Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2008

North Dakota

Table 3. Number of persons with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2008
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a
(thousands of dollars)
OASDI contributions b
(thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed
Total, North Dakota 399,825 375,917 46,337 11,974,307 10,937,019 1,037,288 1,484,814 1,356,190 128,624
Men 214,144 196,001 31,349 7,497,993 6,625,070 872,923 929,751 821,509 108,242
Women 185,681 179,915 14,988 4,476,313 4,311,949 164,364 555,063 534,682 20,381
Adams 1,338 d d 35,393 d d 4,389 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Barnes 6,060 d d 197,376 d d 24,475 d d
Men 3,498 d d 143,010 d d 17,733 d d
Women 2,561 d d 54,366 d d 6,741 d d
Benson 3,395 d d 59,271 d d 7,350 d d
Men 1,448 d d 24,766 d d 3,071 d d
Women 1,947 d d 34,505 d d 4,279 d d
Billings d d d d d d d d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Bottineau 4,315 d d 102,312 d d 12,687 d d
Men 1,545 d d 54,439 d d 6,750 d d
Women 2,769 d d 47,873 d d 5,936 d d
Bowman 2,575 d d 71,422 d d 8,856 d d
Men 1,032 d d 33,581 d d 4,164 d d
Women 1,543 d d 37,842 d d 4,692 d d
Burke 1,343 d d 46,980 d d 5,826 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Burleigh 41,891 39,446 4,855 1,353,185 1,254,080 99,105 167,795 155,506 12,289
Men 21,162 19,569 2,955 774,975 698,201 76,774 96,097 86,577 9,520
Women 20,729 19,877 1,900 578,209 555,879 22,331 71,698 68,929 2,769
Cass 89,963 87,191 6,544 2,955,134 2,827,013 128,121 366,437 350,550 15,887
Men 49,455 47,438 3,694 1,887,232 1,787,951 99,282 234,017 221,706 12,311
Women 40,507 39,754 2,850 1,067,902 1,039,063 28,839 132,420 128,844 3,576
Cavalier 1,957 d d 66,420 d d 8,236 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Dickey 3,291 d d 101,040 d d 12,529 d d
Men 1,750 d d 63,290 d d 7,848 d d
Women 1,541 d d 37,750 d d 4,681 d d
Divide 1,345 d d 25,838 d d 3,204 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Dunn 1,750 d d 43,863 d d 5,439 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Eddy 1,337 d d 30,550 d d 3,788 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Emmons 1,246 d d 39,112 d d 4,850 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Foster 1,951 d d 56,473 d d 7,003 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Golden Valley d d d d d d d d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Grand Forks 36,010 34,631 2,428 971,263 912,279 58,984 120,437 113,123 7,314
Men 20,729 d d 587,623 d d 72,865 d d
Women 15,282 d d 383,640 d d 47,571 d d
Grant d d d d d d d d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Griggs d d d d d d d d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Hettinger 1,134 d d 28,935 d d 3,588 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Kidder d d d d d d d d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
LaMoure 2,371 d d 48,444 d d 6,007 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Logan d d d d d d d d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
McHenry 2,883 d d 81,415 d d 10,096 d d
Men 1,756 d d 53,743 d d 6,664 d d
Women 1,127 d d 27,673 d d 3,431 d d
McIntosh 1,140 d d 19,728 d d 2,446 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
McKenzie 3,286 d d 113,019 d d 14,014 d d
Men 1,644 d d 83,323 d d 10,332 d d
Women 1,642 d d 29,696 d d 3,682 d d
McLean 4,004 d d 137,376 d d 17,035 d d
Men 2,774 d d 113,547 d d 14,080 d d
Women 1,229 d d 23,828 d d 2,955 d d
Mercer 4,423 d d 210,568 d d 26,110 d d
Men 3,088 d d 187,660 d d 23,270 d d
Women 1,335 d d 22,908 d d 2,841 d d
