Counties in North Dakota by personal income

Cass County had the highest personal income of 53 counties in 2019, at $10.55 billion. Slope County had the lowest, at $34.66 million. The median was $242.92 million and the figure for North Dakota was $43.98 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest10,551.4Cass County
Lowest34.7Slope County
Median242.953 counties
North Dakota43,983.6History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 109.8 USD millionBarnes County: 601.8 USD millionBenson County: 244.1 USD millionBillings County: 75.5 USD millionBottineau County: 387.4 USD millionBowman County: 207.9 USD millionBurke County: 161.4 USD millionBurleigh County: 5,856.4 USD millionCass County: 10,551.4 USD millionCavalier County: 242.9 USD millionDickey County: 317.3 USD millionDivide County: 128.2 USD millionDunn County: 298.2 USD millionEddy County: 136.6 USD millionEmmons County: 163.1 USD millionFoster County: 200.3 USD millionGolden Valley County: 70 USD millionGrand Forks County: 3,695.5 USD millionGrant County: 99.2 USD millionGriggs County: 131.2 USD millionHettinger County: 126.4 USD millionKidder County: 128.7 USD millionLaMoure County: 249.1 USD millionLogan County: 93.8 USD millionMcHenry County: 300.2 USD millionMcIntosh County: 150.4 USD millionMcKenzie County: 1,009.7 USD millionMcLean County: 575.4 USD millionMercer County: 488.1 USD millionMorton County: 1,709.6 USD millionMountrail County: 665 USD millionNelson County: 179.1 USD millionOliver County: 86.1 USD millionPembina County: 401.9 USD millionPierce County: 194.9 USD millionRamsey County: 581 USD millionRansom County: 312.9 USD millionRenville County: 163.6 USD millionRichland County: 825.8 USD millionRolette County: 516.5 USD millionSargent County: 241 USD millionSheridan County: 61.7 USD millionSioux County: 117.7 USD millionSlope County: 34.7 USD millionStark County: 2,075.7 USD millionSteele County: 120.2 USD millionStutsman County: 1,104.3 USD millionTowner County: 131.5 USD millionTraill County: 450.9 USD millionWalsh County: 541.3 USD millionWard County: 3,821 USD millionWells County: 234.5 USD millionWilliams County: 2,626.6 USD million
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USD million, 2019. 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, 2019

Cass County: 10,551.4 USD millionCass County10,551.4Burleigh County: 5,856.4 USD millionBurleigh County5,856.4Ward County: 3,821 USD millionWard County3,821Grand Forks County: 3,695.5 USD millionGrand Forks County3,695.5Williams County: 2,626.6 USD millionWilliams County2,626.6Stark County: 2,075.7 USD millionStark County2,075.7Morton County: 1,709.6 USD millionMorton County1,709.6Stutsman County: 1,104.3 USD millionStutsman County1,104.3McKenzie County: 1,009.7 USD millionMcKenzie County1,009.7Richland County: 825.8 USD millionRichland County825.8Mountrail County: 665 USD millionMountrail County665Barnes County: 601.8 USD millionBarnes County601.8Ramsey County: 581 USD millionRamsey County581McLean County: 575.4 USD millionMcLean County575.4Walsh County: 541.3 USD millionWalsh County541.3Rolette County: 516.5 USD millionRolette County516.5Mercer County: 488.1 USD millionMercer County488.1Traill County: 450.9 USD millionTraill County450.9Pembina County: 401.9 USD millionPembina County401.9Bottineau County: 387.4 USD millionBottineau County387.4Dickey County: 317.3 USD millionDickey County317.3Ransom County: 312.9 USD millionRansom County312.9McHenry County: 300.2 USD millionMcHenry County300.2Dunn County: 298.2 USD millionDunn County298.2LaMoure County: 249.1 USD millionLaMoure County249.1Benson County: 244.1 USD millionBenson County244.1Cavalier County: 242.9 USD millionCavalier County242.9Sargent County: 241 USD millionSargent County241Wells County: 234.5 USD millionWells County234.5Bowman County: 207.9 USD millionBowman County207.9Foster County: 200.3 USD millionFoster County200.3Pierce County: 194.9 USD millionPierce County194.9Nelson County: 179.1 USD millionNelson County179.1Renville County: 163.6 USD millionRenville County163.6Emmons County: 163.1 USD millionEmmons County163.1Burke County: 161.4 USD millionBurke County161.4McIntosh County: 150.4 USD millionMcIntosh County150.4Eddy County: 136.6 USD millionEddy County136.6Towner County: 131.5 USD millionTowner County131.5Griggs County: 131.2 USD millionGriggs County131.2Kidder County: 128.7 USD millionKidder County128.7Divide County: 128.2 USD millionDivide County128.2Hettinger County: 126.4 USD millionHettinger County126.4Steele County: 120.2 USD millionSteele County120.2Sioux County: 117.7 USD millionSioux County117.7Adams County: 109.8 USD millionAdams County109.8Grant County: 99.2 USD millionGrant County99.2Logan County: 93.8 USD millionLogan County93.8Oliver County: 86.1 USD millionOliver County86.1Billings County: 75.5 USD millionBillings County75.5Golden Valley County: 70 USD millionGolden Valley County70Sheridan County: 61.7 USD millionSheridan County61.7Slope County: 34.7 USD millionSlope County34.7Cass County: 10,551.4 USD millionCass County10,551.4Burleigh County: 5,856.4 USD millionBurleigh County5,856.4Ward County: 3,821 USD millionWard County3,821Grand Forks County: 3,695.5 USD millionGrand Forks County3,695.5Williams County: 2,626.6 USD millionWilliams County2,626.6Stark County: 2,075.7 USD millionStark County2,075.7Morton County: 1,709.6 USD millionMorton County1,709.6Stutsman County: 1,104.3 USD millionStutsman County1,104.3McKenzie County: 1,009.7 USD millionMcKenzie County1,009.7Richland County: 825.8 USD millionRichland County825.8Mountrail County: 665 USD millionMountrail County665Barnes County: 601.8 USD millionBarnes County601.8Ramsey County: 581 USD millionRamsey County581McLean County: 575.4 USD millionMcLean County575.4Walsh County: 541.3 USD millionWalsh County541.3Rolette County: 516.5 USD millionRolette County516.5Mercer County: 488.1 USD millionMercer County488.1Traill County: 450.9 USD millionTraill County450.9Pembina County: 401.9 USD millionPembina County401.9Bottineau County: 387.4 USD millionBottineau County387.4Dickey County: 317.3 USD millionDickey County317.3Ransom County: 312.9 USD millionRansom County312.9McHenry County: 300.2 USD millionMcHenry County300.2Dunn County: 298.2 USD millionDunn County298.2LaMoure County: 249.1 USD millionLaMoure County249.1Benson County: 244.1 USD millionBenson County244.1Cavalier County: 242.9 USD millionCavalier County242.9Sargent County: 241 USD millionSargent County241Wells County: 234.5 USD millionWells County234.5Bowman County: 207.9 USD millionBowman County207.9Foster County: 200.3 USD millionFoster County200.3Pierce County: 194.9 USD millionPierce County194.9Nelson County: 179.1 USD millionNelson County179.1Renville County: 163.6 USD millionRenville County163.6Emmons County: 163.1 USD millionEmmons County163.1Burke County: 161.4 USD millionBurke County161.4McIntosh County: 150.4 USD millionMcIntosh County150.4Eddy County: 136.6 USD millionEddy County136.6Towner County: 131.5 USD millionTowner County131.5Griggs County: 131.2 USD millionGriggs County131.2Kidder County: 128.7 USD millionKidder County128.7Divide County: 128.2 USD millionDivide County128.2Hettinger County: 126.4 USD millionHettinger County126.4Steele County: 120.2 USD millionSteele County120.2Sioux County: 117.7 USD millionSioux County117.7Adams County: 109.8 USD millionAdams County109.8Grant County: 99.2 USD millionGrant County99.2Logan County: 93.8 USD millionLogan County93.8Oliver County: 86.1 USD millionOliver County86.1Billings County: 75.5 USD millionBillings County75.5Golden Valley County: 70 USD millionGolden Valley County70Sheridan County: 61.7 USD millionSheridan County61.7Slope County: 34.7 USD millionSlope County34.7
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

RankCounties2019
USD million
Change on 2018
1Cass County10,551.4+2.1%
2Burleigh County5,856.4+3.7%
3Ward County3,821+3.4%
4Grand Forks County3,695.5+2.4%
5Williams County2,626.6+5.7%
6Stark County2,075.7+8.5%
7Morton County1,709.6+4.4%
8Stutsman County1,104.3+3.1%
9McKenzie County1,009.7+10.7%
10Richland County825.8+2.6%
11Mountrail County665+3.5%
12Barnes County601.8+9.3%
13Ramsey County581+2.5%
14McLean County575.4+3.1%
15Walsh County541.3-0.6%
16Rolette County516.5+0.3%
17Mercer County488.1+0.4%
18Traill County450.9+11.9%
19Pembina County401.9-1%
20Bottineau County387.4-1.9%
21Dickey County317.3+17.6%
22Ransom County312.9+10.2%
23McHenry County300.2-2.5%
24Dunn County298.2+10.4%
25LaMoure County249.1+15.2%
26Benson County244.1-3.1%
27Cavalier County242.9-16.1%
28Sargent County241+12.8%
29Wells County234.5+1%
30Bowman County207.9+11.6%
31Foster County200.3+2%
32Pierce County194.9-5.7%
33Nelson County179.1+2.2%
34Renville County163.6-7.9%
35Emmons County163.1+1.2%
36Burke County161.4+3.5%
37McIntosh County150.4+5%
38Eddy County136.6+0.3%
39Towner County131.5-14.1%
40Griggs County131.2+0.8%
41Kidder County128.7+2.2%
42Divide County128.2+8.7%
43Hettinger County126.4+3.1%
44Steele County120.2+13.3%
45Sioux County117.7-3.3%
46Adams County109.8+2%
47Grant County99.2-2.5%
48Logan County93.8-6.8%
49Oliver County86.1-0.8%
50Billings County75.5+6.3%
51Golden Valley County70+4.5%
52Sheridan County61.7-4.1%
53Slope County34.7+11.9%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Cass County, with $10.55 billion in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Slope County, with $34.66 million in 2019.

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