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

Emmons County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 53 counties in 2023, at 54.3%. Divide County had the lowest, at 12.9%. The median was 34.8% and the figure for North Dakota was 38.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.3Emmons County
Lowest12.9Divide County
Median34.853 counties
North Dakota38.4History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 34.8 %Barnes County: 39.6 %Benson County: 24.1 %Billings County: 17.5 %Bottineau County: 21.4 %Bowman County: 22.7 %Burke County: 17.3 %Burleigh County: 42.1 %Cass County: 38.7 %Cavalier County: 47.6 %Dickey County: 37.5 %Divide County: 12.9 %Dunn County: 22.3 %Eddy County: 21 %Emmons County: 54.3 %Foster County: 51.3 %Golden Valley County: 24.8 %Grand Forks County: 44.9 %Grant County: 54.2 %Griggs County: 35.1 %Hettinger County: 24.7 %Kidder County: 36.5 %LaMoure County: 24.4 %Logan County: 48.3 %McHenry County: 23.9 %McIntosh County: 40.5 %McKenzie County: 19.8 %McLean County: 32.5 %Mercer County: 49.5 %Morton County: 42.4 %Mountrail County: 24.7 %Nelson County: 23.6 %Oliver County: 40 %Pembina County: 33.1 %Pierce County: 43.3 %Ramsey County: 41.2 %Ransom County: 37.1 %Renville County: 33.8 %Richland County: 42.9 %Rolette County: 27.2 %Sargent County: 25.9 %Sheridan County: 19.2 %Sioux County: 37 %Slope County: 33.3 %Stark County: 39.2 %Steele County: 23.5 %Stutsman County: 46 %Towner County: 28.9 %Traill County: 29.2 %Walsh County: 37 %Ward County: 37.6 %Wells County: 45.7 %Williams County: 28.3 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Emmons County: 54.3 %Emmons County54.3Grant County: 54.2 %Grant County54.2Foster County: 51.3 %Foster County51.3Mercer County: 49.5 %Mercer County49.5Logan County: 48.3 %Logan County48.3Cavalier County: 47.6 %Cavalier County47.6Stutsman County: 46 %Stutsman County46Wells County: 45.7 %Wells County45.7Grand Forks County: 44.9 %Grand Forks County44.9Pierce County: 43.3 %Pierce County43.3Richland County: 42.9 %Richland County42.9Morton County: 42.4 %Morton County42.4Burleigh County: 42.1 %Burleigh County42.1Ramsey County: 41.2 %Ramsey County41.2McIntosh County: 40.5 %McIntosh County40.5Oliver County: 40 %Oliver County40Barnes County: 39.6 %Barnes County39.6Stark County: 39.2 %Stark County39.2Cass County: 38.7 %Cass County38.7Ward County: 37.6 %Ward County37.6Dickey County: 37.5 %Dickey County37.5Ransom County: 37.1 %Ransom County37.1Walsh County: 37 %Walsh County37Sioux County: 37 %Sioux County37Kidder County: 36.5 %Kidder County36.5Griggs County: 35.1 %Griggs County35.1Adams County: 34.8 %Adams County34.8Renville County: 33.8 %Renville County33.8Slope County: 33.3 %Slope County33.3Pembina County: 33.1 %Pembina County33.1McLean County: 32.5 %McLean County32.5Traill County: 29.2 %Traill County29.2Towner County: 28.9 %Towner County28.9Williams County: 28.3 %Williams County28.3Rolette County: 27.2 %Rolette County27.2Sargent County: 25.9 %Sargent County25.9Golden Valley County: 24.8 %Golden Valley County24.8Hettinger County: 24.7 %Hettinger County24.7Mountrail County: 24.7 %Mountrail County24.7LaMoure County: 24.4 %LaMoure County24.4Benson County: 24.1 %Benson County24.1McHenry County: 23.9 %McHenry County23.9Nelson County: 23.6 %Nelson County23.6Steele County: 23.5 %Steele County23.5Bowman County: 22.7 %Bowman County22.7Dunn County: 22.3 %Dunn County22.3Bottineau County: 21.4 %Bottineau County21.4Eddy County: 21 %Eddy County21McKenzie County: 19.8 %McKenzie County19.8Sheridan County: 19.2 %Sheridan County19.2Billings County: 17.5 %Billings County17.5Burke County: 17.3 %Burke County17.3Divide County: 12.9 %Divide County12.9Emmons County: 54.3 %Emmons County54.3Grant County: 54.2 %Grant County54.2Foster County: 51.3 %Foster County51.3Mercer County: 49.5 %Mercer County49.5Logan County: 48.3 %Logan County48.3Cavalier County: 47.6 %Cavalier County47.6Stutsman County: 46 %Stutsman