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Poverty Rate in North Dakota, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in North Dakota, ranked. The highest is Sioux County at 43.3% and the lowest is Slope County at 5.0%.

North Dakota: 10.8% · United States: 12.5% · median county in North Dakota: 10.2%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Sioux County43.3%
2Benson County25.6%
3Rolette County24.3%
4Golden Valley County19.8%
5Grant County16.6%
6Ramsey County15.2%
7Adams County14.8%
8Mountrail County14.5%
9Eddy County14.2%
10Bowman County13.4%
11Grand Forks County13.2%
12Steele County12.9%
13Stutsman County12.6%
14Logan County12.4%
15McIntosh County12.2%
16Barnes County12.1%
17Stark County12.1%
18McKenzie County12.0%
19Dickey County11.8%
20Griggs County11.7%
21Walsh County11.2%
22Cass County11.0%
23Hettinger County11.0%
24Billings County10.8%
25Pierce County10.8%
26Ransom County10.4%
27Kidder County10.2%
28Sheridan County10.1%
29McHenry County9.7%
30Mercer County9.7%
31Richland County9.7%
32Divide County9.3%
33Pembina County9.2%
34Emmons County9.1%
35Renville County9.1%
36Traill County9.1%
37Wells County9.1%
38McLean County8.9%
39Foster County8.8%
40LaMoure County8.7%
41Ward County8.6%
42Williams County8.6%
43Cavalier County8.5%
44Towner County8.5%
45Morton County8.0%
46Burleigh County7.9%
47Bottineau County7.6%
48Dunn County7.4%
49Nelson County7.2%
50Sargent County6.9%
51Burke County5.9%
52Oliver County5.2%
53Slope County5.0%

Small populations produce wide margins: Slope County is 5.0% with a margin of error of ±3.3%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

North Dakota ranks 33rd of 52 states for poverty rate.

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