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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 53 SHOWN OF 53

Highest Medicare coverage, North Dakota counties

North Dakota counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 53 is 23.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Steele County, ND, up 25 places to #2.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020
01Sheridan County, NDND1,29632.4%+0.8 pts
02▲25Steele County, NDND1,79732.2%+9.1 pts
03▲11Golden Valley County, NDND1,80831.3%+6.3 pts
04▲8Slope County, NDND62830.4%+4.1 pts
05▼2Emmons County, NDND3,21529.9%+0.4 pts
06▼2Griggs County, NDND2,23929.7%+1.1 pts
07▼5McIntosh County, NDND2,45128.7%−1.8 pts
08▼3Grant County, NDND2,20628.2%+0.3 pts
09▲1Nelson County, NDND2,96328.1%+1.0 pts
10▲19Billings County, NDND1,07127.9%+5.2 pts
11Hettinger County, NDND2,49227.9%+1.5 pts
12▲10Kidder County, NDND2,39327.9%+4.3 pts
13▼6Cavalier County, NDND3,49727.7%+0.3 pts
14▼8Oliver County, NDND1,89827.4%−0.4 pts
15▼6Logan County, NDND1,85927.1%−0.1 pts
16▲4Pierce County, NDND3,83827.0%+3.1 pts
17▼1LaMoure County, NDND4,13526.4%+1.6 pts
18▼10Wells County, NDND3,72926.2%−1.2 pts
19▼4Adams County, NDND2,27526.1%+1.2 pts
20▲3Divide County, NDND2,11025.8%+2.3 pts
21▼2Bottineau County, NDND6,28425.8%+1.6 pts
22▼4Pembina County, NDND6,56825.7%+1.4 pts
23▼6McLean County, NDND9,74025.6%+1.1 pts
24▲2Eddy County, NDND2,32924.5%+1.4 pts
25▲3Foster County, NDND3,21224.1%+1.2 pts
26▼13Towner County, NDND2,04024.0%−1.2 pts
27▼6Sargent County, NDND3,71123.8%−0.1 pts
28▲3McHenry County, NDND5,13023.2%+1.7 pts
29▼4Walsh County, NDND10,17923.1%−0.1 pts
30▼6Barnes County, NDND10,57323.0%−0.2 pts
31▼1Bowman County, NDND2,76223.0%+1.4 pts
32▲7Mercer County, NDND8,44122.5%+3.6 pts
33Ramsey County, NDND11,53022.3%+2.0 pts
34▼2Ransom County, NDND5,61722.0%+1.2 pts
35▲1Burke County, NDND2,13221.7%+2.1 pts
36▼2Stutsman County, NDND21,41421.4%+1.4 pts
37▲4Renville County, NDND2,33121.1%+3.2 pts
38▼1Richland County, NDND16,73120.8%+1.6 pts
39▼4Traill County, NDND7,92019.6%−0.3 pts
40▼2Dickey County, NDND4,89519.5%+0.4 pts
41▼1Dunn County, NDND4,05818.9%+0.9 pts
42▲1Burleigh County, NDND103,25118.5%+1.5 pts
43▼1Morton County, NDND34,60117.8%+0.4 pts
44Benson County, NDND5,75917.4%+1.4 pts
45▲1Ward County, NDND68,23315.9%+2.0 pts
46▲1Grand Forks County, NDND74,50114.7%+1.1 pts
47▲1Stark County, NDND34,01314.1%+0.7 pts
48▲2Mountrail County, NDND9,39513.9%+1.3 pts
49▼4Rolette County, NDND11,68813.6%−0.3 pts
50▼1Cass County, NDND201,79413.4%+0.6 pts
51▲1McKenzie County, NDND15,19210.7%+1.2 pts
52▼1Williams County, NDND41,76710.5%+0.5 pts
53Sioux County, NDND3,6679.8%+0.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES