Richest & Poorest Counties in North Dakota

Name: North Dakota County Income Rankings
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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North Dakota has 53 counties. The wealthiest county by median household income is Dunn County at $97,689 , while the lowest-income county is Sioux County at $42,083 . The statewide median household income is $76,657, compared to the national median of $75,149.

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North Dakota — Median Household Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

42K 63K 68K 76K 84K 98K

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North Dakota — Median Home Value by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

84K 117K 147K 170K 233K 350K

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North Dakota — Per Capita Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

22K 39K 41K 43K 46K 54K

No data

North Dakota — Poverty Rate by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

5% 9% 9% 11% 13% 43%

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Richest Counties in North Dakota

Top 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Dunn County	$97,689	$275,000	$54,172	7.4%
2	McKenzie County	$93,404	$349,600	$51,333	12.0%
3	Divide County	$91,852	$167,600	$49,863	9.3%
4	Burke County	$91,591	$158,100	$51,797	5.9%
5	Foster County	$87,831	$167,500	$46,993	8.8%
6	Traill County	$87,004	$200,700	$43,618	9.1%
7	Burleigh County	$86,851	$324,000	$45,977	7.9%
8	Billings County	$86,806	$331,000	$45,936	10.8%
9	Williams County	$85,595	$284,800	$44,320	8.6%
10	Bottineau County	$85,000	$193,200	$48,474	7.6%

Poorest Counties in North Dakota

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
53	Sioux County	$42,083	$85,400	$21,541	43.3%
52	Eddy County	$50,850	$124,000	$40,702	14.2%
51	Grant County	$57,875	$93,200	$38,687	16.6%
50	Pierce County	$59,365	$147,300	$41,898	10.8%
49	Rolette County	$59,517	$103,800	$26,519	24.3%
48	Ramsey County	$61,006	$199,300	$39,557	15.2%
47	Griggs County	$61,711	$119,300	$46,301	11.7%
46	Stutsman County	$61,856	$208,400	$39,731	12.6%
45	Adams County	$62,500	$113,200	$36,860	14.8%
44	Sheridan County	$62,639	$110,300	$42,140	10.1%

All 53 Counties Ranked

Every county in North Dakota ranked by median household income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Dunn County	$97,689	$275,000	$54,172	7.4%
2	McKenzie County	$93,404	$349,600	$51,333	12.0%
3	Divide County	$91,852	$167,600	$49,863	9.3%
4	Burke County	$91,591	$158,100	$51,797	5.9%
5	Foster County	$87,831	$167,500	$46,993	8.8%
6	Traill County	$87,004	$200,700	$43,618	9.1%
7	Burleigh County	$86,851	$324,000	$45,977	7.9%
8	Billings County	$86,806	$331,000	$45,936	10.8%
9	Williams County	$85,595	$284,800	$44,320	8.6%
10	Bottineau County	$85,000	$193,200	$48,474	7.6%
11	Stark County	$84,449	$271,700	$40,951	12.1%
12	McLean County	$83,583	$227,100	$45,317	8.9%
13	Mercer County	$80,946	$198,500	$41,590	9.7%
14	McHenry County	$80,733	$151,000	$40,377	9.7%
15	Mountrail County	$80,717	$232,700	$42,599	14.5%
16	LaMoure County	$80,664	$117,200	$42,849	8.7%
17	Morton County	$79,382	$263,900	$46,235	8.0%
18	Ward County	$78,238	$267,100	$43,089	8.6%
19	Sargent County	$77,946	$163,200	$47,355	6.9%
20	Steele County	$77,500	$130,700	$43,071	12.9%
21	Oliver County	$77,240	$215,700	$42,289	5.2%
22	Ransom County	$75,736	$193,000	$40,691	10.4%
23	Cass County	$75,555	$298,000	$45,643	11.0%
24	Richland County	$75,432	$183,600	$40,975	9.7%
25	Renville County	$74,301	$166,000	$38,418	9.1%
26	Hettinger County	$73,026	$117,300	$47,360	11.0%
27	Bowman County	$72,109	$164,900	$40,193	13.4%
28	Walsh County	$71,944	$132,700	$36,909	11.2%
29	Slope County	$71,250	$170,000	$47,169	5.0%
30	Cavalier County	$69,531	$125,800	$47,476	8.5%
31	Dickey County	$68,654	$162,400	$40,579	11.8%
32	Pembina County	$68,393	$119,200	$42,318	9.2%
33	Grand Forks County	$68,075	$252,700	$40,347	13.2%
34	Barnes County	$68,038	$173,700	$42,330	12.1%
35	Golden Valley County	$68,021	$123,900	$37,649	19.8%
36	Towner County	$67,350	$134,800	$39,318	8.5%
37	Nelson County	$67,193	$139,700	$46,126	7.2%
38	Emmons County	$66,538	$117,200	$39,008	9.1%
39	Wells County	$66,114	$114,500	$44,681	9.1%
40	Kidder County	$65,610	$156,600	$39,686	10.2%
41	McIntosh County	$64,419	$84,200	$38,018	12.2%
42	Benson County	$64,033	$90,000	$27,991	25.6%
43	Logan County	$62,750	$102,000	$33,402	12.4%
44	Sheridan County	$62,639	$110,300	$42,140	10.1%
45	Adams County	$62,500	$113,200	$36,860	14.8%
46	Stutsman County	$61,856	$208,400	$39,731	12.6%
47	Griggs County	$61,711	$119,300	$46,301	11.7%
48	Ramsey County	$61,006	$199,300	$39,557	15.2%
49	Rolette County	$59,517	$103,800	$26,519	24.3%
50	Pierce County	$59,365	$147,300	$41,898	10.8%
51	Grant County	$57,875	$93,200	$38,687	16.6%
52	Eddy County	$50,850	$124,000	$40,702	14.2%
53	Sioux County	$42,083	$85,400	$21,541	43.3%

