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Counties in North Dakota by real GDP growth

Sheridan County had the highest real GDP growth of 53 counties in 2021, at 32.1%. Billings County had the lowest, at -33.6%. The median was -1.5% and the figure for North Dakota was 1.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest32.1Sheridan County
Lowest-33.6Billings County
Median-1.553 counties
North Dakota1.7History

All counties, 2021

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Sheridan CountySheridan County: 32.1 %32.1Sargent CountySargent County: 27.3 %27.3Richland CountyRichland County: 20.9 %20.9Pierce CountyPierce County: 14.3 %14.3Logan CountyLogan County: 12.6 %12.6McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 11 %11Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 10.8 %10.8McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 10.3 %10.3Kidder CountyKidder County: 10 %10Emmons CountyEmmons County: 9.7 %9.7Ransom CountyRansom County: 8.5 %8.5Griggs CountyGriggs County: 7.6 %7.6Foster CountyFoster County: 6.8 %6.8Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 5.9 %5.9McLean CountyMcLean County: 5.6 %5.6Cass CountyCass County: 5.5 %5.5Pembina CountyPembina County: 4.7 %4.7Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 3.5 %3.5Dunn CountyDunn County: 2.9 %2.9Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 2.7 %2.7Benson CountyBenson County: 1.4 %1.4Dickey CountyDickey County: 1.1 %1.1Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 1.1 %1.1Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 1.1 %1.1Barnes CountyBarnes County: 0.2 %0.2Morton CountyMorton County: -1.5 %-1.5Rolette CountyRolette County: -1.5 %-1.5Traill CountyTraill County: -2.2 %-2.2Wells CountyWells County: -2.3 %-2.3Walsh CountyWalsh County: -2.8 %-2.8Ward CountyWard County: -2.8 %-2.8Williams CountyWilliams County: -3.3 %-3.3Bottineau CountyBottineau County: -3.9 %-3.9Bowman CountyBowman County: -4 %-4Stark CountyStark County: -4.3 %-4.3McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: -4.9 %-4.9Steele CountySteele County: -6.6 %-6.6Adams CountyAdams County: -7.2 %-7.2Eddy CountyEddy County: -7.6 %-7.6LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: -7.9 %-7.9Nelson CountyNelson County: -9.3 %-9.3Grant CountyGrant County: -9.5 %-9.5Divide CountyDivide County: -9.8 %-9.8Oliver CountyOliver County: -9.8 %-9.8Mercer CountyMercer County: -10.9 %-10.9Sioux CountySioux County: -13.5 %-13.5Cavalier CountyCavalier County: -14.3 %-14.3Burke CountyBurke County: -15.5 %-15.5Renville CountyRenville County: -20.6 %-20.6Towner CountyTowner County: -23 %-23Slope CountySlope County: -24.4 %-24.4Hettinger CountyHettinger County: -25.1 %-25.1Billings CountyBillings County: -33.6 %-33.6
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Sheridan County32.1+36.7 pts
2Sargent County27.3+6.7 pts
3Richland County20.9+28.4 pts
4Pierce County14.3+14.6 pts
5Logan County12.6+17.8 pts
6McIntosh County11+8.2 pts
7Golden Valley County10.8+13.5 pts
8McHenry County10.3-0.9 pts
9Kidder County10+0.8 pts
10Emmons County9.7-22.5 pts
11Ransom County8.5+19.5 pts
12Griggs County7.6+9.9 pts
13Foster County6.8-4.4 pts
14Burleigh County5.9+10.8 pts
15McLean County5.6+2.1 pts
16Cass County5.5+8.2 pts
17Pembina County4.7+0.4 pts
18Stutsman County3.5+6.5 pts
19Dunn County2.9+7.4 pts
20Mountrail County2.7+8 pts
21Benson County1.4-4.7 pts
22Dickey County1.1+18.1 pts
22Grand Forks County1.1+4.5 pts
22Ramsey County1.1-4.1 pts
25Barnes County0.2+2 pts
26Morton County-1.5-5.1 pts
26Rolette County-1.5-2.6 pts
28Traill County-2.2-4.2 pts
29Wells County-2.3-11.5 pts
30Walsh County-2.8-14.9 pts
30Ward County-2.8+3.3 pts
32Williams County-3.3+18.4 pts
33Bottineau County-3.9-4.1 pts
34Bowman County-4-1.2 pts
35Stark County-4.3+7.6 pts
36McKenzie County-4.9+7.2 pts
37Steele County-6.6-13.5 pts
38Adams County-7.2+20.7 pts
39Eddy County-7.6-2.9 pts
40LaMoure County-7.9+4 pts
41Nelson County-9.3-10.2 pts
42Grant County-9.5-31.3 pts
43Divide County-9.8-15.9 pts
43Oliver County-9.8-17.3 pts
45Mercer County-10.9-7.9 pts
46Sioux County-13.5-20.9 pts
47Cavalier County-14.3-31.4 pts
48Burke County-15.5-20.3 pts
49Renville County-20.6-14.1 pts
50Towner County-23-38.6 pts
51Slope County-24.4-39.5 pts
52Hettinger County-25.1-59.7 pts
53Billings County-33.6-80.9 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?

Sheridan County, with 32.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Billings County, with -33.6% in 2021.

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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