| Rank | County | People Below The Poverty Rate | 
                            
                                
                                    | 1 | Sioux County, North Dakota | 42.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 2 | Rolette County, North Dakota | 36.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 3 | Benson County, North Dakota | 36.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 4 | Sheridan County, North Dakota | 17.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 5 | Grand Forks County, North Dakota | 16.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 6 | Kidder County, North Dakota | 16.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 7 | Eddy County, North Dakota | 15.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 8 | Mountrail County, North Dakota | 14.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 9 | Emmons County, North Dakota | 14.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 10 | McIntosh County, North Dakota | 13.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 11 | Cass County, North Dakota | 13.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 12 | McHenry County, North Dakota | 13.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 13 | Bottineau County, North Dakota | 12.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 14 | Grant County, North Dakota | 12.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 15 | McKenzie County, North Dakota | 12.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 16 | Pierce County, North Dakota | 11.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 17 | Oliver County, North Dakota | 11.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 18 | Logan County, North Dakota | 11.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 19 | Ramsey County, North Dakota | 11.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 20 | Golden Valley County, North Dakota | 11.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 21 | Stutsman County, North Dakota | 11.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 22 | Wells County, North Dakota | 10.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 23 | Hettinger County, North Dakota | 10.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 24 | Richland County, North Dakota | 10.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 25 | Divide County, North Dakota | 10.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 26 | Walsh County, North Dakota | 10.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 27 | Barnes County, North Dakota | 10.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 28 | Ward County, North Dakota | 10.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 29 | McLean County, North Dakota | 9.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 30 | Towner County, North Dakota | 9.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 31 | Griggs County, North Dakota | 9.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 32 | Stark County, North Dakota | 9.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 33 | Burleigh County, North Dakota | 9.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 34 | Dickey County, North Dakota | 9.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 35 | LaMoure County, North Dakota | 8.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 36 | Traill County, North Dakota | 8.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 37 | Billings County, North Dakota | 8.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 38 | Dunn County, North Dakota | 8.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 39 | Mercer County, North Dakota | 8.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 40 | Adams County, North Dakota | 8.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 41 | Williams County, North Dakota | 8.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 42 | Burke County, North Dakota | 8.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 43 | Nelson County, North Dakota | 7.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 44 | Ransom County, North Dakota | 7.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 45 | Foster County, North Dakota | 7.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 46 | Pembina County, North Dakota | 7.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 47 | Cavalier County, North Dakota | 7.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 48 | Morton County, North Dakota | 7.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 49 | Bowman County, North Dakota | 7.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 50 | Sargent County, North Dakota | 7.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 51 | Renville County, North Dakota | 7.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 52 | Slope County, North Dakota | 5.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 53 | Steele County, North Dakota | 3.7% |