# Counties in North Dakota by poverty rate, 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/north-dakota-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/north-dakota-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Sioux County | 29.9 |
| 2 | Benson County | 24.2 |
| 3 | Rolette County | 23.4 |
| 4 | Grant County | 16.9 |
| 5 | Sheridan County | 15.5 |
| 6 | Emmons County | 14 |
| 7 | Kidder County | 13.9 |
| 8 | Slope County | 13.6 |
| 9 | Hettinger County | 13 |
| 10 | Logan County | 12.9 |
| 11 | Wells County | 12.8 |
| 12 | Dickey County | 12.5 |
| 13 | Eddy County | 12.4 |
| 13 | Grand Forks County | 12.4 |
| 15 | McIntosh County | 12.3 |
| 16 | Adams County | 12.2 |
| 17 | Oliver County | 11.8 |
| 18 | Griggs County | 11.7 |
| 18 | McHenry County | 11.7 |
| 18 | Mountrail County | 11.7 |
| 18 | Pierce County | 11.7 |
| 18 | Stutsman County | 11.7 |
| 18 | Walsh County | 11.7 |
| 24 | Divide County | 11.6 |
| 24 | Ramsey County | 11.6 |
| 26 | Golden Valley County | 11.1 |
| 27 | Cass County | 11 |
| 27 | Nelson County | 11 |
| 29 | LaMoure County | 10.9 |
| 30 | McLean County | 10.8 |
| 31 | Ward County | 10.7 |
| 32 | Barnes County | 10.4 |
| 32 | Richland County | 10.4 |
| 32 | Traill County | 10.4 |
| 35 | Stark County | 10.1 |
| 36 | Bottineau County | 10 |
| 36 | Bowman County | 10 |
| 36 | Towner County | 10 |
| 39 | Burke County | 9.7 |
| 39 | Cavalier County | 9.7 |
| 41 | Renville County | 9.6 |
| 42 | Dunn County | 9.5 |
| 42 | Pembina County | 9.5 |
| 44 | Morton County | 9.2 |
| 45 | Billings County | 9 |
| 46 | Ransom County | 8.7 |
| 47 | Foster County | 8.4 |
| 48 | McKenzie County | 8.2 |
| 49 | Burleigh County | 8.1 |
| 49 | Mercer County | 8.1 |
| 49 | Sargent County | 8.1 |
| 52 | Williams County | 7.9 |
| 53 | Steele County | 7.4 |