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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 2023, at $128,200. Sioux County had the lowest, at $48,300. The median was $96,700. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest128,200Dunn County
Lowest48,300Sioux County
Median96,70053 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 90,300 USDBarnes County: 99,500 USDBenson County: 69,000 USDBillings County: 111,500 USDBottineau County: 101,800 USDBowman County: 104,100 USDBurke County: 124,000 USDBurleigh County: 109,000 USDCass County: 104,100 USDCavalier County: 98,800 USDDickey County: 95,400 USDDivide County: 105,900 USDDunn County: 128,200 USDEddy County: 76,700 USDEmmons County: 94,400 USDFoster County: 113,400 USDGolden Valley County: 98,600 USDGrand Forks County: 94,200 USDGrant County: 79,900 USDGriggs County: 94,300 USDHettinger County: 82,700 USDKidder County: 74,900 USDLaMoure County: 95,600 USDLogan County: 76,400 USDMcHenry County: 99,600 USDMcIntosh County: 84,100 USDMcKenzie County: 106,300 USDMcLean County: 96,700 USDMercer County: 110,900 USDMorton County: 109,000 USDMountrail County: 100,700 USDNelson County: 95,800 USDOliver County: 109,000 USDPembina County: 91,100 USDPierce County: 98,100 USDRamsey County: 89,300 USDRansom County: 97,300 USDRenville County: 99,200 USDRichland County: 96,500 USDRolette County: 60,900 USDSargent County: 97,900 USDSheridan County: 93,300 USDSioux County: 48,300 USDSlope County: 91,100 USDStark County: 109,600 USDSteele County: 117,300 USDStutsman County: 92,300 USDTowner County: 81,300 USDTraill County: 106,500 USDWalsh County: 81,800 USDWard County: 93,500 USDWells County: 96,400 USDWilliams County: 110,800 USD
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  • 82K to 94K
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  • 110K and over
USD, 2023. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Dunn County: 128,200 USDDunn County128,200Burke County: 124,000 USDBurke County124,000Steele County: 117,300 USDSteele County117,300Foster County: 113,400 USDFoster County113,400Billings County: 111,500 USDBillings County111,500Mercer County: 110,900 USDMercer County110,900Williams County: 110,800 USDWilliams County110,800Stark County: 109,600 USDStark County109,600Burleigh County: 109,000 USDBurleigh County109,000Morton County: 109,000 USDMorton County109,000Oliver County: 109,000 USDOliver County109,000Traill County: 106,500 USDTraill County106,500McKenzie County: 106,300 USDMcKenzie County106,300Divide County: 105,900 USDDivide County105,900Bowman County: 104,100 USDBowman County104,100Cass County: 104,100 USDCass County104,100Bottineau County: 101,800 USDBottineau County101,800Mountrail County: 100,700 USDMountrail County100,700McHenry County: 99,600 USDMcHenry County99,600Barnes County: 99,500 USDBarnes County99,500Renville County: 99,200 USDRenville County99,200Cavalier County: 98,800 USDCavalier County98,800Golden Valley County: 98,600 USDGolden Valley County98,600Pierce County: 98,100 USDPierce County98,100Sargent County: 97,900 USDSargent County97,900Ransom County: 97,300 USDRansom County97,300McLean County: 96,700 USDMcLean County96,700Richland County: 96,500 USDRichland County96,500Wells County: 96,400 USDWells County96,400Nelson County: 95,800 USDNelson County95,800LaMoure County: 95,600 USDLaMoure County95,600Dickey County: 95,400 USDDickey County95,400Emmons County: 94,400 USDEmmons County94,400Griggs County: 94,300 USDGriggs County94,300Grand Forks County: 94,200 USDGrand Forks County94,200Ward County: 93,500 USDWard County93,500Sheridan County: 93,300 USDSheridan County93,300Stutsman County: 92,300 USDStutsman County92,300Pembina County: 91,100 USDPembina County91,100Slope County: 91,100 USDSlope County91,100Adams County: 90,300 USDAdams County90,300Ramsey County: 89,300 USDRamsey County89,300McIntosh County: 84,100 USDMcIntosh County84,100Hettinger County: 82,700 USDHettinger County82,700Walsh County: 81,800 USDWalsh County81,800Towner County: 81,300 USDTowner County81,300Grant County: 79,900 USDGrant County79,900Eddy County: 76,700 USDEddy County76,700Logan County: 76,400 USDLogan County76,400Kidder County: 74,900 USDKidder County74,900Benson County: 69,000 USDBenson County69,000Rolette County: 60,900 USDRolette County60,900Sioux County: 48,300 USDSioux County48,300Dunn County: 128,200 USDDunn County128,200Burke County: 124,000 USDBurke County124,000Steele County: 117,300 USDSteele County117,300Foster County: 113,400 USDFoster