Counties in North Dakota by wages and salaries paid

Cass County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 53 counties in 2014, at $5.46 billion. Sheridan County had the lowest, at $8.34 million. The median was $74.61 million and the figure for North Dakota was $23.99 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest5,456.7Cass County
Median74.653 counties
North Dakota23,992.9History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 40 USD millionBarnes County: 197.7 USD millionBenson County: 89.4 USD millionBillings County: 29.1 USD millionBottineau County: 125.9 USD millionBowman County: 84.8 USD millionBurke County: 57.2 USD millionBurleigh County: 2,853.6 USD millionCass County: 5,456.7 USD millionCavalier County: 68.1 USD millionDickey County: 78.4 USD millionDivide County: 57.7 USD millionDunn County: 245.4 USD millionEddy County: 28.4 USD millionEmmons County: 34.8 USD millionFoster County: 74.6 USD millionGolden Valley County: 32.2 USD millionGrand Forks County: 1,863.9 USD millionGrant County: 24.4 USD millionGriggs County: 39.4 USD millionHettinger County: 34.5 USD millionKidder County: 26.6 USD millionLaMoure County: 58.9 USD millionLogan County: 21.8 USD millionMcHenry County: 58.6 USD millionMcIntosh County: 37.2 USD millionMcKenzie County: 936.2 USD millionMcLean County: 190.6 USD millionMercer County: 327.1 USD millionMorton County: 545.5 USD millionMountrail County: 600.9 USD millionNelson County: 37.5 USD millionOliver County: 64.8 USD millionPembina County: 172.7 USD millionPierce County: 70.2 USD millionRamsey County: 229.9 USD millionRansom County: 85.9 USD millionRenville County: 48.9 USD millionRichland County: 323.4 USD millionRolette County: 167.8 USD millionSargent County: 119.5 USD millionSheridan County: 8.3 USD millionSioux County: 69.4 USD millionSlope County: 20 USD millionStark County: 1,680 USD millionSteele County: 31.4 USD millionStutsman County: 456.5 USD millionTowner County: 27 USD millionTraill County: 144.3 USD millionWalsh County: 202.2 USD millionWard County: 2,152.1 USD millionWells County: 67.1 USD millionWilliams County: 3,494.5 USD million
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USD million, 2014. 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, 2014

Cass County: 5,456.7 USD millionCass County5,456.7Williams County: 3,494.5 USD millionWilliams County3,494.5Burleigh County: 2,853.6 USD millionBurleigh County2,853.6Ward County: 2,152.1 USD millionWard County2,152.1Grand Forks County: 1,863.9 USD millionGrand Forks County1,863.9Stark County: 1,680 USD millionStark County1,680McKenzie County: 936.2 USD millionMcKenzie County936.2Mountrail County: 600.9 USD millionMountrail County600.9Morton County: 545.5 USD millionMorton County545.5Stutsman County: 456.5 USD millionStutsman County456.5Mercer County: 327.1 USD millionMercer County327.1Richland County: 323.4 USD millionRichland County323.4Dunn County: 245.4 USD millionDunn County245.4Ramsey County: 229.9 USD millionRamsey County229.9Walsh County: 202.2 USD millionWalsh County202.2Barnes County: 197.7 USD millionBarnes County197.7McLean County: 190.6 USD millionMcLean County190.6Pembina County: 172.7 USD millionPembina County172.7Rolette County: 167.8 USD millionRolette County167.8Traill County: 144.3 USD millionTraill County144.3Bottineau County: 125.9 USD millionBottineau County125.9Sargent County: 119.5 USD millionSargent County119.5Benson County: 89.4 USD millionBenson County89.4Ransom County: 85.9 USD millionRansom County85.9Bowman County: 84.8 USD millionBowman County84.8Dickey County: 78.4 USD millionDickey County78.4Foster County: 74.6 USD millionFoster County74.6Pierce County: 70.2 USD millionPierce County70.2Sioux County: 69.4 USD millionSioux County69.4Cavalier County: 68.1 USD millionCavalier County68.1Wells County: 67.1 USD millionWells County67.1Oliver County: 64.8 USD millionOliver County64.8LaMoure County: 58.9 USD millionLaMoure County58.9McHenry County: 58.6 USD millionMcHenry County58.6Divide County: 57.7 USD millionDivide County57.7Burke County: 57.2 USD millionBurke County57.2Renville County: 48.9 USD millionRenville County48.9Adams County: 40 USD millionAdams County40Griggs County: 39.4 USD millionGriggs County39.4Nelson County: 37.5 USD millionNelson County37.5McIntosh County: 37.2 USD millionMcIntosh County37.2Emmons County: 34.8 USD millionEmmons County34.8Hettinger County: 34.5 USD millionHettinger County34.5Golden Valley County: 32.2 USD millionGolden Valley County32.2Steele County: 31.4 USD millionSteele County31.4Billings County: 29.1 USD millionBillings County29.1Eddy County: 28.4 USD millionEddy County28.4Towner County: 27 USD millionTowner County27Kidder County: 26.6 USD millionKidder County26.6Grant County: 24.4 USD millionGrant County24.4Logan County: 21.8 USD millionLogan County21.8Slope County: 20 USD millionSlope County20Sheridan County: 8.3 USD millionSheridan County8.3Cass County: 5,456.7 USD millionCass County5,456.7Williams County: 3,494.5 USD millionWilliams County3,494.5Burleigh County: 2,853.6 USD millionBurleigh County2,853.6Ward County: 2,152.1 USD millionWard County2,152.1Grand Forks County: 1,863.9 USD millionGrand Forks County1,863.9Stark County: 1,680 USD millionStark County1,680McKenzie County: 936.2 USD millionMcKenzie County936.2Mountrail County: 600.9 USD millionMountrail County600.9Morton County: 545.5 USD millionMorton County545.5Stutsman County: 456.5 USD millionStutsman County456.5Mercer County: 327.1 USD millionMercer County327.1Richland County: 323.4 USD millionRichland County323.4Dunn County: 245.4 USD millionDunn County245.4Ramsey County: 229.9 USD millionRamsey County229.9Walsh County: 202.2 USD millionWalsh County202.2Barnes County: 197.7 USD millionBarnes County197.7McLean County: 190.6 USD millionMcLean County190.6Pembina County: 172.7 USD millionPembina County172.7Rolette County: 167.8 USD millionRolette County167.8Traill County: 144.3 USD millionTraill County144.3Bottineau County: 125.9 USD millionBottineau County125.9Sargent County: 119.5 USD millionSargent County119.5Benson County: 89.4 USD millionBenson County89.4Ransom County: 85.9 USD millionRansom County85.9Bowman County: 84.8 USD millionBowman County84.8Dickey County: 78.4 USD millionDickey County78.4Foster County: 74.6 USD millionFoster County74.6Pierce County: 70.2 USD millionPierce County70.2Sioux County: 69.4 USD millionSioux County69.4Cavalier County: 68.1 USD millionCavalier County68.1Wells County: 67.1 USD millionWells County67.1Oliver County: 64.8 USD millionOliver County64.8LaMoure County: 58.9 USD millionLaMoure County58.9McHenry County: 58.6 USD millionMcHenry County58.6Divide County: 57.7 USD millionDivide County57.7Burke County: 57.2 USD millionBurke County57.2Renville County: 48.9 USD millionRenville County48.9Adams County: 40 USD millionAdams County40Griggs County: 39.4 USD millionGriggs County39.4Nelson County: 37.5 USD millionNelson County37.5McIntosh County: 37.2 USD millionMcIntosh County37.2Emmons County: 34.8 USD millionEmmons County34.8Hettinger County: 34.5 USD millionHettinger County34.5Golden Valley County: 32.2 USD millionGolden Valley County32.2Steele County: 31.4 USD millionSteele County31.4Billings County: 29.1 USD millionBillings County29.1Eddy County: 28.4 USD millionEddy County28.4Towner County: 27 USD millionTowner County27Kidder County: 26.6 USD millionKidder County26.6Grant County: 24.4 USD millionGrant County24.4Logan County: 21.8 USD millionLogan County21.8Slope County: 20 USD millionSlope County20Sheridan County: 8.3 USD millionSheridan County8.3
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

RankCounties2014
USD million
Change on 2013
1Cass County5,456.7+8%
2Williams County3,494.5+17.5%
3Burleigh County2,853.6+8.7%
4Ward County2,152.1+5.3%
5Grand Forks County1,863.9+5.7%
6Stark County1,680+23.2%
7McKenzie County936.2+33.7%
8Mountrail County600.9+27.5%
9Morton County545.5+9.1%
10Stutsman County456.5+5.9%
11Mercer County327.1+6%
12Richland County323.4+1.3%
13Dunn County245.4+13.5%
14Ramsey County229.9+3.8%
15Walsh County202.2+2.8%
16Barnes County197.7+2.2%
17McLean County190.6+6.7%
18Pembina County172.7+6.1%
19Rolette County167.8+4.7%
20Traill County144.3+5%
21Bottineau County125.9+7.5%
22Sargent County119.5+4.5%
23Benson County89.4+3.9%
24Ransom County85.9+4.2%
25Bowman County84.8-4.5%
26Dickey County78.4+2.5%
27Foster County74.6+6.2%
28Pierce County70.2+1.9%
29Sioux County69.4+2%
30Cavalier County68.1+4.5%
31Wells County67.1+5.5%
32Oliver County64.8+17%
33LaMoure County58.9+2.1%
34McHenry County58.6+6.1%
35Divide County57.7+9.8%
36Burke County57.2-1%
37Renville County48.9+8.4%
38Adams County40+2%
39Griggs County39.4+2.4%
40Nelson County37.5+3%
41McIntosh County37.2+2.4%
42Emmons County34.8+1.8%
43Hettinger County34.5+11.2%
44Golden Valley County32.2+12.3%
45Steele County31.4+3%
46Billings County29.1+7.7%
47Eddy County28.4+5.2%
48Towner County27+0.4%
49Kidder County26.6+9.9%
50Grant County24.4+7.7%
51Logan County21.8+7.9%
52Slope County20-6.4%
53Sheridan County8.3-2.3%

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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 $5.46 billion in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Sheridan County, with $8.34 million in 2014.

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