Counties in North Dakota by median household income

Burke County had the highest median household income of 53 counties in 2023, at $96,339. Sioux County had the lowest, at $41,676. The median was $70,827 and the figure for North Dakota was $75,949. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest96,339Burke County
Lowest41,676Sioux County
Median70,82753 counties
North Dakota75,949History

All counties, 2023

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Burke CountyBurke County: 96,339 USD96,339Dunn CountyDunn County: 94,688 USD94,688Williams CountyWilliams County: 90,224 USD90,224Divide CountyDivide County: 89,297 USD89,297McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 88,289 USD88,289Traill CountyTraill County: 88,289 USD88,289Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 84,948 USD84,948Bowman CountyBowman County: 83,773 USD83,773Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 83,460 USD83,460Foster CountyFoster County: 83,412 USD83,412McLean CountyMcLean County: 81,847 USD81,847Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 81,292 USD81,292Billings CountyBillings County: 81,250 USD81,250Stark CountyStark County: 80,744 USD80,744McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 80,614 USD80,614Steele CountySteele County: 80,313 USD80,313Morton CountyMorton County: 79,483 USD79,483Mercer CountyMercer County: 79,405 USD79,405Ward CountyWard County: 79,273 USD79,273Sargent CountySargent County: 77,697 USD77,697Oliver CountyOliver County: 76,953 USD76,953Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 76,528 USD76,528Renville CountyRenville County: 76,311 USD76,311Cass CountyCass County: 75,023 USD75,023Ransom CountyRansom County: 74,521 USD74,521Richland CountyRichland County: 72,524 USD72,524Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 70,827 USD70,827LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 70,263 USD70,263Barnes CountyBarnes County: 70,230 USD70,230Walsh CountyWalsh County: 69,976 USD69,976Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 68,450 USD68,450Nelson CountyNelson County: 68,051 USD68,051Benson CountyBenson County: 68,049 USD68,049Emmons CountyEmmons County: 67,368 USD67,368Sheridan CountySheridan County: 67,361 USD67,361Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 67,064 USD67,064Pembina CountyPembina County: 66,884 USD66,884Griggs CountyGriggs County: 64,737 USD64,737McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 64,236 USD64,236Pierce CountyPierce County: 63,214 USD63,214Dickey CountyDickey County: 63,125 USD63,125Towner CountyTowner County: 63,017 USD63,017Slope CountySlope County: 62,500 USD62,500Kidder CountyKidder County: 61,850 USD61,850Wells CountyWells County: 61,346 USD61,346Logan CountyLogan County: 61,339 USD61,339Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 61,319 USD61,319Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 60,172 USD60,172Rolette CountyRolette County: 57,355 USD57,355Grant CountyGrant County: 56,750 USD56,750Adams CountyAdams County: 55,417 USD55,417Eddy CountyEddy County: 55,389 USD55,389Sioux CountySioux County: 41,676 USD41,676
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Burke County96,339+1.9%
2Dunn County94,688+3.2%
3Williams County90,224+4.7%
4Divide County89,297-6.9%
5McKenzie County88,289+5.3%
5Traill County88,289+8.8%
7Burleigh County84,948+3.4%
8Bowman County83,773+5.1%
9Bottineau County83,460+4.2%
10Foster County83,412+6.4%
11McLean County81,847+1.6%
12Mountrail County81,292-0.7%
13Billings County81,250+9.8%
14Stark County80,744+2.6%
15McHenry County80,614+3.3%
16Steele County80,313-6.3%
17Morton County79,483-0.1%
18Mercer County79,405-3.3%
19Ward County79,273+1.4%
20Sargent County77,697+2.7%
21Oliver County76,953+10.4%
22Golden Valley County76,528-9.7%
23Renville County76,311-1%
24Cass County75,023+2.4%
25Ransom County74,521+4.3%
26Richland County72,524+8.1%
27Hettinger County70,827+6%
28LaMoure County70,263+0.1%
29Barnes County70,230+9%
30Walsh County69,976+2.8%
31Grand Forks County68,450+5.8%
32Nelson County68,051+9.4%
33Benson County68,049+7.6%
34Emmons County67,368+5.7%
35Sheridan County67,361-1.9%
36Cavalier County67,064+9.6%
37Pembina County66,884+4.1%
38Griggs County64,737-2.9%
39McIntosh County64,236-0.2%
40Pierce County63,214+6.1%
41Dickey County63,125+4.8%
42Towner County63,017+2.9%
43Slope County62,500-11.5%
44Kidder County61,850+8.1%
45Wells County61,346+2.7%
46Logan County61,339+2.7%
47Ramsey County61,319-0.3%
48Stutsman County60,172+1.7%
49Rolette County57,355+6.6%
50Grant County56,750-0.6%
51Adams County55,417-4.4%
52Eddy County55,389+10%
53Sioux County41,676+1.2%

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Burke County, with $96,339 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Sioux County, with $41,676 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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