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Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD)

Williams County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 53 counties in 2019, at $104,300. Sioux County had the lowest, at $43,200. The median was $78,100. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest104,300Williams County
Lowest43,200Sioux County
Median78,10053 counties

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 73,100 USDBarnes County: 79,500 USDBenson County: 49,100 USDBillings County: 98,200 USDBottineau County: 78,200 USDBowman County: 93,100 USDBurke County: 86,800 USDBurleigh County: 90,900 USDCass County: 84,100 USDCavalier County: 84,300 USDDickey County: 72,200 USDDivide County: 92,500 USDDunn County: 90,700 USDEddy County: 73,200 USDEmmons County: 64,600 USDFoster County: 73,800 USDGolden Valley County: 77,000 USDGrand Forks County: 78,500 USDGrant County: 70,200 USDGriggs County: 78,600 USDHettinger County: 73,600 USDKidder County: 69,800 USDLaMoure County: 72,300 USDLogan County: 71,100 USDMcHenry County: 87,800 USDMcIntosh County: 63,200 USDMcKenzie County: 104,100 USDMcLean County: 79,900 USDMercer County: 92,200 USDMorton County: 90,900 USDMountrail County: 84,600 USDNelson County: 71,700 USDOliver County: 84,700 USDPembina County: 77,700 USDPierce County: 60,300 USDRamsey County: 72,800 USDRansom County: 72,800 USDRenville County: 88,400 USDRichland County: 78,800 USDRolette County: 51,500 USDSargent County: 77,800 USDSheridan County: 61,600 USDSioux County: 43,200 USDSlope County: 80,800 USDStark County: 102,100 USDSteele County: 74,000 USDStutsman County: 77,500 USDTowner County: 78,100 USDTraill County: 85,600 USDWalsh County: 70,000 USDWard County: 82,400 USDWells County: 70,100 USDWilliams County: 104,300 USD
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  • 91K and over
USD, 2019. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2019

