North Dakota · individual fact

North Dakota prices and inflation

Compare North Dakota’s price levels, category costs, and changes in its regional price deflator.

BLS does not publish a statewide North Dakota CPI or a complete 50-state CPI cohort. The statewide comparisons here use BEA regional price parities and its implicit regional price deflator. They are explicitly labeled and are not CPI.

All-items price level892024 · #43 of 50 · highest first
Goods price level95.72024 · #38 of 50 · highest first
Housing-rent price level71.42024 · #38 of 50 · highest first

North Dakota over time

Explore North Dakota readings, major events and reviewed actions on the same date scale. North Dakota officeholders appear in separate lanes. National event evidence describes national context; it does not measure a North Dakota effect.

Major events & context · A curated selection, including uncertain effects. Milestone dates do not establish that an event caused a North Dakota change.

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All-items price level North Dakota · source units
North DakotaPublished U.S. benchmark

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All-items price level2024: 8986.894.1101.4North Dakota, 2014: 92.5North Dakota, 2015: 91.1North Dakota, 2016: 91.6North Dakota, 2017: 88.7North Dakota, 2018: 91.2North Dakota, 2019: 93.2North Dakota, 2020: 91.8North Dakota, 2021: 91North Dakota, 2022: 88.7North Dakota, 2023: 88.2North Dakota, 2024: 89201420192024
✦ Major events & context · 27National context · Hurricanes Katrina and Rita disrupt fuel supplies · 2005-08-29Katrina / RitaNational context · Global food and energy price surge · 2008-07-15Food / energy surgeNational context · Great Financial Crisis and Great Recession · 2008-09-15Great Financial CrisisNational context · Fed cuts rates near zero during the crisis · 2008-12-16Fed near-zero ratesNational context · American Recovery and Reinvestment Act · 2009-02-17Recovery ActNational context · Renewed global food and oil price pressures · 2011-04-11Commodity pressuresNational context · U.S. drought damages crops and raises food costs · 2012-08-10U.S. droughtNational context · Oil-price collapse lowers energy inflation · 2014-11-27Oil-price collapseNational context · Fed raises rates after the near-zero period · 2015-12-16Fed rate liftoffNational context · Hurricanes Harvey and Irma disrupt fuel markets · 2017-08-25Harvey / IrmaNational context · U.S.–China tariff escalation · 2018-07-06U.S.–China tariffsNational context · Fed cuts rates amid muted inflation · 2019-07-31Fed cuts rates in 2019National context · COVID-19 pandemic · 2020-03-11COVID-19 pandemicNational context · Fed emergency rate cut and asset purchases · 2020-03-15Fed emergency easingNational context · CARES Act pandemic relief · 2020-03-27CARES Act reliefNational context · American Rescue Plan expands pandemic support · 2021-03-11American Rescue PlanNational context · Reopening demand meets supply and chip shortages · 2021-07-09Reopening / shortagesNational context · Avian influenza disrupts egg supplies · 2022-02-09Bird flu / egg supplyNational context · Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine · 2022-02-24Russia invades UkraineNational context · Federal Reserve begins 2022 rate increases · 2022-03-16Fed rate increases beginNational context · Banking stress raises credit and inflation uncertainty · 2023-03-22Banking stressNational context · Supply recovery and slower rent growth ease inflation pressures · 2023-08-25Supply / rent easingNational context · Red Sea shipping disruption raises supply risks · 2024-02-22Red Sea shippingNational context · Federal Reserve cuts rates in September 2024 · 2024-09-18Fed rate cutNational context · Broad U.S. tariff announcement · 2025-04-02U.S. tariff announcementNational context · Federal shutdown interrupts CPI collection · 2025-10-01Shutdown / CPI data gapNational context · Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz energy disruption · 2026-02-28Iran / Hormuz shock● North Dakota Legislature · 3● U.S. Congress · North Dakota delegation · 0No reviewed actions match these filters.◆ Governor · 0No reviewed actions match these filters.■ North Dakota agencies · 0No reviewed actions match these filters.2005-08-012026-02-28

3 of 3 reviewed North Dakota actions match · 3 date markers shown. 27 major events shown separately.

North Dakota · 2024: 89 · Rank #43 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 100

BEA regional price parity, relative to the overall national price level. The U.S. all-items index equals 100 each year. Measures prices across places within the same year, rather than annual inflation. For all items, 103 means about 3% above the national level. Category benchmarks can differ from 100; compare North Dakota with the published U.S. category value shown. Annual observations use December 31; monthly observations use the first of the month. Lines connect consecutive readings and do not supply values between them. Missing observations break the lines.

