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Most residents in poverty, North Dakota counties · 1990

North Dakota counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 53 is 886.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Cass County, NDND201,79412,105–

02Grand Forks County, NDND74,5018,707–

03Ward County, NDND68,2337,357–

04Burleigh County, NDND103,2516,037–

05Rolette County, NDND11,6885,194–

06Stark County, NDND34,0133,257–

07Williams County, NDND41,7672,953–

08Morton County, NDND34,6012,907–

09Stutsman County, NDND21,4142,715–

10Benson County, NDND5,7592,279–

11Richland County, NDND16,7312,221–

12Barnes County, NDND10,5732,133–

13Walsh County, NDND10,1791,852–

14Sioux County, NDND3,6671,781–

15Ramsey County, NDND11,5301,678–

16McLean County, NDND9,7401,651–

17Mountrail County, NDND9,3951,482–

18McHenry County, NDND5,1301,233–

19McKenzie County, NDND15,1921,172–

20Emmons County, NDND3,2151,147–

21Dickey County, NDND4,8951,086–

22Traill County, NDND7,9201,075–

23Wells County, NDND3,7291,058–

24LaMoure County, NDND4,1351,038–

25Bottineau County, NDND6,2841,037–

26Dunn County, NDND4,0581,003–

27Mercer County, NDND8,441886–

28Grant County, NDND2,206870–

29Cavalier County, NDND3,497853–

30Pembina County, NDND6,568852–

31Pierce County, NDND3,838804–

32Kidder County, NDND2,393801–

33Towner County, NDND2,040780–

34Foster County, NDND3,212697–

35McIntosh County, NDND2,451678–

36Ransom County, NDND5,617667–

37Hettinger County, NDND2,492638–

38Nelson County, NDND2,963616–

39Bowman County, NDND2,762561–

40Burke County, NDND2,132553–

41Logan County, NDND1,859529–

42Sargent County, NDND3,711523–

43Griggs County, NDND2,239514–

44Sheridan County, NDND1,296497–

45Oliver County, NDND1,898460–

46Adams County, NDND2,275434–

47Renville County, NDND2,331366–

48Divide County, NDND2,110364–

49Golden Valley County, NDND1,808336–

50Billings County, NDND1,071328–

51Eddy County, NDND2,329304–

52Steele County, NDND1,797302–

53Slope County, NDND628190–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS