Williams CountyWilliams County: -0.3 %-0.3Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: -0.4 %-0.4Richland CountyRichland County: -0.5 %-0.5Hettinger CountyHettinger County: -1 %-1Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: -1.4 %-1.4Oliver CountyOliver County: -2.1 %-2.1Divide CountyDivide County: -2.4 %-2.4Ward CountyWard County: -2.8 %-2.8Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: -3 %-3Kidder CountyKidder County: -4 %-4Emmons CountyEmmons County: -5 %-5Mercer CountyMercer County: -5.8 %-5.8Ramsey CountyRamsey County: -6.2 %-6.2McLean CountyMcLean County: -6.4 %-6.4Griggs CountyGriggs County: -6.5 %-6.5Rolette CountyRolette County: -7.5 %-7.5Sioux CountySioux County: -7.8 %-7.8Eddy CountyEddy County: -8.6 %-8.6Foster CountyFoster County: -9.1 %-9.1Pembina CountyPembina County: -9.4 %-9.4Nelson CountyNelson County: -9.9 %-9.9Bottineau CountyBottineau County: -11.3 %-11.3Benson CountyBenson County: -11.4 %-11.4Walsh CountyWalsh County: -11.6 %-11.6Wells CountyWells County: -11.6 %-11.6McHenry CountyMcHenry County: -12.5 %-12.5Pierce CountyPierce County: -13.3 %-13.3Grant CountyGrant County: -13.4 %-13.4Towner CountyTowner County: -18.4 %-18.4Logan CountyLogan County: -18.6 %-18.6Sheridan CountySheridan County: -21.3 %-21.3Renville CountyRenville County: -21.5 %-21.5Cavalier CountyCavalier County: -31.5 %-31.5
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Billings County45.8+52.6 pts
2Adams County33.7+34.3 pts
3Dunn County23.4+19 pts
4Sargent County21.5+11.5 pts
5LaMoure County20.5+14.3 pts
6Dickey County19.8+29.4 pts
7McKenzie County18.9+6.9 pts
8Steele County16.3+9.4 pts
9Traill County12.4+14 pts
10Barnes County12+14 pts
11Ransom County8.8+12.9 pts
12Mountrail County7.9+3.4 pts
13Bowman County5.6+22 pts
14Burke County4.6-6.5 pts
15Morton County3.6+8.7 pts
16McIntosh County3.1+13.3 pts
17Stutsman County2.5+6.8 pts
18Cass County2.3+1.7 pts
19Slope County2.1+36 pts
20Stark County1.4-5.5 pts
21Williams County-0.3-19.3 pts
22Grand Forks County-0.4-0.2 pts
23Richland County-0.5+1 pts
24Hettinger County-1+41.4 pts
25Burleigh County-1.4-0.7 pts
26Oliver County-2.1+5.6 pts
27Divide County-2.4+20.3 pts
28Ward County-2.8-9 pts
29Golden Valley County-3+7.8 pts
30Kidder County-4+3.3 pts
31Emmons County-5+7.9 pts
32Mercer County-5.8+5.6 pts
33Ramsey County-6.2-10.5 pts
34McLean County-6.4-14.2 pts
35Griggs County-6.5-6.4 pts
36Rolette County-7.5-15.2 pts
37Sioux County-7.8-16.8 pts
38Eddy County-8.6-9.5 pts
39Foster County-9.1-7.8 pts
40Pembina County-9.4-0.9 pts
41Nelson County-9.9-12.3 pts
42Bottineau County-11.3-39.4 pts
43Benson County-11.4-22.6 pts
44Walsh County-11.6-9.4 pts
44Wells County-11.6-21.6 pts
46McHenry County-12.5-39.4 pts
47Pierce County-13.3-25.8 pts
48Grant County-13.4+18.7 pts
49Towner County-18.4-37.9 pts
50Logan County-18.6-1.7 pts
51Sheridan County-21.3-35.7 pts
52Renville County-21.5-74.7 pts
53Cavalier County-31.5-75 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?

Billings County, with 45.8% in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Cavalier County, with -31.5% in 2019.

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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