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North Dakota All-items price level · source units
PeriodNorth DakotaRankU.S. benchmark
202489#43 of 50100
202388.2#47 of 50100
202288.7#45 of 50100
202191#41 of 50100
202091.8#35 of 50100
201993.2#32 of 50100
201891.2#42 of 50100
201788.7#47 of 50100
201691.6#40 of 50100
201591.1#43 of 50100
201492.5#41 of 50100
How major events are selected

The timeline combines the corresponding national fact’s reviewed event catalog, labeled National context, with individually reviewed state milestones. State events use primary sources and distinguish signing, effective and filing dates. Each milestone keeps its source-check date, geographical limits and evidence limits. This curated selection is not a complete history.

Date ranges affect events and actions. Action type, status and official-name search affect government records only. Events remain separate from action counts. An event after the latest observation extends context without creating a new reading.

North Dakota · state comparison

How does North Dakota’s cost of living compare?

The U.S. all-items level is 100. Each category uses its own published U.S. benchmark. Compare the same category and year.

North Dakota · 202489
North Dakota rank#43among all 50 states
U.S. price level100Same measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

All-items price level

BEA regional price parity, relative to the overall national price level. The U.S. all-items index equals 100 each year.

Measures prices across places within the same year, rather than annual inflation. For all items, 103 means about 3% above the national level. Category benchmarks can differ from 100; compare North Dakota with the published U.S. category value shown.

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North Dakota
All-items price level history in North Dakota86.494.1101.820142024
2024 · North Dakota: 89 · Rank #43 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 100 · Selected for state comparison
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North Dakota All-items price level history
PeriodNorth DakotaCompare
201492.5
201591.1
201691.6
201788.7
201891.2
201993.2
202091.8
202191
202288.7
202388.2
202489

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Lower value · 86.9Higher value · 110.7Striped: unavailable

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North Dakota · 892024 · Rank #43 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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Compare North Dakota with every state · 50 ranked
All-items price level · 2024 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1California110.7—
#2Hawaii110—
#3New Jersey108.8—
#4New York107.9—
#5Washington107—
#6Massachusetts105.8—
#7Maryland105—
#8New Hampshire104.2—
#9Connecticut103.6—
#10Florida103.4—
#11Oregon103.4—
#12Colorado103.1—
#13Alaska102.4—
#14Rhode Island102.3—
#15Virginia101.1—
#16Arizona100.7—
#17Nevada100—
#18Illinois100—
#19Delaware99.8—
#20Utah98.9—
#21Minnesota98.6—
#22Vermont98—
#23Pennsylvania97.6—
#24Texas97.1—
#25Maine97.1—
#26Georgia96.3—
#27Michigan96.2—
#28Idaho95.5—
#29Montana94.6—
#30North Carolina94.3—
#31Wisconsin94.1—
#32South Carolina93.7—
#33Indiana93.3—
#34Ohio92.8—
#35Wyoming92.7—
#36New Mexico92.2—
#37Tennessee91.9—
#38Missouri90.8—
#39Kentucky90.2—
#40Nebraska90.1—
#41Kansas90.1—
#42West Virginia89.5—
#43North Dakota · your comparison89—
#44Alabama88.8—
#45South Dakota88.6—
#46Louisiana88.2—
#47Oklahoma87.8—
#48Iowa87.8—
#49Mississippi87—
#50Arkansas86.9—

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North Dakota · state comparison

How much have prices changed?

This is BEA’s implicit regional price deflator, derived from regional price parities and the national PCE price index.

North Dakota · 20243.5%
North Dakota rank#14among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark2.6%Same measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

Annual change in regional price deflator

Year-over-year change in the BEA implicit regional price deflator.

An annual regional inflation measure; different from BLS CPI-U. Changes can reflect regional price parity estimates and revisions as well as national inflation.

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North Dakota
Annual change in regional price deflator history in North Dakota-2.7%2.5%7.7%20152024
2024 · North Dakota: 3.5% · Rank #14 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 2.6% · Selected for state comparison
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North Dakota Annual change in regional price deflator history
PeriodNorth DakotaCompare
2015-1.3%
20161.6%
2017-1.5%
20184.9%
20193.7%
2020-0.4%
20213.1%
20223.9%
20233.2%
20243.5%