Morton 15,913 14,959 1,583 477,554 451,223 26,332 59,217 55,952 3,265
Men 8,116 d d 270,035 d d 33,484 d d
Women 7,798 d d 207,520 d d 25,732 d d
Mountrail 4,626 d d 110,629 d d 13,718 d d
Men 2,164 d d 60,884 d d 7,550 d d
Women 2,462 d d 49,745 d d 6,168 d d
Nelson 1,960 d d 50,217 d d 6,227 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Oliver d d d d d d d d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Pembina 4,517 d d 108,655 d d 13,473 d d
Men 2,772 d d 74,755 d d 9,270 d d
Women 1,746 d d 33,900 d d 4,204 d d
Pierce 2,262 d d 75,517 d d 9,364 d d
Men 1,237 d d 59,571 d d 7,387 d d
Women 1,025 d d 15,946 d d 1,977 d d
Ramsey 8,932 d d 253,361 d d 31,417 d d
Men 4,730 d d 166,383 d d 20,631 d d
Women 4,202 d d 86,978 d d 10,785 d d
Ransom 2,672 d d 61,529 d d 7,630 d d
Men 1,339 d d 37,591 d d 4,661 d d
Women 1,333 d d 23,938 d d 2,968 d d
Renville 2,165 d d 85,357 d d 10,584 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Richland 11,305 10,348 1,900 340,382 296,871 43,511 42,207 36,812 5,395
Men 6,581 d d 231,770 d d 28,739 d d
Women 4,724 d d 108,612 d d 13,468 d d
Rolette 5,852 d d 152,233 d d 18,877 d d
Men 3,390 d d 93,741 d d 11,624 d d
Women 2,461 d d 58,492 d d 7,253 d d
Sargent 1,850 d d 58,657 d d 7,273 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Sheridan d d d d d d d d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Sioux 1,025 d d 22,451 d d 2,784 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Slope d d d d d d d d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Stark 15,000 13,832 2,111 443,922 391,959 51,963 55,046 48,603 6,443
Men 8,020 d d 313,843 d d 38,916 d d
Women 6,979 d d 130,080 d d 16,130 d d
Steele 1,138 d d 43,416 d d 5,384 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Stutsman 10,786 10,041 1,583 355,755 313,144 42,611 44,114 38,830 5,284
Men 5,761 d d 212,391 d d 26,336 d d
Women 5,025 d d 143,364 d d 17,777 d d
Towner 1,645 d d 39,427 d d 4,889 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Traill 4,107 d d 89,796 d d 11,135 d d
Men 1,851 d d 52,897 d d 6,559 d d
Women 2,256 d d 36,899 d d 4,576 d d
Walsh 7,285 d d 170,331 d d 21,121 d d
Men 4,311 d d 111,447 d d 13,819 d d
Women 2,974 d d 58,884 d d 7,302 d d
Ward 34,360 33,299 1,900 936,000 916,396 19,604 116,064 113,633 2,431
Men 17,743 d d 572,784 d d 71,025 d d
Women 16,617 d d 363,216 d d 45,039 d d
Wells 1,549 d d 46,382 d d 5,751 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Williams 11,620 10,348 2,005 382,544 344,732 37,813 47,435 42,747 4,689
Men 5,970 d d 272,663 d d 33,810 d d
Women 5,650 d d 109,881 d d 13,625 d d
Unknown 23,979 d d 711,546 d d 88,232 d d
Men 11,068 d d 331,570 d d 41,115 d d
Women 12,911 d d 379,976 d d 47,117 d d
All areas e 162,485,000 152,388,000 17,219,000 5,434,139,000 5,133,800,000 300,339,000 673,833,236 636,591,200 37,242,036
Men 84,624,422 78,501,652 10,006,621 3,256,362,147 3,046,599,463 209,762,684 403,788,906 377,778,333 26,010,573
Women 77,860,578 73,886,348 7,212,379 2,177,776,853 2,087,200,537 90,576,316 270,044,330 258,812,867 11,231,463
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance.
a. Based on Social Security annual maximum taxable earnings of $102,000 in 2008.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions. Data are not adjusted for tax refunds to persons who made excess contributions because they worked for two or more employers.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
d. Data not shown to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
e. Includes persons employed in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence.
CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153 or eedata.sc@ssa.gov; Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785 or eedata.sc@ssa.gov.
Table 6. Number of persons with Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2008
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a
(thousands of dollars)
HI contributions b
(thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed
Total, North Dakota 401,145 377,213 48,016 13,344,375 12,076,487 1,267,888 386,987 350,218 36,769
Men 214,814 196,633 32,714 8,641,551 7,549,381 1,092,171 250,605 218,932 31,673
Women 186,331 180,579 15,302 4,702,823 4,527,107 175,717 136,382 131,286 5,096
Adams 1,339 d d 35,155 d d 1,019 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Barnes 6,051 d d 200,296 d d 5,809 d d
Men 3,495 d d 145,786 d d 4,228 d d
Women 2,556 d d 54,510 d d 1,581 d d
Benson 3,391 d d 58,617 d d 1,700 d d
Men 1,446 d d 24,116 d d 699 d d
Women 1,945 d d 34,501 d d 1,001 d d
Billings d d d d d d d d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Bottineau 4,313 d d 101,569 d d 2,946 d d
Men 1,546 d d 53,666 d d 1,556 d d
Women 2,768 d d 47,904 d d 1,389 d d
Bowman 2,571 d d 102,050 d d 2,959 d d
Men 1,031 d d 64,465 d d 1,869 d d
Women 1,540 d d 37,585 d d 1,090 d d
Burke 1,343 d d 53,938 d d 1,564 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Burleigh 42,249 39,777 5,171 1,725,962 1,626,219 99,743 50,053 47,160 2,893
Men 21,345 19,735 3,271 1,103,082 1,024,460 78,622 31,989 29,709 2,280
Women 20,903 20,042 1,900 622,880 601,759 21,121 18,064 17,451 613
Cass 90,146 87,324 7,493 3,324,738 3,173,798 150,940 96,417 92,040 4,377
Men 49,591 47,548 4,327 2,196,056 2,085,732 110,324 63,686 60,486 3,199
Women 40,555 39,777 3,166 1,128,682 1,088,066 40,616 32,732 31,554 1,178
Cavalier 1,956 d d 67,775 d d 1,965 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Dickey 3,289 d d 100,839 d d 2,924 d d
Men 1,750 d d 63,039 d d 1,828 d d
Women 1,539 d d 37,800 d d 1,096 d d
Divide 1,344 d d 25,347 d d 735 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Dunn 1,750 d d 43,899 d d 1,273 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Eddy 1,336 d d 30,565 d d 886 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Emmons 1,245 d d 47,512 d d 1,378 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Foster 1,950 d d 57,531 d d 1,668 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Golden Valley d d d d d d d d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Grand Forks 36,159 34,766 2,638 1,049,602 986,278 63,324 30,438 28,602 1,836
Men 20,698 d d 610,187 d d 17,695 d d
Women 15,460 d d 439,414 d d 12,743 d d
Grant d d d d d d d d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Griggs d d d d d d d d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Hettinger 1,133 d d 28,670 d d 831 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Kidder d d d d d d d d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
LaMoure 2,370 d d 47,948 d d 1,390 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Logan d d d d d d d d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
McHenry 2,982 d d 86,003 d d 2,494 d d
Men 1,755 d d 53,362 d d 1,548 d d
Women 1,227 d d 32,641 d d 947 d d
McIntosh 1,140 d d 19,448 d d 564 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
McKenzie 3,286 d d 112,608 d d 3,266 d d
Men 1,643 d d 82,900 d d 2,404 d d
Women 1,643 d d 29,708 d d 862 d d
McLean 4,000 d d 162,809 d d 4,721 d d
Men 2,773 d d 138,918 d d 4,029 d d
Women 1,227 d d 23,891 d d 693 d d
Mercer 4,621 d d 245,475 d d 7,119 d d
Men 3,186 d d 216,233 d d 6,271 d d
