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Counties in North Dakota by real GDP growth

Towner County had the highest real GDP growth of 53 counties in 2022, at 57.1%. Billings County had the lowest, at -33%. The median was 4% and the figure for North Dakota was 1.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest57.1Towner County
Lowest-33Billings County
Median453 counties
North Dakota1.6History

All counties, 2022

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Towner CountyTowner County: 57.1 %57.1Renville CountyRenville County: 39.5 %39.5Nelson CountyNelson County: 27.4 %27.4Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 25.3 %25.3Wells CountyWells County: 19 %19Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 16.9 %16.9Steele CountySteele County: 16 %16Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 14.6 %14.6Dickey CountyDickey County: 14.1 %14.1Benson CountyBenson County: 14 %14Burke CountyBurke County: 13.7 %13.7LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 13 %13Eddy CountyEddy County: 11.5 %11.5Traill CountyTraill County: 10.2 %10.2Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 10 %10Ransom CountyRansom County: 8.8 %8.8Williams CountyWilliams County: 8.5 %8.5Sheridan CountySheridan County: 8.2 %8.2Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 7.8 %7.8Rolette CountyRolette County: 5.2 %5.2Sargent CountySargent County: 4.9 %4.9Pembina CountyPembina County: 4.7 %4.7Walsh CountyWalsh County: 4.6 %4.6Foster CountyFoster County: 4.2 %4.2Griggs CountyGriggs County: 4 %4Sioux CountySioux County: 4 %4Stark CountyStark County: 4 %4Barnes CountyBarnes County: 3.8 %3.8Richland CountyRichland County: 2.9 %2.9Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 1.7 %1.7Logan CountyLogan County: 1.5 %1.5Ward CountyWard County: 1 %1Emmons CountyEmmons County: 0.8 %0.8Cass CountyCass County: -0.1 %-0.1Mercer CountyMercer County: -0.4 %-0.4Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: -0.9 %-0.9Pierce CountyPierce County: -2.1 %-2.1Divide CountyDivide County: -3.8 %-3.8Adams CountyAdams County: -5.5 %-5.5Morton CountyMorton County: -6.5 %-6.5Grant CountyGrant County: -7.5 %-7.5Oliver CountyOliver County: -7.6 %-7.6Kidder CountyKidder County: -7.9 %-7.9McHenry CountyMcHenry County: -8.3 %-8.3McLean CountyMcLean County: -9.3 %-9.3Dunn CountyDunn County: -10.3 %-10.3McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: -15.2 %-15.2Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: -15.6 %-15.6Mountrail CountyMountrail County: -17.4 %-17.4Bowman CountyBowman County: -17.5 %-17.5McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: -19 %-19Slope CountySlope County: -23.1 %-23.1Billings CountyBillings County: -33 %-33
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Towner County57.1+80.1 pts
2Renville County39.5+60.1 pts
3Nelson County27.4+36.7 pts
4Cavalier County25.3+39.6 pts
5Wells County19+21.3 pts
6Bottineau County16.9+20.8 pts
7Steele County16+22.6 pts
8Hettinger County14.6+39.7 pts
9Dickey County14.1+13 pts
10Benson County14+12.6 pts
11Burke County13.7+29.2 pts
12LaMoure County13+20.9 pts
13Eddy County11.5+19.1 pts
14Traill County10.2+12.4 pts
15Ramsey County10+8.9 pts
16Ransom County8.8+0.3 pts
17Williams County8.5+11.8 pts
18Sheridan County8.2-23.9 pts
19Stutsman County7.8+4.3 pts
20Rolette County5.2+6.7 pts
21Sargent County4.9-22.4 pts
22Pembina County4.70 pts
23Walsh County4.6+7.4 pts
24Foster County4.2-2.6 pts
25Griggs County4-3.6 pts
25Sioux County4+17.5 pts
25Stark County4+8.3 pts
28Barnes County3.8+3.6 pts
29Richland County2.9-18 pts
30Grand Forks County1.7+0.6 pts
31Logan County1.5-11.1 pts
32Ward County1+3.8 pts
33Emmons County0.8-8.9 pts
34Cass County-0.1-5.6 pts
35Mercer County-0.4+10.5 pts
36Burleigh County-0.9-6.8 pts
37Pierce County-2.1-16.4 pts
38Divide County-3.8+6 pts
39Adams County-5.5+1.7 pts
40Morton County-6.5-5 pts
41Grant County-7.5+2 pts
42Oliver County-7.6+2.2 pts
43Kidder County-7.9-17.9 pts
44McHenry County-8.3-18.6 pts
45McLean County-9.3-14.9 pts
46Dunn County-10.3-13.2 pts
47McIntosh County-15.2-26.2 pts
48Golden Valley County-15.6-26.4 pts
49Mountrail County-17.4-20.1 pts
50Bowman County-17.5-13.5 pts
51McKenzie County-19-14.1 pts
52Slope County-23.1+1.3 pts
53Billings County-33+0.6 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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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Towner County, with 57.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Billings County, with -33% in 2022.

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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