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Counties in North Dakota by real GDP growth

Dunn County had the highest real GDP growth of 53 counties in 2023, at 47%. Sheridan County had the lowest, at -25.9%. The median was 2.2% and the figure for North Dakota was 8.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest47Dunn County
Lowest-25.9Sheridan County
Median2.253 counties
North Dakota8.3History

All counties, 2023

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Dunn CountyDunn County: 47 %47Billings CountyBillings County: 34.4 %34.4Dickey CountyDickey County: 27.3 %27.3McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 24 %24Williams CountyWilliams County: 23.9 %23.9Richland CountyRichland County: 22.2 %22.2Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 17.6 %17.6LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 16.1 %16.1Ransom CountyRansom County: 15.4 %15.4Kidder CountyKidder County: 12.2 %12.2Sargent CountySargent County: 10.7 %10.7Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 10.4 %10.4Divide CountyDivide County: 10 %10Stark CountyStark County: 9.8 %9.8Pembina CountyPembina County: 8.6 %8.6Barnes CountyBarnes County: 7.8 %7.8Walsh CountyWalsh County: 6.9 %6.9Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 6.1 %6.1Cass CountyCass County: 5.7 %5.7Steele CountySteele County: 5.1 %5.1Eddy CountyEddy County: 4.6 %4.6Oliver CountyOliver County: 4.5 %4.5Griggs CountyGriggs County: 4.2 %4.2Ward CountyWard County: 3.4 %3.4Mercer CountyMercer County: 3.1 %3.1Traill CountyTraill County: 2.3 %2.3Morton CountyMorton County: 2.2 %2.2Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 1.9 %1.9Rolette CountyRolette County: 1.6 %1.6Burke CountyBurke County: 1.1 %1.1Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 0.7 %0.7Bowman CountyBowman County: 0.6 %0.6Adams CountyAdams County: -1.8 %-1.8Logan CountyLogan County: -1.8 %-1.8Slope CountySlope County: -2.7 %-2.7Benson CountyBenson County: -3 %-3Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: -3.2 %-3.2Sioux CountySioux County: -4.2 %-4.2Foster CountyFoster County: -4.3 %-4.3Bottineau CountyBottineau County: -5 %-5Nelson CountyNelson County: -5.9 %-5.9McHenry CountyMcHenry County: -7.3 %-7.3Towner CountyTowner County: -7.7 %-7.7Wells CountyWells County: -8.2 %-8.2McLean CountyMcLean County: -8.6 %-8.6Renville CountyRenville County: -9 %-9Cavalier CountyCavalier County: -10.5 %-10.5Pierce CountyPierce County: -12 %-12McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: -15.1 %-15.1Emmons CountyEmmons County: -16.6 %-16.6Hettinger CountyHettinger County: -23.7 %-23.7Grant CountyGrant County: -25.9 %-25.9Sheridan CountySheridan County: -25.9 %-25.9
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Dunn County47+57.3 pts
2Billings County34.4+67.4 pts
3Dickey County27.3+13.2 pts
4McKenzie County24+43 pts
5Williams County23.9+15.4 pts
6Richland County22.2+19.3 pts
7Mountrail County17.6+35 pts
8LaMoure County16.1+3.1 pts
9Ransom County15.4+6.6 pts
10Kidder County12.2+20.1 pts
11Sargent County10.7+5.8 pts
12Stutsman County10.4+2.6 pts
13Divide County10+13.8 pts
14Stark County9.8+5.8 pts
15Pembina County8.6+3.9 pts
16Barnes County7.8+4 pts
17Walsh County6.9+2.3 pts
18Grand Forks County6.1+4.4 pts
19Cass County5.7+5.8 pts
20Steele County5.1-10.9 pts
21Eddy County4.6-6.9 pts
22Oliver County4.5+12.1 pts
23Griggs County4.2+0.2 pts
24Ward County3.4+2.4 pts
25Mercer County3.1+3.5 pts
26Traill County2.3-7.9 pts
27Morton County2.2+8.7 pts
28Burleigh County1.9+2.8 pts
29Rolette County1.6-3.6 pts
30Burke County1.1-12.6 pts
31Ramsey County0.7-9.3 pts
32Bowman County0.6+18.1 pts
33Adams County-1.8+3.7 pts
33Logan County-1.8-3.3 pts
35Slope County-2.7+20.4 pts
36Benson County-3-17 pts
37Golden Valley County-3.2+12.4 pts
38Sioux County-4.2-8.2 pts
39Foster County-4.3-8.5 pts
40Bottineau County-5-21.9 pts
41Nelson County-5.9-33.3 pts
42McHenry County-7.3+1 pts
43Towner County-7.7-64.8 pts
44Wells County-8.2-27.2 pts
45McLean County-8.6+0.7 pts
46Renville County-9-48.5 pts
47Cavalier County-10.5-35.8 pts
48Pierce County-12-9.9 pts
49McIntosh County-15.1+0.1 pts
50Emmons County-16.6-17.4 pts
51Hettinger County-23.7-38.3 pts
52Grant County-25.9-18.4 pts
52Sheridan County-25.9-34.1 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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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Dunn County, with 47% in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Sheridan County, with -25.9% in 2023.

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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