Women 1,435 d d 29,242 d d 848 d d
Morton 15,889 14,929 1,583 477,510 452,605 24,906 13,848 13,126 722
Men 8,105 d d 269,363 d d 7,812 d d
Women 7,785 d d 208,148 d d 6,036 d d
Mountrail 4,621 d d 109,891 d d 3,187 d d
Men 2,164 d d 60,342 d d 1,750 d d
Women 2,457 d d 49,549 d d 1,437 d d
Nelson 1,958 d d 49,272 d d 1,429 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Oliver d d d d d d d d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Pembina 4,513 d d 111,339 d d 3,229 d d
Men 2,769 d d 77,399 d d 2,245 d d
Women 1,743 d d 33,940 d d 984 d d
Pierce 2,260 d d 91,006 d d 2,639 d d
Men 1,237 d d 75,018 d d 2,176 d d
Women 1,023 d d 15,988 d d 464 d d
Ramsey 8,918 d d 253,239 d d 7,344 d d
Men 4,723 d d 165,765 d d 4,807 d d
Women 4,194 d d 87,474 d d 2,537 d d
Ransom 2,771 d d 67,924 d d 1,970 d d
Men 1,338 d d 37,299 d d 1,082 d d
Women 1,433 d d 30,626 d d 888 d d
Renville 2,164 d d 84,241 d d 2,443 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Richland 11,293 10,328 1,900 339,825 297,657 42,168 9,855 8,632 1,223
Men 6,576 d d 231,168 d d 6,704 d d
Women 4,717 d d 108,657 d d 3,151 d d
Rolette 5,946 d d 161,945 d d 4,696 d d
Men 3,384 d d 93,898 d d 2,723 d d
Women 2,562 d d 68,048 d d 1,973 d d
Sargent 1,849 d d 77,175 d d 2,238 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Sheridan d d d d d d d d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Sioux 1,023 d d 22,510 d d 653 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Slope d d d d d d d d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Stark 15,083 14,009 2,216 473,747 422,038 51,709 13,739 12,239 1,500
Men 8,113 d d 344,174 d d 9,981 d d
Women 6,970 d d 129,573 d d 3,758 d d
Steele 1,138 d d 42,446 d d 1,231 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Stutsman 10,876 10,123 1,583 468,954 353,170 115,783 13,600 10,242 3,358
Men 5,858 d d 325,442 d d 9,438 d d
Women 5,017 d d 143,512 d d 4,162 d d
Towner 1,644 d d 39,028 d d 1,132 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Traill 4,104 d d 88,895 d d 2,578 d d
Men 1,849 d d 51,991 d d 1,508 d d
Women 2,255 d d 36,904 d d 1,070 d d
Walsh 7,273 d d 209,414 d d 6,073 d d
Men 4,305 d d 148,038 d d 4,293 d d
Women 2,969 d d 61,376 d d 1,780 d d
Ward 34,504 33,539 1,900 1,017,303 998,760 18,542 29,502 28,964 538
Men 17,916 d d 642,962 d d 18,646 d d
Women 16,588 d d 374,341 d d 10,856 d d
Wells 1,547 d d 47,700 d d 1,383 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Williams 11,606 10,328 2,005 467,123 388,989 78,134 13,547 11,281 2,266
Men 5,964 d d 356,164 d d 10,329 d d
Women 5,642 d d 110,958 d d 3,218 d d
Unknown 23,936 d d 738,431 d d 21,415 d d
Men 11,049 d d 335,182 d d 9,720 d d
Women 12,887 d d 403,249 d d 11,694 d d
All areas e 166,338,000 156,392,000 18,033,000 6,734,851,000 6,248,700,000 486,151,000 195,310,679 181,212,300 14,098,379
Men 86,104,103 80,052,307 10,681,747 4,264,007,896 3,893,331,623 370,676,274 123,656,229 112,906,617 10,749,612
Women 80,233,897 76,339,693 7,351,253 2,470,843,104 2,355,368,377 115,474,726 71,654,450 68,305,683 3,348,767
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
HI = Hospital Insurance.
a. There is no annual maximum taxable amount for Medicare earnings.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
d. Data not shown to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
e. Includes persons employed in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence.
CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153 or eedata.sc@ssa.gov; Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785 or eedata.sc@ssa.gov.