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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 2025, at $137,900. Sioux County had the lowest, at $45,900. The median was $105,100. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest137,900Dunn County
Lowest45,900Sioux County
Median105,10053 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Adams County: 111,700 USDBarnes County: 102,900 USDBenson County: 78,800 USDBillings County: 115,800 USDBottineau County: 111,500 USDBowman County: 106,700 USDBurke County: 126,600 USDBurleigh County: 128,200 USDCass County: 117,500 USDCavalier County: 105,300 USDDickey County: 98,000 USDDivide County: 118,600 USDDunn County: 137,900 USDEddy County: 90,300 USDEmmons County: 98,800 USDFoster County: 121,900 USDGolden Valley County: 108,300 USDGrand Forks County: 102,800 USDGrant County: 89,000 USDGriggs County: 99,900 USDHettinger County: 104,900 USDKidder County: 89,200 USDLaMoure County: 105,100 USDLogan County: 80,400 USDMcHenry County: 105,000 USDMcIntosh County: 85,800 USDMcKenzie County: 122,700 USDMcLean County: 112,900 USDMercer County: 111,100 USDMorton County: 128,200 USDMountrail County: 105,700 USDNelson County: 105,600 USDOliver County: 128,200 USDPembina County: 98,000 USDPierce County: 102,000 USDRamsey County: 100,400 USDRansom County: 104,000 USDRenville County: 93,000 USDRichland County: 110,100 USDRolette County: 70,800 USDSargent County: 104,800 USDSheridan County: 99,900 USDSioux County: 45,900 USDSlope County: 96,100 USDStark County: 109,300 USDSteele County: 111,000 USDStutsman County: 110,900 USDTowner County: 97,800 USDTraill County: 121,900 USDWalsh County: 94,700 USDWard County: 112,300 USDWells County: 91,700 USDWilliams County: 113,000 USD
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USD, 2025. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2025

