Best counties in North Dakota

Ranked by composite score — 53 counties

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Rank	County	Score	Tax	Cost	Income
1	Slope County	84	91.6	87.8	24.2
2	Billings County	83.8	91.9	84.5	36.4
3	Oliver County	82.5	84.6	83.6	33.6
4	Sheridan County	82.5	82.6	93.9	27.4
5	Burke County	81.5	83.1	85.4	46.3
6	Divide County	79.2	85.5	79.9	41.7
7	Steele County	78.9	75.5	87.2	35.8
8	Griggs County	78.7	76.8	87.7	25.6
9	McHenry County	78.6	83.6	84.4	36
10	Kidder County	78.5	83.8	85.2	23.8
11	Nelson County	78.4	79.7	88	27.8
12	Golden Valley County	77.7	76.1	85	33.3
13	LaMoure County	77.4	75	87.2	29.3
14	Bottineau County	77.3	82.6	83.5	37.9
15	Bowman County	77.3	81.1	81.6	38.1
16	Renville County	77.3	83.2	80.7	33.2
17	Dunn County	77.1	85.3	79.4	45.2
18	Wells County	76.8	73	87.5	23.4
19	Adams County	76.2	73.5	90	19.6
20	Eddy County	76.1	77.3	88.2	19.5
21	Towner County	75.9	77.6	85.8	24.5
22	Pierce County	75.8	73.3	83.3	24.7
23	Logan County	75.5	76.1	83.5	23.4
24	Pembina County	75.2	74.2	87.1	27
25	Traill County	75.2	72.9	79.9	41
26	Emmons County	75	77	90	27.4
27	Grant County	75	74.7	87.9	20.4
28	Ransom County	74.7	72.7	82.5	32
29	Mountrail County	74.6	87.4	83.3	36.4
30	McLean County	74.5	81.2	82	36.8
31	Sargent County	74.4	70.2	81.1	34.1
32	Hettinger County	74.3	70.5	84.1	29.6
33	Ramsey County	74.1	76	83.9	23.4
34	Foster County	73.9	66.1	82.9	37.8
35	Dickey County	73.8	76.4	82.3	24.6
36	Cavalier County	73.7	67.2	81.2	27.2
37	McIntosh County	73.6	71.9	90.4	25.3
38	Mercer County	73.5	72.2	77.4	35.2
39	McKenzie County	73.1	90.7	69.9	41
40	Richland County	72.6	70.4	82.7	30.7
41	Walsh County	71.8	71.2	84.2	29.1
42	Barnes County	71.4	71.4	81.6	29.2
43	Benson County	70.9	77.8	88.8	27.8
44	Stutsman County	70.7	71.5	82.3	22.7
45	Williams County	70.6	82.2	73.2	42.3
46	Stark County	70.3	76.4	72.5	36.1
47	Burleigh County	68.2	77.6	72.5	38.8
48	Morton County	68.2	73.4	71.4	35.3
49	Sioux County	68	89.1	93.7	10.6
50	Rolette County	67.9	74.8	91.7	20.8
51	Ward County	66.9	72	71.6	35.1
52	Grand Forks County	66.8	70.5	72.1	28.1
53	Cass County	63.9	68.2	69.7	32.4