Poverty Rate in Ward County, ND
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.6%
Rank #482/3,222 · #12 in ND
85th
Ward 8.6%
ND 10.8% -20.8%
US 12.6% -32.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Ward County's poverty rate of 8.6% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Ward County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Poverty Rate
Ward County, North Dakota has a poverty rate of 8.6%, ranking #482 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 32.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within North Dakota, it ranks #12 of 53. This places it in the 85th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.