Counties in North Dakota by per capita personal income

Billings County had the highest per capita personal income of 53 counties in 2017, at $74,216. Sioux County had the lowest, at $27,191. The median was $50,794 and the figure for North Dakota was $51,811. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest74,216Billings County
Lowest27,191Sioux County
Median50,79453 counties
North Dakota51,811History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 48,191 USDBarnes County: 47,990 USDBenson County: 36,286 USDBillings County: 74,216 USDBottineau County: 52,624 USDBowman County: 58,119 USDBurke County: 60,779 USDBurleigh County: 55,439 USDCass County: 53,716 USDCavalier County: 57,128 USDDickey County: 50,080 USDDivide County: 52,619 USDDunn County: 60,053 USDEddy County: 52,359 USDEmmons County: 46,471 USDFoster County: 52,981 USDGolden Valley County: 39,164 USDGrand Forks County: 46,909 USDGrant County: 44,815 USDGriggs County: 53,680 USDHettinger County: 52,455 USDKidder County: 50,226 USDLaMoure County: 49,189 USDLogan County: 54,259 USDMcHenry County: 47,971 USDMcIntosh County: 52,390 USDMcKenzie County: 60,544 USDMcLean County: 50,530 USDMercer County: 57,570 USDMorton County: 48,816 USDMountrail County: 56,381 USDNelson County: 53,990 USDOliver County: 44,548 USDPembina County: 56,222 USDPierce County: 45,595 USDRamsey County: 45,177 USDRansom County: 47,879 USDRenville County: 56,439 USDRichland County: 46,076 USDRolette County: 36,752 USDSargent County: 51,958 USDSheridan County: 42,247 USDSioux County: 27,191 USDSlope County: 49,324 USDStark County: 57,053 USDSteele County: 52,722 USDStutsman County: 46,927 USDTowner County: 52,012 USDTraill County: 47,295 USDWalsh County: 47,700 USDWard County: 49,870 USDWells County: 50,794 USDWilliams County: 62,096 USD
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  • 57K and over
USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Billings County: 74,216 USDBillings County74,216Williams County: 62,096 USDWilliams County62,096Burke County: 60,779 USDBurke County60,779McKenzie County: 60,544 USDMcKenzie County60,544Dunn County: 60,053 USDDunn County60,053Bowman County: 58,119 USDBowman County58,119Mercer County: 57,570 USDMercer County57,570Cavalier County: 57,128 USDCavalier County57,128Stark County: 57,053 USDStark County57,053Renville County: 56,439 USDRenville County56,439Mountrail County: 56,381 USDMountrail County56,381Pembina County: 56,222 USDPembina County56,222Burleigh County: 55,439 USDBurleigh County55,439Logan County: 54,259 USDLogan County54,259Nelson County: 53,990 USDNelson County53,990Cass County: 53,716 USDCass County53,716Griggs County: 53,680 USDGriggs County53,680Foster County: 52,981 USDFoster County52,981Steele County: 52,722 USDSteele County52,722Bottineau County: 52,624 USDBottineau County52,624Divide County: 52,619 USDDivide County52,619Hettinger County: 52,455 USDHettinger County52,455McIntosh County: 52,390 USDMcIntosh County52,390Eddy County: 52,359 USDEddy County52,359Towner County: 52,012 USDTowner County52,012Sargent County: 51,958 USDSargent County51,958Wells County: 50,794 USDWells County50,794McLean County: 50,530 USDMcLean County50,530Kidder County: 50,226 USDKidder County50,226Dickey County: 50,080 USDDickey County50,080Ward County: 49,870 USDWard County49,870Slope County: 49,324 USDSlope County49,324LaMoure County: 49,189 USDLaMoure County49,189Morton County: 48,816 USDMorton County48,816Adams County: 48,191 USDAdams County48,191Barnes County: 47,990 USDBarnes County47,990McHenry County: 47,971 USDMcHenry County47,971Ransom County: 47,879 USDRansom County47,879Walsh County: 47,700 USDWalsh County47,700Traill County: 47,295 USDTraill County47,295Stutsman County: 46,927 USDStutsman County46,927Grand Forks County: 46,909 USDGrand Forks County46,909Emmons County: 46,471 USDEmmons County46,471Richland County: 46,076 USDRichland County46,076Pierce County: 45,595 USDPierce County45,595Ramsey County: 45,177 USDRamsey County45,177Grant County: 44,815 USDGrant County44,815Oliver County: 44,548 USDOliver County44,548Sheridan County: 42,247 USDSheridan County42,247Golden Valley County: 39,164 USDGolden Valley County39,164Rolette County: 36,752 USDRolette County36,752Benson County: 36,286 USDBenson County36,286Sioux County: 27,191 USDSioux County27,191Billings County: 74,216 USDBillings County74,216Williams County: 62,096 USDWilliams County62,096Burke County: 60,779 USDBurke County60,779McKenzie County: 60,544 USDMcKenzie County60,544Dunn County: 60,053 USDDunn County60,053Bowman County: 58,119 USDBowman County58,119Mercer County: 57,570 USDMercer County57,570Cavalier County: 57,128 USDCavalier County57,128Stark County: 57,053 USDStark County57,053Renville County: 56,439 USDRenville County56,439Mountrail County: 56,381 USDMountrail County56,381Pembina County: 56,222 USDPembina County56,222Burleigh County: 55,439 USDBurleigh County55,439Logan County: 54,259 USDLogan County54,259Nelson County: 53,990 USDNelson County53,990Cass County: 53,716 USDCass County53,716Griggs County: 53,680 USDGriggs County53,680Foster County: 52,981 USDFoster County52,981Steele County: 52,722 USDSteele County52,722Bottineau County: 52,624 USDBottineau County52,624Divide County: 52,619 USDDivide County52,619Hettinger County: 52,455 USDHettinger County52,455McIntosh County: 52,390 USDMcIntosh County52,390Eddy County: 52,359 USDEddy County52,359Towner County: 52,012 USDTowner County52,012Sargent County: 51,958 USDSargent County51,958Wells County: 50,794 USDWells County50,794McLean County: 50,530 USDMcLean County50,530Kidder County: 50,226 USDKidder County50,226Dickey County: 50,080 USDDickey County50,080Ward County: 49,870 USDWard County49,870Slope County: 49,324 USDSlope County49,324LaMoure County: 49,189 USDLaMoure County49,189Morton County: 48,816 USDMorton County48,816Adams County: 48,191 USDAdams County48,191Barnes County: 47,990 USDBarnes County47,990McHenry County: 47,971 USDMcHenry County47,971Ransom County: 47,879 USDRansom County47,879Walsh County: 47,700 USDWalsh County47,700Traill County: 47,295 USDTraill County47,295Stutsman County: 46,927 USDStutsman County46,927Grand Forks County: 46,909 USDGrand Forks County46,909Emmons County: 46,471 USDEmmons County46,471Richland County: 46,076 USDRichland County46,076Pierce County: 45,595 USDPierce County45,595Ramsey County: 45,177 USDRamsey County45,177Grant County: 44,815 USDGrant County44,815Oliver County: 44,548 USDOliver County44,548Sheridan County: 42,247 USDSheridan County42,247Golden Valley County: 39,164 USDGolden Valley County39,164Rolette County: 36,752 USDRolette County36,752Benson County: 36,286 USDBenson County36,286Sioux County: 27,191 USDSioux County27,191
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

