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Counties in North Dakota by real GDP growth

Billings County had the highest real GDP growth of 53 counties in 2020, at 47.3%. Adams County had the lowest, at -27.9%. The median was 0.9% and the figure for North Dakota was -4.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest47.3Billings County
Lowest-27.9Adams County
Median0.953 counties
North Dakota-4.4History

All counties, 2020

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Billings CountyBillings County: 47.3 %47.3Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 34.6 %34.6Emmons CountyEmmons County: 32.2 %32.2Grant CountyGrant County: 21.8 %21.8Sargent CountySargent County: 20.6 %20.6Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 17.1 %17.1Towner CountyTowner County: 15.6 %15.6Slope CountySlope County: 15.1 %15.1Walsh CountyWalsh County: 12.1 %12.1Foster CountyFoster County: 11.2 %11.2McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 11.2 %11.2Kidder CountyKidder County: 9.2 %9.2Wells CountyWells County: 9.2 %9.2Oliver CountyOliver County: 7.5 %7.5Sioux CountySioux County: 7.4 %7.4Steele CountySteele County: 6.9 %6.9Benson CountyBenson County: 6.1 %6.1Divide CountyDivide County: 6.1 %6.1Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 5.2 %5.2Burke CountyBurke County: 4.8 %4.8Pembina CountyPembina County: 4.3 %4.3Morton CountyMorton County: 3.6 %3.6McLean CountyMcLean County: 3.5 %3.5McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 2.8 %2.8Traill CountyTraill County: 2 %2Rolette CountyRolette County: 1.1 %1.1Nelson CountyNelson County: 0.9 %0.9Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 0.2 %0.2Pierce CountyPierce County: -0.3 %-0.3Barnes CountyBarnes County: -1.8 %-1.8Griggs CountyGriggs County: -2.3 %-2.3Cass CountyCass County: -2.7 %-2.7Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: -2.7 %-2.7Bowman CountyBowman County: -2.8 %-2.8Mercer CountyMercer County: -3 %-3Stutsman CountyStutsman County: -3 %-3Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: -3.4 %-3.4Dunn CountyDunn County: -4.5 %-4.5Sheridan CountySheridan County: -4.6 %-4.6Eddy CountyEddy County: -4.7 %-4.7Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: -4.9 %-4.9Logan CountyLogan County: -5.2 %-5.2Mountrail CountyMountrail County: -5.3 %-5.3Ward CountyWard County: -6.1 %-6.1Renville CountyRenville County: -6.5 %-6.5Richland CountyRichland County: -7.5 %-7.5Ransom CountyRansom County: -11 %-11LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: -11.9 %-11.9Stark CountyStark County: -11.9 %-11.9McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: -12.1 %-12.1Dickey CountyDickey County: -17 %-17Williams CountyWilliams County: -21.7 %-21.7Adams CountyAdams County: -27.9 %-27.9
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Billings County47.3+1.5 pts
2Hettinger County34.6+35.6 pts
3Emmons County32.2+37.2 pts
4Grant County21.8+35.2 pts
5Sargent County20.6-0.9 pts
6Cavalier County17.1+48.6 pts
7Towner County15.6+34 pts
8Slope County15.1+13 pts
9Walsh County12.1+23.7 pts
10Foster County11.2+20.3 pts
10McHenry County11.2+23.7 pts
12Kidder County9.2+13.2 pts
12Wells County9.2+20.8 pts
14Oliver County7.5+9.6 pts
15Sioux County7.4+15.2 pts
16Steele County6.9-9.4 pts
17Benson County6.1+17.5 pts
17Divide County6.1+8.5 pts
19Ramsey County5.2+11.4 pts
20Burke County4.8+0.2 pts
21Pembina County4.3+13.7 pts
22Morton County3.60 pts
23McLean County3.5+9.9 pts
24McIntosh County2.8-0.3 pts
25Traill County2-10.4 pts
26Rolette County1.1+8.6 pts
27Nelson County0.9+10.8 pts
28Bottineau County0.2+11.5 pts
29Pierce County-0.3+13 pts
30Barnes County-1.8-13.8 pts
31Griggs County-2.3+4.2 pts
32Cass County-2.7-5 pts
32Golden Valley County-2.7+0.3 pts
34Bowman County-2.8-8.4 pts
35Mercer County-3+2.8 pts
35Stutsman County-3-5.5 pts
37Grand Forks County-3.4-3 pts
38Dunn County-4.5-27.9 pts
39Sheridan County-4.6+16.7 pts
40Eddy County-4.7+3.9 pts
41Burleigh County-4.9-3.5 pts
42Logan County-5.2+13.4 pts
43Mountrail County-5.3-13.2 pts
44Ward County-6.1-3.3 pts
45Renville County-6.5+15 pts
46Richland County-7.5-7 pts
47Ransom County-11-19.8 pts
48LaMoure County-11.9-32.4 pts
48Stark County-11.9-13.3 pts
50McKenzie County-12.1-31 pts
51Dickey County-17-36.8 pts
52Williams County-21.7-21.4 pts
53Adams County-27.9-61.6 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 47.3% in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Adams County, with -27.9% in 2020.

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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