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Counties in North Dakota by poverty rate

Sioux County had the highest poverty rate of 53 counties in 2015, at 40.4%. Billings County had the lowest, at 7.1%. The median was 10.2% and the figure for North Dakota was 10.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest40.4Sioux County
Lowest7.1Billings County
Median10.253 counties
North Dakota10.7History

All counties, 2015

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Sioux CountySioux County: 40.4 %40.4Benson CountyBenson County: 27.9 %27.9Rolette CountyRolette County: 25.5 %25.5Sheridan CountySheridan County: 17.6 %17.6Pierce CountyPierce County: 16.1 %16.1Grant CountyGrant County: 15.6 %15.6Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 14.3 %14.3Emmons CountyEmmons County: 13.9 %13.9Kidder CountyKidder County: 13.9 %13.9McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 12.5 %12.5Barnes CountyBarnes County: 12.4 %12.4Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 12 %12Logan CountyLogan County: 11.8 %11.8Nelson CountyNelson County: 11.6 %11.6Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 11.4 %11.4Eddy CountyEddy County: 11.3 %11.3Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 11.2 %11.2McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 11.1 %11.1LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 10.9 %10.9Walsh CountyWalsh County: 10.8 %10.8Cass CountyCass County: 10.7 %10.7Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 10.6 %10.6Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 10.6 %10.6Towner CountyTowner County: 10.4 %10.4Wells CountyWells County: 10.4 %10.4Dickey CountyDickey County: 10.3 %10.3Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 10.2 %10.2Oliver CountyOliver County: 10.2 %10.2Richland CountyRichland County: 10.2 %10.2Adams CountyAdams County: 10.1 %10.1Griggs CountyGriggs County: 10 %10McLean CountyMcLean County: 10 %10Dunn CountyDunn County: 9.9 %9.9Traill CountyTraill County: 9.5 %9.5Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 9.4 %9.4Ransom CountyRansom County: 9.1 %9.1Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 9 %9Slope CountySlope County: 9 %9Pembina CountyPembina County: 8.8 %8.8Divide CountyDivide County: 8.6 %8.6Burke CountyBurke County: 8.4 %8.4Foster CountyFoster County: 8.4 %8.4McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 8.4 %8.4Ward CountyWard County: 8.4 %8.4Morton CountyMorton County: 7.8 %7.8Sargent CountySargent County: 7.8 %7.8Steele CountySteele County: 7.8 %7.8Williams CountyWilliams County: 7.8 %7.8Bowman CountyBowman County: 7.6 %7.6Renville CountyRenville County: 7.6 %7.6Stark CountyStark County: 7.5 %7.5Mercer CountyMercer County: 7.2 %7.2Billings CountyBillings County: 7.1 %7.1
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)
1Sioux County40.4
2Benson County27.9
3Rolette County25.5
4Sheridan County17.6
5Pierce County16.1
6Grant County15.6
7Grand Forks County14.3
8Emmons County13.9
8Kidder County13.9
10McIntosh County12.5
11Barnes County12.4
12Ramsey County12
13Logan County11.8
14Nelson County11.6
15Stutsman County11.4
16Eddy County11.3
17Mountrail County11.2
18McHenry County11.1
19LaMoure County10.9
20Walsh County10.8
21Cass County10.7
22Bottineau County10.6
22Hettinger County10.6
24Towner County10.4
24Wells County10.4
26Dickey County10.3
27Golden Valley County10.2
27Oliver County10.2
27Richland County10.2
30Adams County10.1
31Griggs County10
31McLean County10
33Dunn County9.9
34Traill County9.5
35Cavalier County9.4
36Ransom County9.1
37Burleigh County9
37Slope County9
39Pembina County8.8
40Divide County8.6
41Burke County8.4
41Foster County8.4
41McKenzie County8.4
41Ward County8.4
45Morton County7.8
45Sargent County7.8
45Steele County7.8
45Williams County7.8
49Bowman County7.6
49Renville County7.6
51Stark County7.5
52Mercer County7.2
53Billings County7.1

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About this ranking

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.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Sioux County, with 40.4% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Billings County, with 7.1% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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