Fiscal year deposits into North Dakota's Legacy Fund
Each month, 30% of North Dakota's oil and gas revenues are deposited into the Legacy Fund. North Dakota voters approved the creation of the Legacy Fund in 2010. The fund's goal is to finance state government operations when oil and gas revenues decline.
A blue area chart depicts annual distributions into North Dakota's Legacy Fund. Distributions peaked at over $1 billion in the 2015 fiscal year before declining and fluctuating. Most recently, the state distributed over $900 million into the Legacy Fund during the 2023 fiscal year.
