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

Dunn County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 53 counties in 2022, at $119,600. Sioux County had the lowest, at $47,400. The median was $90,600. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest119,600Dunn County
Lowest47,400Sioux County
Median90,60053 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 96,200 USDBarnes County: 95,600 USDBenson County: 61,100 USDBillings County: 116,100 USDBottineau County: 87,600 USDBowman County: 98,300 USDBurke County: 104,500 USDBurleigh County: 102,600 USDCass County: 100,500 USDCavalier County: 90,400 USDDickey County: 91,200 USDDivide County: 99,900 USDDunn County: 119,600 USDEddy County: 88,500 USDEmmons County: 81,100 USDFoster County: 102,000 USDGolden Valley County: 80,000 USDGrand Forks County: 92,800 USDGrant County: 80,300 USDGriggs County: 85,500 USDHettinger County: 84,700 USDKidder County: 70,800 USDLaMoure County: 86,900 USDLogan County: 77,400 USDMcHenry County: 95,700 USDMcIntosh County: 72,200 USDMcKenzie County: 97,000 USDMcLean County: 91,100 USDMercer County: 108,800 USDMorton County: 102,600 USDMountrail County: 95,500 USDNelson County: 87,700 USDOliver County: 102,600 USDPembina County: 90,600 USDPierce County: 76,400 USDRamsey County: 93,700 USDRansom County: 87,900 USDRenville County: 98,000 USDRichland County: 87,200 USDRolette County: 59,200 USDSargent County: 90,500 USDSheridan County: 71,100 USDSioux County: 47,400 USDSlope County: 82,900 USDStark County: 106,800 USDSteele County: 100,200 USDStutsman County: 84,700 USDTowner County: 84,400 USDTraill County: 96,600 USDWalsh County: 78,700 USDWard County: 102,800 USDWells County: 85,900 USDWilliams County: 111,900 USD
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USD, 2022. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Dunn County: 119,600 USDDunn County119,600Billings County: 116,100 USDBillings County116,100Williams County: 111,900 USDWilliams County111,900Mercer County: 108,800 USDMercer County108,800Stark County: 106,800 USDStark County106,800Burke County: 104,500 USDBurke County104,500Ward County: 102,800 USDWard County102,800Burleigh County: 102,600 USDBurleigh County102,600Morton County: 102,600 USDMorton County102,600Oliver County: 102,600 USDOliver County102,600Foster County: 102,000 USDFoster County102,000Cass County: 100,500 USDCass County100,500Steele County: 100,200 USDSteele County100,200Divide County: 99,900 USDDivide County99,900Bowman County: 98,300 USDBowman County98,300Renville County: 98,000 USDRenville County98,000McKenzie County: 97,000 USDMcKenzie County97,000Traill County: 96,600 USDTraill County96,600Adams County: 96,200 USDAdams County96,200McHenry County: 95,700 USDMcHenry County95,700Barnes County: 95,600 USDBarnes County95,600Mountrail County: 95,500 USDMountrail County95,500Ramsey County: 93,700 USDRamsey County93,700Grand Forks County: 92,800 USDGrand Forks County92,800Dickey County: 91,200 USDDickey County91,200McLean County: 91,100 USDMcLean County91,100Pembina County: 90,600 USDPembina County90,600Sargent County: 90,500 USDSargent County90,500Cavalier County: 90,400 USDCavalier County90,400Eddy County: 88,500 USDEddy County88,500Ransom County: 87,900 USDRansom County87,900Nelson County: 87,700 USDNelson County87,700Bottineau County: 87,600 USDBottineau County87,600Richland County: 87,200 USDRichland County87,200LaMoure County: 86,900 USDLaMoure County86,900Wells County: 85,900 USDWells County85,900Griggs County: 85,500 USDGriggs County85,500Hettinger County: 84,700 USDHettinger County84,700Stutsman County: 84,700 USDStutsman County84,700Towner County: 84,400 USDTowner County84,400Slope County: 82,900 USDSlope County82,900Emmons County: 81,100 USDEmmons County81,100Grant County: 80,300 USDGrant County80,300Golden Valley County: 80,000 USDGolden Valley County80,000Walsh County: 78,700 USDWalsh County78,700Logan County: 77,400 USDLogan County77,400Pierce County: 76,400 USDPierce County76,400McIntosh County: 72,200 USDMcIntosh County72,200Sheridan County: 71,100 USDSheridan County71,100Kidder County: 70,800 USDKidder County70,800Benson County: 61,100 USDBenson County61,100Rolette County: 59,200 USDRolette County59,200Sioux County: 47,400 USDSioux County47,400Dunn County: 119,600 USDDunn County119,600Billings County: 116,100 USDBillings County116,100Williams County: 111,900 USDWilliams County111,900Mercer County: 108,800 