Counties in North Dakota by wages and salaries paid

Cass County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 53 counties in 2013, at $5.05 billion. Sheridan County had the lowest, at $8.53 million. The median was $70.26 million and the figure for North Dakota was $21.7 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest5,052.5Cass County
Median70.353 counties
North Dakota21,696.2History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 39.2 USD millionBarnes County: 193.5 USD millionBenson County: 86 USD millionBillings County: 27 USD millionBottineau County: 117.2 USD millionBowman County: 88.8 USD millionBurke County: 57.8 USD millionBurleigh County: 2,624.8 USD millionCass County: 5,052.5 USD millionCavalier County: 65.2 USD millionDickey County: 76.5 USD millionDivide County: 52.6 USD millionDunn County: 216.1 USD millionEddy County: 27 USD millionEmmons County: 34.2 USD millionFoster County: 70.3 USD millionGolden Valley County: 28.7 USD millionGrand Forks County: 1,762.9 USD millionGrant County: 22.7 USD millionGriggs County: 38.5 USD millionHettinger County: 31 USD millionKidder County: 24.2 USD millionLaMoure County: 57.7 USD millionLogan County: 20.2 USD millionMcHenry County: 55.3 USD millionMcIntosh County: 36.3 USD millionMcKenzie County: 700.3 USD millionMcLean County: 178.6 USD millionMercer County: 308.5 USD millionMorton County: 499.9 USD millionMountrail County: 471.2 USD millionNelson County: 36.4 USD millionOliver County: 55.4 USD millionPembina County: 162.8 USD millionPierce County: 68.9 USD millionRamsey County: 221.4 USD millionRansom County: 82.5 USD millionRenville County: 45.2 USD millionRichland County: 319.3 USD millionRolette County: 160.4 USD millionSargent County: 114.3 USD millionSheridan County: 8.5 USD millionSioux County: 68 USD millionSlope County: 21.3 USD millionStark County: 1,363.1 USD millionSteele County: 30.5 USD millionStutsman County: 431 USD millionTowner County: 26.9 USD millionTraill County: 137.4 USD millionWalsh County: 196.7 USD millionWard County: 2,043.3 USD millionWells County: 63.6 USD millionWilliams County: 2,974.8 USD million
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USD million, 2013. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2013

