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Highest poverty rate, North Dakota counties · 2020

North Dakota counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Sioux County, NDND3,66732.9%−6.3 pts
02Benson County, NDND5,75932.4%+3.3 pts
03Rolette County, NDND11,68826.7%−4.3 pts
04Ramsey County, NDND11,53017.0%+4.4 pts
05Grand Forks County, NDND74,50115.4%+3.1 pts
06LaMoure County, NDND4,13513.5%−1.3 pts
07Adams County, NDND2,27513.1%+2.7 pts
08Cavalier County, NDND3,49712.6%+1.1 pts
09Pierce County, NDND3,83812.6%+0.0 pts
10Stutsman County, NDND21,41412.3%+1.8 pts
11Richland County, NDND16,73111.6%+1.2 pts
12Oliver County, NDND1,89811.6%−3.3 pts
13Billings County, NDND1,07110.9%−1.9 pts
14Eddy County, NDND2,32910.7%+1.1 pts
15Mountrail County, NDND9,39510.7%−8.6 pts
16Cass County, NDND201,79410.6%+0.5 pts
17Stark County, NDND34,01310.6%−1.7 pts
18Grant County, NDND2,20610.5%−9.8 pts
19Nelson County, NDND2,96310.4%+0.1 pts
20McIntosh County, NDND2,45110.2%−5.2 pts
21McKenzie County, NDND15,19210.2%−7.0 pts
22Kidder County, NDND2,3939.9%−9.9 pts
23Barnes County, NDND10,5739.8%−1.0 pts
24Steele County, NDND1,7979.6%+2.5 pts
25Ransom County, NDND5,6179.6%+0.8 pts
26Walsh County, NDND10,1799.4%−1.5 pts
27McHenry County, NDND5,1309.3%−6.5 pts
28Ward County, NDND68,2339.1%−1.7 pts
29Towner County, NDND2,0409.1%+0.2 pts
30Bottineau County, NDND6,2849.0%−1.7 pts
31Mercer County, NDND8,4418.6%+1.1 pts
32Emmons County, NDND3,2158.6%−11.4 pts
33Wells County, NDND3,7298.6%−4.9 pts
34Hettinger County, NDND2,4928.6%−6.2 pts
35Foster County, NDND3,2127.9%−1.4 pts
36Bowman County, NDND2,7627.6%−0.6 pts
37Morton County, NDND34,6017.6%−2.1 pts
38McLean County, NDND9,7407.5%−5.9 pts
39Burleigh County, NDND103,2517.5%−0.3 pts
40Divide County, NDND2,1107.4%−7.2 pts
41Pembina County, NDND6,5687.2%−2.0 pts
42Logan County, NDND1,8597.1%−7.9 pts
43Dunn County, NDND4,0586.7%−10.8 pts
44Burke County, NDND2,1326.7%−8.6 pts
45Sheridan County, NDND1,2966.2%−14.7 pts
46Williams County, NDND41,7675.8%−6.1 pts
47Dickey County, NDND4,8955.5%−9.3 pts
48Golden Valley County, NDND1,8085.0%−10.2 pts
49Slope County, NDND6284.9%−12.0 pts
50Traill County, NDND7,9204.6%−4.6 pts
51Griggs County, NDND2,2394.3%−5.8 pts
52Sargent County, NDND3,7114.3%−4.0 pts
53Renville County, NDND2,3314.0%−7.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS