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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 2024, at $132,400. Sioux County had the lowest, at $49,600. The median was $100,400. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest132,400Dunn County
Lowest49,600Sioux County
Median100,40053 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 105,200 USDBarnes County: 96,400 USDBenson County: 72,800 USDBillings County: 113,700 USDBottineau County: 107,700 USDBowman County: 101,200 USDBurke County: 118,400 USDBurleigh County: 108,500 USDCass County: 105,900 USDCavalier County: 100,400 USDDickey County: 94,400 USDDivide County: 109,800 USDDunn County: 132,400 USDEddy County: 81,700 USDEmmons County: 99,000 USDFoster County: 111,500 USDGolden Valley County: 104,900 USDGrand Forks County: 104,300 USDGrant County: 83,700 USDGriggs County: 93,100 USDHettinger County: 90,200 USDKidder County: 81,500 USDLaMoure County: 100,100 USDLogan County: 78,200 USDMcHenry County: 101,200 USDMcIntosh County: 91,100 USDMcKenzie County: 108,300 USDMcLean County: 100,300 USDMercer County: 112,500 USDMorton County: 108,500 USDMountrail County: 102,800 USDNelson County: 99,900 USDOliver County: 108,500 USDPembina County: 94,600 USDPierce County: 103,700 USDRamsey County: 95,300 USDRansom County: 95,200 USDRenville County: 100,000 USDRichland County: 104,400 USDRolette County: 63,500 USDSargent County: 99,100 USDSheridan County: 95,700 USDSioux County: 49,600 USDSlope County: 93,000 USDStark County: 108,300 USDSteele County: 111,900 USDStutsman County: 100,800 USDTowner County: 89,300 USDTraill County: 115,700 USDWalsh County: 86,600 USDWard County: 110,300 USDWells County: 94,300 USDWilliams County: 111,400 USD
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USD, 2024. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Dunn County: 132,400 USDDunn County132,400Burke County: 118,400 USDBurke County118,400Traill County: 115,700 USDTraill County115,700Billings County: 113,700 USDBillings County113,700Mercer County: 112,500 USDMercer County112,500Steele County: 111,900 USDSteele County111,900Foster County: 111,500 USDFoster County111,500Williams County: 111,400 USDWilliams County111,400Ward County: 110,300 USDWard County110,300Divide County: 109,800 USDDivide County109,800Burleigh County: 108,500 USDBurleigh County108,500Morton County: 108,500 USDMorton County108,500Oliver County: 108,500 USDOliver County108,500McKenzie County: 108,300 USDMcKenzie County108,300Stark County: 108,300 USDStark County108,300Bottineau County: 107,700 USDBottineau County107,700Cass County: 105,900 USDCass County105,900Adams County: 105,200 USDAdams County105,200Golden Valley County: 104,900 USDGolden Valley County104,900Richland County: 104,400 USDRichland County104,400Grand Forks County: 104,300 USDGrand Forks County104,300Pierce County: 103,700 USDPierce County103,700Mountrail County: 102,800 USDMountrail County102,800Bowman County: 101,200 USDBowman County101,200McHenry County: 101,200 USDMcHenry County101,200Stutsman County: 100,800 USDStutsman County100,800Cavalier County: 100,400 USDCavalier County100,400McLean County: 100,300 USDMcLean County100,300LaMoure County: 100,100 USDLaMoure County100,100Renville County: 100,000 USDRenville County100,000Nelson County: 99,900 USDNelson County99,900Sargent County: 99,100 USDSargent County99,100Emmons County: 99,000 USDEmmons County99,000Barnes County: 96,400 USDBarnes County96,400Sheridan County: 95,700 USDSheridan County95,700Ramsey County: 95,300 USDRamsey County95,300Ransom County: 95,200 USDRansom County95,200Pembina County: 94,600 USDPembina County94,600Dickey County: 94,400 USDDickey County94,400Wells County: 94,300 USDWells County94,300Griggs County: 93,100 USDGriggs County93,100Slope County: 93,000 USDSlope County93,000McIntosh County: 91,100 USDMcIntosh County91,100Hettinger County: 90,200 USDHettinger County90,200Towner County: 89,300 USDTowner County89,300Walsh County: 86,600 USDWalsh County86,600Grant County: 83,700 USDGrant County83,700Eddy County: 81,700 USDEddy County81,700Kidder County: 81,500 USDKidder County81,500Logan County: 78,200 USDLogan County78,200Benson County: 72,800 USDBenson County72,800Rolette County: 63,500 USDRolette County63,500Sioux County: 49,600 USDSioux County49,600Dunn County: 132,400 USDDunn County132,400Burke County: 118,400 USDBurke County118,400Traill County: 115,700 USDTraill County115,700Billings