County46Wells County: 45.7 %Wells County45.7Grand Forks County: 44.9 %Grand Forks County44.9Pierce County: 43.3 %Pierce County43.3Richland County: 42.9 %Richland County42.9Morton County: 42.4 %Morton County42.4Burleigh County: 42.1 %Burleigh County42.1Ramsey County: 41.2 %Ramsey County41.2McIntosh County: 40.5 %McIntosh County40.5Oliver County: 40 %Oliver County40Barnes County: 39.6 %Barnes County39.6Stark County: 39.2 %Stark County39.2Cass County: 38.7 %Cass County38.7Ward County: 37.6 %Ward County37.6Dickey County: 37.5 %Dickey County37.5Ransom County: 37.1 %Ransom County37.1Walsh County: 37 %Walsh County37Sioux County: 37 %Sioux County37Kidder County: 36.5 %Kidder County36.5Griggs County: 35.1 %Griggs County35.1Adams County: 34.8 %Adams County34.8Renville County: 33.8 %Renville County33.8Slope County: 33.3 %Slope County33.3Pembina County: 33.1 %Pembina County33.1McLean County: 32.5 %McLean County32.5Traill County: 29.2 %Traill County29.2Towner County: 28.9 %Towner County28.9Williams County: 28.3 %Williams County28.3Rolette County: 27.2 %Rolette County27.2Sargent County: 25.9 %Sargent County25.9Golden Valley County: 24.8 %Golden Valley County24.8Hettinger County: 24.7 %Hettinger County24.7Mountrail County: 24.7 %Mountrail County24.7LaMoure County: 24.4 %LaMoure County24.4Benson County: 24.1 %Benson County24.1McHenry County: 23.9 %McHenry County23.9Nelson County: 23.6 %Nelson County23.6Steele County: 23.5 %Steele County23.5Bowman County: 22.7 %Bowman County22.7Dunn County: 22.3 %Dunn County22.3Bottineau County: 21.4 %Bottineau County21.4Eddy County: 21 %Eddy County21McKenzie County: 19.8 %McKenzie County19.8Sheridan County: 19.2 %Sheridan County19.2Billings County: 17.5 %Billings County17.5Burke County: 17.3 %Burke County17.3Divide County: 12.9 %Divide County12.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Emmons County54.3+1.9 pts
2Grant County54.2+8 pts
3Foster County51.3+4.9 pts
4Mercer County49.5+7.1 pts
5Logan County48.3+6.9 pts
6Cavalier County47.6-8.6 pts
7Stutsman County46-0.4 pts
8Wells County45.7+0.3 pts
9Grand Forks County44.9-0.8 pts
10Pierce County43.3-8.1 pts
11Richland County42.9-2.2 pts
12Morton County42.4+4.5 pts
13Burleigh County42.1+2.8 pts
14Ramsey County41.2-3.8 pts
15McIntosh County40.5+11.3 pts
16Oliver County40-34.2 pts
17Barnes County39.6+2 pts
18Stark County39.2+3.2 pts
19Cass County38.7-1 pts
20Ward County37.6-1.4 pts
21Dickey County37.5-1.4 pts
22Ransom County37.1+5.6 pts
23Walsh County37-0.3 pts
24Sioux County37+4.8 pts
25Kidder County36.5-0.5 pts
26Griggs County35.1+2.9 pts
27Adams County34.8-3.3 pts
28Renville County33.8+0.8 pts
29Slope County33.30 pts
30Pembina County33.1-2.7 pts
31McLean County32.5-2 pts
32Traill County29.2-1.4 pts
33Towner County28.9-4.7 pts
34Williams County28.3+0.5 pts
35Rolette County27.2+1.3 pts
36Sargent County25.9+6 pts
37Golden Valley County24.8-5.4 pts
38Hettinger County24.7-3.8 pts
38Mountrail County24.7-0.2 pts
40LaMoure County24.4+4 pts
41Benson County24.1-1.9 pts
42McHenry County23.9-0.8 pts
43Nelson County23.6-2.6 pts
44Steele County23.5-3.6 pts
45Bowman County22.7+6.3 pts
46Dunn County22.3+2.5 pts
47Bottineau County21.4-4.8 pts
48Eddy County21-15.2 pts
49McKenzie County19.8-10.1 pts
50Sheridan County19.2-30.1 pts
51Billings County17.5+2 pts
52Burke County17.3+4.6 pts
53Divide County12.9+0.4 pts

Other periods

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/north-dakota-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/north-dakota-counties?period=2023.

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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/north-dakota-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Emmons County, with 54.3% in 2023, 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 12.9% in 2023.

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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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