Counties in North Dakota by personal income

Cass County had the highest personal income of 53 counties in 2018, at $10.34 billion. Slope County had the lowest, at $30.98 million. The median was $232.23 million and the figure for North Dakota was $42.55 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest10,338.6Cass County
Lowest31Slope County
Median232.253 counties
North Dakota42,553.8History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 107.6 USD millionBarnes County: 550.4 USD millionBenson County: 251.9 USD millionBillings County: 71 USD millionBottineau County: 395 USD millionBowman County: 186.3 USD millionBurke County: 156 USD millionBurleigh County: 5,649 USD millionCass County: 10,338.6 USD millionCavalier County: 289.6 USD millionDickey County: 269.9 USD millionDivide County: 117.9 USD millionDunn County: 270 USD millionEddy County: 136.2 USD millionEmmons County: 161.2 USD millionFoster County: 196.4 USD millionGolden Valley County: 67 USD millionGrand Forks County: 3,609.4 USD millionGrant County: 101.8 USD millionGriggs County: 130.1 USD millionHettinger County: 122.7 USD millionKidder County: 125.9 USD millionLaMoure County: 216.3 USD millionLogan County: 100.7 USD millionMcHenry County: 308.1 USD millionMcIntosh County: 143.3 USD millionMcKenzie County: 911.8 USD millionMcLean County: 558.1 USD millionMercer County: 486.2 USD millionMorton County: 1,637.2 USD millionMountrail County: 642.6 USD millionNelson County: 175.3 USD millionOliver County: 86.8 USD millionPembina County: 406 USD millionPierce County: 206.6 USD millionRamsey County: 567.1 USD millionRansom County: 283.8 USD millionRenville County: 177.7 USD millionRichland County: 804.7 USD millionRolette County: 514.8 USD millionSargent County: 213.7 USD millionSheridan County: 64.3 USD millionSioux County: 121.7 USD millionSlope County: 31 USD millionStark County: 1,913.8 USD millionSteele County: 106 USD millionStutsman County: 1,071.5 USD millionTowner County: 153.2 USD millionTraill County: 402.8 USD millionWalsh County: 544.6 USD millionWard County: 3,694.6 USD millionWells County: 232.2 USD millionWilliams County: 2,485.4 USD million
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USD million, 2018. 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, 2018

