Poverty Rate in Ward County, ND

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
8.6% −32.0% vs nat'l
Rank #482 of 3,222
85th percentile

How Ward County Compares

Ward County
8.6%
North Dakota Average
8.6%
Rank #12 of 53 in state
National
12.6%
32.0% below

National Distribution

Where Ward County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Ward County: 8.6%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#479 Yellow Medicine County, MN 8.6%
#480 Schuyler County, MO 8.6%
#481 Lake County, MN 8.6%
#482 Ward County, ND 8.6%
#483 Hansford County, TX 8.6%
#484 Sarasota County, FL 8.6%
#485 Virginia Beach city, VA 8.6%
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Poverty Rate in Ward County, North Dakota

Ward County, North Dakota has a poverty rate of 8.6%, which ranks #482 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 32.0% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within North Dakota, Ward County ranks #12 of 53 out of 53 counties. This places it in the 85th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.