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Counties in North Dakota by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)

Oliver County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 53 counties in 2022, at 74.2%. Divide County had the lowest, at 12.6%. The median was 34.5% and the figure for North Dakota was 38.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest74.2Oliver County
Lowest12.6Divide County
Median34.553 counties
North Dakota38.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 38.2 %Barnes County: 37.6 %Benson County: 26 %Billings County: 15.5 %Bottineau County: 26.2 %Bowman County: 16.4 %Burke County: 12.8 %Burleigh County: 39.3 %Cass County: 39.7 %Cavalier County: 56.2 %Dickey County: 39 %Divide County: 12.6 %Dunn County: 19.8 %Eddy County: 36.2 %Emmons County: 52.4 %Foster County: 46.4 %Golden Valley County: 30.2 %Grand Forks County: 45.7 %Grant County: 46.2 %Griggs County: 32.2 %Hettinger County: 28.5 %Kidder County: 37.1 %LaMoure County: 20.3 %Logan County: 41.4 %McHenry County: 24.6 %McIntosh County: 29.2 %McKenzie County: 29.8 %McLean County: 34.5 %Mercer County: 42.4 %Morton County: 37.9 %Mountrail County: 25 %Nelson County: 26.2 %Oliver County: 74.2 %Pembina County: 35.8 %Pierce County: 51.4 %Ramsey County: 44.9 %Ransom County: 31.6 %Renville County: 33 %Richland County: 45.1 %Rolette County: 25.9 %Sargent County: 19.9 %Sheridan County: 49.4 %Sioux County: 32.2 %Slope County: 33.3 %Stark County: 36.1 %Steele County: 27.1 %Stutsman County: 46.3 %Towner County: 33.5 %Traill County: 30.6 %Walsh County: 37.3 %Ward County: 39.1 %Wells County: 45.4 %Williams County: 27.8 %
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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

