Counties in North Dakota by personal income

Cass County had the highest personal income of 53 counties in 2017, at $9.6 billion. Slope County had the lowest, at $36.7 million. The median was $212.02 million and the figure for North Dakota was $39.73 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest9,604.4Cass County
Lowest36.7Slope County
Median21253 counties
North Dakota39,728.9History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 111.6 USD millionBarnes County: 527.8 USD millionBenson County: 229.1 USD millionBillings County: 71.3 USD millionBottineau County: 346.4 USD millionBowman County: 181.9 USD millionBurke County: 133.2 USD millionBurleigh County: 5,376.7 USD millionCass County: 9,604.4 USD millionCavalier County: 215.5 USD millionDickey County: 250.9 USD millionDivide County: 117.1 USD millionDunn County: 239.9 USD millionEddy County: 127 USD millionEmmons County: 156.1 USD millionFoster County: 180.3 USD millionGolden Valley County: 69.3 USD millionGrand Forks County: 3,440.6 USD millionGrant County: 108 USD millionGriggs County: 123.8 USD millionHettinger County: 131.6 USD millionKidder County: 121.9 USD millionLaMoure County: 203.8 USD millionLogan County: 103.4 USD millionMcHenry County: 269.6 USD millionMcIntosh County: 139.6 USD millionMcKenzie County: 747.3 USD millionMcLean County: 499.8 USD millionMercer County: 493.9 USD millionMorton County: 1,576.4 USD millionMountrail County: 551.4 USD millionNelson County: 165.3 USD millionOliver County: 84.4 USD millionPembina County: 396 USD millionPierce County: 188.2 USD millionRamsey County: 530.5 USD millionRansom County: 272 USD millionRenville County: 137.8 USD millionRichland County: 763.9 USD millionRolette County: 484.1 USD millionSargent County: 198.9 USD millionSheridan County: 56.7 USD millionSioux County: 114.9 USD millionSlope County: 36.7 USD millionStark County: 1,802.7 USD millionSteele County: 96.7 USD millionStutsman County: 1,030.6 USD millionTowner County: 119 USD millionTraill County: 379 USD millionWalsh County: 518.3 USD millionWard County: 3,505.6 USD millionWells County: 212 USD millionWilliams County: 2,200.7 USD million
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USD million, 2017. 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, 2017

