2000 vs. 2016 Per Capita Income Growth and Change

North Dakota Real Per Capita Income Growth by County

2000 vs. 2016, Net Percent Change

Billings County 2000 vs. 2016

Net Percent Change = 187.51%

Rank = #1

Hettinger County 2000 vs. 2016

Net Percent Change = -9.22%

Rank = #53

Benson County 2000 vs. 2016

Net Percent Change = 56.81%

Rank = #19

With a spotlight on Benson County, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of real (inflation adjusted) per capita income (PCI) across North Dakota's 53 counties over the period 2000-2016.

Statewide Snippets:

Over 2000-2016 real PCI grew in fifty-one North Dakota counties while declining in two.
Real PCI growth in twenty-eight counties outpaced the statewide average (49.13%), while growth in twenty-five counties trailed.
At the extremes of the distribution, Billings County posted the highest growth of real PCI (187.51%), while Hettinger County placed last by logging a -9.22% decline.
The spread in real PCI growth between the highest (Billings County, 187.51%) and lowest (Hettinger County, -9.22%) over 2000-2016 equated to 196.73% ( = 187.51% − -9.22%).

Benson County Snippets:

Over 2000-2016, Benson County posted a 56.81% net gain in real PCI.
Benson County was joined by twenty-seven other counties whose real PCI growth over 2000-2016 registered above the statewide average (49.13%).
Ranked #19 among North Dakota's 53 counties, Benson County's real PCI growth (56.81%) outperformed the statewide average of 49.13% by a 7.68% margin.
Benson County's net real PCI growth (56.81%, #19) over 2000-2016 registered just above that of Burleigh County (52.92%, #20) and just below that of Oliver County (57.51%, #18).
Benson County's real PCI as a percent of the statewide average rose from 68.80% in 2000 to 72.35% in 2016, resulting in a gain of 3.55%.

Real Per Capita Income Growth by County

2000 vs. 2016, Net Percent Change

County Distribution of Real Per Capita Income Growth, 2000 vs. 2016

	More than 80%	80% to 70%	70% to 60%	60% to 50%	50% to 40%	40% to 30%	30% to 20%	20% or Below	Total
2000 vs. 2016	8	2	7	9	14	6	5	2	53

Real Per Capita Income by County, 2016

Billings County 2016

PCI = $68,753

Percent of State = 131.70%

Rank = #1

Sioux County 2016

PCI = $27,849

Percent of State = 53.35%

Rank = #53

Benson County 2016

PCI = $37,768

Percent of State = 72.35%

Rank = #49

Again highlighting Benson County's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2016 real per capita income statewide ($52,203).

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Statewide Snippets:

Ranked #1, Billings County's 2016 PCI totaled $68,753, equating to 131.70% of the statewide average.
Ranked last (#53), Sioux County's real per capita income of $27,849 in 2016 comprised just 53.35% of the total statewide. Sioux County's real per capita income in 2016 equates to just 40.5% to that of Billings County's.

Benson County Snippets:

Benson County's PCI in 2016 ranked #49, amounting to 72.35% of the statewide average.
Benson County's PCI of $37,768 placed below that of Hettinger County's ($38,155, #48), and just above that of Rolette County's ($37,372, #50).

Real Per Capita Income by County, 2016

County Distribution of Real Per Capita Income, 2016

	More than $65,000	$65,000 to $60,000	$60,000 to $55,000	$55,000 to $50,000	$50,000 to $45,000	$45,000 to $40,000	$40,000 to $35,000	$35,000 or Below	Total
2016	2	1	10	15	14	3	6	2	53

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North Dakota Real* Per Capita Income by County:
2000 vs. 2016

