Counties in North Dakota by personal income

Cass County had the highest personal income of 53 counties in 2023, at $14.3 billion. Slope County had the lowest, at $27.51 million. The median was $371.25 million and the figure for North Dakota was $56.72 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest14,297.2Cass County
Lowest27.5Slope County
Median371.253 counties
North Dakota56,721.2History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 113.9 USD millionBarnes County: 799.3 USD millionBenson County: 341.9 USD millionBillings County: 85.1 USD millionBottineau County: 511.8 USD millionBowman County: 199 USD millionBurke County: 182.9 USD millionBurleigh County: 7,450.7 USD millionCass County: 14,297.2 USD millionCavalier County: 372.4 USD millionDickey County: 509.6 USD millionDivide County: 137.1 USD millionDunn County: 404.1 USD millionEddy County: 188.3 USD millionEmmons County: 228.5 USD millionFoster County: 259.2 USD millionGolden Valley County: 80.5 USD millionGrand Forks County: 4,730.2 USD millionGrant County: 115.9 USD millionGriggs County: 193.2 USD millionHettinger County: 121.8 USD millionKidder County: 189.3 USD millionLaMoure County: 378 USD millionLogan County: 135.1 USD millionMcHenry County: 371.2 USD millionMcIntosh County: 182 USD millionMcKenzie County: 1,160 USD millionMcLean County: 711.7 USD millionMercer County: 562.9 USD millionMorton County: 2,125.5 USD millionMountrail County: 747.3 USD millionNelson County: 244.8 USD millionOliver County: 104.3 USD millionPembina County: 597.8 USD millionPierce County: 250.4 USD millionRamsey County: 775.7 USD millionRansom County: 447.8 USD millionRenville County: 210.2 USD millionRichland County: 1,218.7 USD millionRolette County: 667.3 USD millionSargent County: 372.7 USD millionSheridan County: 82.7 USD millionSioux County: 132.9 USD millionSlope County: 27.5 USD millionStark County: 2,363.2 USD millionSteele County: 173 USD millionStutsman County: 1,476.1 USD millionTowner County: 201.9 USD millionTraill County: 588.7 USD millionWalsh County: 773.2 USD millionWard County: 4,566.3 USD millionWells County: 343.9 USD millionWilliams County: 2,947.4 USD million
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USD million, 2023. 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, 2023

