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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01Sheridan County, NDND1,29632.4%+0.8 pts

02Steele County, NDND1,79732.2%+9.1 pts

03Golden Valley County, NDND1,80831.3%+6.3 pts

04Slope County, NDND62830.4%+4.1 pts

05Emmons County, NDND3,21529.9%+0.4 pts

06Griggs County, NDND2,23929.7%+1.1 pts

07McIntosh County, NDND2,45128.7%−1.8 pts

08Grant County, NDND2,20628.2%+0.3 pts

09Nelson County, NDND2,96328.1%+1.0 pts

10Billings County, NDND1,07127.9%+5.2 pts

11Hettinger County, NDND2,49227.9%+1.5 pts

12Kidder County, NDND2,39327.9%+4.3 pts

13Cavalier County, NDND3,49727.7%+0.3 pts

14Oliver County, NDND1,89827.4%−0.4 pts

15Logan County, NDND1,85927.1%−0.1 pts

16Pierce County, NDND3,83827.0%+3.1 pts

17LaMoure County, NDND4,13526.4%+1.6 pts

18Wells County, NDND3,72926.2%−1.2 pts

19Adams County, NDND2,27526.1%+1.2 pts

20Divide County, NDND2,11025.8%+2.3 pts

21Bottineau County, NDND6,28425.8%+1.6 pts

22Pembina County, NDND6,56825.7%+1.4 pts

23McLean County, NDND9,74025.6%+1.1 pts

24Eddy County, NDND2,32924.5%+1.4 pts

25Foster County, NDND3,21224.1%+1.2 pts

26Towner County, NDND2,04024.0%−1.2 pts

27Sargent County, NDND3,71123.8%−0.1 pts

28McHenry County, NDND5,13023.2%+1.7 pts

29Walsh County, NDND10,17923.1%−0.1 pts

30Barnes County, NDND10,57323.0%−0.2 pts

31Bowman County, NDND2,76223.0%+1.4 pts

32Mercer County, NDND8,44122.5%+3.6 pts

33Ramsey County, NDND11,53022.3%+2.0 pts

34Ransom County, NDND5,61722.0%+1.2 pts

35Burke County, NDND2,13221.7%+2.1 pts

36Stutsman County, NDND21,41421.4%+1.4 pts

37Renville County, NDND2,33121.1%+3.2 pts

38Richland County, NDND16,73120.8%+1.6 pts

39Traill County, NDND7,92019.6%−0.3 pts

40Dickey County, NDND4,89519.5%+0.4 pts

41Dunn County, NDND4,05818.9%+0.9 pts

42Burleigh County, NDND103,25118.5%+1.5 pts

43Morton County, NDND34,60117.8%+0.4 pts

44Benson County, NDND5,75917.4%+1.4 pts

45Ward County, NDND68,23315.9%+2.0 pts

46Grand Forks County, NDND74,50114.7%+1.1 pts

47Stark County, NDND34,01314.1%+0.7 pts

48Mountrail County, NDND9,39513.9%+1.3 pts

49Rolette County, NDND11,68813.6%−0.3 pts

50Cass County, NDND201,79413.4%+0.6 pts

51McKenzie County, NDND15,19210.7%+1.2 pts

52Williams County, NDND41,76710.5%+0.5 pts

53Sioux County, NDND3,6679.8%+0.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES