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Highest poverty rate, North Dakota counties

North Dakota counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Sioux County, NDND3,66743.3%+10%

02Benson County, NDND5,75925.6%−12%

03Rolette County, NDND11,68824.3%−22%

04Golden Valley County, NDND1,80819.8%+30%

05Grant County, NDND2,20616.6%−18%

06Ramsey County, NDND11,53015.2%+21%

07Adams County, NDND2,27514.8%+42%

08Mountrail County, NDND9,39514.5%−25%

09Eddy County, NDND2,32914.2%+47%

10Bowman County, NDND2,76213.4%+64%

11Grand Forks County, NDND74,50113.2%+7%

12Steele County, NDND1,79712.9%+82%

13Stutsman County, NDND21,41412.6%+21%

14Logan County, NDND1,85912.4%−18%

15McIntosh County, NDND2,45112.2%−20%

16Barnes County, NDND10,57312.1%+12%

17Stark County, NDND34,01312.1%−2%

18McKenzie County, NDND15,19212.0%−30%

19Dickey County, NDND4,89511.8%−21%

20Griggs County, NDND2,23911.7%+16%

21Walsh County, NDND10,17911.2%+3%

22Hettinger County, NDND2,49211.0%−26%

23Cass County, NDND201,79411.0%+9%

24Billings County, NDND1,07110.8%−16%

25Pierce County, NDND3,83810.8%−14%

26Ransom County, NDND5,61710.4%+18%

27Kidder County, NDND2,39310.2%−48%

28Sheridan County, NDND1,29610.1%−52%

29McHenry County, NDND5,1309.7%−39%

30Richland County, NDND16,7319.7%−7%

31Mercer County, NDND8,4419.7%+29%

32Divide County, NDND2,1109.3%−36%

33Pembina County, NDND6,5689.2%+1%

34Wells County, NDND3,7299.1%−32%

35Emmons County, NDND3,2159.1%−55%

36Renville County, NDND2,3319.1%−17%

37Traill County, NDND7,9209.1%−2%

38McLean County, NDND9,7408.9%−34%

39Foster County, NDND3,2128.8%−6%

40LaMoure County, NDND4,1358.7%−41%

41Williams County, NDND41,7678.6%−27%

42Ward County, NDND68,2338.6%−21%

43Cavalier County, NDND3,4978.5%−26%

44Towner County, NDND2,0408.5%−5%

45Morton County, NDND34,6018.0%−16%

46Burleigh County, NDND103,2517.9%+1%

47Bottineau County, NDND6,2847.6%−29%

48Dunn County, NDND4,0587.4%−58%

49Nelson County, NDND2,9637.2%−31%

50Sargent County, NDND3,7116.9%−17%

51Burke County, NDND2,1325.9%−62%

52Oliver County, NDND1,8985.2%−65%

53Slope County, NDND6285.0%−71%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES