RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 53 SHOWN OF 53

Highest Medicare coverage, North Dakota counties · 2020

North Dakota counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 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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01Sheridan County, NDND1,29631.6%–

02McIntosh County, NDND2,45130.5%–

03Emmons County, NDND3,21529.5%–

04Griggs County, NDND2,23928.6%–

05Grant County, NDND2,20627.9%–

06Oliver County, NDND1,89827.8%–

07Cavalier County, NDND3,49727.4%–

08Wells County, NDND3,72927.4%–

09Logan County, NDND1,85927.2%–

10Nelson County, NDND2,96327.1%–

11Hettinger County, NDND2,49226.4%–

12Slope County, NDND62826.3%–

13Towner County, NDND2,04025.2%–

14Golden Valley County, NDND1,80825.0%–

15Adams County, NDND2,27524.9%–

16LaMoure County, NDND4,13524.8%–

17McLean County, NDND9,74024.5%–

18Pembina County, NDND6,56824.3%–

19Bottineau County, NDND6,28424.2%–

20Pierce County, NDND3,83823.9%–

21Sargent County, NDND3,71123.9%–

22Kidder County, NDND2,39323.6%–

23Divide County, NDND2,11023.5%–

24Barnes County, NDND10,57323.2%–

25Walsh County, NDND10,17923.2%–

26Eddy County, NDND2,32923.1%–

27Steele County, NDND1,79723.1%–

28Foster County, NDND3,21222.9%–

29Billings County, NDND1,07122.7%–

30Bowman County, NDND2,76221.6%–

31McHenry County, NDND5,13021.5%–

32Ransom County, NDND5,61720.8%–

33Ramsey County, NDND11,53020.3%–

34Stutsman County, NDND21,41420.0%–

35Traill County, NDND7,92019.9%–

36Burke County, NDND2,13219.6%–

37Richland County, NDND16,73119.2%–

38Dickey County, NDND4,89519.1%–

39Mercer County, NDND8,44118.9%–

40Dunn County, NDND4,05818.0%–

41Renville County, NDND2,33117.9%–

42Morton County, NDND34,60117.4%–

43Burleigh County, NDND103,25117.0%–

44Benson County, NDND5,75916.0%–

45Rolette County, NDND11,68813.9%–

46Ward County, NDND68,23313.9%–

47Grand Forks County, NDND74,50113.6%–

48Stark County, NDND34,01313.4%–

49Cass County, NDND201,79412.8%–

50Mountrail County, NDND9,39512.6%–

51Williams County, NDND41,76710.0%–

52McKenzie County, NDND15,1929.5%–

53Sioux County, NDND3,6679.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS