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Counties in North Dakota by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Sioux County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 53 counties in 2021, at 38.5%. Sheridan County had the lowest, at 4.3%. The median was 9.7% and the figure for North Dakota was 10.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38.5Sioux County
Lowest4.3Sheridan County
Median9.753 counties
North Dakota10.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 14.2 %Barnes County: 10.6 %Benson County: 30.2 %Billings County: 9.6 %Bottineau County: 8.7 %Bowman County: 9.4 %Burke County: 5.6 %Burleigh County: 7.8 %Cass County: 10.4 %Cavalier County: 13.8 %Dickey County: 5.8 %Divide County: 5.6 %Dunn County: 7.3 %Eddy County: 13.7 %Emmons County: 8.1 %Foster County: 7.2 %Golden Valley County: 5.9 %Grand Forks County: 15.4 %Grant County: 11.8 %Griggs County: 4.8 %Hettinger County: 10.1 %Kidder County: 10.3 %LaMoure County: 14.5 %Logan County: 7.4 %McHenry County: 9.1 %McIntosh County: 10.2 %McKenzie County: 13 %McLean County: 7.7 %Mercer County: 9.6 %Morton County: 7.7 %Mountrail County: 12.9 %Nelson County: 10.4 %Oliver County: 11.8 %Pembina County: 7.3 %Pierce County: 11.2 %Ramsey County: 14.8 %Ransom County: 11.2 %Renville County: 5.1 %Richland County: 10.8 %Rolette County: 26.9 %Sargent County: 5.7 %Sheridan County: 4.3 %Sioux County: 38.5 %Slope County: 4.5 %Stark County: 10.9 %Steele County: 12.1 %Stutsman County: 12.6 %Towner County: 14.8 %Traill County: 6 %Walsh County: 9.7 %Ward County: 9.7 %Wells County: 8.8 %Williams County: 7.1 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Sioux County: 38.5 %Sioux County38.5Benson County: 30.2 %Benson County30.2Rolette County: 26.9 %Rolette County26.9Grand Forks County: 15.4 %Grand Forks County15.4Towner County: 14.8 %Towner County14.8Ramsey County: 14.8 %Ramsey County14.8LaMoure County: 14.5 %LaMoure County14.5Adams County: 14.2 %Adams County14.2Cavalier County: 13.8 %Cavalier County13.8Eddy County: 13.7 %Eddy County13.7McKenzie County: 13 %McKenzie County13Mountrail County: 12.9 %Mountrail County12.9Stutsman County: 12.6 %Stutsman County12.6Steele County: 12.1 %Steele County12.1Oliver County: 11.8 %Oliver County11.8Grant County: 11.8 %Grant County11.8Pierce County: 11.2 %Pierce County11.2Ransom County: 11.2 %Ransom County11.2Stark County: 10.9 %Stark County10.9Richland County: 10.8 %Richland County10.8Barnes County: 10.6 %Barnes County10.6Cass County: 10.4 %Cass County10.4Nelson County: 10.4 %Nelson County10.4Kidder County: 10.3 %Kidder County10.3McIntosh County: 10.2 %McIntosh County10.2Hettinger County: 10.1 %Hettinger County10.1Walsh County: 9.7 %Walsh County9.7Ward County: 9.7 %Ward County9.7Billings County: 9.6 %Billings County9.6Mercer County: 9.6 %Mercer County9.6Bowman County: 9.4 %Bowman County9.4McHenry County: 9.1 %McHenry County9.1Wells County: 8.8 %Wells County8.8Bottineau County: 8.7 %Bottineau County8.7Emmons County: 8.1 %Emmons County8.1Burleigh County: 7.8 %Burleigh County7.8Morton County: 7.7 %Morton County7.7McLean County: 7.7 %McLean County7.7Logan County: 7.4 %Logan County7.4Dunn County: 7.3 %Dunn County7.3Pembina County: 7.3 %Pembina County7.3Foster County: 7.2 %Foster County7.2Williams County: 7.1 %Williams County7.1Traill County: 6 %Traill County6Golden Valley County: 5.9 %Golden Valley County5.9Dickey County: 5.8 %Dickey County5.8Sargent County: 5.7 %Sargent County5.7Divide County: 5.6 %Divide County5.6Burke County: 5.6 %Burke County5.6Renville County: 5.1 %Renville County5.1Griggs County: 4.8 %Griggs County4.8Slope County: 4.5 %Slope County4.5Sheridan County: 4.3 %Sheridan County4.3Sioux County: 38.5 %Sioux County38.5Benson County: 30.2 %Benson County30.2Rolette County: 26.9 %Rolette County26.9Grand Forks County: 15.4 %Grand Forks County15.4Towner County: 14.8 %Towner County14.8Ramsey County: 14.8 %Ramsey County14.8LaMoure County: 14.5 %LaMoure County14.5Adams County: 14.2 %Adams County14.2Cavalier County: 13.8 %Cavalier County13.8Eddy County: 13.7 %Eddy County13.7McKenzie County: 13 %McKenzie County13Mountrail County: 12.9 %Mountrail County12.9Stutsman County: 12.6 %Stutsman County12.6Steele County: 12.1 %Steele County12.1Oliver County: 11.8 %Oliver County11.8Grant County: 11.8 %Grant County11.8Pierce County: 11.2 %Pierce County11.2Ransom County: 11.2 %Ransom County11.2Stark County: 10.9 %Stark County10.9Richland County: 10.8 %Richland County10.8Barnes County: 10.6 %Barnes County10.6Cass County: 10.4 %Cass County10.4Nelson County: 10.4 %Nelson County10.4Kidder County: 10.3 %Kidder County10.3McIntosh County: 10.2 %McIntosh County10.2Hettinger County: 10.1 %Hettinger County10.1Walsh County: 9.7 %Walsh County9.7Ward County: 9.7 %Ward County9.7Billings County: 9.6 %Billings County9.6Mercer County: 9.6 %Mercer County9.6Bowman County: 9.4 %Bowman County9.4McHenry County: 9.1 %McHenry County9.1Wells County: 8.8 %Wells County8.8Bottineau County: 8.7 %Bottineau County8.7Emmons County: 8.1 %Emmons County8.1Burleigh County: 7.8 %Burleigh County7.8Morton County: 7.7 %Morton County7.7McLean County: 7.7 %McLean County7.7Logan County: 7.4 %Logan County7.4Dunn County: 7.3 %Dunn County7.3Pembina County: 7.3 %Pembina County7.3Foster County: 7.2 %Foster County7.2Williams County: 7.1 %Williams County7.1Traill County: 6 %Traill County6Golden Valley County: 5.9 %Golden Valley County5.9Dickey County: 5.8 %Dickey County5.8Sargent County: 5.7 %Sargent County5.7Divide County: 5.6 %Divide County5.6Burke County: 5.6 %Burke County5.6Renville County: 5.1 %Renville County5.1Griggs County: 4.8 %Griggs County4.8Slope County: 4.5 %Slope County4.5Sheridan County: 4.3 %Sheridan County4.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Sioux County38.5
2Benson County30.2
3Rolette County26.9
4Grand Forks County15.4
5Towner County14.8
6Ramsey County14.8
7LaMoure County14.5
8Adams County14.2
9Cavalier County13.8
10Eddy County13.7
11McKenzie County13
12Mountrail County12.9
13Stutsman County12.6
14Steele County12.1
15Oliver County11.8
16Grant County11.8
17Pierce County11.2
18Ransom County11.2
19Stark County10.9
20Richland County10.8
21Barnes County10.6
22Cass County10.4
22Nelson County10.4
24Kidder County10.3
25McIntosh County10.2
26Hettinger County10.1
27Walsh County9.7
28Ward County9.7
29Billings County9.6
30Mercer County9.6
31Bowman County9.4
32McHenry County9.1
33Wells County8.8
34Bottineau County8.7
35Emmons County8.1
36Burleigh County7.8
37Morton County7.7
38McLean County7.7
39Logan County7.4
40Dunn County7.3
41Pembina County7.3
42Foster County7.2
43Williams County7.1
44Traill County6
45Golden Valley County5.9
46Dickey County5.8
47Sargent County5.7
48Divide County5.6
49Burke County5.6
50Renville County5.1
51Griggs County4.8
52Slope County4.5
53Sheridan County4.3

Other periods

About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. 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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in North Dakota by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in North Dakota by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/north-dakota-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in North Dakota by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/north-dakota-counties?period=2021.

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in North Dakota by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021}},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Sioux County, with 38.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sheridan County, with 4.3% in 2021.

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