Cass County: 14,297.2 USD millionCass County14,297.2Burleigh County: 7,450.7 USD millionBurleigh County7,450.7Grand Forks County: 4,730.2 USD millionGrand Forks County4,730.2Ward County: 4,566.3 USD millionWard County4,566.3Williams County: 2,947.4 USD millionWilliams County2,947.4Stark County: 2,363.2 USD millionStark County2,363.2Morton County: 2,125.5 USD millionMorton County2,125.5Stutsman County: 1,476.1 USD millionStutsman County1,476.1Richland County: 1,218.7 USD millionRichland County1,218.7McKenzie County: 1,160 USD millionMcKenzie County1,160Barnes County: 799.3 USD millionBarnes County799.3Ramsey County: 775.7 USD millionRamsey County775.7Walsh County: 773.2 USD millionWalsh County773.2Mountrail County: 747.3 USD millionMountrail County747.3McLean County: 711.7 USD millionMcLean County711.7Rolette County: 667.3 USD millionRolette County667.3Pembina County: 597.8 USD millionPembina County597.8Traill County: 588.7 USD millionTraill County588.7Mercer County: 562.9 USD millionMercer County562.9Bottineau County: 511.8 USD millionBottineau County511.8Dickey County: 509.6 USD millionDickey County509.6Ransom County: 447.8 USD millionRansom County447.8Dunn County: 404.1 USD millionDunn County404.1LaMoure County: 378 USD millionLaMoure County378Sargent County: 372.7 USD millionSargent County372.7Cavalier County: 372.4 USD millionCavalier County372.4McHenry County: 371.2 USD millionMcHenry County371.2Wells County: 343.9 USD millionWells County343.9Benson County: 341.9 USD millionBenson County341.9Foster County: 259.2 USD millionFoster County259.2Pierce County: 250.4 USD millionPierce County250.4Nelson County: 244.8 USD millionNelson County244.8Emmons County: 228.5 USD millionEmmons County228.5Renville County: 210.2 USD millionRenville County210.2Towner County: 201.9 USD millionTowner County201.9Bowman County: 199 USD millionBowman County199Griggs County: 193.2 USD millionGriggs County193.2Kidder County: 189.3 USD millionKidder County189.3Eddy County: 188.3 USD millionEddy County188.3Burke County: 182.9 USD millionBurke County182.9McIntosh County: 182 USD millionMcIntosh County182Steele County: 173 USD millionSteele County173Divide County: 137.1 USD millionDivide County137.1Logan County: 135.1 USD millionLogan County135.1Sioux County: 132.9 USD millionSioux County132.9Hettinger County: 121.8 USD millionHettinger County121.8Grant County: 115.9 USD millionGrant County115.9Adams County: 113.9 USD millionAdams County113.9Oliver County: 104.3 USD millionOliver County104.3Billings County: 85.1 USD millionBillings County85.1Sheridan County: 82.7 USD millionSheridan County82.7Golden Valley County: 80.5 USD millionGolden Valley County80.5Slope County: 27.5 USD millionSlope County27.5Cass County: 14,297.2 USD millionCass County14,297.2Burleigh County: 7,450.7 USD millionBurleigh County7,450.7Grand Forks County: 4,730.2 USD millionGrand Forks County4,730.2Ward County: 4,566.3 USD millionWard County4,566.3Williams County: 2,947.4 USD millionWilliams County2,947.4Stark County: 2,363.2 USD millionStark County2,363.2Morton County: 2,125.5 USD millionMorton County2,125.5Stutsman County: 1,476.1 USD millionStutsman County1,476.1Richland County: 1,218.7 USD millionRichland County1,218.7McKenzie County: 1,160 USD millionMcKenzie County1,160Barnes County: 799.3 USD millionBarnes County799.3Ramsey County: 775.7 USD millionRamsey County775.7Walsh County: 773.2 USD millionWalsh County773.2Mountrail County: 747.3 USD millionMountrail County747.3McLean County: 711.7 USD millionMcLean County711.7Rolette County: 667.3 USD millionRolette County667.3Pembina County: 597.8 USD millionPembina County597.8Traill County: 588.7 USD millionTraill County588.7Mercer County: 562.9 USD millionMercer County562.9Bottineau County: 511.8 USD millionBottineau County511.8Dickey County: 509.6 USD millionDickey County509.6Ransom County: 447.8 USD millionRansom County447.8Dunn County: 404.1 USD millionDunn County404.1LaMoure County: 378 USD millionLaMoure County378Sargent County: 372.7 USD millionSargent County372.7Cavalier County: 372.4 USD millionCavalier County372.4McHenry County: 371.2 USD millionMcHenry County371.2Wells County: 343.9 USD millionWells County343.9Benson County: 341.9 USD millionBenson County341.9Foster County: 259.2 USD millionFoster County259.2Pierce County: 250.4 USD millionPierce County250.4Nelson County: 244.8 USD millionNelson County244.8Emmons County: 228.5 USD millionEmmons County228.5Renville County: 210.2 USD millionRenville County210.2Towner County: 201.9 USD millionTowner County201.9Bowman County: 199 USD millionBowman County199Griggs County: 193.2 USD millionGriggs County193.2Kidder County: 189.3 USD millionKidder County189.3Eddy County: 188.3 USD millionEddy County188.3Burke County: 182.9 USD millionBurke County182.9McIntosh County: 182 USD millionMcIntosh County182Steele County: 173 USD millionSteele County173Divide County: 137.1 USD millionDivide County137.1Logan County: 135.1 USD millionLogan County135.1Sioux County: 132.9 USD millionSioux County132.9Hettinger County: 121.8 USD millionHettinger County121.8Grant County: 115.9 USD millionGrant County115.9Adams County: 113.9 USD millionAdams County113.9Oliver County: 104.3 USD millionOliver County104.3Billings County: 85.1 USD millionBillings County85.1Sheridan County: 82.7 USD millionSheridan County82.7Golden Valley County: 80.5 USD millionGolden Valley County80.5Slope 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

RankCounties2023
USD million
Change on 2022
1Cass County14,297.2+6.2%
2Burleigh County7,450.7+3.4%
3Grand Forks County4,730.2+6.2%
4Ward County4,566.3+3.5%
5Williams County2,947.4+6.6%
6Stark County2,363.2+5.6%
7Morton County2,125.5+1.7%
8Stutsman County1,476.1+1.4%
9Richland County1,218.7+11.1%
10McKenzie County1,160+4.3%
11Barnes County799.3-0.3%
12Ramsey County775.7-2.6%
13Walsh County773.2-2.4%
14Mountrail County747.3-3.6%
15McLean County711.7-7.3%
16Rolette County667.3-2.9%
17Pembina County597.8-2.1%
18Traill County588.7-0.4%
19Mercer County562.9+3.6%
20Bottineau County511.8-9.9%
21Dickey County509.6+4.9%
22Ransom County447.8+4.3%
23Dunn County404.1-1.5%
24LaMoure County378-0.9%
25Sargent County372.7+6.5%
26Cavalier County372.4-23.4%
27McHenry County371.2-7.9%
28Wells County343.9-17%
29Benson County341.9-11.5%
30Foster County259.2-12.1%
31Pierce County250.4-13.4%
32Nelson County244.8-11.1%
33Emmons County228.5-21.4%
34Renville County210.2-18.5%
35Towner County201.9-22.8%
36Bowman County199-5.1%
37Griggs County193.2-9%
38Kidder County189.3-2.9%
39Eddy County188.3-9.5%
40Burke County182.9-16.1%
41McIntosh County182-14.9%
42Steele County173-11.4%
43Divide County137.1-16.2%
44Logan County135.1-12%
45Sioux County132.9-10.3%
46Hettinger County121.8-26.2%
47Grant County115.9-19.9%
48Adams County113.9-12.4%
49Oliver County104.3-9%
50Billings County85.1+1%
51Sheridan County82.7-31.6%
52Golden Valley County80.5-15.6%
53Slope County27.5-37.1%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/north-dakota-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Cass County, with $14.3 billion in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Slope County, with $27.51 million in 2023.

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