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Counties in North Dakota by per capita personal income

Williams County had the highest per capita personal income of 53 counties in 2015, at $77,234. Sioux County had the lowest, at $27,549. The median was $48,248 and the figure for North Dakota was $52,955. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest77,234Williams County
Lowest27,549Sioux County
Median48,24853 counties
North Dakota52,955History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 43,929 USDBarnes County: 46,135 USDBenson County: 34,084 USDBillings County: 74,345 USDBottineau County: 52,627 USDBowman County: 59,167 USDBurke County: 69,221 USDBurleigh County: 56,562 USDCass County: 53,191 USDCavalier County: 51,748 USDDickey County: 51,397 USDDivide County: 51,247 USDDunn County: 66,029 USDEddy County: 48,892 USDEmmons County: 44,972 USDFoster County: 48,986 USDGolden Valley County: 38,216 USDGrand Forks County: 45,929 USDGrant County: 38,088 USDGriggs County: 48,248 USDHettinger County: 40,106 USDKidder County: 48,212 USDLaMoure County: 45,932 USDLogan County: 54,458 USDMcHenry County: 50,712 USDMcIntosh County: 47,636 USDMcKenzie County: 66,624 USDMcLean County: 48,113 USDMercer County: 55,669 USDMorton County: 49,848 USDMountrail County: 64,557 USDNelson County: 49,951 USDOliver County: 47,927 USDPembina County: 50,818 USDPierce County: 40,992 USDRamsey County: 43,650 USDRansom County: 44,556 USDRenville County: 53,613 USDRichland County: 43,755 USDRolette County: 35,721 USDSargent County: 49,081 USDSheridan County: 33,356 USDSioux County: 27,549 USDSlope County: 38,237 USDStark County: 68,891 USDSteele County: 47,688 USDStutsman County: 46,609 USDTowner County: 41,892 USDTraill County: 44,746 USDWalsh County: 43,968 USDWard County: 53,293 USDWells County: 49,596 USDWilliams County: 77,234 USD
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USD, 2015. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Williams County: 77,234 USDWilliams County77,234Billings County: 74,345 USDBillings County74,345Burke County: 69,221 USDBurke County69,221Stark County: 68,891 USDStark County68,891McKenzie County: 66,624 USDMcKenzie County66,624Dunn County: 66,029 USDDunn County66,029Mountrail County: 64,557 USDMountrail County64,557Bowman County: 59,167 USDBowman County59,167Burleigh County: 56,562 USDBurleigh County56,562Mercer County: 55,669 USDMercer County55,669Logan County: 54,458 USDLogan County54,458Renville County: 53,613 USDRenville County53,613Ward County: 53,293 USDWard County53,293Cass County: 53,191 USDCass County53,191Bottineau County: 52,627 USDBottineau County52,627Cavalier County: 51,748 USDCavalier County51,748Dickey County: 51,397 USDDickey County51,397Divide County: 51,247 USDDivide County51,247Pembina County: 50,818 USDPembina County50,818McHenry County: 50,712 USDMcHenry County50,712Nelson County: 49,951 USDNelson County49,951Morton County: 49,848 USDMorton County49,848Wells County: 49,596 USDWells County49,596Sargent County: 49,081 USDSargent County49,081Foster County: 48,986 USDFoster County48,986Eddy County: 48,892 USDEddy County48,892Griggs County: 48,248 USDGriggs County48,248Kidder County: 48,212 USDKidder County48,212McLean County: 48,113 USDMcLean County48,113Oliver County: 47,927 USDOliver County47,927Steele County: 47,688 USDSteele County47,688McIntosh County: 47,636 USDMcIntosh County47,636Stutsman County: 46,609 USDStutsman County46,609Barnes County: 46,135 USDBarnes County46,135LaMoure County: 45,932 USDLaMoure County45,932Grand Forks County: 45,929 USDGrand Forks County45,929Emmons County: 44,972 USDEmmons County44,972Traill County: 44,746 USDTraill County44,746Ransom County: 44,556 USDRansom County44,556Walsh County: 43,968 USDWalsh County43,968Adams County: 43,929 USDAdams County43,929Richland County: 43,755 USDRichland County43,755Ramsey County: 43,650 USDRamsey County43,650Towner County: 41,892 USDTowner County41,892Pierce County: 40,992 USDPierce County40,992Hettinger County: 40,106 USDHettinger County40,106Slope County: 38,237 USDSlope County38,237Golden Valley County: 38,216 USDGolden Valley County38,216Grant County: 38,088 USDGrant County38,088Rolette County: 35,721 USDRolette County35,721Benson County: 34,084 USDBenson County34,084Sheridan County: 33,356 USDSheridan County33,356Sioux County: 27,549 USDSioux County27,549Williams County: 77,234 USDWilliams County77,234Billings County: 74,345 USDBillings County74,345Burke County: 69,221 USDBurke County69,221Stark County: 68,891 USDStark County68,891McKenzie County: 