	2000		2016		2000 - 2016
County	Constant Dollars	Percent of State Average	Constant Dollars	Percent of State Average	Net Percent Change	Net Change	Change in Percent of State Avg.
Adams	33,587	95.95	43,288	82.92	28.88	9,701	-13.03
Barnes	33,218	94.89	48,897	93.67	47.20	15,679	-1.23
Benson	24,085	68.80	37,768	72.35	56.81	13,683	3.55
Billings	23,913	68.31	68,753	131.70	187.51	44,840	63.39
Bottineau	35,189	100.52	52,061	99.73	47.94	16,871	-0.80
Bowman	33,894	96.82	55,464	106.25	63.64	21,570	9.42
Burke	34,493	98.54	59,799	114.55	73.36	25,305	16.01
Burleigh	37,318	106.61	57,068	109.32	52.92	19,750	2.71
Cass	41,428	118.35	53,701	102.87	29.62	12,273	-15.48
Cavalier	44,476	127.05	65,732	125.92	47.79	21,256	-1.14
Dickey	34,367	98.17	51,734	99.10	50.53	17,367	0.93
Divide	35,737	102.09	44,372	85.00	24.16	8,635	-17.09
Dunn	28,873	82.48	56,969	109.13	97.31	28,097	26.65
Eddy	28,024	80.06	53,930	103.31	92.44	25,906	23.25
Emmons	29,239	83.53	49,308	94.45	68.64	20,069	10.93
Foster	34,876	99.63	50,300	96.36	44.22	15,424	-3.28
Golden Valley	23,193	66.26	34,927	66.91	50.59	11,734	0.65
Grand Forks	33,667	96.17	46,871	89.79	39.22	13,204	-6.39
Grant	31,963	91.31	39,962	76.55	25.03	7,999	-14.76
Griggs	34,874	99.62	52,165	99.93	49.58	17,290	0.30
Hettinger	42,029	120.06	38,155	73.09	-9.22	-3,874	-46.97
Kidder	30,281	86.50	48,643	93.18	60.64	18,361	6.68
LaMoure	35,355	101.00	48,878	93.63	38.25	13,523	-7.37
Logan	35,587	101.66	53,632	102.74	50.71	18,045	1.08
McHenry	26,379	75.36	48,864	93.60	85.24	22,486	18.25
McIntosh	35,044	100.11	50,937	97.58	45.35	15,893	-2.53
McKenzie	31,237	89.23	57,844	110.81	85.18	26,608	21.57
McLean	30,838	88.10	50,647	97.02	64.23	19,809	8.92
Mercer	36,265	103.60	58,196	111.48	60.47	21,931	7.88
Morton	30,701	87.70	49,471	94.77	61.14	18,770	7.06
Mountrail	30,937	88.38	56,598	108.42	82.95	25,661	20.04
Nelson	32,070	91.61	53,586	102.65	67.09	21,516	11.04
Oliver	29,960	85.59	47,190	90.40	57.51	17,230	4.81
Pembina	43,717	124.89	54,355	104.12	24.33	10,638	-20.76
Pierce	32,091	91.68	43,682	83.68	36.12	11,590	-8.00
Ramsey	32,605	93.14	48,552	93.01	48.91	15,946	-0.14
Ransom	34,135	97.51	48,277	92.48	41.43	14,142	-5.03
Renville	36,864	105.31	55,037	105.43	49.30	18,173	0.12
Richland	32,485	92.80	47,702	91.38	46.85	15,218	-1.42
Rolette	24,572	70.20	37,372	71.59	52.09	12,800	1.40
Sargent	40,963	117.02	54,939	105.24	34.12	13,976	-11.78
Sheridan	25,432	72.65	38,335	73.44	50.74	12,904	0.78
Sioux	19,877	56.78	27,849	53.35	40.11	7,972	-3.44
Slope	39,193	111.96	37,089	71.05	-5.37	-2,104	-40.91
Stark	30,753	87.85	57,882	110.88	88.22	27,129	23.03
Steele	37,505	107.14	56,709	108.63	51.20	19,204	1.49
Stutsman	33,967	97.03	48,494	92.89	42.77	14,527	-4.14
Towner	39,526	112.91	52,843	101.23	33.69	13,317	-11.69
Traill	34,702	99.13	47,647	91.27	37.30	12,945	-7.86
Walsh	33,838	96.66	47,826	91.62	41.34	13,988	-5.05
Ward	34,675	99.06	51,147	97.98	47.50	16,472	-1.08
Wells	30,013	85.74	52,863	101.26	76.13	22,850	15.53
Williams	30,835	88.08	61,526	117.86	99.54	30,692	29.78

North Dakota	35,006	100.00	52,203	100.00	49.13	17,197	0.00
Metropolitan	37,613	107.45	52,850	101.24	40.51	15,238	-6.21
Nonmetropolitan	32,903	93.99	51,570	98.79	56.73	18,667	4.79

United States	41,384		49,826		20.40	8,442
Metropolitan U.S.	43,392		51,643		19.01	8,250
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	30,577		38,658		26.43	8,081

*Real per capita personal income determined using the Implicit Price Deflator for
Personal Consumption (2017=1.00).