Williams County: 104,300 USDWilliams County104,300McKenzie County: 104,100 USDMcKenzie County104,100Stark County: 102,100 USDStark County102,100Billings County: 98,200 USDBillings County98,200Bowman County: 93,100 USDBowman County93,100Divide County: 92,500 USDDivide County92,500Mercer County: 92,200 USDMercer County92,200Burleigh County: 90,900 USDBurleigh County90,900Morton County: 90,900 USDMorton County90,900Dunn County: 90,700 USDDunn County90,700Renville County: 88,400 USDRenville County88,400McHenry County: 87,800 USDMcHenry County87,800Burke County: 86,800 USDBurke County86,800Traill County: 85,600 USDTraill County85,600Oliver County: 84,700 USDOliver County84,700Mountrail County: 84,600 USDMountrail County84,600Cavalier County: 84,300 USDCavalier County84,300Cass County: 84,100 USDCass County84,100Ward County: 82,400 USDWard County82,400Slope County: 80,800 USDSlope County80,800McLean County: 79,900 USDMcLean County79,900Barnes County: 79,500 USDBarnes County79,500Richland County: 78,800 USDRichland County78,800Griggs County: 78,600 USDGriggs County78,600Grand Forks County: 78,500 USDGrand Forks County78,500Bottineau County: 78,200 USDBottineau County78,200Towner County: 78,100 USDTowner County78,100Sargent County: 77,800 USDSargent County77,800Pembina County: 77,700 USDPembina County77,700Stutsman County: 77,500 USDStutsman County77,500Golden Valley County: 77,000 USDGolden Valley County77,000Steele County: 74,000 USDSteele County74,000Foster County: 73,800 USDFoster County73,800Hettinger County: 73,600 USDHettinger County73,600Eddy County: 73,200 USDEddy County73,200Adams County: 73,100 USDAdams County73,100Ramsey County: 72,800 USDRamsey County72,800Ransom County: 72,800 USDRansom County72,800LaMoure County: 72,300 USDLaMoure County72,300Dickey County: 72,200 USDDickey County72,200Nelson County: 71,700 USDNelson County71,700Logan County: 71,100 USDLogan County71,100Grant County: 70,200 USDGrant County70,200Wells County: 70,100 USDWells County70,100Walsh County: 70,000 USDWalsh County70,000Kidder County: 69,800 USDKidder County69,800Emmons County: 64,600 USDEmmons County64,600McIntosh County: 63,200 USDMcIntosh County63,200Sheridan County: 61,600 USDSheridan County61,600Pierce County: 60,300 USDPierce County60,300Rolette County: 51,500 USDRolette County51,500Benson County: 49,100 USDBenson County49,100Sioux County: 43,200 USDSioux County43,200Williams County: 104,300 USDWilliams County104,300McKenzie County: 104,100 USDMcKenzie County104,100Stark County: 102,100 USDStark County102,100Billings County: 98,200 USDBillings County98,200Bowman County: 93,100 USDBowman County93,100Divide County: 92,500 USDDivide County92,500Mercer County: 92,200 USDMercer County92,200Burleigh County: 90,900 USDBurleigh County90,900Morton County: 90,900 USDMorton County90,900Dunn County: 90,700 USDDunn County90,700Renville County: 88,400 USDRenville County88,400McHenry County: 87,800 USDMcHenry County87,800Burke County: 86,800 USDBurke County86,800Traill County: 85,600 USDTraill County85,600Oliver County: 84,700 USDOliver County84,700Mountrail County: 84,600 USDMountrail County84,600Cavalier County: 84,300 USDCavalier County84,300Cass County: 84,100 USDCass County84,100Ward County: 82,400 USDWard County82,400Slope County: 80,800 USDSlope County80,800McLean County: 79,900 USDMcLean County79,900Barnes County: 79,500 USDBarnes County79,500Richland County: 78,800 USDRichland County78,800Griggs County: 78,600 USDGriggs County78,600Grand Forks County: 78,500 USDGrand Forks County78,500Bottineau County: 78,200 USDBottineau County78,200Towner County: 78,100 USDTowner County78,100Sargent County: 77,800 USDSargent County77,800Pembina County: 77,700 USDPembina County77,700Stutsman County: 77,500 USDStutsman County77,500Golden Valley County: 77,000 USDGolden Valley County77,000Steele County: 74,000 USDSteele County74,000Foster County: 73,800 USDFoster County73,800Hettinger County: 73,600 USDHettinger County73,600Eddy County: 73,200 USDEddy County73,200Adams County: 73,100 USDAdams County73,100Ramsey County: 72,800 USDRamsey County72,800Ransom County: 72,800 USDRansom County72,800LaMoure County: 72,300 USDLaMoure County72,300Dickey County: 72,200 USDDickey County72,200Nelson County: 71,700 USDNelson County71,700Logan County: 71,100 USDLogan County71,100Grant County: 70,200 USDGrant County70,200Wells County: 70,100 USDWells County70,100Walsh County: 70,000 USDWalsh County70,000Kidder County: 69,800 USDKidder County69,800Emmons County: 64,600 USDEmmons County64,600McIntosh County: 63,200 USDMcIntosh County63,200Sheridan County: 61,600 USDSheridan County61,600Pierce County: 60,300 USDPierce County60,300Rolette County: 51,500 USDRolette County51,500Benson County: 49,100 USDBenson County49,100Sioux County: 43,200 USDSioux County43,200
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Williams County104,300+5.5%
2McKenzie County104,100+8.2%
3Stark County102,100+11.6%
4Billings County98,200+5.4%
5Bowman County93,100+4.5%
6Divide County92,500+15%
7Mercer County92,200+3%
8Burleigh County90,900-5.9%
8Morton County90,900-5.9%
10Dunn County90,700+2.6%
11Renville County88,400+2.1%
12McHenry County87,800+23.3%
13Burke County86,800-1.5%
14Traill County85,600+6.2%
15Oliver County84,700+6.3%
16Mountrail County84,600+3.2%
17Cavalier County84,300-2.2%
18Cass County84,100+2.6%
19Ward County82,400-5.4%
20Slope County80,800+3.2%
21McLean County79,900+7.4%
22Barnes County79,500+5%
23Richland County78,800+1.7%
24Griggs County78,600+6.1%
25Grand Forks County78,500+0.5%
26Bottineau County78,200+2.5%
27Towner County78,100+2.9%
28Sargent County77,800+1.2%
29Pembina County77,700+8.5%
30Stutsman County77,500+1.3%
31Golden Valley County77,000+4.9%
32Steele County74,000+1.9%
33Foster County73,800-0.8%
34Hettinger County73,600+10.2%
35Eddy County73,200+7.2%
36Adams County73,100+2.4%
37Ramsey County72,800+3%
37Ransom County72,800+1%
39LaMoure County72,300+3.7%
40Dickey County72,200+2.8%
41Nelson County71,700+5.3%
42Logan County71,1000%
43Grant County70,200+7.7%
44Wells County70,100+5.1%
45Walsh County70,000+7.4%
46Kidder County69,800+4.5%
47Emmons County64,600+8%
48McIntosh County63,200+0.8%
49Sheridan County61,600+6.8%
50Pierce County60,300-10.5%
51Rolette County51,500+18.1%
52Benson County49,100+1.7%
53Sioux County43,200+10.2%

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About this ranking

Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year.

More on how it is measured
  • HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments.
  • Often called AMI.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2019). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2019. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2019, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2019. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2019.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2019) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Williams County, with $104,300 in 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Sioux County, with $43,200 in 2019.

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