Counties in North Dakota by poverty rate

Sioux County had the highest poverty rate of 53 counties in 2022, at 33%. Mercer County had the lowest, at 7.2%. The median was 10.9% and the figure for North Dakota was 11.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest33Sioux County
Lowest7.2Mercer County
Median10.953 counties
North Dakota11.2History

All counties, 2022

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Sioux CountySioux County: 33 %33Rolette CountyRolette County: 25.7 %25.7Benson CountyBenson County: 25.3 %25.3Grant CountyGrant County: 20.3 %20.3Sheridan CountySheridan County: 17.2 %17.2Kidder CountyKidder County: 14.9 %14.9Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 14.8 %14.8Logan CountyLogan County: 14.8 %14.8McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 14.5 %14.5Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 13.4 %13.4Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 13 %13Dickey CountyDickey County: 12.8 %12.8Adams CountyAdams County: 12.5 %12.5Wells CountyWells County: 12.5 %12.5Emmons CountyEmmons County: 12.2 %12.2Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 12.1 %12.1Slope CountySlope County: 12.1 %12.1Griggs CountyGriggs County: 12 %12McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 12 %12Cass CountyCass County: 11.8 %11.8Eddy CountyEddy County: 11.6 %11.6Pierce CountyPierce County: 11.6 %11.6Barnes CountyBarnes County: 11.5 %11.5Dunn CountyDunn County: 11.4 %11.4Divide CountyDivide County: 10.9 %10.9Nelson CountyNelson County: 10.9 %10.9Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 10.9 %10.9Walsh CountyWalsh County: 10.7 %10.7McLean CountyMcLean County: 10.1 %10.1Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 10.1 %10.1Billings CountyBillings County: 10 %10Morton CountyMorton County: 10 %10Towner CountyTowner County: 10 %10LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 9.9 %9.9Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 9.8 %9.8Ward CountyWard County: 9.8 %9.8Oliver CountyOliver County: 9.7 %9.7Burke CountyBurke County: 9.6 %9.6Pembina CountyPembina County: 9.6 %9.6Richland CountyRichland County: 9.6 %9.6Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 9.5 %9.5Stark CountyStark County: 9.3 %9.3Foster CountyFoster County: 9.2 %9.2Bowman CountyBowman County: 9 %9Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 8.9 %8.9McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 8.6 %8.6Renville CountyRenville County: 8.6 %8.6Traill CountyTraill County: 8.6 %8.6Sargent CountySargent County: 8 %8Williams CountyWilliams County: 8 %8Ransom CountyRansom County: 7.8 %7.8Steele CountySteele County: 7.8 %7.8Mercer CountyMercer County: 7.2 %7.2
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sioux County33-9.8 pts
2Rolette County25.7-1.5 pts
3Benson County25.3-1 pts
4Grant County20.3+3 pts
5Sheridan County17.2+0.7 pts
6Kidder County14.9+0.7 pts
7Golden Valley County14.8+2.1 pts
7Logan County14.8+0.6 pts
9McIntosh County14.5+0.7 pts
10Grand Forks County13.4-0.2 pts
11Ramsey County13+0.7 pts
12Dickey County12.8+1.6 pts
13Adams County12.5+0.5 pts
13Wells County12.5+0.1 pts
15Emmons County12.2-1.2 pts
16Hettinger County12.1-2.3 pts
16Slope County12.1-0.7 pts
18Griggs County12+1.3 pts
18McHenry County12+0.1 pts
20Cass County11.8+1.2 pts
21Eddy County11.6-0.1 pts
21Pierce County11.6-0.7 pts
23Barnes County11.5+0.3 pts
24Dunn County11.4+0.4 pts
25Divide County10.9+0.1 pts
25Nelson County10.9+0.5 pts
25Stutsman County10.9-0.8 pts
28Walsh County10.7-1.2 pts
29McLean County10.1-0.5 pts
29Mountrail County10.1-1.1 pts
31Billings County10-0.8 pts
31Morton County10+0.1 pts
31Towner County10-1.4 pts
34LaMoure County9.9-1 pts
35Burleigh County9.8+1.5 pts
35Ward County9.8+0.4 pts
37Oliver County9.7-1.4 pts
38Burke County9.6+0.7 pts
38Pembina County9.6-0.1 pts
38Richland County9.6-0.5 pts
41Bottineau County9.5-1.7 pts
42Stark County9.3-0.8 pts
43Foster County9.2+0.3 pts
44Bowman County90 pts
45Cavalier County8.9+0.9 pts
46McKenzie County8.6-0.5 pts
46Renville County8.6+0.1 pts
46Traill County8.6-1.3 pts
49Sargent County8-1 pts
49Williams County8-0.5 pts
51Ransom County7.8-1.1 pts
51Steele County7.8-0.7 pts
53Mercer County7.2-0.8 pts

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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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Sioux County, with 33% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Mercer County, with 7.2% in 2022.

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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