Richest Counties in North Dakota

Top 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	McKenzie County	$93,404	$349,600	$51,333	12.0%
2	Billings County	$86,806	$331,000	$45,936	10.8%
3	Burleigh County	$86,851	$324,000	$45,977	7.9%
4	Cass County	$75,555	$298,000	$45,643	11.0%
5	Williams County	$85,595	$284,800	$44,320	8.6%
6	Dunn County	$97,689	$275,000	$54,172	7.4%
7	Stark County	$84,449	$271,700	$40,951	12.1%
8	Ward County	$78,238	$267,100	$43,089	8.6%
9	Morton County	$79,382	$263,900	$46,235	8.0%
10	Grand Forks County	$68,075	$252,700	$40,347	13.2%

Poorest Counties in North Dakota

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
53	McIntosh County	$64,419	$84,200	$38,018	12.2%
52	Sioux County	$42,083	$85,400	$21,541	43.3%
51	Benson County	$64,033	$90,000	$27,991	25.6%
50	Grant County	$57,875	$93,200	$38,687	16.6%
49	Logan County	$62,750	$102,000	$33,402	12.4%
48	Rolette County	$59,517	$103,800	$26,519	24.3%
47	Sheridan County	$62,639	$110,300	$42,140	10.1%
46	Adams County	$62,500	$113,200	$36,860	14.8%
45	Wells County	$66,114	$114,500	$44,681	9.1%
44	LaMoure County	$80,664	$117,200	$42,849	8.7%

