Nelson County, ND

Welcome to Nelson County.

Nelson County has a population of 3,000 and a total area (land and water combined) of 1,008.9 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 46%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $237 million.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Nelson County voted five out of six times for Republicans and only once for a Democratic candidate.

The largest city in the county is Lakota.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	37.34%	56.03%	+
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	40.48%	57.6%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	51.77%	45.66%	+
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	45.71%	51.55%	+
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	31.22%	59.7%	++
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	32.98%	64.21%	++
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	46%

Government Enterprises	8%	5%
Private Industries	92%	50%
Agriculture	42%	109%
Mining	<1%	0%
Utilities	<1%	-20%
Construction	3%	16%
Manufacturing	1%	96%
– Durable	1%	87%
– Nondurable	<1%	0%
Trade	16%	0%
– Wholesale	14%	-6%
– Retail	2%	70%
Transportation	<1%	0%
Information	<1%	0%
Finance & Insurance	6%	0%
Real Estate	9%	0%
Professional & Business Services	2%	75%
Educational Services	<1%	0%
Healthcare & Social Services	6%	0%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	<1%	0%
Accommodation & Food Services	<1%	0%
Other Services²	2%	0%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings
📺 Electronics & Appliance
🛒 Grocery Stores
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores
⚕️ Health & Personal Care
⛽ Gasoline Stations	4	8
👕 Clothing Stores
👠 Shoe Stores
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry
🏸 Sporting Goods
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers
🏬 Department Stores
💐 Florists
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies
🍺 Bars & Taverns	6	23
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	6	12
🍔 Limited-service restaurants
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	22%	$445,500	N/A
Top 20%	48%	$249,000	More than $250,000
Next highest 20%	23%	$118,800	$143,600
Middle 20%	16%	$83,200	$100,900
Second lowest 20%	9%	$47,400	$63,800
Bottom 20%	4%	$18,400	$34,100
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		72%	$92,200
Self-Employment		16%	$63,900
Investment Income¹		28%	$54,900
Social Security		24%	$21,200
Supplemental Security		5%	$15,800
Public Assistance		Less than 1%	Below $10,000
Retirement		13%	$21,400
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	1%	3%	6%	12%
$25K – $49K	1%	3%	5%	8%
$50K – $99K	<1%	8%	12%	12%
$100K – $199K	<1%	6%	10%	7%
$200K & more	<1%	1%	2%	1%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$68,900	$35,800
African-American	$36,300
Hispanic	$44,400	$44,000
Asian		$43,500

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$44,600	$40,300
Highschool & GED	$54,800	$34,600
Some College to Associate’s	$68,200	$38,100
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$72,100	$43,800
Graduate Degree	$68,900	$55,600

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$68,700	$51,900
STEM²	$64,700	$44,200
Gray-Collar³	$49,000	$50,900
Pink-Collar⁴	$39,800	$24,500
Sales⁵	$48,200	$23,800
Blue-Collar⁶	$68,300	$14,500
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding
Cold Waves	++++	$$
Drought	+	$
Earthquake	+
Hail	+	$$
Heat Waves	+	$
Hurricane
Ice Storm	+	$$
Landslide	+	$
Lightning	+	$
Riverine Flooding	+	$
Strong Wind	+	$
Tornado	+	$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+	$
Winter Weather	++	$
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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