Dunn County: 137,900 USDDunn County137,900Burleigh County: 128,200 USDBurleigh County128,200Morton County: 128,200 USDMorton County128,200Oliver County: 128,200 USDOliver County128,200Burke County: 126,600 USDBurke County126,600McKenzie County: 122,700 USDMcKenzie County122,700Foster County: 121,900 USDFoster County121,900Traill County: 121,900 USDTraill County121,900Divide County: 118,600 USDDivide County118,600Cass County: 117,500 USDCass County117,500Billings County: 115,800 USDBillings County115,800Williams County: 113,000 USDWilliams County113,000McLean County: 112,900 USDMcLean County112,900Ward County: 112,300 USDWard County112,300Adams County: 111,700 USDAdams County111,700Bottineau County: 111,500 USDBottineau County111,500Mercer County: 111,100 USDMercer County111,100Steele County: 111,000 USDSteele County111,000Stutsman County: 110,900 USDStutsman County110,900Richland County: 110,100 USDRichland County110,100Stark County: 109,300 USDStark County109,300Golden Valley County: 108,300 USDGolden Valley County108,300Bowman County: 106,700 USDBowman County106,700Mountrail County: 105,700 USDMountrail County105,700Nelson County: 105,600 USDNelson County105,600Cavalier County: 105,300 USDCavalier County105,300LaMoure County: 105,100 USDLaMoure County105,100McHenry County: 105,000 USDMcHenry County105,000Hettinger County: 104,900 USDHettinger County104,900Sargent County: 104,800 USDSargent County104,800Ransom County: 104,000 USDRansom County104,000Barnes County: 102,900 USDBarnes County102,900Grand Forks County: 102,800 USDGrand Forks County102,800Pierce County: 102,000 USDPierce County102,000Ramsey County: 100,400 USDRamsey County100,400Griggs County: 99,900 USDGriggs County99,900Sheridan County: 99,900 USDSheridan County99,900Emmons County: 98,800 USDEmmons County98,800Dickey County: 98,000 USDDickey County98,000Pembina County: 98,000 USDPembina County98,000Towner County: 97,800 USDTowner County97,800Slope County: 96,100 USDSlope County96,100Walsh County: 94,700 USDWalsh County94,700Renville County: 93,000 USDRenville County93,000Wells County: 91,700 USDWells County91,700Eddy County: 90,300 USDEddy County90,300Kidder County: 89,200 USDKidder County89,200Grant County: 89,000 USDGrant County89,000McIntosh County: 85,800 USDMcIntosh County85,800Logan County: 80,400 USDLogan County80,400Benson County: 78,800 USDBenson County78,800Rolette County: 70,800 USDRolette County70,800Sioux County: 45,900 USDSioux County45,900Dunn County: 137,900 USDDunn County137,900Burleigh County: 128,200 USDBurleigh County128,200Morton County: 128,200 USDMorton County128,200Oliver County: 128,200 USDOliver County128,200Burke County: 126,600 USDBurke County126,600McKenzie County: 122,700 USDMcKenzie County122,700Foster County: 121,900 USDFoster County121,900Traill County: 121,900 USDTraill County121,900Divide County: 118,600 USDDivide County118,600Cass County: 117,500 USDCass County117,500Billings County: 115,800 USDBillings County115,800Williams County: 113,000 USDWilliams County113,000McLean County: 112,900 USDMcLean County112,900Ward County: 112,300 USDWard County112,300Adams County: 111,700 USDAdams County111,700Bottineau County: 111,500 USDBottineau County111,500Mercer County: 111,100 USDMercer County111,100Steele County: 111,000 USDSteele County111,000Stutsman County: 110,900 USDStutsman County110,900Richland County: 110,100 USDRichland County110,100Stark County: 109,300 USDStark County109,300Golden Valley County: 108,300 USDGolden Valley County108,300Bowman County: 106,700 USDBowman County106,700Mountrail County: 105,700 USDMountrail County105,700Nelson County: 105,600 USDNelson County105,600Cavalier County: 105,300 USDCavalier County105,300LaMoure County: 105,100 USDLaMoure County105,100McHenry County: 105,000 USDMcHenry County105,000Hettinger County: 104,900 USDHettinger County104,900Sargent County: 104,800 USDSargent County104,800Ransom County: 104,000 USDRansom County104,000Barnes County: 102,900 USDBarnes County102,900Grand Forks County: 102,800 USDGrand Forks County102,800Pierce County: 102,000 USDPierce County102,000Ramsey County: 100,400 USDRamsey County100,400Griggs County: 99,900 USDGriggs County99,900Sheridan County: 99,900 USDSheridan County99,900Emmons County: 98,800 USDEmmons County98,800Dickey County: 98,000 USDDickey County98,000Pembina County: 98,000 USDPembina County98,000Towner County: 97,800 USDTowner County97,800Slope County: 96,100 USDSlope County96,100Walsh County: 94,700 USDWalsh County94,700Renville County: 93,000 USDRenville County93,000Wells County: 91,700 USDWells County91,700Eddy County: 90,300 USDEddy County90,300Kidder County: 89,200 USDKidder County89,200Grant County: 89,000 USDGrant County89,000McIntosh County: 85,800 USDMcIntosh County85,800Logan County: 80,400 USDLogan County80,400Benson County: 78,800 USDBenson County78,800Rolette County: 70,800 USDRolette County70,800Sioux County: 45,900 USDSioux County45,900
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Dunn County137,900+4.2%
2Burleigh County128,200+18.2%
2Morton County128,200+18.2%
2Oliver County128,200+18.2%
5Burke County126,600+6.9%
6McKenzie County122,700+13.3%
7Foster County121,900+9.3%
7Traill County121,900+5.4%
9Divide County118,600+8%
10Cass County117,500+11%
11Billings County115,800+1.8%
12Williams County113,000+1.4%
13McLean County112,900+12.6%
14Ward County112,300+1.8%
15Adams County111,700+6.2%
16Bottineau County111,500+3.5%
17Mercer County111,100-1.2%
18Steele County111,000-0.8%
19Stutsman County110,900+10%
20Richland County110,100+5.5%
21Stark County109,300+0.9%
22Golden Valley County108,300+3.2%
23Bowman County106,700+5.4%
24Mountrail County105,700+2.8%
25Nelson County105,600+5.7%
26Cavalier County105,300+4.9%
27LaMoure County105,100+5%
28McHenry County105,000+3.8%
29Hettinger County104,900+16.3%
30Sargent County104,800+5.8%
31Ransom County104,000+9.2%
32Barnes County102,900+6.7%
33Grand Forks County102,800-1.4%
34Pierce County102,000-1.6%
35Ramsey County100,400+5.4%
36Griggs County99,900+7.3%
36Sheridan County99,900+4.4%
38Emmons County98,800-0.2%
39Dickey County98,000+3.8%
39Pembina County98,000+3.6%
41Towner County97,800+9.5%
42Slope County96,100+3.3%
43Walsh County94,700+9.4%
44Renville County93,000-7%
45Wells County91,700-2.8%
46Eddy County90,300+10.5%
47Kidder County89,200+9.4%
48Grant County89,000+6.3%
49McIntosh County85,800-5.8%
50Logan County80,400+2.8%
51Benson County78,800+8.2%
52Rolette County70,800+11.5%
53Sioux County45,900-7.5%

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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/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2025). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.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), 2025. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2025, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2025. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2025. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2025.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2025) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in North Dakota by area median family income (HUD), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2025 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Dunn County, with $137,900 in 2025, 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 $45,900 in 2025.

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