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North Dakota · 3.5%2024 · Rank #14 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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Compare North Dakota with every state · 50 ranked
Annual change in regional price deflator · 2024 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1Montana6.7%—
#2Idaho6.2%—
#3Utah6%—
#4Nevada4.8%—
#5Michigan4.7%—
#6New Mexico4%—
#7Indiana4%—
#8Wyoming3.9%—
#9Illinois3.9%—
#10Colorado3.8%—
#11Delaware3.7%—
#12Ohio3.6%—
#13Wisconsin3.6%—
#14North Dakota · your comparison3.5%—
#15Vermont3.5%—
#16South Dakota3.1%—
#17Maryland3%—
#18Minnesota3%—
#19Kentucky2.9%—
#20South Carolina2.9%—
#21Hawaii2.9%—
#22Rhode Island2.8%—
#23Mississippi2.8%—
#24Kansas2.8%—
#25Pennsylvania2.8%—
#26Arkansas2.8%—
#27New York2.7%—
#28Arizona2.6%—
#29North Carolina2.5%—
#30Texas2.5%—
#31New Jersey2.5%—
#32West Virginia2.5%—
#33Nebraska2.4%—
#34Georgia2.4%—
#35Florida2.4%—
#36Virginia2.4%—
#37Tennessee2.4%—
#38Alabama2.3%—
#39Missouri2.3%—
#40Louisiana2%—
#41Connecticut2%—
#42Alaska1.7%—
#43Maine1.7%—
#44Oklahoma1.6%—
#45Iowa1.5%—
#46New Hampshire1.4%—
#47Washington1.3%—
#48California1.3%—
#49Oregon1.2%—
#50Massachusetts0.8%—

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North Dakota · state comparison

Are incomes keeping up with prices?

Real personal income accounts for national inflation and regional price differences.

North Dakota · 2024$65,271
North Dakota rank#6among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$59,195Same measure and period when published

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Real personal income per person

Regional price-adjusted and inflation-adjusted personal income per resident.

Constant 2017 dollars. This differs from household wages, disposable income, and the national real-hourly-earnings measure.

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North Dakota
Real personal income per person history in North Dakota$44.45K$58.35K$72.24K20142024
2024 · North Dakota: $65,271 · Rank #6 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: $59,195 · Selected for state comparison
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North Dakota Real personal income per person history
PeriodNorth DakotaCompare
2014$63,171
2015$59,886
2016$57,110
2017$58,594
2018$59,425
2019$58,846
2020$63,073
2021$66,878
2022$69,036
2023$67,383
2024$65,271

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North Dakota · $65,2712024 · Rank #6 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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Compare North Dakota with every state · 50 ranked
Real personal income per person · 2024 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1Wyoming$75,501—
#2Connecticut$74,254—
#3Massachusetts$71,629—
#4South Dakota$69,153—
#5Nebraska$65,297—
#6North Dakota · your comparison$65,271—
#7Colorado$65,223—
#8New Hampshire$64,632—
#9Washington$64,421—
#10New York$64,153—
#11New Jersey$63,142—
#12California$63,028—
#13Minnesota$62,039—
#14Virginia$61,914—
#15Maryland$61,111—
#16Illinois$60,333—
#17Alaska$60,272—
#18Iowa$60,144—
#19Montana$59,203—
#20Kansas$59,172—
#21Vermont$58,893—
#22Oklahoma$58,692—
#23Pennsylvania$58,620—
#24Tennessee$58,582—
#25Wisconsin$58,273—
#26Texas$58,219—
#27Missouri$57,850—
#28Maine$57,480—
#29Florida$57,131—
#30Louisiana$56,789—
#31Nevada$56,503—
#32North Carolina$56,310—
#33Ohio$56,232—
#34Rhode Island$55,878—
#35Indiana$55,562—
#36Oregon$55,451—
#37Arkansas$55,219—
#38Delaware$55,185—
#39Utah$55,116—
#40Michigan$53,569—
#41Georgia$52,952—
#42Arizona$52,890—
#43Idaho$52,816—
#44South Carolina$52,463—
#45Kentucky$52,290—
#46Hawaii$52,272—
#47Alabama$52,216—
#48New Mexico$51,121—
#49West Virginia$50,051—
#50Mississippi$48,465—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

What candidates are saying

Explore statements about inflation, consumer prices and the cost of living from FactVote’s North Dakota candidate profiles. Compare candidates within each recorded race, with each person’s matching statements kept together. These are candidate and campaign statements, not verified outcomes.

3 statements from 3 candidates

2026 North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner — General Election

1 candidate with matching statements · 1 statement

Vern Thompson

1 statement

Democratic-NPL · Agriculture Commissioner · ND

Consumer prices & cost-of-living context

Tariffs are hurting farmers and consumers. Since tariffs are a tax on American consumers, they never should have been enacted without authorization from Congress. We lost global markets — China used to buy 70% of our soybeans. Now Brazil and Argentina have taken over. The result for consumers has be…

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Source topic or question: Tariffs and agricultural markets

Candidate campaign source

Tariffs are hurting farmers and consumers. Since tariffs are a tax on American consumers, they never should have been enacted without authorization from Congress. We lost global markets — China used to buy 70% of our soybeans. Now Brazil and Argentina have taken over. The result for consumers has been higher grocery prices. We are supposed to have a free market. Tariffs should be used sparingly and only after negotiations are in place.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

