Counties in North Dakota by GDP (US dollars)

Cass County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 53 counties in 2016, at $12.3 billion. Slope County had the lowest, at $27.72 million. The median was $260.16 million and the figure for North Dakota was $52.67 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest12,297.7Cass County
Lowest27.7Slope County
Median260.253 counties
North Dakota52,666.3History

All counties, 2016

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Cass CountyCass County: 12,297.7 USD million12,297.7Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 5,888 USD million5,888Williams CountyWilliams County: 4,507.1 USD million4,507.1Ward CountyWard County: 4,093.8 USD million4,093.8Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 4,029.2 USD million4,029.2Stark CountyStark County: 2,494.9 USD million2,494.9McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 2,123.7 USD million2,123.7Morton CountyMorton County: 1,377.6 USD million1,377.6Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 1,311.2 USD million1,311.2Mercer CountyMercer County: 1,254.5 USD million1,254.5Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 1,210.3 USD million1,210.3Richland CountyRichland County: 916.4 USD million916.4McLean CountyMcLean County: 801.1 USD million801.1Dunn CountyDunn County: 666.4 USD million666.4Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 651.6 USD million651.6Walsh CountyWalsh County: 587.6 USD million587.6Sargent CountySargent County: 573.1 USD million573.1Barnes CountyBarnes County: 558.2 USD million558.2Pembina CountyPembina County: 535.5 USD million535.5Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 514.8 USD million514.8Traill CountyTraill County: 406.6 USD million406.6Rolette CountyRolette County: 403.6 USD million403.6Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 331 USD million331Dickey CountyDickey County: 309.1 USD million309.1Oliver CountyOliver County: 271.8 USD million271.8Ransom CountyRansom County: 268.8 USD million268.8Wells CountyWells County: 260.2 USD million260.2Bowman CountyBowman County: 250.7 USD million250.7Foster CountyFoster County: 228.8 USD million228.8McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 227.7 USD million227.7Benson CountyBenson County: 210.1 USD million210.1Pierce CountyPierce County: 203.9 USD million203.9Griggs CountyGriggs County: 203.3 USD million203.3Emmons CountyEmmons County: 202.1 USD million202.1Burke CountyBurke County: 200.2 USD million200.2LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 191.2 USD million191.2Divide CountyDivide County: 187.2 USD million187.2Renville CountyRenville County: 179.2 USD million179.2Sioux CountySioux County: 157.9 USD million157.9Eddy CountyEddy County: 149.8 USD million149.8Steele CountySteele County: 144 USD million144Nelson CountyNelson County: 143.3 USD million143.3McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 141.9 USD million141.9Grant CountyGrant County: 137.9 USD million137.9Logan CountyLogan County: 134.6 USD million134.6Adams CountyAdams County: 126.1 USD million126.1Towner CountyTowner County: 121.9 USD million121.9Billings CountyBillings County: 109.4 USD million109.4Kidder CountyKidder County: 109.4 USD million109.4Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 109 USD million109Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 85.8 USD million85.8Sheridan CountySheridan County: 39.6 USD million39.6Slope CountySlope County: 27.7 USD million27.7
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD million
Change on 2015
1Cass County12,297.7+1.3%
2Burleigh County5,888-3.2%
3Williams County4,507.1-33.4%
4Ward County4,093.8-10.1%
5Grand Forks County4,029.2+3.4%
6Stark County2,494.9-26.9%
7McKenzie County2,123.7-15.9%
8Morton County1,377.6-6.5%
9Mountrail County1,311.2-22.8%
10Mercer County1,254.5+11.7%
11Stutsman County1,210.3+2.7%
12Richland County916.4+9.7%
13McLean County801.1+12.7%
14Dunn County666.4-17.4%
15Ramsey County651.6+13.4%
16Walsh County587.6+21.8%
17Sargent County573.1-1.1%
18Barnes County558.2-9.5%
19Pembina County535.5+17.1%
20Cavalier County514.8+43.8%
21Traill County406.6-17.4%
22Rolette County403.6+6.2%
23Bottineau County331-13.9%
24Dickey County309.1-3%
25Oliver County271.8-4.8%
26Ransom County268.8+20.9%
27Wells County260.2+4.2%
28Bowman County250.7-13.8%
29Foster County228.8-6%
30McHenry County227.7-23.4%
31Benson County210.1+4.7%
32Pierce County203.9-2.9%
33Griggs County203.3+39.2%
34Emmons County202.1-4%
35Burke County200.2-11.5%
36LaMoure County191.2+4.7%
37Divide County187.2-14.8%
38Renville County179.2-5.5%
39Sioux County157.9-0.5%
40Eddy County149.8+2.9%
41Steele County144+40.4%
42Nelson County143.3+8.6%
43McIntosh County141.9-14.7%
44Grant County137.9-7.2%
45Logan County134.6-37.2%
46Adams County126.1-10.1%
47Towner County121.9+35.6%
48Billings County109.4-11.9%
49Kidder County109.4-23.2%
50Hettinger County109-36.5%
51Golden Valley County85.8-22.6%
52Sheridan County39.6+17%
53Slope County27.7-40.5%

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GDP at current prices, millions of US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis GDP by state (the national figure is the total of the same table) and GDP by county. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted from national currency at official annual average exchange rates.

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How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest GDP (US dollars)?

Cass County, with $12.3 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Slope County, with $27.72 million in 2016.

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