RankCounties2017
USD
Change on 2016
1Billings County74,216+10.4%
2Williams County62,096+3.3%
3Burke County60,779+3.5%
4McKenzie County60,544+5.8%
5Dunn County60,053+6.7%
6Bowman County58,119+6.1%
7Mercer County57,570+0.5%
8Cavalier County57,128-11.6%
9Stark County57,053+0.5%
10Renville County56,439+4.1%
11Mountrail County56,381+1.5%
12Pembina County56,222+4.9%
13Burleigh County55,439-1.2%
14Logan County54,259+2.4%
15Nelson County53,990+2.8%
16Cass County53,716+1.7%
17Griggs County53,680+4.7%
18Foster County52,981+6.8%
19Steele County52,722-5.8%
20Bottineau County52,624+2.6%
21Divide County52,619+20.5%
22Hettinger County52,455+39.8%
23McIntosh County52,390+4.6%
24Eddy County52,359-1.4%
25Towner County52,012+0.8%
26Sargent County51,958-3.6%
27Wells County50,794-2.4%
28McLean County50,530+1.6%
29Kidder County50,226+5.1%
30Dickey County50,080-1.8%
31Ward County49,870-0.8%
32Slope County49,324+36.9%
33LaMoure County49,189+2.3%
34Morton County48,816+0.5%
35Adams County48,191+12.6%
36Barnes County47,990-0.3%
37McHenry County47,971-0.1%
38Ransom County47,879+0.8%
39Walsh County47,700+1.6%
40Traill County47,295+1%
41Stutsman County46,927-1.5%
42Grand Forks County46,909+1.9%
43Emmons County46,471-4.3%
44Richland County46,076-1.8%
45Pierce County45,595+6.1%
46Ramsey County45,177-5.2%
47Grant County44,815+14%
48Oliver County44,548-3.8%
49Sheridan County42,247+12.3%
50Golden Valley County39,164+13.8%
51Rolette County36,752+0.4%
52Benson County36,286-2.5%
53Sioux County27,191-0.3%

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Sioux County, with $27,191 in 2017.

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