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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 2022, at 39.7%. Slope County had the lowest, at 4.7%. The median was 10.3% and the figure for North Dakota was 10.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest39.7Sioux County
Lowest4.7Slope County
Median10.353 counties
North Dakota10.8History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 13.4 %Barnes County: 13 %Benson County: 27.2 %Billings County: 11.1 %Bottineau County: 8.2 %Bowman County: 10.7 %Burke County: 6.5 %Burleigh County: 7.9 %Cass County: 10.8 %Cavalier County: 10 %Dickey County: 9.2 %Divide County: 6.6 %Dunn County: 6.8 %Eddy County: 12.3 %Emmons County: 6.7 %Foster County: 8.4 %Golden Valley County: 12.6 %Grand Forks County: 14.2 %Grant County: 15.4 %Griggs County: 6.5 %Hettinger County: 10.2 %Kidder County: 12.8 %LaMoure County: 12.2 %Logan County: 8.2 %McHenry County: 10.3 %McIntosh County: 13.6 %McKenzie County: 13.4 %McLean County: 6.9 %Mercer County: 9.6 %Morton County: 8.1 %Mountrail County: 12.4 %Nelson County: 10.9 %Oliver County: 11.5 %Pembina County: 9.2 %Pierce County: 11.2 %Ramsey County: 15.8 %Ransom County: 9.9 %Renville County: 6.4 %Richland County: 11.2 %Rolette County: 24.9 %Sargent County: 6.2 %Sheridan County: 6.9 %Sioux County: 39.7 %Slope County: 4.7 %Stark County: 10.2 %Steele County: 13 %Stutsman County: 13.1 %Towner County: 13.7 %Traill County: 6.6 %Walsh County: 9.7 %Ward County: 9 %Wells County: 10.8 %Williams County: 7.4 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Sioux County: 39.7 %Sioux County39.7Benson County: 27.2 %Benson County27.2Rolette County: 24.9 %Rolette County24.9Ramsey County: 15.8 %Ramsey County15.8Grant County: 15.4 %Grant County15.4Grand Forks County: 14.2 %Grand Forks County14.2Towner County: 13.7 %Towner County13.7McIntosh County: 13.6 %McIntosh County13.6Adams County: 13.4 %Adams County13.4McKenzie County: 13.4 %McKenzie County13.4Stutsman County: 13.1 %Stutsman County13.1Steele County: 13 %Steele County13Barnes County: 13 %Barnes County13Kidder County: 12.8 %Kidder County12.8Golden Valley County: 12.6 %Golden Valley County12.6Mountrail County: 12.4 %Mountrail County12.4Eddy County: 12.3 %Eddy County12.3LaMoure County: 12.2 %LaMoure County12.2Oliver County: 11.5 %Oliver County11.5Pierce County: 11.2 %Pierce County11.2Richland County: 11.2 %Richland County11.2Billings County: 11.1 %Billings County11.1Nelson County: 10.9 %Nelson County10.9Cass County: 10.8 %Cass County10.8Wells County: 10.8 %Wells County10.8Bowman County: 10.7 %Bowman County10.7McHenry County: 10.3 %McHenry County10.3Hettinger County: 10.2 %Hettinger County10.2Stark County: 10.2 %Stark County10.2Cavalier County: 10 %Cavalier County10Ransom County: 9.9 %Ransom County9.9Walsh County: 9.7 %Walsh County9.7Mercer County: 9.6 %Mercer County9.6Pembina County: 9.2 %Pembina County9.2Dickey County: 9.2 %Dickey County9.2Ward County: 9 %Ward County9Foster County: 8.4 %Foster County8.4Bottineau County: 8.2 %Bottineau County8.2Logan County: 8.2 %Logan County8.2Morton County: 8.1 %Morton County8.1Burleigh County: 7.9 %Burleigh County7.9Williams County: 7.4 %Williams County7.4Sheridan County: 6.9 %Sheridan County6.9McLean County: 6.9 %McLean County6.9Dunn County: 6.8 %Dunn County6.8Emmons County: 6.7 %Emmons County6.7Divide County: 6.6 %Divide County6.6Traill County: 6.6 %Traill County6.6Burke County: 6.5 %Burke County6.5Griggs County: 6.5 %Griggs County6.5Renville County: 6.4 %Renville County6.4Sargent County: 6.2 %Sargent County6.2Slope County: 4.7 %Slope County4.7Sioux County: 39.7 %Sioux County39.7Benson County: 27.2 %Benson County27.2Rolette County: 24.9 %Rolette County24.9Ramsey County: 15.8 %Ramsey County15.8Grant County: 15.4 %Grant County15.4Grand Forks County: 14.2 %Grand Forks County14.2Towner County: 13.7 %Towner County13.7McIntosh County: 13.6 %McIntosh County13.6Adams County: 13.4 %Adams County13.4McKenzie County: 13.4 %McKenzie County13.4Stutsman County: 13.1 %Stutsman County13.1Steele County: 13 %Steele County13Barnes County: 13 %Barnes County13Kidder County: 12.8 %Kidder County12.8Golden Valley County: 12.6 %Golden Valley County12.6Mountrail County: 12.4 %Mountrail County12.4Eddy County: 12.3 %Eddy County12.3LaMoure County: 12.2 %LaMoure County12.2Oliver County: 11.5 %Oliver County11.5Pierce County: 11.2 %Pierce County11.2Richland County: 11.2 %Richland County11.2Billings County: 11.1 %Billings County11.1Nelson County: 10.9 %Nelson County10.9Cass County: 10.8 %Cass County10.8Wells County: 10.8 %Wells County10.8Bowman County: 10.7 %Bowman County10.7McHenry County: 10.3 %McHenry County10.3Hettinger County: 10.2 %Hettinger County10.2Stark County: 10.2 %Stark County10.2Cavalier County: 10 %Cavalier County10Ransom County: 9.9 %Ransom County9.9Walsh County: 9.7 %Walsh County9.7Mercer County: 9.6 %Mercer County9.6Pembina County: 9.2 %Pembina County9.2Dickey County: 9.2 %Dickey County9.2Ward County: 9 %Ward County9Foster County: 8.4 %Foster County8.4Bottineau County: 8.2 %Bottineau County8.2Logan County: 8.2 %Logan County8.2Morton County: 8.1 %Morton County8.1Burleigh County: 7.9 %Burleigh County7.9Williams County: 7.4 %Williams County7.4Sheridan County: 6.9 %Sheridan County6.9McLean County: 6.9 %McLean County6.9Dunn County: 6.8 %Dunn County6.8Emmons County: 6.7 %Emmons County6.7Divide County: 6.6 %Divide County6.6Traill County: 6.6 %Traill County6.6Burke County: 6.5 %Burke County6.5Griggs County: 6.5 %Griggs County6.5Renville County: 6.4 %Renville County6.4Sargent County: 6.2 %Sargent County6.2Slope County: 4.7 %Slope County4.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sioux County39.7+1.2 pts
2Benson County27.2-3 pts
3Rolette County24.9-2.1 pts
4Ramsey County15.8+1 pts
5Grant County15.4+3.6 pts
6Grand Forks County14.2-1.3 pts
7Towner County13.7-1.1 pts
8McIntosh County13.6+3.4 pts
9Adams County13.4-0.8 pts
10McKenzie County13.4+0.4 pts
11Stutsman County13.1+0.6 pts
12Steele County13+0.9 pts
13Barnes County13+2.4 pts
14Kidder County12.8+2.5 pts
15Golden Valley County12.6+6.7 pts
16Mountrail County12.4-0.5 pts
17Eddy County12.3-1.4 pts
18LaMoure County12.2-2.3 pts
19Oliver County11.5-0.3 pts
20Pierce County11.2-0 pts
21Richland County11.2+0.4 pts
22Billings County11.1+1.5 pts
23Nelson County10.9+0.5 pts
24Cass County10.8+0.4 pts
25Wells County10.8+1.9 pts
26Bowman County10.7+1.4 pts
27McHenry County10.3+1.2 pts
28Hettinger County10.2+0.1 pts
29Stark County10.2-0.7 pts
30Cavalier County10-3.8 pts
31Ransom County9.9-1.2 pts
32Walsh County9.70 pts
33Mercer County9.60 pts
34Pembina County9.2+1.9 pts
35Dickey County9.2+3.4 pts
36Ward County9-0.6 pts
37Foster County8.4+1.2 pts
38Bottineau County8.2-0.5 pts
39Logan County8.2+0.8 pts
40Morton County8.1+0.4 pts
41Burleigh County7.9+0.2 pts
42Williams County7.4+0.4 pts
43Sheridan County6.9+2.6 pts
44McLean County6.9-0.8 pts
45Dunn County6.8-0.5 pts
46Emmons County6.7-1.4 pts
47Divide County6.6+1 pts
48Traill County6.6+0.6 pts
49Burke County6.5+1 pts
50Griggs County6.5+1.7 pts
51Renville County6.4+1.3 pts
52Sargent County6.2+0.5 pts
53Slope County4.7+0.1 pts

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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.

How to cite

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/north-dakota-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/north-dakota-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/north-dakota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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), 2022}},
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Sioux County, with 39.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Slope County, with 4.7% in 2022.

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