Counties in North Dakota by personal income

Cass County had the highest personal income of 53 counties in 2016, at $9.25 billion. Slope County had the lowest, at $27.49 million. The median was $219.1 million and the figure for North Dakota was $39.22 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest9,248.7Cass County
Lowest27.5Slope County
Median219.153 counties
North Dakota39,217.7History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 99.6 USD millionBarnes County: 537.9 USD millionBenson County: 235.3 USD millionBillings County: 66 USD millionBottineau County: 339.9 USD millionBowman County: 175.6 USD millionBurke County: 133.5 USD millionBurleigh County: 5,387.3 USD millionCass County: 9,248.7 USD millionCavalier County: 245.8 USD millionDickey County: 262.4 USD millionDivide County: 102 USD millionDunn County: 232.3 USD millionEddy County: 127.2 USD millionEmmons County: 164.4 USD millionFoster County: 170.6 USD millionGolden Valley County: 63.8 USD millionGrand Forks County: 3,358.8 USD millionGrant County: 95.4 USD millionGriggs County: 118.3 USD millionHettinger County: 98.4 USD millionKidder County: 116.1 USD millionLaMoure County: 199.4 USD millionLogan County: 101.6 USD millionMcHenry County: 275.8 USD millionMcIntosh County: 132.6 USD millionMcKenzie County: 702.6 USD millionMcLean County: 491 USD millionMercer County: 499.9 USD millionMorton County: 1,549.8 USD millionMountrail County: 545.2 USD millionNelson County: 158.7 USD millionOliver County: 86.3 USD millionPembina County: 382.3 USD millionPierce County: 181.9 USD millionRamsey County: 557 USD millionRansom County: 271.1 USD millionRenville County: 136.3 USD millionRichland County: 776.1 USD millionRolette County: 493.4 USD millionSargent County: 207.9 USD millionSheridan County: 50.3 USD millionSioux County: 116.8 USD millionSlope County: 27.5 USD millionStark County: 1,817.4 USD millionSteele County: 103.6 USD millionStutsman County: 1,038.1 USD millionTowner County: 117.8 USD millionTraill County: 375.8 USD millionWalsh County: 511 USD millionWard County: 3,572.7 USD millionWells County: 219.1 USD millionWilliams County: 2,153.7 USD million
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USD million, 2016. 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, 2016