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2026 North Dakota Public Service Commissioner — Unexpired Term — General Election

1 candidate with matching statements · 1 statement

Scot Kelsh

1 statement

Democratic-NPL · Public Service Commissioner — Unexpired Term · ND

Consumer prices & cost-of-living context

As data centers, carbon pipelines, and new energy infrastructure reshape North Dakota's landscape, Scot is running to make sure the Public Service Commission stays ahead of these changes instead of playing catch-up. He supports responsible data center development that doesn't drive up utility costs …

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Source topic or question: Energy, environment, public lands, and utilities

Candidate campaign source

As data centers, carbon pipelines, and new energy infrastructure reshape North Dakota's landscape, Scot is running to make sure the Public Service Commission stays ahead of these changes instead of playing catch-up. He supports responsible data center development that doesn't drive up utility costs for everyday ratepayers, and he's committed to protecting landowners from eminent domain overreach and ensuring new industrial development actually benefits the communities it moves into.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 16, 2026

Scot Kelsh — candidate-owned primary source 2 ↗

2026 North Dakota U.S. House — General Election

1 candidate with matching statements · 1 statement

How statements are selected

This section matches specific inflation, consumer prices and the cost of living terms in retained, attributed source text from published North Dakota candidate profiles. A profile heading or biography alone does not qualify. The Florida geography is fixed; saved state preferences cannot change these results. A mention can concern a community or group rather than Florida’s statewide measure.

Matching is automatic and does not establish a candidate’s stance, the accuracy of a claim, or an effect on the measured result. Results are grouped by recorded race, then by candidate name. Within each candidate, the matching issue mentions appear first. Only candidates with matching retained statements are shown; this is not a complete race roster. Repeated identical text for the same candidate is shown once. Coverage follows the existing state profiles and is not a complete record of all candidates or everything they have said. Review dates are not statement dates.

North Dakota incumbents

What incumbents are proposing

Explore reviewed bills sponsored by current North Dakota legislators and North Dakota’s congressional delegation, plus retained proposals from North Dakota’s governor and agencies. Each record keeps its latest recorded status and official evidence.

1 matching sponsorship or proposal · 1 North Dakota incumbent. These filters apply only to this section.

Rep. LaurieBeth Hager

North Dakota House of Representatives · D–ND

1 proposal
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North Dakota Legislature · HCR 3032

A concurrent resolution to create and enact a new section to article XI of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to the minimum wage.

Mar 7, 2025 · Not enacted · House rejected passage

Rep. LaurieBeth Hager · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

HCR 3032 proposed a constitutional minimum wage of $9.25 per hour and annual upward cost-of-living adjustments starting January 1, 2027. It proposed submitting the amendment to voters in the 2026 general election. Rep. LaurieBeth Hager introduced the resolution. The House rejected it March 7, 2025, by 11–79. This resolution did not reach the ballot or raise wages.

House rejected the measure on 2025-03-07. Second reading, failed to adopt yeas 11 nays 79. The 2025 regular session ended without enactment of this measure.

Why this record is included

Household money income includes wages before taxes. A minimum-wage proposal concerns earnings of covered workers within household income. The failed resolution did not raise pay, reach the ballot, or establish a higher statewide median. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.

Retained North Dakota evidence context: Median household income. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

That the following proposed new section to article XI of the Constitution of North Dakota is agreed to and must be submitted to the qualified electors of North Dakota at the general election to be held in 2026, in accordance with section 16 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota. […] Every employer shall pay to each of the employer's employees wages at a rate of not less than nine dollars and twenty-five cents per hour. 2. Beginning January 1, 2027, and on January first of each year thereafter, the minimum wage must be adjusted by the increase, if any, in the cost of living.
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What sponsorship and proposal counts tell us

Only current North Dakota officeholders retained in the reviewed collection qualify. Bills require a recorded primary sponsorship; cosponsors and signing officials are excluded from sponsorship counts. An official introducer recorded as acting by request is labeled “Introduced by request”; that procedural role does not establish personal policy endorsement. Governor and agency records qualify when recorded as proposed. A separately verified governor transmittal can also establish an original proposal whose latest status reflects its later outcome. Signing an enacted law alone does not establish a proposal. A record appearing under several facts is counted once per officeholder. A bill with multiple primary sponsors appears under each recorded sponsor.

Enacted bills, adopted resolutions and unsuccessful measures remain visible as proposal history. Passing one chamber is not enactment. These counts do not measure effectiveness or prove that an action changed a North Dakota statistic. Collection reviewed Sep 16, 2026.