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    North Dakota

    Midwest
    #22 of 51 states · IEPA 2025
    60.4▲ +2.9 YoY
    ●●●0.97IEPA COMPOSITE

    North Dakota scores 60.4 out of 100 on the IEPA US state layer (2025 edition), ranking #22 of 51 US states. That is up 2.9 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Resilience at 88.0. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 35.4. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2019–2025
    20192020202120222023202420253240485664
    TRADE · TOTAL GOODS EXPORTS (US$)
    20192020202120222023$0$2.5B$5.0B$7.5B$10.0B
    Goods exports · annual, US$
    STANDING
    National rank: #22 of 51
    US region: Midwest
    Indices scored: 12
    Scored within the 50 states + DC across the same six zones. Expand any factor for the indices behind the number.
    PEERS · MIDWEST
    INIndiana61.6→MOMissouri58.0→WIWisconsin63.0→NENebraska56.7→MIMichigan64.2→

    North Dakota: common questions

    What is North Dakota's IEPA score?
    North Dakota scores 60.4 out of 100 on the IEPA US state layer, 2025 edition, which ranks it #22 of 51 US states.
    What is North Dakota's strongest zone?
    Resilience, at 88.0. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding North Dakota back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 35.4, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does North Dakota compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Indiana (61.6), Missouri (58.0), Wisconsin (63.0), Nebraska (56.7), Michigan (64.2).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
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