All 53 Counties Ranked

Every county in North Dakota ranked by median home value. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	McKenzie County	$93,404	$349,600	$51,333	12.0%
2	Billings County	$86,806	$331,000	$45,936	10.8%
3	Burleigh County	$86,851	$324,000	$45,977	7.9%
4	Cass County	$75,555	$298,000	$45,643	11.0%
5	Williams County	$85,595	$284,800	$44,320	8.6%
6	Dunn County	$97,689	$275,000	$54,172	7.4%
7	Stark County	$84,449	$271,700	$40,951	12.1%
8	Ward County	$78,238	$267,100	$43,089	8.6%
9	Morton County	$79,382	$263,900	$46,235	8.0%
10	Grand Forks County	$68,075	$252,700	$40,347	13.2%
11	Mountrail County	$80,717	$232,700	$42,599	14.5%
12	McLean County	$83,583	$227,100	$45,317	8.9%
13	Oliver County	$77,240	$215,700	$42,289	5.2%
14	Stutsman County	$61,856	$208,400	$39,731	12.6%
15	Traill County	$87,004	$200,700	$43,618	9.1%
16	Ramsey County	$61,006	$199,300	$39,557	15.2%
17	Mercer County	$80,946	$198,500	$41,590	9.7%
18	Bottineau County	$85,000	$193,200	$48,474	7.6%
19	Ransom County	$75,736	$193,000	$40,691	10.4%
20	Richland County	$75,432	$183,600	$40,975	9.7%
21	Barnes County	$68,038	$173,700	$42,330	12.1%
22	Slope County	$71,250	$170,000	$47,169	5.0%
23	Divide County	$91,852	$167,600	$49,863	9.3%
24	Foster County	$87,831	$167,500	$46,993	8.8%
25	Renville County	$74,301	$166,000	$38,418	9.1%
26	Bowman County	$72,109	$164,900	$40,193	13.4%
27	Sargent County	$77,946	$163,200	$47,355	6.9%
28	Dickey County	$68,654	$162,400	$40,579	11.8%
29	Burke County	$91,591	$158,100	$51,797	5.9%
30	Kidder County	$65,610	$156,600	$39,686	10.2%
31	McHenry County	$80,733	$151,000	$40,377	9.7%
32	Pierce County	$59,365	$147,300	$41,898	10.8%
33	Nelson County	$67,193	$139,700	$46,126	7.2%
34	Towner County	$67,350	$134,800	$39,318	8.5%
35	Walsh County	$71,944	$132,700	$36,909	11.2%
36	Steele County	$77,500	$130,700	$43,071	12.9%
37	Cavalier County	$69,531	$125,800	$47,476	8.5%
38	Eddy County	$50,850	$124,000	$40,702	14.2%
39	Golden Valley County	$68,021	$123,900	$37,649	19.8%
40	Griggs County	$61,711	$119,300	$46,301	11.7%
41	Pembina County	$68,393	$119,200	$42,318	9.2%
42	Hettinger County	$73,026	$117,300	$47,360	11.0%
43	Emmons County	$66,538	$117,200	$39,008	9.1%
44	LaMoure County	$80,664	$117,200	$42,849	8.7%
45	Wells County	$66,114	$114,500	$44,681	9.1%
46	Adams County	$62,500	$113,200	$36,860	14.8%
47	Sheridan County	$62,639	$110,300	$42,140	10.1%
48	Rolette County	$59,517	$103,800	$26,519	24.3%
49	Logan County	$62,750	$102,000	$33,402	12.4%
50	Grant County	$57,875	$93,200	$38,687	16.6%
51	Benson County	$64,033	$90,000	$27,991	25.6%
52	Sioux County	$42,083	$85,400	$21,541	43.3%
53	McIntosh County	$64,419	$84,200	$38,018	12.2%

Richest Counties in North Dakota

Top 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Dunn County	$97,689	$275,000	$54,172	7.4%
2	Burke County	$91,591	$158,100	$51,797	5.9%
3	McKenzie County	$93,404	$349,600	$51,333	12.0%
4	Divide County	$91,852	$167,600	$49,863	9.3%
5	Bottineau County	$85,000	$193,200	$48,474	7.6%
6	Cavalier County	$69,531	$125,800	$47,476	8.5%
7	Hettinger County	$73,026	$117,300	$47,360	11.0%
8	Sargent County	$77,946	$163,200	$47,355	6.9%
9	Slope County	$71,250	$170,000	$47,169	5.0%
10	Foster County	$87,831	$167,500	$46,993	8.8%

Poorest Counties in North Dakota

Bottom 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
53	Sioux County	$42,083	$85,400	$21,541	43.3%
52	Rolette County	$59,517	$103,800	$26,519	24.3%
51	Benson County	$64,033	$90,000	$27,991	25.6%
50	Logan County	$62,750	$102,000	$33,402	12.4%
49	Adams County	$62,500	$113,200	$36,860	14.8%
48	Walsh County	$71,944	$132,700	$36,909	11.2%
47	Golden Valley County	$68,021	$123,900	$37,649	19.8%
46	McIntosh County	$64,419	$84,200	$38,018	12.2%
45	Renville County	$74,301	$166,000	$38,418	9.1%
44	Grant County	$57,875	$93,200	$38,687	16.6%

