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Counties in North Dakota by GDP per capita (US dollars)

McKenzie County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 53 counties in 2016, at $172,898. Sheridan County had the lowest, at $29,647. The median was $57,589 and the figure for North Dakota was $68,865. Source: BEA.

Highest172,898McKenzie County
Lowest29,647Sheridan County
Median57,58953 counties
North Dakota68,865History

All counties, 2016

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McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 172,898 USD172,898Dunn CountyDunn County: 161,426 USD161,426Sargent CountySargent County: 148,623 USD148,623Oliver CountyOliver County: 145,800 USD145,800Mercer CountyMercer County: 143,735 USD143,735Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 135,406 USD135,406Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 133,602 USD133,602Williams CountyWilliams County: 125,760 USD125,760Billings CountyBillings County: 111,399 USD111,399Griggs CountyGriggs County: 88,139 USD88,139Burke CountyBurke County: 88,060 USD88,060McLean CountyMcLean County: 81,181 USD81,181Divide CountyDivide County: 80,093 USD80,093Bowman CountyBowman County: 78,225 USD78,225Stark CountyStark County: 77,957 USD77,957Steele CountySteele County: 77,728 USD77,728Pembina CountyPembina County: 75,045 USD75,045Renville CountyRenville County: 71,262 USD71,262Cass CountyCass County: 70,214 USD70,214Logan CountyLogan County: 70,172 USD70,172Foster CountyFoster County: 66,531 USD66,531Eddy CountyEddy County: 62,583 USD62,583Wells CountyWells County: 61,825 USD61,825Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 61,297 USD61,297Dickey CountyDickey County: 60,041 USD60,041Emmons CountyEmmons County: 59,734 USD59,734Ward CountyWard County: 57,589 USD57,589Grant CountyGrant County: 56,841 USD56,841Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 55,744 USD55,744Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 55,519 USD55,519Richland CountyRichland County: 55,413 USD55,413Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 55,248 USD55,248Adams CountyAdams County: 54,188 USD54,188Walsh CountyWalsh County: 54,003 USD54,003McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 53,560 USD53,560Towner CountyTowner County: 53,372 USD53,372Traill CountyTraill County: 50,651 USD50,651Barnes CountyBarnes County: 49,964 USD49,964Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 49,952 USD49,952Pierce CountyPierce County: 48,150 USD48,150Nelson CountyNelson County: 47,444 USD47,444Ransom CountyRansom County: 47,110 USD47,110Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 46,266 USD46,266LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 46,101 USD46,101Kidder CountyKidder County: 45,026 USD45,026Morton CountyMorton County: 43,165 USD43,165Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 41,549 USD41,549McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 39,628 USD39,628Sioux CountySioux County: 36,884 USD36,884Slope CountySlope County: 36,332 USD36,332Benson CountyBenson County: 33,219 USD33,219Rolette CountyRolette County: 29,937 USD29,937Sheridan CountySheridan County: 29,647 USD29,647
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1McKenzie County172,898-14.1%
2Dunn County161,426-12.3%
3Sargent County148,623-1.5%
4Oliver County145,800-6.1%
5Mercer County143,735+13.5%
6Cavalier County135,406+44.2%
7Mountrail County133,602-21.7%
8Williams County125,760-31.8%
9Billings County111,399-12.3%
10Griggs County88,139+40.8%
11Burke County88,060-7.1%
12McLean County81,181+12.5%
13Divide County80,093-12%
14Bowman County78,225-12.3%
15Stark County77,957-25.1%
16Steele County77,728+41.3%
17Pembina County75,045+16.7%
18Renville County71,262-4.5%
19Cass County70,214-0.8%
20Logan County70,172-37.1%
21Foster County66,531-6.1%
22Eddy County62,583+2.5%
23Wells County61,825+4.7%
24Burleigh County61,297-4.8%
25Dickey County60,041-2.4%
26Emmons County59,734-2.3%
27Ward County57,589-8.8%
28Grant County56,841-6.9%
29Ramsey County55,744+14.2%
30Stutsman County55,519+2%
31Richland County55,413+9.4%
32Grand Forks County55,248+2.6%
33Adams County54,188-7.8%
34Walsh County54,003+22.1%
35McIntosh County53,560-11.3%
36Towner County53,372+35.4%
37Traill County50,651-17.7%
38Barnes County49,964-8.9%
39Bottineau County49,952-11.9%
40Pierce County48,150-1.6%
41Nelson County47,444+8.8%
42Ransom County47,110+21.4%
43Golden Valley County46,266-21.8%
44LaMoure County46,101+5%
45Kidder County45,026-23.6%
46Morton County43,165-8.5%
47Hettinger County41,549-35.2%
48McHenry County39,628-23%
49Sioux County36,884-1.5%
50Slope County36,332-40.4%
51Benson County33,219+5.6%
52Rolette County29,937+7.6%
53Sheridan County29,647+14.2%

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About this ranking

Gross domestic product at current prices in US dollars divided by the resident population.

United States, states and counties: Invokely calculation, BEA current-dollar GDP divided by the BEA mid-year population of the same year and place; both inputs are shown with each value. GDP is counted where production happens and population where people live, so places with many commuters or capital-intensive industries, such as the District of Columbia or oil counties, show very high values. Not the same as per_capita_personal_income. For Spain and the EU use gdp_per_capita (EUR) or gdp_per_capita_pps. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted at official annual average exchange rates (market rates, not purchasing power parity, so it understates living standards in lower-price countries). For euros use gdp_per_capita.

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.

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Questions

Which county has the highest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

McKenzie County, with $172,898 in 2016, according to BEA.

Which county has the lowest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Sheridan County, with $29,647 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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