Cass County: 5,052.5 USD millionCass County5,052.5Williams County: 2,974.8 USD millionWilliams County2,974.8Burleigh County: 2,624.8 USD millionBurleigh County2,624.8Ward County: 2,043.3 USD millionWard County2,043.3Grand Forks County: 1,762.9 USD millionGrand Forks County1,762.9Stark County: 1,363.1 USD millionStark County1,363.1McKenzie County: 700.3 USD millionMcKenzie County700.3Morton County: 499.9 USD millionMorton County499.9Mountrail County: 471.2 USD millionMountrail County471.2Stutsman County: 431 USD millionStutsman County431Richland County: 319.3 USD millionRichland County319.3Mercer County: 308.5 USD millionMercer County308.5Ramsey County: 221.4 USD millionRamsey County221.4Dunn County: 216.1 USD millionDunn County216.1Walsh County: 196.7 USD millionWalsh County196.7Barnes County: 193.5 USD millionBarnes County193.5McLean County: 178.6 USD millionMcLean County178.6Pembina County: 162.8 USD millionPembina County162.8Rolette County: 160.4 USD millionRolette County160.4Traill County: 137.4 USD millionTraill County137.4Bottineau County: 117.2 USD millionBottineau County117.2Sargent County: 114.3 USD millionSargent County114.3Bowman County: 88.8 USD millionBowman County88.8Benson County: 86 USD millionBenson County86Ransom County: 82.5 USD millionRansom County82.5Dickey County: 76.5 USD millionDickey County76.5Foster County: 70.3 USD millionFoster County70.3Pierce County: 68.9 USD millionPierce County68.9Sioux County: 68 USD millionSioux County68Cavalier County: 65.2 USD millionCavalier County65.2Wells County: 63.6 USD millionWells County63.6Burke County: 57.8 USD millionBurke County57.8LaMoure County: 57.7 USD millionLaMoure County57.7Oliver County: 55.4 USD millionOliver County55.4McHenry County: 55.3 USD millionMcHenry County55.3Divide County: 52.6 USD millionDivide County52.6Renville County: 45.2 USD millionRenville County45.2Adams County: 39.2 USD millionAdams County39.2Griggs County: 38.5 USD millionGriggs County38.5Nelson County: 36.4 USD millionNelson County36.4McIntosh County: 36.3 USD millionMcIntosh County36.3Emmons County: 34.2 USD millionEmmons County34.2Hettinger County: 31 USD millionHettinger County31Steele County: 30.5 USD millionSteele County30.5Golden Valley County: 28.7 USD millionGolden Valley County28.7Eddy County: 27 USD millionEddy County27Billings County: 27 USD millionBillings County27Towner County: 26.9 USD millionTowner County26.9Kidder County: 24.2 USD millionKidder County24.2Grant County: 22.7 USD millionGrant County22.7Slope County: 21.3 USD millionSlope County21.3Logan County: 20.2 USD millionLogan County20.2Sheridan County: 8.5 USD millionSheridan County8.5Cass County: 5,052.5 USD millionCass County5,052.5Williams County: 2,974.8 USD millionWilliams County2,974.8Burleigh County: 2,624.8 USD millionBurleigh County2,624.8Ward County: 2,043.3 USD millionWard County2,043.3Grand Forks County: 1,762.9 USD millionGrand Forks County1,762.9Stark County: 1,363.1 USD millionStark County1,363.1McKenzie County: 700.3 USD millionMcKenzie County700.3Morton County: 499.9 USD millionMorton County499.9Mountrail County: 471.2 USD millionMountrail County471.2Stutsman County: 431 USD millionStutsman County431Richland County: 319.3 USD millionRichland County319.3Mercer County: 308.5 USD millionMercer County308.5Ramsey County: 221.4 USD millionRamsey County221.4Dunn County: 216.1 USD millionDunn County216.1Walsh County: 196.7 USD millionWalsh County196.7Barnes County: 193.5 USD millionBarnes County193.5McLean County: 178.6 USD millionMcLean County178.6Pembina County: 162.8 USD millionPembina County162.8Rolette County: 160.4 USD millionRolette County160.4Traill County: 137.4 USD millionTraill County137.4Bottineau County: 117.2 USD millionBottineau County117.2Sargent County: 114.3 USD millionSargent County114.3Bowman County: 88.8 USD millionBowman County88.8Benson County: 86 USD millionBenson County86Ransom County: 82.5 USD millionRansom County82.5Dickey County: 76.5 USD millionDickey County76.5Foster County: 70.3 USD millionFoster County70.3Pierce County: 68.9 USD millionPierce County68.9Sioux County: 68 USD millionSioux County68Cavalier County: 65.2 USD millionCavalier County65.2Wells County: 63.6 USD millionWells County63.6Burke County: 57.8 USD millionBurke County57.8LaMoure County: 57.7 USD millionLaMoure County57.7Oliver County: 55.4 USD millionOliver County55.4McHenry County: 55.3 USD millionMcHenry County55.3Divide County: 52.6 USD millionDivide County52.6Renville County: 45.2 USD millionRenville County45.2Adams County: 39.2 USD millionAdams County39.2Griggs County: 38.5 USD millionGriggs County38.5Nelson County: 36.4 USD millionNelson County36.4McIntosh County: 36.3 USD millionMcIntosh County36.3Emmons County: 34.2 USD millionEmmons County34.2Hettinger County: 31 USD millionHettinger County31Steele County: 30.5 USD millionSteele County30.5Golden Valley County: 28.7 USD millionGolden Valley County28.7Eddy County: 27 USD millionEddy County27Billings County: 27 USD millionBillings County27Towner County: 26.9 USD millionTowner County26.9Kidder County: 24.2 USD millionKidder County24.2Grant County: 22.7 USD millionGrant County22.7Slope County: 21.3 USD millionSlope County21.3Logan County: 20.2 USD millionLogan County20.2Sheridan County: 8.5 USD millionSheridan County8.5
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
USD million
Change on 2012
1Cass County5,052.5+5.1%
2Williams County2,974.8+9.4%
3Burleigh County2,624.8+7.3%
4Ward County2,043.3+5.5%
5Grand Forks County1,762.9+3.8%
6Stark County1,363.1+16.5%
7McKenzie County700.3+31.6%
8Morton County499.9+8.4%
9Mountrail County471.2+19%
10Stutsman County431+5.4%
11Richland County319.3+6.1%
12Mercer County308.5+12.4%
13Ramsey County221.4+4.1%
14Dunn County216.1+12.4%
15Walsh County196.7+4.6%
16Barnes County193.5+5.6%
17McLean County178.6+11.4%
18Pembina County162.8+1.2%
19Rolette County160.4-1.9%
20Traill County137.4+1.6%
21Bottineau County117.2-4.6%
22Sargent County114.3+5.4%
23Bowman County88.8+17.5%
24Benson County86-6.1%
25Ransom County82.5+3.4%
26Dickey County76.5+1%
27Foster County70.3-0.1%
28Pierce County68.9+2.7%
29Sioux County68+0.6%
30Cavalier County65.2-3.2%
31Wells County63.6+0.3%
32Burke County57.8-0.4%
33LaMoure County57.7+2.7%
34Oliver County55.4+27.6%
35McHenry County55.3+3.7%
36Divide County52.6+9.8%
37Renville County45.2+7.6%
38Adams County39.2+4.9%
39Griggs County38.5+5.3%
40Nelson County36.4+8.8%
41McIntosh County36.3+3%
42Emmons County34.2-1.1%
43Hettinger County31+1%
44Steele County30.5+2%
45Golden Valley County28.7+5.5%
46Eddy County27+8.9%
47Billings County27+5.2%
48Towner County26.9-0.1%
49Kidder County24.2+2.4%
50Grant County22.7+0.7%
51Slope County21.3-6.5%
52Logan County20.2+7.9%
53Sheridan County8.5-4.5%

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Total wages and salaries paid to employees for jobs located in a place, including tips, bonuses and pay in kind, before deductions, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 50 for the nation and states and CAINC4 line 50 for counties.

Counted where the jobs are, not where the workers live, so places with many commuters coming in can pay more in wages than their residents receive in personal income (the District of Columbia does). Excludes employer contributions to pensions, insurance and social security, and the income of the self-employed.

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. CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Cass County, with $5.05 billion in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Sheridan County, with $8.53 million in 2013.

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