The development of the Bakken oil shale fields in the western part of the state fueled the state’s meteoric rise in the early part of the 2010s. But North Dakota’s economy was dinged by the fall in energy prices and has not yet returned to its 2014 peak. North Dakota dropped 24 spots overall in the Best States rankings since taking the number two ranking in 2013 and 2014. Unemployment is still low, but household incomes are forecast to grow the slowest in the country over the next five years.
Sources: Moody's Analytics; U.S. Census; ATTOM Data Solutions; FBI; BLS; Forbes.
a. Index measures whether a family earning the median income can afford the median-priced home. A value of 120 indicates a typical household has 20% more income than needed for the typical home.
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