Counties in North Dakota by per capita personal income
Cavalier County had the highest per capita personal income of 53 counties in 2020, at $91,904. Sioux County had the lowest, at $36,094. The median was $62,654 and the figure for North Dakota was $60,434. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Map of counties, 2020
- Under 56K
- 56K to 61K
- 61K to 63K
- 63K to 67K
- 67K to 72K
- 72K and over
All counties, 2020
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2020 | Change on 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cavalier County | 91,904 | +40.6% |
| 2 | Steele County | 85,297 | +28.2% |
| 3 | Towner County | 85,207 | +43.6% |
| 4 | Billings County | 80,547 | +5% |
| 5 | Renville County | 79,742 | +12.4% |
| 6 | Burke County | 76,360 | +4.1% |
| 7 | Dunn County | 74,275 | +1.2% |
| 8 | Wells County | 73,518 | +26.1% |
| 9 | Foster County | 72,672 | +23.7% |
| 10 | Pembina County | 71,117 | +22% |
| 11 | Bowman County | 70,672 | +2.4% |
| 12 | McIntosh County | 69,292 | +17.2% |
| 13 | Mountrail County | 68,863 | +2.3% |
| 14 | Bottineau County | 68,608 | +12.6% |
| 15 | Nelson County | 68,289 | +16.5% |
| 16 | Eddy County | 68,227 | +18.9% |
| 17 | Griggs County | 67,071 | +17.6% |
| 18 | LaMoure County | 66,974 | +10.1% |
| 19 | Dickey County | 66,325 | +6.1% |
| 20 | Kidder County | 66,184 | +24.3% |
| 21 | Traill County | 65,553 | +17.2% |
| 22 | McHenry County | 65,491 | +17.9% |
| 23 | Sargent County | 65,207 | +5.4% |
| 24 | McLean County | 64,979 | +10.3% |
| 25 | Emmons County | 63,328 | +28.7% |
| 26 | McKenzie County | 63,146 | -8.9% |
| 27 | Slope County | 62,654 | +30.5% |
| 28 | Divide County | 62,431 | +5.5% |
| 29 | Burleigh County | 62,360 | +4.3% |
| 30 | Mercer County | 61,768 | +5.9% |
| 31 | Cass County | 61,365 | +6.5% |
| 32 | Stark County | 61,250 | -2.4% |
| 33 | Walsh County | 61,160 | +20.6% |
| 34 | Hettinger County | 60,784 | +22.9% |
| 35 | Williams County | 60,639 | -7.2% |
| 36 | Barnes County | 60,513 | +8.6% |
| 37 | Adams County | 60,071 | +20.9% |
| 38 | Sheridan County | 59,876 | +24.4% |
| 39 | Logan County | 59,122 | +16.2% |
| 40 | Stutsman County | 57,677 | +13.3% |
| 41 | Ransom County | 57,620 | +5% |
| 42 | Ward County | 57,192 | +4.5% |
| 43 | Pierce County | 56,284 | +16.5% |
| 44 | Ramsey County | 55,841 | +12.2% |
| 45 | Grant County | 55,624 | +30.9% |
| 46 | Morton County | 55,618 | +7.3% |
| 47 | Grand Forks County | 54,834 | +8.3% |
| 48 | Oliver County | 52,063 | +15.1% |
| 49 | Richland County | 51,134 | +2.3% |
| 50 | Golden Valley County | 50,787 | +26.9% |
| 51 | Benson County | 49,782 | +23.7% |
| 52 | Rolette County | 48,742 | +17.2% |
| 53 | Sioux County | 36,094 | +22.8% |
Other periods
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.
How to cite
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.Citation styles
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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
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, 2020. 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=2020.
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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).
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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?
Cavalier County, with $91,904 in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?
Sioux County, with $36,094 in 2020.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.