Cass County: 10,338.6 USD millionCass County10,338.6Burleigh County: 5,649 USD millionBurleigh County5,649Ward County: 3,694.6 USD millionWard County3,694.6Grand Forks County: 3,609.4 USD millionGrand Forks County3,609.4Williams County: 2,485.4 USD millionWilliams County2,485.4Stark County: 1,913.8 USD millionStark County1,913.8Morton County: 1,637.2 USD millionMorton County1,637.2Stutsman County: 1,071.5 USD millionStutsman County1,071.5McKenzie County: 911.8 USD millionMcKenzie County911.8Richland County: 804.7 USD millionRichland County804.7Mountrail County: 642.6 USD millionMountrail County642.6Ramsey County: 567.1 USD millionRamsey County567.1McLean County: 558.1 USD millionMcLean County558.1Barnes County: 550.4 USD millionBarnes County550.4Walsh County: 544.6 USD millionWalsh County544.6Rolette County: 514.8 USD millionRolette County514.8Mercer County: 486.2 USD millionMercer County486.2Pembina County: 406 USD millionPembina County406Traill County: 402.8 USD millionTraill County402.8Bottineau County: 395 USD millionBottineau County395McHenry County: 308.1 USD millionMcHenry County308.1Cavalier County: 289.6 USD millionCavalier County289.6Ransom County: 283.8 USD millionRansom County283.8Dunn County: 270 USD millionDunn County270Dickey County: 269.9 USD millionDickey County269.9Benson County: 251.9 USD millionBenson County251.9Wells County: 232.2 USD millionWells County232.2LaMoure County: 216.3 USD millionLaMoure County216.3Sargent County: 213.7 USD millionSargent County213.7Pierce County: 206.6 USD millionPierce County206.6Foster County: 196.4 USD millionFoster County196.4Bowman County: 186.3 USD millionBowman County186.3Renville County: 177.7 USD millionRenville County177.7Nelson County: 175.3 USD millionNelson County175.3Emmons County: 161.2 USD millionEmmons County161.2Burke County: 156 USD millionBurke County156Towner County: 153.2 USD millionTowner County153.2McIntosh County: 143.3 USD millionMcIntosh County143.3Eddy County: 136.2 USD millionEddy County136.2Griggs County: 130.1 USD millionGriggs County130.1Kidder County: 125.9 USD millionKidder County125.9Hettinger County: 122.7 USD millionHettinger County122.7Sioux County: 121.7 USD millionSioux County121.7Divide County: 117.9 USD millionDivide County117.9Adams County: 107.6 USD millionAdams County107.6Steele County: 106 USD millionSteele County106Grant County: 101.8 USD millionGrant County101.8Logan County: 100.7 USD millionLogan County100.7Oliver County: 86.8 USD millionOliver County86.8Billings County: 71 USD millionBillings County71Golden Valley County: 67 USD millionGolden Valley County67Sheridan County: 64.3 USD millionSheridan County64.3Slope County: 31 USD millionSlope County31Cass County: 10,338.6 USD millionCass County10,338.6Burleigh County: 5,649 USD millionBurleigh County5,649Ward County: 3,694.6 USD millionWard County3,694.6Grand Forks County: 3,609.4 USD millionGrand Forks County3,609.4Williams County: 2,485.4 USD millionWilliams County2,485.4Stark County: 1,913.8 USD millionStark County1,913.8Morton County: 1,637.2 USD millionMorton County1,637.2Stutsman County: 1,071.5 USD millionStutsman County1,071.5McKenzie County: 911.8 USD millionMcKenzie County911.8Richland County: 804.7 USD millionRichland County804.7Mountrail County: 642.6 USD millionMountrail County642.6Ramsey County: 567.1 USD millionRamsey County567.1McLean County: 558.1 USD millionMcLean County558.1Barnes County: 550.4 USD millionBarnes County550.4Walsh County: 544.6 USD millionWalsh County544.6Rolette County: 514.8 USD millionRolette County514.8Mercer County: 486.2 USD millionMercer County486.2Pembina County: 406 USD millionPembina County406Traill County: 402.8 USD millionTraill County402.8Bottineau County: 395 USD millionBottineau County395McHenry County: 308.1 USD millionMcHenry County308.1Cavalier County: 289.6 USD millionCavalier County289.6Ransom County: 283.8 USD millionRansom County283.8Dunn County: 270 USD millionDunn County270Dickey County: 269.9 USD millionDickey County269.9Benson County: 251.9 USD millionBenson County251.9Wells County: 232.2 USD millionWells County232.2LaMoure County: 216.3 USD millionLaMoure County216.3Sargent County: 213.7 USD millionSargent County213.7Pierce County: 206.6 USD millionPierce County206.6Foster County: 196.4 USD millionFoster County196.4Bowman County: 186.3 USD millionBowman County186.3Renville County: 177.7 USD millionRenville County177.7Nelson County: 175.3 USD millionNelson County175.3Emmons County: 161.2 USD millionEmmons County161.2Burke County: 156 USD millionBurke County156Towner County: 153.2 USD millionTowner County153.2McIntosh County: 143.3 USD millionMcIntosh County143.3Eddy County: 136.2 USD millionEddy County136.2Griggs County: 130.1 USD millionGriggs County130.1Kidder County: 125.9 USD millionKidder County125.9Hettinger County: 122.7 USD millionHettinger County122.7Sioux County: 121.7 USD millionSioux County121.7Divide County: 117.9 USD millionDivide County117.9Adams County: 107.6 USD millionAdams County107.6Steele County: 106 USD millionSteele County106Grant County: 101.8 USD millionGrant County101.8Logan County: 100.7 USD millionLogan County100.7Oliver County: 86.8 USD millionOliver County86.8Billings County: 71 USD millionBillings County71Golden Valley County: 67 USD millionGolden Valley County67Sheridan County: 64.3 USD millionSheridan County64.3Slope County: 31 USD millionSlope County31
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

RankCounties2018
USD million
Change on 2017
1Cass County10,338.6+7.6%
2Burleigh County5,649+5.1%
3Ward County3,694.6+5.4%
4Grand Forks County3,609.4+4.9%
5Williams County2,485.4+12.9%
6Stark County1,913.8+6.2%
7Morton County1,637.2+3.9%
8Stutsman County1,071.5+4%
9McKenzie County911.8+22%
10Richland County804.7+5.3%
11Mountrail County642.6+16.5%
12Ramsey County567.1+6.9%
13McLean County558.1+11.7%
14Barnes County550.4+4.3%
15Walsh County544.6+5.1%
16Rolette County514.8+6.4%
17Mercer County486.2-1.6%
18Pembina County406+2.5%
19Traill County402.8+6.3%
20Bottineau County395+14%
21McHenry County308.1+14.3%
22Cavalier County289.6+34.4%
23Ransom County283.8+4.4%
24Dunn County270+12.5%
25Dickey County269.9+7.6%
26Benson County251.9+10%
27Wells County232.2+9.5%
28LaMoure County216.3+6.2%
29Sargent County213.7+7.4%
30Pierce County206.6+9.8%
31Foster County196.4+8.9%
32Bowman County186.3+2.4%
33Renville County177.7+29%
34Nelson County175.3+6.1%
35Emmons County161.2+3.2%
36Burke County156+17.1%
37Towner County153.2+28.8%
38McIntosh County143.3+2.7%
39Eddy County136.2+7.3%
40Griggs County130.1+5.1%
41Kidder County125.9+3.3%
42Hettinger County122.7-6.7%
43Sioux County121.7+5.9%
44Divide County117.9+0.7%
45Adams County107.6-3.6%
46Steele County106+9.6%
47Grant County101.8-5.7%
48Logan County100.7-2.6%
49Oliver County86.8+2.8%
50Billings County71-0.5%
51Golden Valley County67-3.4%
52Sheridan County64.3+13.4%
53Slope County31-15.6%

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Cass County, with $10.34 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Slope County, with $30.98 million in 2018.

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