Cass County: 9,604.4 USD millionCass County9,604.4Burleigh County: 5,376.7 USD millionBurleigh County5,376.7Ward County: 3,505.6 USD millionWard County3,505.6Grand Forks County: 3,440.6 USD millionGrand Forks County3,440.6Williams County: 2,200.7 USD millionWilliams County2,200.7Stark County: 1,802.7 USD millionStark County1,802.7Morton County: 1,576.4 USD millionMorton County1,576.4Stutsman County: 1,030.6 USD millionStutsman County1,030.6Richland County: 763.9 USD millionRichland County763.9McKenzie County: 747.3 USD millionMcKenzie County747.3Mountrail County: 551.4 USD millionMountrail County551.4Ramsey County: 530.5 USD millionRamsey County530.5Barnes County: 527.8 USD millionBarnes County527.8Walsh County: 518.3 USD millionWalsh County518.3McLean County: 499.8 USD millionMcLean County499.8Mercer County: 493.9 USD millionMercer County493.9Rolette County: 484.1 USD millionRolette County484.1Pembina County: 396 USD millionPembina County396Traill County: 379 USD millionTraill County379Bottineau County: 346.4 USD millionBottineau County346.4Ransom County: 272 USD millionRansom County272McHenry County: 269.6 USD millionMcHenry County269.6Dickey County: 250.9 USD millionDickey County250.9Dunn County: 239.9 USD millionDunn County239.9Benson County: 229.1 USD millionBenson County229.1Cavalier County: 215.5 USD millionCavalier County215.5Wells County: 212 USD millionWells County212LaMoure County: 203.8 USD millionLaMoure County203.8Sargent County: 198.9 USD millionSargent County198.9Pierce County: 188.2 USD millionPierce County188.2Bowman County: 181.9 USD millionBowman County181.9Foster County: 180.3 USD millionFoster County180.3Nelson County: 165.3 USD millionNelson County165.3Emmons County: 156.1 USD millionEmmons County156.1McIntosh County: 139.6 USD millionMcIntosh County139.6Renville County: 137.8 USD millionRenville County137.8Burke County: 133.2 USD millionBurke County133.2Hettinger County: 131.6 USD millionHettinger County131.6Eddy County: 127 USD millionEddy County127Griggs County: 123.8 USD millionGriggs County123.8Kidder County: 121.9 USD millionKidder County121.9Towner County: 119 USD millionTowner County119Divide County: 117.1 USD millionDivide County117.1Sioux County: 114.9 USD millionSioux County114.9Adams County: 111.6 USD millionAdams County111.6Grant County: 108 USD millionGrant County108Logan County: 103.4 USD millionLogan County103.4Steele County: 96.7 USD millionSteele County96.7Oliver County: 84.4 USD millionOliver County84.4Billings County: 71.3 USD millionBillings County71.3Golden Valley County: 69.3 USD millionGolden Valley County69.3Sheridan County: 56.7 USD millionSheridan County56.7Slope County: 36.7 USD millionSlope County36.7Cass County: 9,604.4 USD millionCass County9,604.4Burleigh County: 5,376.7 USD millionBurleigh County5,376.7Ward County: 3,505.6 USD millionWard County3,505.6Grand Forks County: 3,440.6 USD millionGrand Forks County3,440.6Williams County: 2,200.7 USD millionWilliams County2,200.7Stark County: 1,802.7 USD millionStark County1,802.7Morton County: 1,576.4 USD millionMorton County1,576.4Stutsman County: 1,030.6 USD millionStutsman County1,030.6Richland County: 763.9 USD millionRichland County763.9McKenzie County: 747.3 USD millionMcKenzie County747.3Mountrail County: 551.4 USD millionMountrail County551.4Ramsey County: 530.5 USD millionRamsey County530.5Barnes County: 527.8 USD millionBarnes County527.8Walsh County: 518.3 USD millionWalsh County518.3McLean County: 499.8 USD millionMcLean County499.8Mercer County: 493.9 USD millionMercer County493.9Rolette County: 484.1 USD millionRolette County484.1Pembina County: 396 USD millionPembina County396Traill County: 379 USD millionTraill County379Bottineau County: 346.4 USD millionBottineau County346.4Ransom County: 272 USD millionRansom County272McHenry County: 269.6 USD millionMcHenry County269.6Dickey County: 250.9 USD millionDickey County250.9Dunn County: 239.9 USD millionDunn County239.9Benson County: 229.1 USD millionBenson County229.1Cavalier County: 215.5 USD millionCavalier County215.5Wells County: 212 USD millionWells County212LaMoure County: 203.8 USD millionLaMoure County203.8Sargent County: 198.9 USD millionSargent County198.9Pierce County: 188.2 USD millionPierce County188.2Bowman County: 181.9 USD millionBowman County181.9Foster County: 180.3 USD millionFoster County180.3Nelson County: 165.3 USD millionNelson County165.3Emmons County: 156.1 USD millionEmmons County156.1McIntosh County: 139.6 USD millionMcIntosh County139.6Renville County: 137.8 USD millionRenville County137.8Burke County: 133.2 USD millionBurke County133.2Hettinger County: 131.6 USD millionHettinger County131.6Eddy County: 127 USD millionEddy County127Griggs County: 123.8 USD millionGriggs County123.8Kidder County: 121.9 USD millionKidder County121.9Towner County: 119 USD millionTowner County119Divide County: 117.1 USD millionDivide County117.1Sioux County: 114.9 USD millionSioux County114.9Adams County: 111.6 USD millionAdams County111.6Grant County: 108 USD millionGrant County108Logan County: 103.4 USD millionLogan County103.4Steele County: 96.7 USD millionSteele County96.7Oliver County: 84.4 USD millionOliver County84.4Billings County: 71.3 USD millionBillings County71.3Golden Valley County: 69.3 USD millionGolden Valley County69.3Sheridan County: 56.7 USD millionSheridan County56.7Slope County: 36.7 USD millionSlope County36.7
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

RankCounties2017
USD million
Change on 2016
1Cass County9,604.4+3.8%
2Burleigh County5,376.7-0.2%
3Ward County3,505.6-1.9%
4Grand Forks County3,440.6+2.4%
5Williams County2,200.7+2.2%
6Stark County1,802.7-0.8%
7Morton County1,576.4+1.7%
8Stutsman County1,030.6-0.7%
9Richland County763.9-1.6%
10McKenzie County747.3+6.4%
11Mountrail County551.4+1.1%
12Ramsey County530.5-4.8%
13Barnes County527.8-1.9%
14Walsh County518.3+1.4%
15McLean County499.8+1.8%
16Mercer County493.9-1.2%
17Rolette County484.1-1.9%
18Pembina County396+3.6%
19Traill County379+0.9%
20Bottineau County346.4+1.9%
21Ransom County272+0.3%
22McHenry County269.6-2.3%
23Dickey County250.9-4.4%
24Dunn County239.9+3.3%
25Benson County229.1-2.7%
26Cavalier County215.5-12.3%
27Wells County212-3.2%
28LaMoure County203.8+2.2%
29Sargent County198.9-4.3%
30Pierce County188.2+3.4%
31Bowman County181.9+3.6%
32Foster County180.3+5.7%
33Nelson County165.3+4.1%
34Emmons County156.1-5%
35McIntosh County139.6+5.2%
36Renville County137.8+1.1%
37Burke County133.2-0.2%
38Hettinger County131.6+33.6%
39Eddy County127-0.1%
40Griggs County123.8+4.7%
41Kidder County121.9+5.1%
42Towner County119+0.9%
43Divide County117.1+14.8%
44Sioux County114.9-1.6%
45Adams County111.6+12.1%
46Grant County108+13.3%
47Logan County103.4+1.8%
48Steele County96.7-6.6%
49Oliver County84.4-2.2%
50Billings County71.3+8%
51Golden Valley County69.3+8.6%
52Sheridan County56.7+12.9%
53Slope County36.7+33.5%

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

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Cass County, with $9.6 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Slope County, with $36.7 million in 2017.

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