Counties in North Dakota by personal income

Cass County had the highest personal income of 53 counties in 2015, at $9.12 billion. Slope County had the lowest, at $29.25 million. The median was $197.32 million and the figure for North Dakota was $40.39 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest9,123.2Cass County
Lowest29.3Slope County
Median197.353 counties
North Dakota40,394.6History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 104.8 USD millionBarnes County: 518.4 USD millionBenson County: 217.6 USD millionBillings County: 72.6 USD millionBottineau County: 356.8 USD millionBowman County: 193 USD millionBurke County: 165.2 USD millionBurleigh County: 5,343.4 USD millionCass County: 9,123.2 USD millionCavalier County: 197.3 USD millionDickey County: 266.2 USD millionDivide County: 123.7 USD millionDunn County: 289.1 USD millionEddy County: 116.6 USD millionEmmons County: 154.8 USD millionFoster County: 168.3 USD millionGolden Valley County: 71.6 USD millionGrand Forks County: 3,322.9 USD millionGrant County: 92.6 USD millionGriggs County: 112.7 USD millionHettinger County: 107.4 USD millionKidder County: 116.4 USD millionLaMoure County: 191.2 USD millionLogan County: 104.7 USD millionMcHenry County: 292.9 USD millionMcIntosh County: 131.3 USD millionMcKenzie County: 836 USD millionMcLean County: 473.8 USD millionMercer County: 493.7 USD millionMorton County: 1,556.7 USD millionMountrail County: 642.6 USD millionNelson County: 151.3 USD millionOliver County: 88.1 USD millionPembina County: 361.4 USD millionPierce County: 175.9 USD millionRamsey County: 514 USD millionRansom County: 255.3 USD millionRenville County: 136.2 USD millionRichland County: 721.6 USD millionRolette County: 487.8 USD millionSargent County: 188.5 USD millionSheridan County: 43.5 USD millionSioux County: 116.8 USD millionSlope County: 29.3 USD millionStark County: 2,259.8 USD millionSteele County: 88.9 USD millionStutsman County: 1,009.5 USD millionTowner County: 95.5 USD millionTraill County: 358.2 USD millionWalsh County: 479.7 USD millionWard County: 3,846.8 USD millionWells County: 209.5 USD millionWilliams County: 2,833.2 USD million
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USD million, 2015. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Cass County: 9,123.2 USD millionCass County9,123.2Burleigh County: 5,343.4 USD millionBurleigh County5,343.4Ward County: 3,846.8 USD millionWard County3,846.8Grand Forks County: 3,322.9 USD millionGrand Forks County3,322.9Williams County: 2,833.2 USD millionWilliams County2,833.2Stark County: 2,259.8 USD millionStark County2,259.8Morton County: 1,556.7 USD millionMorton County1,556.7Stutsman County: 1,009.5 USD millionStutsman County1,009.5McKenzie County: 836 USD millionMcKenzie County836Richland County: 721.6 USD millionRichland County721.6Mountrail County: 642.6 USD millionMountrail County642.6Barnes County: 518.4 USD millionBarnes County518.4Ramsey County: 514 USD millionRamsey County514Mercer County: 493.7 USD millionMercer County493.7Rolette County: 487.8 USD millionRolette County487.8Walsh County: 479.7 USD millionWalsh County479.7McLean County: 473.8 USD millionMcLean County473.8Pembina County: 361.4 USD millionPembina County361.4Traill County: 358.2 USD millionTraill County358.2Bottineau County: 356.8 USD millionBottineau County356.8McHenry County: 292.9 USD millionMcHenry County292.9Dunn County: 289.1 USD millionDunn County289.1Dickey County: 266.2 USD millionDickey County266.2Ransom County: 255.3 USD millionRansom County255.3Benson County: 217.6 USD millionBenson County217.6Wells County: 209.5 USD millionWells County209.5Cavalier County: 197.3 USD millionCavalier County197.3Bowman County: 193 USD millionBowman County193LaMoure County: 191.2 USD millionLaMoure County191.2Sargent County: 188.5 USD millionSargent County188.5Pierce County: 175.9 USD millionPierce County175.9Foster County: 168.3 USD millionFoster County168.3Burke County: 165.2 USD millionBurke County165.2Emmons County: 154.8 USD millionEmmons County154.8Nelson County: 151.3 USD millionNelson County151.3Renville County: 136.2 USD millionRenville County136.2McIntosh County: 131.3 USD millionMcIntosh County131.3Divide County: 123.7 USD millionDivide County123.7Sioux County: 116.8 USD millionSioux County116.8Eddy County: 116.6 USD millionEddy County116.6Kidder County: 116.4 USD millionKidder County116.4Griggs County: 112.7 USD millionGriggs County112.7Hettinger County: 107.4 USD millionHettinger County107.4Adams County: 104.8 USD millionAdams County104.8Logan County: 104.7 USD millionLogan County104.7Towner County: 95.5 USD millionTowner County95.5Grant County: 92.6 USD millionGrant County92.6Steele County: 88.9 USD millionSteele County88.9Oliver County: 88.1 USD millionOliver County88.1Billings County: 72.6 USD millionBillings County72.6Golden Valley County: 71.6 USD millionGolden Valley County71.6Sheridan County: 43.5 USD millionSheridan County43.5Slope County: 29.3 USD millionSlope County29.3Cass County: 9,123.2 USD millionCass County9,123.2Burleigh County: 5,343.4 USD millionBurleigh County5,343.4Ward County: 3,846.8 USD millionWard County3,846.8Grand Forks County: 3,322.9 