County: 113,700 USDBillings County113,700Mercer County: 112,500 USDMercer County112,500Steele County: 111,900 USDSteele County111,900Foster County: 111,500 USDFoster County111,500Williams County: 111,400 USDWilliams County111,400Ward County: 110,300 USDWard County110,300Divide County: 109,800 USDDivide County109,800Burleigh County: 108,500 USDBurleigh County108,500Morton County: 108,500 USDMorton County108,500Oliver County: 108,500 USDOliver County108,500McKenzie County: 108,300 USDMcKenzie County108,300Stark County: 108,300 USDStark County108,300Bottineau County: 107,700 USDBottineau County107,700Cass County: 105,900 USDCass County105,900Adams County: 105,200 USDAdams County105,200Golden Valley County: 104,900 USDGolden Valley County104,900Richland County: 104,400 USDRichland County104,400Grand Forks County: 104,300 USDGrand Forks County104,300Pierce County: 103,700 USDPierce County103,700Mountrail County: 102,800 USDMountrail County102,800Bowman County: 101,200 USDBowman County101,200McHenry County: 101,200 USDMcHenry County101,200Stutsman County: 100,800 USDStutsman County100,800Cavalier County: 100,400 USDCavalier County100,400McLean County: 100,300 USDMcLean County100,300LaMoure County: 100,100 USDLaMoure County100,100Renville County: 100,000 USDRenville County100,000Nelson County: 99,900 USDNelson County99,900Sargent County: 99,100 USDSargent County99,100Emmons County: 99,000 USDEmmons County99,000Barnes County: 96,400 USDBarnes County96,400Sheridan County: 95,700 USDSheridan County95,700Ramsey County: 95,300 USDRamsey County95,300Ransom County: 95,200 USDRansom County95,200Pembina County: 94,600 USDPembina County94,600Dickey County: 94,400 USDDickey County94,400Wells County: 94,300 USDWells County94,300Griggs County: 93,100 USDGriggs County93,100Slope County: 93,000 USDSlope County93,000McIntosh County: 91,100 USDMcIntosh County91,100Hettinger County: 90,200 USDHettinger County90,200Towner County: 89,300 USDTowner County89,300Walsh County: 86,600 USDWalsh County86,600Grant County: 83,700 USDGrant County83,700Eddy County: 81,700 USDEddy County81,700Kidder County: 81,500 USDKidder County81,500Logan County: 78,200 USDLogan County78,200Benson County: 72,800 USDBenson County72,800Rolette County: 63,500 USDRolette County63,500Sioux County: 49,600 USDSioux County49,600
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Dunn County132,400+3.3%
2Burke County118,400-4.5%
3Traill County115,700+8.6%
4Billings County113,700+2%
5Mercer County112,500+1.4%
6Steele County111,900-4.6%
7Foster County111,500-1.7%
8Williams County111,400+0.5%
9Ward County110,300+18%
10Divide County109,800+3.7%
11Burleigh County108,500-0.5%
11Morton County108,500-0.5%
11Oliver County108,500-0.5%
14McKenzie County108,300+1.9%
14Stark County108,300-1.2%
16Bottineau County107,700+5.8%
17Cass County105,900+1.7%
18Adams County105,200+16.5%
19Golden Valley County104,900+6.4%
20Richland County104,400+8.2%
21Grand Forks County104,300+10.7%
22Pierce County103,700+5.7%
23Mountrail County102,800+2.1%
24Bowman County101,200-2.8%
24McHenry County101,200+1.6%
26Stutsman County100,800+9.2%
27Cavalier County100,400+1.6%
28McLean County100,300+3.7%
29LaMoure County100,100+4.7%
30Renville County100,000+0.8%
31Nelson County99,900+4.3%
32Sargent County99,100+1.2%
33Emmons County99,000+4.9%
34Barnes County96,400-3.1%
35Sheridan County95,700+2.6%
36Ramsey County95,300+6.7%
37Ransom County95,200-2.2%
38Pembina County94,600+3.8%
39Dickey County94,400-1%
40Wells County94,300-2.2%
41Griggs County93,100-1.3%
42Slope County93,000+2.1%
43McIntosh County91,100+8.3%
44Hettinger County90,200+9.1%
45Towner County89,300+9.8%
46Walsh County86,600+5.9%
47Grant County83,700+4.8%
48Eddy County81,700+6.5%
49Kidder County81,500+8.8%
50Logan County78,200+2.4%
51Benson County72,800+5.5%
52Rolette County63,500+4.3%
53Sioux County49,600+2.7%

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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/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2024). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.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), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 19 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2024.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Dunn County, with $132,400 in 2024, 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 $49,600 in 2024.

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