Oliver County: 74.2 %Oliver County74.2Cavalier County: 56.2 %Cavalier County56.2Emmons County: 52.4 %Emmons County52.4Pierce County: 51.4 %Pierce County51.4Sheridan County: 49.4 %Sheridan County49.4Foster County: 46.4 %Foster County46.4Stutsman County: 46.3 %Stutsman County46.3Grant County: 46.2 %Grant County46.2Grand Forks County: 45.7 %Grand Forks County45.7Wells County: 45.4 %Wells County45.4Richland County: 45.1 %Richland County45.1Ramsey County: 44.9 %Ramsey County44.9Mercer County: 42.4 %Mercer County42.4Logan County: 41.4 %Logan County41.4Cass County: 39.7 %Cass County39.7Burleigh County: 39.3 %Burleigh County39.3Ward County: 39.1 %Ward County39.1Dickey County: 39 %Dickey County39Adams County: 38.2 %Adams County38.2Morton County: 37.9 %Morton County37.9Barnes County: 37.6 %Barnes County37.6Walsh County: 37.3 %Walsh County37.3Kidder County: 37.1 %Kidder County37.1Eddy County: 36.2 %Eddy County36.2Stark County: 36.1 %Stark County36.1Pembina County: 35.8 %Pembina County35.8McLean County: 34.5 %McLean County34.5Towner County: 33.5 %Towner County33.5Slope County: 33.3 %Slope County33.3Renville County: 33 %Renville County33Sioux County: 32.2 %Sioux County32.2Griggs County: 32.2 %Griggs County32.2Ransom County: 31.6 %Ransom County31.6Traill County: 30.6 %Traill County30.6Golden Valley County: 30.2 %Golden Valley County30.2McKenzie County: 29.8 %McKenzie County29.8McIntosh County: 29.2 %McIntosh County29.2Hettinger County: 28.5 %Hettinger County28.5Williams County: 27.8 %Williams County27.8Steele County: 27.1 %Steele County27.1Nelson County: 26.2 %Nelson County26.2Bottineau County: 26.2 %Bottineau County26.2Benson County: 26 %Benson County26Rolette County: 25.9 %Rolette County25.9Mountrail County: 25 %Mountrail County25McHenry County: 24.6 %McHenry County24.6LaMoure County: 20.3 %LaMoure County20.3Sargent County: 19.9 %Sargent County19.9Dunn County: 19.8 %Dunn County19.8Bowman County: 16.4 %Bowman County16.4Billings County: 15.5 %Billings County15.5Burke County: 12.8 %Burke County12.8Divide County: 12.6 %Divide County12.6Oliver County: 74.2 %Oliver County74.2Cavalier County: 56.2 %Cavalier County56.2Emmons County: 52.4 %Emmons County52.4Pierce County: 51.4 %Pierce County51.4Sheridan County: 49.4 %Sheridan County49.4Foster County: 46.4 %Foster County46.4Stutsman County: 46.3 %Stutsman County46.3Grant County: 46.2 %Grant County46.2Grand Forks County: 45.7 %Grand Forks County45.7Wells County: 45.4 %Wells County45.4Richland County: 45.1 %Richland County45.1Ramsey County: 44.9 %Ramsey County44.9Mercer County: 42.4 %Mercer County42.4Logan County: 41.4 %Logan County41.4Cass County: 39.7 %Cass County39.7Burleigh County: 39.3 %Burleigh County39.3Ward County: 39.1 %Ward County39.1Dickey County: 39 %Dickey County39Adams County: 38.2 %Adams County38.2Morton County: 37.9 %Morton County37.9Barnes County: 37.6 %Barnes County37.6Walsh County: 37.3 %Walsh County37.3Kidder County: 37.1 %Kidder County37.1Eddy County: 36.2 %Eddy County36.2Stark County: 36.1 %Stark County36.1Pembina County: 35.8 %Pembina County35.8McLean County: 34.5 %McLean County34.5Towner County: 33.5 %Towner County33.5Slope County: 33.3 %Slope County33.3Renville County: 33 %Renville County33Sioux County: 32.2 %Sioux County32.2Griggs County: 32.2 %Griggs County32.2Ransom County: 31.6 %Ransom County31.6Traill County: 30.6 %Traill County30.6Golden Valley County: 30.2 %Golden Valley County30.2McKenzie County: 29.8 %McKenzie County29.8McIntosh County: 29.2 %McIntosh County29.2Hettinger County: 28.5 %Hettinger County28.5Williams County: 27.8 %Williams County27.8Steele County: 27.1 %Steele County27.1Nelson County: 26.2 %Nelson County26.2Bottineau County: 26.2 %Bottineau County26.2Benson County: 26 %Benson County26Rolette County: 25.9 %Rolette County25.9Mountrail County: 25 %Mountrail County25McHenry County: 24.6 %McHenry County24.6LaMoure County: 20.3 %LaMoure County20.3Sargent County: 19.9 %Sargent County19.9Dunn County: 19.8 %Dunn County19.8Bowman County: 16.4 %Bowman County16.4Billings County: 15.5 %Billings County15.5Burke County: 12.8 %Burke County12.8Divide County: 12.6 %Divide County12.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Oliver County74.2+0.9 pts
2Cavalier County56.2+6.4 pts
3Emmons County52.4+8.5 pts
4Pierce County51.4+3.3 pts
5Sheridan County49.4-5.3 pts
6Foster County46.4+3.3 pts
7Stutsman County46.3+1 pts
8Grant County46.2+15.3 pts
9Grand Forks County45.7+1.4 pts
10Wells County45.4-5.3 pts
11Richland County45.1-0.4 pts
12Ramsey County44.9+6.3 pts
13Mercer County42.4+6 pts
14Logan County41.4-0.8 pts
15Cass County39.7-0.5 pts
16Burleigh County39.3-1.7 pts
17Ward County39.1-1.5 pts
18Dickey County39+9.9 pts
19Adams County38.2-4.6 pts
20Morton County37.9-6.5 pts
21Barnes County37.6+4.3 pts
22Walsh County37.3-1.9 pts
23Kidder County37.1+1.9 pts
24Eddy County36.2-8.1 pts
25Stark County36.1-1.9 pts
26Pembina County35.8+3.3 pts
27McLean County34.5-1.8 pts
28Towner County33.5-5.6 pts
29Slope County33.3+28.3 pts
30Renville County33+2.9 pts
31Sioux County32.2+4.2 pts
32Griggs County32.2-0.3 pts
33Ransom County31.6-1.2 pts
34Traill County30.6-2.5 pts
35Golden Valley County30.2+13.1 pts
36McKenzie County29.8-1.4 pts
37McIntosh County29.2+2.6 pts
38Hettinger County28.5-7.7 pts
39Williams County27.8-1.1 pts
40Steele County27.1+3.1 pts
41Nelson County26.2-3.2 pts
42Bottineau County26.2-9.4 pts
43Benson County26-7 pts
44Rolette County25.9+1.9 pts
45Mountrail County25+2.9 pts
46McHenry County24.6-6.9 pts
47LaMoure County20.3-3.4 pts
48Sargent County19.9+0.5 pts
49Dunn County19.8-1.4 pts
50Bowman County16.4-0.6 pts
51Billings County15.5-17.8 pts
52Burke County12.8+9.3 pts
53Divide County12.6-1.7 pts

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About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in North Dakota by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in North Dakota by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/north-dakota-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in North Dakota by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/north-dakota-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in North Dakota by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/north-dakota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in North Dakota by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2022}},
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Oliver County, with 74.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Divide County, with 12.6% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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