# Counties in North Dakota by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 53 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/north-dakota-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Sioux County | 41.8 |
| 2 | Benson County | 33.5 |
| 3 | Rolette County | 28.8 |
| 4 | Grant County | 26.5 |
| 5 | Sheridan County | 24.5 |
| 6 | Oliver County | 18.7 |
| 7 | Logan County | 18.5 |
| 8 | Hettinger County | 18.3 |
| 9 | Slope County | 17.9 |
| 10 | McIntosh County | 17.7 |
| 11 | Eddy County | 16.4 |
| 12 | Ramsey County | 16.2 |
| 13 | Emmons County | 15.9 |
| 14 | Dickey County | 15.6 |
| 15 | Adams County | 15.4 |
| 16 | Divide County | 15.3 |
| 16 | Kidder County | 15.3 |
| 18 | McHenry County | 14.7 |
| 19 | Dunn County | 14.5 |
| 19 | Wells County | 14.5 |
| 21 | Nelson County | 14.3 |
| 22 | Mountrail County | 14.1 |
| 23 | Griggs County | 14 |
| 24 | Pierce County | 13.9 |
| 25 | Walsh County | 13.5 |
| 26 | Stutsman County | 12.4 |
| 26 | Ward County | 12.4 |
| 28 | Cavalier County | 12.3 |
| 29 | Towner County | 11.9 |
| 30 | McLean County | 11.8 |
| 30 | Ransom County | 11.8 |
| 32 | Bottineau County | 11.3 |
| 33 | Barnes County | 11.2 |
| 34 | Morton County | 11.1 |
| 35 | Sargent County | 11 |
| 36 | Grand Forks County | 10.8 |
| 36 | Stark County | 10.8 |
| 38 | Bowman County | 10.6 |
| 38 | LaMoure County | 10.6 |
| 40 | Cass County | 10.5 |
| 41 | McKenzie County | 10.3 |
| 42 | Renville County | 10.1 |
| 42 | Richland County | 10.1 |
| 44 | Golden Valley County | 10 |
| 45 | Pembina County | 9.7 |
| 45 | Williams County | 9.7 |
| 47 | Burke County | 9.5 |
| 48 | Mercer County | 8 |
| 49 | Billings County | 7.9 |
| 49 | Burleigh County | 7.9 |
| 49 | Foster County | 7.9 |
| 52 | Steele County | 7.6 |
| 53 | Traill County | 7.1 |