All 53 Counties Ranked

Every county in North Dakota ranked by per capita income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Dunn County	$97,689	$275,000	$54,172	7.4%
2	Burke County	$91,591	$158,100	$51,797	5.9%
3	McKenzie County	$93,404	$349,600	$51,333	12.0%
4	Divide County	$91,852	$167,600	$49,863	9.3%
5	Bottineau County	$85,000	$193,200	$48,474	7.6%
6	Cavalier County	$69,531	$125,800	$47,476	8.5%
7	Hettinger County	$73,026	$117,300	$47,360	11.0%
8	Sargent County	$77,946	$163,200	$47,355	6.9%
9	Slope County	$71,250	$170,000	$47,169	5.0%
10	Foster County	$87,831	$167,500	$46,993	8.8%
11	Griggs County	$61,711	$119,300	$46,301	11.7%
12	Morton County	$79,382	$263,900	$46,235	8.0%
13	Nelson County	$67,193	$139,700	$46,126	7.2%
14	Burleigh County	$86,851	$324,000	$45,977	7.9%
15	Billings County	$86,806	$331,000	$45,936	10.8%
16	Cass County	$75,555	$298,000	$45,643	11.0%
17	McLean County	$83,583	$227,100	$45,317	8.9%
18	Wells County	$66,114	$114,500	$44,681	9.1%
19	Williams County	$85,595	$284,800	$44,320	8.6%
20	Traill County	$87,004	$200,700	$43,618	9.1%
21	Ward County	$78,238	$267,100	$43,089	8.6%
22	Steele County	$77,500	$130,700	$43,071	12.9%
23	LaMoure County	$80,664	$117,200	$42,849	8.7%
24	Mountrail County	$80,717	$232,700	$42,599	14.5%
25	Barnes County	$68,038	$173,700	$42,330	12.1%
26	Pembina County	$68,393	$119,200	$42,318	9.2%
27	Oliver County	$77,240	$215,700	$42,289	5.2%
28	Sheridan County	$62,639	$110,300	$42,140	10.1%
29	Pierce County	$59,365	$147,300	$41,898	10.8%
30	Mercer County	$80,946	$198,500	$41,590	9.7%
31	Richland County	$75,432	$183,600	$40,975	9.7%
32	Stark County	$84,449	$271,700	$40,951	12.1%
33	Eddy County	$50,850	$124,000	$40,702	14.2%
34	Ransom County	$75,736	$193,000	$40,691	10.4%
35	Dickey County	$68,654	$162,400	$40,579	11.8%
36	McHenry County	$80,733	$151,000	$40,377	9.7%
37	Grand Forks County	$68,075	$252,700	$40,347	13.2%
38	Bowman County	$72,109	$164,900	$40,193	13.4%
39	Stutsman County	$61,856	$208,400	$39,731	12.6%
40	Kidder County	$65,610	$156,600	$39,686	10.2%
41	Ramsey County	$61,006	$199,300	$39,557	15.2%
42	Towner County	$67,350	$134,800	$39,318	8.5%
43	Emmons County	$66,538	$117,200	$39,008	9.1%
44	Grant County	$57,875	$93,200	$38,687	16.6%
45	Renville County	$74,301	$166,000	$38,418	9.1%
46	McIntosh County	$64,419	$84,200	$38,018	12.2%
47	Golden Valley County	$68,021	$123,900	$37,649	19.8%
48	Walsh County	$71,944	$132,700	$36,909	11.2%
49	Adams County	$62,500	$113,200	$36,860	14.8%
50	Logan County	$62,750	$102,000	$33,402	12.4%
51	Benson County	$64,033	$90,000	$27,991	25.6%
52	Rolette County	$59,517	$103,800	$26,519	24.3%
53	Sioux County	$42,083	$85,400	$21,541	43.3%

Richest Counties in North Dakota

Top 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Slope County	$71,250	$170,000	$47,169	5.0%
2	Oliver County	$77,240	$215,700	$42,289	5.2%
3	Burke County	$91,591	$158,100	$51,797	5.9%
4	Sargent County	$77,946	$163,200	$47,355	6.9%
5	Nelson County	$67,193	$139,700	$46,126	7.2%
6	Dunn County	$97,689	$275,000	$54,172	7.4%
7	Bottineau County	$85,000	$193,200	$48,474	7.6%
8	Burleigh County	$86,851	$324,000	$45,977	7.9%
9	Morton County	$79,382	$263,900	$46,235	8.0%
10	Towner County	$67,350	$134,800	$39,318	8.5%

