County profile
Cass County, ND
United States · GDP 2024
#271 of 3,127 US counties by GDP61st-percentile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$19.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
113,306
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,988
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$64.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
201,794
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.3%
Median HH income
$75.6k±$2.1k
Bachelor's degree+
42.6%
Poverty rate
11.0%±1.2%
Business applications
2,650 · 2025
Retail establishments
681
34.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Titan Machinery Inc.Industrials$2.4B58C2NI Holdings, Inc.Financial Services$285.1M48D3Golden Growers CooperativeConsumer Defensive$62.3M67B4BT Brands, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$14.8M——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care30%
Retail trade17%
Manufacturing16%
Food & accommodation14%
Construction11%
Finance & insurance11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
201,794
residents · 2025 · +9.1% since 2020
Income per capita $74.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+6,297
International migration+5,322
Natural change+5,337
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$13.9B2019
$13.9B2020
$15.3B2021
$16.4B2022
$18.1B2023
$19.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$298.0k±$7.0k
Median gross rent
$958/mo±$17/mo
Vacancy rate
5.7%±0.8%
Affordability
4.6× wages
Residential permits
$309.9M
1,154 units · 5.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
82.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 100Strong wind 98Hail 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4982016
5092017
5212018
5312019
5382020
5682021
6412022
6762023
6972024
7192025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -36% since 20211,8062021
2,0582022
1,6872023
1,2232024
1,1542025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
6.4 km
I-94
Nearest freight rail
3.4 km
BNSF
Nearest port
342.1 km
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
Nearest commercial airport
32.9 km
HECTOR INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR8 filings from 4 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$64.7k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Cass?
Cass's economy produced $19.1B in 2024, growing 5.4% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.