USD millionGrand Forks County3,322.9Williams County: 2,833.2 USD millionWilliams County2,833.2Stark County: 2,259.8 USD millionStark County2,259.8Morton County: 1,556.7 USD millionMorton County1,556.7Stutsman County: 1,009.5 USD millionStutsman County1,009.5McKenzie County: 836 USD millionMcKenzie County836Richland County: 721.6 USD millionRichland County721.6Mountrail County: 642.6 USD millionMountrail County642.6Barnes County: 518.4 USD millionBarnes County518.4Ramsey County: 514 USD millionRamsey County514Mercer County: 493.7 USD millionMercer County493.7Rolette County: 487.8 USD millionRolette County487.8Walsh County: 479.7 USD millionWalsh County479.7McLean County: 473.8 USD millionMcLean County473.8Pembina County: 361.4 USD millionPembina County361.4Traill County: 358.2 USD millionTraill County358.2Bottineau County: 356.8 USD millionBottineau County356.8McHenry County: 292.9 USD millionMcHenry County292.9Dunn County: 289.1 USD millionDunn County289.1Dickey County: 266.2 USD millionDickey County266.2Ransom County: 255.3 USD millionRansom County255.3Benson County: 217.6 USD millionBenson County217.6Wells County: 209.5 USD millionWells County209.5Cavalier County: 197.3 USD millionCavalier County197.3Bowman County: 193 USD millionBowman County193LaMoure County: 191.2 USD millionLaMoure County191.2Sargent County: 188.5 USD millionSargent County188.5Pierce County: 175.9 USD millionPierce County175.9Foster County: 168.3 USD millionFoster County168.3Burke County: 165.2 USD millionBurke County165.2Emmons County: 154.8 USD millionEmmons County154.8Nelson County: 151.3 USD millionNelson County151.3Renville County: 136.2 USD millionRenville County136.2McIntosh County: 131.3 USD millionMcIntosh County131.3Divide County: 123.7 USD millionDivide County123.7Sioux County: 116.8 USD millionSioux County116.8Eddy County: 116.6 USD millionEddy County116.6Kidder County: 116.4 USD millionKidder County116.4Griggs County: 112.7 USD millionGriggs County112.7Hettinger County: 107.4 USD millionHettinger County107.4Adams County: 104.8 USD millionAdams County104.8Logan County: 104.7 USD millionLogan County104.7Towner County: 95.5 USD millionTowner County95.5Grant County: 92.6 USD millionGrant County92.6Steele County: 88.9 USD millionSteele County88.9Oliver County: 88.1 USD millionOliver County88.1Billings County: 72.6 USD millionBillings County72.6Golden Valley County: 71.6 USD millionGolden Valley County71.6Sheridan County: 43.5 USD millionSheridan County43.5Slope County: 29.3 USD millionSlope County29.3
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD million
Change on 2014
1Cass County9,123.2+3.3%
2Burleigh County5,343.4-0.2%
3Ward County3,846.8-5.8%
4Grand Forks County3,322.9+2.6%
5Williams County2,833.2-16.5%
6Stark County2,259.8-14%
7Morton County1,556.7+0.8%
8Stutsman County1,009.5-2.1%
9McKenzie County836-10.4%
10Richland County721.6-1%
11Mountrail County642.6-13.2%
12Barnes County518.4-3.2%
13Ramsey County514-6.9%
14Mercer County493.7+1.6%
15Rolette County487.8+2.9%
16Walsh County479.7-2.9%
17McLean County473.8-3.9%
18Pembina County361.4+0.9%
19Traill County358.2-6.7%
20Bottineau County356.8-14.4%
21McHenry County292.9-4.9%
22Dunn County289.1-23.3%
23Dickey County266.2-13.8%
24Ransom County255.3+1.7%
25Benson County217.6-3.6%
26Wells County209.5-5.5%
27Cavalier County197.3-8.5%
28Bowman County193-16.8%
29LaMoure County191.2-17.4%
30Sargent County188.5-6.7%
31Pierce County175.9-1.5%
32Foster County168.3-5.5%
33Burke County165.2-20.9%
34Emmons County154.8-5.9%
35Nelson County151.3-5.7%
36Renville County136.2-11.2%
37McIntosh County131.3-7.8%
38Divide County123.7-29.7%
39Sioux County116.8-2.8%
40Eddy County116.6-0.2%
41Kidder County116.4-3%
42Griggs County112.7-7.9%
43Hettinger County107.4-20.6%
44Adams County104.8-12.3%
45Logan County104.7-7.8%
46Towner County95.5-12.3%
47Grant County92.6-15.1%
48Steele County88.9-17.1%
49Oliver County88.1-1.5%
50Billings County72.6-23.2%
51Golden Valley County71.6-21.9%
52Sheridan County43.5-2.9%
53Slope County29.3-38.1%

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Total income received by the residents of a place from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC1 line 1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 line 1 for counties.

Counted where people live, not where they work. The national figure is the total of the states, which differs slightly from personal income in the national accounts. Divided by BEA population it gives per_capita_personal_income.

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, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in North Dakota by personal income, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in North Dakota by 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/personal-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in North Dakota by personal income, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in North Dakota by personal income, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Cass County, with $9.12 billion in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Slope County, with $29.25 million in 2015.

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