Poorest Counties in North Dakota

Bottom 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
53	Sioux County	$42,083	$85,400	$21,541	43.3%
52	Benson County	$64,033	$90,000	$27,991	25.6%
51	Rolette County	$59,517	$103,800	$26,519	24.3%
50	Golden Valley County	$68,021	$123,900	$37,649	19.8%
49	Grant County	$57,875	$93,200	$38,687	16.6%
48	Ramsey County	$61,006	$199,300	$39,557	15.2%
47	Adams County	$62,500	$113,200	$36,860	14.8%
46	Mountrail County	$80,717	$232,700	$42,599	14.5%
45	Eddy County	$50,850	$124,000	$40,702	14.2%
44	Bowman County	$72,109	$164,900	$40,193	13.4%

All 53 Counties Ranked

Every county in North Dakota ranked by poverty rate. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Slope County	$71,250	$170,000	$47,169	5.0%
2	Oliver County	$77,240	$215,700	$42,289	5.2%
3	Burke County	$91,591	$158,100	$51,797	5.9%
4	Sargent County	$77,946	$163,200	$47,355	6.9%
5	Nelson County	$67,193	$139,700	$46,126	7.2%
6	Dunn County	$97,689	$275,000	$54,172	7.4%
7	Bottineau County	$85,000	$193,200	$48,474	7.6%
8	Burleigh County	$86,851	$324,000	$45,977	7.9%
9	Morton County	$79,382	$263,900	$46,235	8.0%
10	Towner County	$67,350	$134,800	$39,318	8.5%
11	Cavalier County	$69,531	$125,800	$47,476	8.5%
12	Ward County	$78,238	$267,100	$43,089	8.6%
13	Williams County	$85,595	$284,800	$44,320	8.6%
14	LaMoure County	$80,664	$117,200	$42,849	8.7%
15	Foster County	$87,831	$167,500	$46,993	8.8%
16	McLean County	$83,583	$227,100	$45,317	8.9%
17	Traill County	$87,004	$200,700	$43,618	9.1%
18	Renville County	$74,301	$166,000	$38,418	9.1%
19	Emmons County	$66,538	$117,200	$39,008	9.1%
20	Wells County	$66,114	$114,500	$44,681	9.1%
21	Pembina County	$68,393	$119,200	$42,318	9.2%
22	Divide County	$91,852	$167,600	$49,863	9.3%
23	Mercer County	$80,946	$198,500	$41,590	9.7%
24	Richland County	$75,432	$183,600	$40,975	9.7%
25	McHenry County	$80,733	$151,000	$40,377	9.7%
26	Sheridan County	$62,639	$110,300	$42,140	10.1%
27	Kidder County	$65,610	$156,600	$39,686	10.2%
28	Ransom County	$75,736	$193,000	$40,691	10.4%
29	Pierce County	$59,365	$147,300	$41,898	10.8%
30	Billings County	$86,806	$331,000	$45,936	10.8%
31	Cass County	$75,555	$298,000	$45,643	11.0%
32	Hettinger County	$73,026	$117,300	$47,360	11.0%
33	Walsh County	$71,944	$132,700	$36,909	11.2%
34	Griggs County	$61,711	$119,300	$46,301	11.7%
35	Dickey County	$68,654	$162,400	$40,579	11.8%
36	McKenzie County	$93,404	$349,600	$51,333	12.0%
37	Stark County	$84,449	$271,700	$40,951	12.1%
38	Barnes County	$68,038	$173,700	$42,330	12.1%
39	McIntosh County	$64,419	$84,200	$38,018	12.2%
40	Logan County	$62,750	$102,000	$33,402	12.4%
41	Stutsman County	$61,856	$208,400	$39,731	12.6%
42	Steele County	$77,500	$130,700	$43,071	12.9%
43	Grand Forks County	$68,075	$252,700	$40,347	13.2%
44	Bowman County	$72,109	$164,900	$40,193	13.4%
45	Eddy County	$50,850	$124,000	$40,702	14.2%
46	Mountrail County	$80,717	$232,700	$42,599	14.5%
47	Adams County	$62,500	$113,200	$36,860	14.8%
48	Ramsey County	$61,006	$199,300	$39,557	15.2%
49	Grant County	$57,875	$93,200	$38,687	16.6%
50	Golden Valley County	$68,021	$123,900	$37,649	19.8%
51	Rolette County	$59,517	$103,800	$26,519	24.3%
52	Benson County	$64,033	$90,000	$27,991	25.6%
53	Sioux County	$42,083	$85,400	$21,541	43.3%

About This Data

All figures are estimates from the American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates, published by the U.S. Census Bureau. Values are subject to sampling variability and margin of error.

Rankings are within North Dakota only and may differ from national rankings. For more information, see our methodology.