USDMercer County108,800Stark County: 106,800 USDStark County106,800Burke County: 104,500 USDBurke County104,500Ward County: 102,800 USDWard County102,800Burleigh County: 102,600 USDBurleigh County102,600Morton County: 102,600 USDMorton County102,600Oliver County: 102,600 USDOliver County102,600Foster County: 102,000 USDFoster County102,000Cass County: 100,500 USDCass County100,500Steele County: 100,200 USDSteele County100,200Divide County: 99,900 USDDivide County99,900Bowman County: 98,300 USDBowman County98,300Renville County: 98,000 USDRenville County98,000McKenzie County: 97,000 USDMcKenzie County97,000Traill County: 96,600 USDTraill County96,600Adams County: 96,200 USDAdams County96,200McHenry County: 95,700 USDMcHenry County95,700Barnes County: 95,600 USDBarnes County95,600Mountrail County: 95,500 USDMountrail County95,500Ramsey County: 93,700 USDRamsey County93,700Grand Forks County: 92,800 USDGrand Forks County92,800Dickey County: 91,200 USDDickey County91,200McLean County: 91,100 USDMcLean County91,100Pembina County: 90,600 USDPembina County90,600Sargent County: 90,500 USDSargent County90,500Cavalier County: 90,400 USDCavalier County90,400Eddy County: 88,500 USDEddy County88,500Ransom County: 87,900 USDRansom County87,900Nelson County: 87,700 USDNelson County87,700Bottineau County: 87,600 USDBottineau County87,600Richland County: 87,200 USDRichland County87,200LaMoure County: 86,900 USDLaMoure County86,900Wells County: 85,900 USDWells County85,900Griggs County: 85,500 USDGriggs County85,500Hettinger County: 84,700 USDHettinger County84,700Stutsman County: 84,700 USDStutsman County84,700Towner County: 84,400 USDTowner County84,400Slope County: 82,900 USDSlope County82,900Emmons County: 81,100 USDEmmons County81,100Grant County: 80,300 USDGrant County80,300Golden Valley County: 80,000 USDGolden Valley County80,000Walsh County: 78,700 USDWalsh County78,700Logan County: 77,400 USDLogan County77,400Pierce County: 76,400 USDPierce County76,400McIntosh County: 72,200 USDMcIntosh County72,200Sheridan County: 71,100 USDSheridan County71,100Kidder County: 70,800 USDKidder County70,800Benson County: 61,100 USDBenson County61,100Rolette County: 59,200 USDRolette County59,200Sioux County: 47,400 USDSioux County47,400
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Dunn County119,600+23.6%
2Billings County116,100+9.5%
3Williams County111,900+6%
4Mercer County108,800+11.2%
5Stark County106,800+4.5%
6Burke County104,500+10.2%
7Ward County102,800+20.9%
8Burleigh County102,600+1.2%
8Morton County102,600+1.2%
8Oliver County102,600+20.1%
11Foster County102,000+25.3%
12Cass County100,500+10.1%
13Steele County100,200+18.3%
14Divide County99,900+6.8%
15Bowman County98,300+4.4%
16Renville County98,000+17.4%
17McKenzie County97,000-1.6%
18Traill County96,600+10%
19Adams County96,200+26.7%
20McHenry County95,700+8.1%
21Barnes County95,600+12.6%
22Mountrail County95,500+7.4%
23Ramsey County93,700+5%
24Grand Forks County92,800+16%
25Dickey County91,200+11.6%
26McLean County91,100+10%
27Pembina County90,600+5.6%
28Sargent County90,500+0.8%
29Cavalier County90,400+4.3%
30Eddy County88,500+14%
31Ransom County87,900+12.3%
32Nelson County87,700+14.8%
33Bottineau County87,600+10.1%
34Richland County87,200+6.1%
35LaMoure County86,900+8.5%
36Wells County85,900+6.3%
37Griggs County85,500+9.5%
38Hettinger County84,700+16.3%
38Stutsman County84,700+5.9%
40Towner County84,400+12.2%
41Slope County82,900+4.9%
42Emmons County81,100+24.8%
43Grant County80,300+6.4%
44Golden Valley County80,000+9%
45Walsh County78,700+6.5%
46Logan County77,400+0.1%
47Pierce County76,400+19.4%
48McIntosh County72,200+7.6%
49Sheridan County71,100+5.3%
50Kidder County70,800+8.9%
51Benson County61,100+9.9%
52Rolette County59,200+18.2%
53Sioux County47,400+1.1%

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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/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2022). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.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), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Apr. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2022) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Dunn County, with $119,600 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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

Sioux County, with $47,400 in 2022.

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