County113,400Billings County: 111,500 USDBillings County111,500Mercer County: 110,900 USDMercer County110,900Williams County: 110,800 USDWilliams County110,800Stark County: 109,600 USDStark County109,600Burleigh County: 109,000 USDBurleigh County109,000Morton County: 109,000 USDMorton County109,000Oliver County: 109,000 USDOliver County109,000Traill County: 106,500 USDTraill County106,500McKenzie County: 106,300 USDMcKenzie County106,300Divide County: 105,900 USDDivide County105,900Bowman County: 104,100 USDBowman County104,100Cass County: 104,100 USDCass County104,100Bottineau County: 101,800 USDBottineau County101,800Mountrail County: 100,700 USDMountrail County100,700McHenry County: 99,600 USDMcHenry County99,600Barnes County: 99,500 USDBarnes County99,500Renville County: 99,200 USDRenville County99,200Cavalier County: 98,800 USDCavalier County98,800Golden Valley County: 98,600 USDGolden Valley County98,600Pierce County: 98,100 USDPierce County98,100Sargent County: 97,900 USDSargent County97,900Ransom County: 97,300 USDRansom County97,300McLean County: 96,700 USDMcLean County96,700Richland County: 96,500 USDRichland County96,500Wells County: 96,400 USDWells County96,400Nelson County: 95,800 USDNelson County95,800LaMoure County: 95,600 USDLaMoure County95,600Dickey County: 95,400 USDDickey County95,400Emmons County: 94,400 USDEmmons County94,400Griggs County: 94,300 USDGriggs County94,300Grand Forks County: 94,200 USDGrand Forks County94,200Ward County: 93,500 USDWard County93,500Sheridan County: 93,300 USDSheridan County93,300Stutsman County: 92,300 USDStutsman County92,300Pembina County: 91,100 USDPembina County91,100Slope County: 91,100 USDSlope County91,100Adams County: 90,300 USDAdams County90,300Ramsey County: 89,300 USDRamsey County89,300McIntosh County: 84,100 USDMcIntosh County84,100Hettinger County: 82,700 USDHettinger County82,700Walsh County: 81,800 USDWalsh County81,800Towner County: 81,300 USDTowner County81,300Grant County: 79,900 USDGrant County79,900Eddy County: 76,700 USDEddy County76,700Logan County: 76,400 USDLogan County76,400Kidder County: 74,900 USDKidder County74,900Benson County: 69,000 USDBenson County69,000Rolette County: 60,900 USDRolette County60,900Sioux County: 48,300 USDSioux County48,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Dunn County128,200+7.2%
2Burke County124,000+18.7%
3Steele County117,300+17.1%
4Foster County113,400+11.2%
5Billings County111,500-4%
6Mercer County110,900+1.9%
7Williams County110,800-1%
8Stark County109,600+2.6%
9Burleigh County109,000+6.2%
9Morton County109,000+6.2%
9Oliver County109,000+6.2%
12Traill County106,500+10.2%
13McKenzie County106,300+9.6%
14Divide County105,900+6%
15Bowman County104,100+5.9%
15Cass County104,100+3.6%
17Bottineau County101,800+16.2%
18Mountrail County100,700+5.4%
19McHenry County99,600+4.1%
20Barnes County99,500+4.1%
21Renville County99,200+1.2%
22Cavalier County98,800+9.3%
23Golden Valley County98,600+23.3%
24Pierce County98,100+28.4%
25Sargent County97,900+8.2%
26Ransom County97,300+10.7%
27McLean County96,700+6.1%
28Richland County96,500+10.7%
29Wells County96,400+12.2%
30Nelson County95,800+9.2%
31LaMoure County95,600+10%
32Dickey County95,400+4.6%
33Emmons County94,400+16.4%
34Griggs County94,300+10.3%
35Grand Forks County94,200+1.5%
36Ward County93,500-9%
37Sheridan County93,300+31.2%
38Stutsman County92,300+9%
39Pembina County91,100+0.6%
39Slope County91,100+9.9%
41Adams County90,300-6.1%
42Ramsey County89,300-4.7%
43McIntosh County84,100+16.5%
44Hettinger County82,700-2.4%
45Walsh County81,800+3.9%
46Towner County81,300-3.7%
47Grant County79,900-0.5%
48Eddy County76,700-13.3%
49Logan County76,400-1.3%
50Kidder County74,900+5.8%
51Benson County69,000+12.9%
52Rolette County60,900+2.9%
53Sioux County48,300+1.9%

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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/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2023). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.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), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 1 May 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2023. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2023.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2023) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Dunn County, with $128,200 in 2023, 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 $48,300 in 2023.

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