Source: Calculations by the North Dakota Regional Economic Analysis Project (ND-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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North Dakota Per Capita Income by County:
2000 vs. 2016

	2000		2016		2000 - 2016
County	Current Dollars	Percent of State Average	Current Dollars	Percent of State Average	Net Percent Change	Net Change	Change in Percent of State Avg.
Adams	24,795	95.95	42,545	82.92	71.59	17,751	-13.03
Barnes	24,522	94.89	48,058	93.67	95.98	23,536	-1.23
Benson	17,780	68.80	37,120	72.35	108.77	19,340	3.55
Billings	17,653	68.31	67,573	131.70	282.79	49,920	63.39
Bottineau	25,977	100.52	51,167	99.73	96.97	25,190	-0.80
Bowman	25,021	96.82	54,512	106.25	117.86	29,491	9.42
Burke	25,464	98.54	58,772	114.55	130.81	33,309	16.01
Burleigh	27,549	106.61	56,089	109.32	103.60	28,540	2.71
Cass	30,583	118.35	52,779	102.87	72.58	22,196	-15.48
Cavalier	32,833	127.05	64,604	125.92	96.76	31,771	-1.14
Dickey	25,370	98.17	50,846	99.10	100.42	25,476	0.93
Divide	26,382	102.09	43,611	85.00	65.31	17,229	-17.09
Dunn	21,314	82.48	55,992	109.13	162.70	34,678	26.65
Eddy	20,688	80.06	53,005	103.31	156.21	32,317	23.25
Emmons	21,585	83.53	48,462	94.45	124.52	26,877	10.93
Foster	25,746	99.63	49,437	96.36	92.02	23,691	-3.28
Golden Valley	17,122	66.26	34,328	66.91	100.50	17,206	0.65
Grand Forks	24,853	96.17	46,067	89.79	85.35	21,213	-6.39
Grant	23,596	91.31	39,276	76.55	66.46	15,681	-14.76
Griggs	25,745	99.62	51,269	99.93	99.14	25,525	0.30
Hettinger	31,026	120.06	37,500	73.09	20.86	6,473	-46.97
Kidder	22,354	86.50	47,808	93.18	113.87	25,454	6.68
LaMoure	26,100	101.00	48,039	93.63	84.06	21,939	-7.37
Logan	26,271	101.66	52,712	102.74	100.65	26,441	1.08
McHenry	19,473	75.36	48,026	93.60	146.62	28,553	18.25
McIntosh	25,870	100.11	50,063	97.58	93.52	24,193	-2.53
McKenzie	23,059	89.23	56,852	110.81	146.54	33,792	21.57
McLean	22,765	88.10	49,778	97.02	118.66	27,012	8.92
Mercer	26,772	103.60	57,198	111.48	113.65	30,426	7.88
Morton	22,664	87.70	48,622	94.77	114.53	25,958	7.06
Mountrail	22,838	88.38	55,627	108.42	143.57	32,789	20.04
Nelson	23,674	91.61	52,666	102.65	122.46	28,992	11.04
Oliver	22,117	85.59	46,380	90.40	109.70	24,263	4.81
Pembina	32,273	124.89	53,422	104.12	65.53	21,149	-20.76
Pierce	23,691	91.68	42,932	83.68	81.22	19,241	-8.00
Ramsey	24,070	93.14	47,718	93.01	98.25	23,648	-0.14
Ransom	25,199	97.51	47,449	92.48	88.29	22,250	-5.03
Renville	27,214	105.31	54,093	105.43	98.77	26,879	0.12
Richland	23,981	92.80	46,884	91.38	95.51	22,903	-1.42
Rolette	18,140	70.20	36,731	71.59	102.49	18,591	1.40
Sargent	30,240	117.02	53,996	105.24	78.56	23,757	-11.78
Sheridan	18,774	72.65	37,678	73.44	100.69	18,903	0.78
Sioux	14,674	56.78	27,371	53.35	86.53	12,697	-3.44
Slope	28,933	111.96	36,452	71.05	25.99	7,519	-40.91
Stark	22,702	87.85	56,889	110.88	150.59	34,187	23.03
Steele	27,687	107.14	55,736	108.63	101.31	28,049	1.49
Stutsman	25,075	97.03	47,661	92.89	90.08	22,586	-4.14
Towner	29,179	112.91	51,936	101.23	77.99	22,757	-11.69
Traill	25,618	99.13	46,830	91.27	82.80	21,212	-7.86
Walsh	24,980	96.66	47,005	91.62	88.17	22,025	-5.05
Ward	25,598	99.06	50,270	97.98	96.38	24,672	-1.08
Wells	22,156	85.74	51,956	101.26	134.50	29,800	15.53
Williams	22,763	88.08	60,471	117.86	165.66	37,708	29.78

North Dakota	25,842	100.00	51,307	100.00	98.54	25,465	0.00
Metropolitan	27,766	107.45	51,943	101.24	87.07	24,177	-6.21
Nonmetropolitan	24,290	93.99	50,685	98.79	108.67	26,395	4.79

United States	30,551		48,971		60.30	18,421
Metropolitan U.S.	32,033		50,756		58.45	18,723
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	22,573		37,995		68.32	15,422

Source: Calculations by the North Dakota Regional Economic Analysis Project (ND-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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