66,624 USDMcKenzie County66,624Dunn County: 66,029 USDDunn County66,029Mountrail County: 64,557 USDMountrail County64,557Bowman County: 59,167 USDBowman County59,167Burleigh County: 56,562 USDBurleigh County56,562Mercer County: 55,669 USDMercer County55,669Logan County: 54,458 USDLogan County54,458Renville County: 53,613 USDRenville County53,613Ward County: 53,293 USDWard County53,293Cass County: 53,191 USDCass County53,191Bottineau County: 52,627 USDBottineau County52,627Cavalier County: 51,748 USDCavalier County51,748Dickey County: 51,397 USDDickey County51,397Divide County: 51,247 USDDivide County51,247Pembina County: 50,818 USDPembina County50,818McHenry County: 50,712 USDMcHenry County50,712Nelson County: 49,951 USDNelson County49,951Morton County: 49,848 USDMorton County49,848Wells County: 49,596 USDWells County49,596Sargent County: 49,081 USDSargent County49,081Foster County: 48,986 USDFoster County48,986Eddy County: 48,892 USDEddy County48,892Griggs County: 48,248 USDGriggs County48,248Kidder County: 48,212 USDKidder County48,212McLean County: 48,113 USDMcLean County48,113Oliver County: 47,927 USDOliver County47,927Steele County: 47,688 USDSteele County47,688McIntosh County: 47,636 USDMcIntosh County47,636Stutsman County: 46,609 USDStutsman County46,609Barnes County: 46,135 USDBarnes County46,135LaMoure County: 45,932 USDLaMoure County45,932Grand Forks County: 45,929 USDGrand Forks County45,929Emmons County: 44,972 USDEmmons County44,972Traill County: 44,746 USDTraill County44,746Ransom County: 44,556 USDRansom County44,556Walsh County: 43,968 USDWalsh County43,968Adams County: 43,929 USDAdams County43,929Richland County: 43,755 USDRichland County43,755Ramsey County: 43,650 USDRamsey County43,650Towner County: 41,892 USDTowner County41,892Pierce County: 40,992 USDPierce County40,992Hettinger County: 40,106 USDHettinger County40,106Slope County: 38,237 USDSlope County38,237Golden Valley County: 38,216 USDGolden Valley County38,216Grant County: 38,088 USDGrant County38,088Rolette County: 35,721 USDRolette County35,721Benson County: 34,084 USDBenson County34,084Sheridan County: 33,356 USDSheridan County33,356Sioux County: 27,549 USDSioux County27,549
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD		Change on 2014
1Williams County77,234-24.4%
2Billings County74,345-25.8%
3Burke County69,221-23.9%
4Stark County68,891-18.6%
5McKenzie County66,624-23%
6Dunn County66,029-26.3%
7Mountrail County64,557-17.5%
8Bowman County59,167-17.8%
9Burleigh County56,562-3.3%
10Mercer County55,669+0.5%
11Logan County54,458-7.1%
12Renville County53,613-10.4%
13Ward County53,293-8.4%
14Cass County53,191+0.7%
15Bottineau County52,627-15.2%
16Cavalier County51,748-8%
17Dickey County51,397-13.4%
18Divide County51,247-30.4%
19Pembina County50,818+1.2%
20McHenry County50,712-4.2%
21Nelson County49,951-3.2%
22Morton County49,848-1.4%
23Wells County49,596-5.4%
24Sargent County49,081-5.3%
25Foster County48,986-5.7%
26Eddy County48,892+0.2%
27Griggs County48,248-8.1%
28Kidder County48,212-2.8%
29McLean County48,113-5.3%
30Oliver County47,927-1.1%
31Steele County47,688-16.8%
32McIntosh County47,636-7.1%
33Stutsman County46,609-2.3%
34Barnes County46,135-3.1%
35LaMoure County45,932-18.3%
36Grand Forks County45,929+1.3%
37Emmons County44,972-5.7%
38Traill County44,746-6.1%
39Ransom County44,556+0.6%
40Walsh County43,968-2.5%
41Adams County43,929-12.6%
42Richland County43,755-0.9%
43Ramsey County43,650-7.4%
44Towner County41,892-11.6%
45Pierce County40,992+0.5%
46Hettinger County40,106-21.6%
47Slope County38,237-37.9%
48Golden Valley County38,216-23%
49Grant County38,088-16.1%
50Rolette County35,721+4.6%
51Benson County34,084-1.4%
52Sheridan County33,356-1.1%
53Sioux County27,549-0.2%

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About this ranking

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.
  • United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in North Dakota by per capita personal income, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in North Dakota by per capita personal income, 2015. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2015. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in North Dakota by per capita personal income, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in North Dakota by per capita personal income, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Williams County, with $77,234 in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Sioux County, with $27,549 in 2015.

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