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US Banks with Highest Return on Assets (ROA) in North Dakota

Ranked among banks headquartered in North Dakota. Re-ranked 1-49 within the state from the same national ranking population.

#1 Return on Assets (ROA): BANK OF TIOGA, THE — 2.65% . Return on Assets (ROA) measures net income divided by average total assets — the single most-watched US banking profitability metric.

Ranked: 49 banks with reported data Showing: Top 49 Source: FFIEC call reports (Q1 2026) What is this metric? See the US Banks with … glossary entry Go deeper: ROA vs. ROE for Banks: Profitability Ratios Explained
# Bank HQ US Banks with … Total Assets
1 Bank of Tioga, the Tioga , ND 2.65% $413.0M
2 American State Bank & Trust Company of Williston Williston , ND 2.38% $660.5M
3 First State Bank of Golva Golva , ND 2.29% $120.9M
4 First State Bank Buxton , ND 2.15% $413.4M
5 Dakota Heritage Bank Hunter , ND 2.02% $418.3M
6 Western State Bank Devils Lake , ND 2.01% $2.59B
7 Dakota Western Bank Bowman , ND 1.99% $412.0M
8 Turtle Mountain State Bank Belcourt , ND 1.85% $111.4M
9 Alerus Financial, N.A. Grand Forks , ND 1.83% $5.28B
10 Security First Bank of North Dakota New Salem , ND 1.82% $296.6M
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11 Liberty State Bank Powers Lake , ND 1.78% $163.7M
12 Dakota Community Bank & Trust, N.A. Hebron , ND 1.77% $1.39B
13 Bank Forward Fargo , ND 1.77% $1.18B
14 Banknorth Arthur , ND 1.75% $669.2M
15 Union Bank, the Beulah , ND 1.70% $325.4M
16 Commercial Bank of Mott Mott , ND 1.69% $145.7M
17 Mcintosh County Bank Ashley , ND 1.67% $121.2M
18 Kirkwood Bank and Trust Company Bismarck , ND 1.60% $361.7M
19 First State Bank & Trust Williston , ND 1.57% $539.7M
20 Kodabank Drayton , ND 1.53% $567.3M
21 Stock Growers Bank Forman , ND 1.48% $334.8M
22 Peoples State Bank of Velva Velva , ND 1.43% $206.1M
23 Farmers and Merchants State Bank Langdon , ND 1.42% $140.1M
24 Merchants Bank Rugby , ND 1.39% $257.6M
25 First United Bank Park River , ND 1.37% $739.6M
26 First National Bank and Trust Company of Bottineau Bottineau , ND 1.34% $179.8M
27 First International Bank and Trust Watford City , ND 1.30% $6.05B
28 Choice Financial Group Fargo , ND 1.29% $6.13B
29 Trucommunity Bank Garrison , ND 1.27% $321.0M
30 Cornerstone Bank Fargo , ND 1.27% $1.75B
31 Bravera Bank Dickinson , ND 1.24% $3.88B
32 State Bank of Bottineau Bottineau , ND 1.17% $116.9M
33 Strasburg State Bank Strasburg , ND 1.15% $109.0M
34 Union State Bank of Hazen Hazen , ND 1.13% $251.8M
35 Border Bank Fargo , ND 1.12% $1.06B
36 Starion Bank Bismarck , ND 1.09% $2.14B
37 Unison Bank Jamestown , ND 1.05% $596.1M
38 Goose River Bank, the Mayville , ND 1.01% $179.2M
39 Lincoln State Bank Hankinson , ND 1.01% $125.4M
40 First State Bank of Harvey Harvey , ND 0.97% $100.4M
41 Bell Bank Fargo , ND 0.95% $14.82B
42 State Bank & Trust of Kenmare Kenmare , ND 0.95% $197.7M
43 First Western Bank and Trust Minot , ND 0.94% $2.32B
44 Horizon Financial Bank Munich , ND 0.91% $202.2M
45 American Federal Bank Fargo , ND 0.90% $764.4M
46 United Valley Bank Cavalier , ND 0.86% $723.0M
47 Gate City Bank Fargo , ND 0.83% $4.03B
48 Farmers & Merchants Bank of North Dakota Tolna , ND 0.61% $124.0M
49 Visionbank Fargo , ND 0.32% $302.6M

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All data sourced from the most recent FFIEC call report filings, refreshed each quarter as new filings are processed. This leaderboard excludes banks with total assets under $100,000K to filter out anomalous micro-bank ratios. See /data-updates/ for the current data freshness window.

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