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Best Income & Jobs Counties in North Dakota

Median household income and per capita earnings Compare rankings across all 53 counties.

Average Income & Jobs Score
67/100
Top County
Burke County
Counties Ranked
53

Top 10

#1
Burke County
ND
94/100
#2
Dunn County
ND
94/100
#3
Williams County
ND
92/100
#4
Divide County
ND
92/100
#5
McKenzie County
ND
91/100
#6
Traill County
ND
91/100
#7
Burleigh County
ND
89/100
#8
Bowman County
ND
88/100
#9
Bottineau County
ND
87/100
#10
Foster County
ND
87/100

All North Dakota Counties Ranked

#CountyIncome & Jobs ScoreOverall Score
1Burke County, ND
94.4
72.5
2Dunn County, ND
93.8
61.5
3Williams County, ND
92.2
42.7
4Divide County, ND
91.7
72.2
5McKenzie County, ND
91.1
48.8
6Traill County, ND
91.1
64.5
7Burleigh County, ND
88.5
45.4
8Bowman County, ND
87.7
64.9
9Bottineau County, ND
87.3
61.3
10Foster County, ND
87.2
64.3
11McLean County, ND
85.7
60.1
12Billings County, ND
85.1
84.1
13Mountrail County, ND
85.1
60.7
14Stark County, ND
84.7
46.8
15McHenry County, ND
84.5
69.3
16Steele County, ND
84.1
75.8
17Morton County, ND
83.2
38.5
18Mercer County, ND
83.1
60.6
19Ward County, ND
83
48.2
20Sargent County, ND
81.2
60.6
21Oliver County, ND
79.9
74.1
22Golden Valley County, ND
79.4
68.1
23Renville County, ND
78.9
66.8
24Cass County, ND
77.4
38.9
25Ransom County, ND
76.5
66.7
26Richland County, ND
72.6
51.7
27Hettinger County, ND
68.4
62.1
28LaMoure County, ND
67.3
70.4
29Barnes County, ND
67.1
56.2
30Walsh County, ND
66.3
54.6
31Grand Forks County, ND
62.8
40.5
32Nelson County, ND
62.1
71.5
33Benson County, ND
62
63.2
34Emmons County, ND
59.9
60.4
35Sheridan County, ND
59.9
62.1
36Cavalier County, ND
59.2
66
37Pembina County, ND
58.8
69
38Griggs County, ND
53.2
70
39McIntosh County, ND
51.2
60.7
40Pierce County, ND
49
63.9
41Dickey County, ND
48.6
62.6
42Towner County, ND
48.2
60.4
43Slope County, ND
46.5
77.4
44Kidder County, ND
44.7
69.8
45Logan County, ND
43.2
67.4
46Wells County, ND
43.2
68.2
47Ramsey County, ND
43.1
50.4
48Stutsman County, ND
39.5
48.3
49Rolette County, ND
31.3
57.6
50Grant County, ND
29.7
66.7
51Adams County, ND
26.1
62.2
52Eddy County, ND
25.9
60.3
53Sioux County, ND
3.9
68.4

Data Source

Income & Jobs data from IncomeByCounty. See full details at IncomeByCounty. Data updated February 2026.