Cass County: 9,248.7 USD millionCass County9,248.7Burleigh County: 5,387.3 USD millionBurleigh County5,387.3Ward County: 3,572.7 USD millionWard County3,572.7Grand Forks County: 3,358.8 USD millionGrand Forks County3,358.8Williams County: 2,153.7 USD millionWilliams County2,153.7Stark County: 1,817.4 USD millionStark County1,817.4Morton County: 1,549.8 USD millionMorton County1,549.8Stutsman County: 1,038.1 USD millionStutsman County1,038.1Richland County: 776.1 USD millionRichland County776.1McKenzie County: 702.6 USD millionMcKenzie County702.6Ramsey County: 557 USD millionRamsey County557Mountrail County: 545.2 USD millionMountrail County545.2Barnes County: 537.9 USD millionBarnes County537.9Walsh County: 511 USD millionWalsh County511Mercer County: 499.9 USD millionMercer County499.9Rolette County: 493.4 USD millionRolette County493.4McLean County: 491 USD millionMcLean County491Pembina County: 382.3 USD millionPembina County382.3Traill County: 375.8 USD millionTraill County375.8Bottineau County: 339.9 USD millionBottineau County339.9McHenry County: 275.8 USD millionMcHenry County275.8Ransom County: 271.1 USD millionRansom County271.1Dickey County: 262.4 USD millionDickey County262.4Cavalier County: 245.8 USD millionCavalier County245.8Benson County: 235.3 USD millionBenson County235.3Dunn County: 232.3 USD millionDunn County232.3Wells County: 219.1 USD millionWells County219.1Sargent County: 207.9 USD millionSargent County207.9LaMoure County: 199.4 USD millionLaMoure County199.4Pierce County: 181.9 USD millionPierce County181.9Bowman County: 175.6 USD millionBowman County175.6Foster County: 170.6 USD millionFoster County170.6Emmons County: 164.4 USD millionEmmons County164.4Nelson County: 158.7 USD millionNelson County158.7Renville County: 136.3 USD millionRenville County136.3Burke County: 133.5 USD millionBurke County133.5McIntosh County: 132.6 USD millionMcIntosh County132.6Eddy County: 127.2 USD millionEddy County127.2Griggs County: 118.3 USD millionGriggs County118.3Towner County: 117.8 USD millionTowner County117.8Sioux County: 116.8 USD millionSioux County116.8Kidder County: 116.1 USD millionKidder County116.1Steele County: 103.6 USD millionSteele County103.6Divide County: 102 USD millionDivide County102Logan County: 101.6 USD millionLogan County101.6Adams County: 99.6 USD millionAdams County99.6Hettinger County: 98.4 USD millionHettinger County98.4Grant County: 95.4 USD millionGrant County95.4Oliver County: 86.3 USD millionOliver County86.3Billings County: 66 USD millionBillings County66Golden Valley County: 63.8 USD millionGolden Valley County63.8Sheridan County: 50.3 USD millionSheridan County50.3Slope County: 27.5 USD millionSlope County27.5Cass County: 9,248.7 USD millionCass County9,248.7Burleigh County: 5,387.3 USD millionBurleigh County5,387.3Ward County: 3,572.7 USD millionWard County3,572.7Grand Forks County: 3,358.8 USD millionGrand Forks County3,358.8Williams County: 2,153.7 USD millionWilliams County2,153.7Stark County: 1,817.4 USD millionStark County1,817.4Morton County: 1,549.8 USD millionMorton County1,549.8Stutsman County: 1,038.1 USD millionStutsman County1,038.1Richland County: 776.1 USD millionRichland County776.1McKenzie County: 702.6 USD millionMcKenzie County702.6Ramsey County: 557 USD millionRamsey County557Mountrail County: 545.2 USD millionMountrail County545.2Barnes County: 537.9 USD millionBarnes County537.9Walsh County: 511 USD millionWalsh County511Mercer County: 499.9 USD millionMercer County499.9Rolette County: 493.4 USD millionRolette County493.4McLean County: 491 USD millionMcLean County491Pembina County: 382.3 USD millionPembina County382.3Traill County: 375.8 USD millionTraill County375.8Bottineau County: 339.9 USD millionBottineau County339.9McHenry County: 275.8 USD millionMcHenry County275.8Ransom County: 271.1 USD millionRansom County271.1Dickey County: 262.4 USD millionDickey County262.4Cavalier County: 245.8 USD millionCavalier County245.8Benson County: 235.3 USD millionBenson County235.3Dunn County: 232.3 USD millionDunn County232.3Wells County: 219.1 USD millionWells County219.1Sargent County: 207.9 USD millionSargent County207.9LaMoure County: 199.4 USD millionLaMoure County199.4Pierce County: 181.9 USD millionPierce County181.9Bowman County: 175.6 USD millionBowman County175.6Foster County: 170.6 USD millionFoster County170.6Emmons County: 164.4 USD millionEmmons County164.4Nelson County: 158.7 USD millionNelson County158.7Renville County: 136.3 USD millionRenville County136.3Burke County: 133.5 USD millionBurke County133.5McIntosh County: 132.6 USD millionMcIntosh County132.6Eddy County: 127.2 USD millionEddy County127.2Griggs County: 118.3 USD millionGriggs County118.3Towner County: 117.8 USD millionTowner County117.8Sioux County: 116.8 USD millionSioux County116.8Kidder County: 116.1 USD millionKidder County116.1Steele County: 103.6 USD millionSteele County103.6Divide County: 102 USD millionDivide County102Logan County: 101.6 USD millionLogan County101.6Adams County: 99.6 USD millionAdams County99.6Hettinger County: 98.4 USD millionHettinger County98.4Grant County: 95.4 USD millionGrant County95.4Oliver County: 86.3 USD millionOliver County86.3Billings County: 66 USD millionBillings County66Golden Valley County: 63.8 USD millionGolden Valley County63.8Sheridan County: 50.3 USD millionSheridan County50.3Slope County: 27.5 USD millionSlope County27.5
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

RankCounties2016
USD million
Change on 2015
1Cass County9,248.7+1.4%
2Burleigh County5,387.3+0.8%
3Ward County3,572.7-7.1%
4Grand Forks County3,358.8+1.1%
5Williams County2,153.7-24%
6Stark County1,817.4-19.6%
7Morton County1,549.8-0.4%
8Stutsman County1,038.1+2.8%
9Richland County776.1+7.6%
10McKenzie County702.6-16%
11Ramsey County557+8.4%
12Mountrail County545.2-15.2%
13Barnes County537.9+3.8%
14Walsh County511+6.5%
15Mercer County499.9+1.3%
16Rolette County493.4+1.1%
17McLean County491+3.6%
18Pembina County382.3+5.8%
19Traill County375.8+4.9%
20Bottineau County339.9-4.7%
21McHenry County275.8-5.8%
22Ransom County271.1+6.2%
23Dickey County262.4-1.4%
24Cavalier County245.8+24.5%
25Benson County235.3+8.2%
26Dunn County232.3-19.7%
27Wells County219.1+4.6%
28Sargent County207.9+10.3%
29LaMoure County199.4+4.3%
30Pierce County181.9+3.5%
31Bowman County175.6-9%
32Foster County170.6+1.4%
33Emmons County164.4+6.2%
34Nelson County158.7+4.9%
35Renville County136.3+0.1%
36Burke County133.5-19.2%
37McIntosh County132.6+1%
38Eddy County127.2+9.1%
39Griggs County118.3+5%
40Towner County117.8+23.4%
41Sioux County116.8-0%
42Kidder County116.1-0.3%
43Steele County103.6+16.6%
44Divide County102-17.5%
45Logan County101.6-3%
46Adams County99.6-5%
47Hettinger County98.4-8.3%
48Grant County95.4+3%
49Oliver County86.3-2.1%
50Billings County66-9.1%
51Golden Valley County63.8-10.9%
52Sheridan County50.3+15.6%
53Slope County27.5-6%

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Cass County, with $9.25 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Slope County, with $27.49 million in 2016.

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