What is the poverty rate in North Dakota?
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About 11.1% of North Dakota’s population in 2024. The poverty rate is the percentage of people whose household income falls below the poverty threshold set by the government. It measures the percentage of people in households that don’t earn enough to pay for basic needs like food, housing, and healthcare. In 2024, 85,442 people in North Dakota were considered in poverty.
11.1%
of the population (2024)
85.4K
people living under the poverty line (2024)
Based on data from the American Community Survey dating back to 2010, North Dakota's poverty rate hit a peak in 2010 of 13%. Its lowest point was in 2023 at 9.8%. The state's poverty rate was 11.1% in 2024, 1.3 percentage points higher than the previous year.
In 2024, 11.1% of North Dakota population were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate
While the poverty rate shows the overall trend, the total number matters because many aid programs and funding decisions are based on how many people are in poverty, not just the percentage. In 2024, 85,442 people living in North Dakota were in poverty — down 0.87% from the 2022 peak of 86,192.
In 2024, 85,400 people in North Dakota were in poverty.
People living under poverty line
Poverty doesn’t affect all groups equally. Rates vary widely by demographic group, family type and location.
From 2014 to 2024, the poverty rate for children under 18 in North Dakota decreased from 14.8% to 12.8%. During the same period, the poverty rate for adults under 65 years decreased from 11% to 10.8%. For those older than 65, the poverty rate increased from 8.7% to 9.9%.
In 2024, 12.8% of children in North Dakota were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate by age group
Among racial or ethnic groups in North Dakota during 2024, five had a higher poverty rate than the state’s overall rate: American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race), and two or more races.
Four had a lower than average poverty rate: Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, some other race, White alone, not Hispanic or Latino.
Over the previous ten years, the poverty rate for the American Indian and Alaska Native population shifted the most, decreasing from 41.8% in 2014 to 27.7% in 2024.
In North Dakota, the poverty rate for the American Indian and Alaska Native population decreased from 41.8% in 2014 to 27.7% in 2024.
Poverty rate by race or ethnicity
In 2019-2023, the poverty rate among North Dakota counties ranged from 4.7% in Oliver County to 42.7% in Sioux County. The poverty rate in the state’s largest county — Cass County — was 10.3%.
In 2019-2023, the poverty rate among North Dakota counties ranged from 4.7% to 42.7%.
Poverty rate
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