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PantryPath Research · Senior Hunger Atlas

Senior Food Insecurity in
North Dakota

North Dakota's senior poverty rate is 9.2%, and 30.7% of seniors 65+ live alone — across 53 counties. Use the interactive map to see how senior food-insecurity risk varies within the state.

9.2%

Senior poverty (65+)

30.7%

Seniors living alone

31.4%

Senior SNAP take-up

$54,965

Senior median income

North Dakota by county

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Toggle between five ACS metrics to see how senior food-insecurity risk varies within North Dakota. Hover a county for its exact value.

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North Dakota at a glance

Seniors in poverty

11K

Ages 65+

Senior poverty rate

9.2%

Ages 65+

Living alone

30.7%

1-person HH, 65+

Senior SNAP

31.4%

HH with 60+ member

Senior median income

$54,965

Householder 65+

Isolation index

0.43

Blended 0–1

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 53 counties in North Dakota.

Highest senior poverty

Ages 65+, rate

  1. 1 Sioux 23.2%
  2. 2 Billings 20.3%
  3. 3 McKenzie 20.1%
  4. 4 Grant 19.9%
  5. 5 Slope 18.7%

Most seniors living alone

1-person HH, 65+

  1. 1 Eddy 42.6%
  2. 2 Hettinger 41.5%
  3. 3 Kidder 39.0%
  4. 4 Wells 38.3%
  5. 5 Bowman 37.5%

Largest senior population

Absolute count, 65+

  1. 1 Cass 23K
  2. 2 Burleigh 16K
  3. 3 Grand Forks 10K
  4. 4 Ward 9K
  5. 5 Morton 5K

Every county in North Dakota

All 53 counties across the five senior-hunger metrics plus senior population counts.

County Senior poverty Living alone Senior SNAP Senior income Seniors (count) Isolation idx
Adams 9.5% 33.8% 44.9% $41,850 550 0.51
Barnes 13.5% 31.8% 36.2% $49,167 2,255 0.55
Benson 16.5% 22.9% 22.9% $63,214 897 0.42
Billings 20.3% 12.5% $51,917 256 0.39
Bottineau 8.5% 30.8% 31.5% $52,521 1,487 0.42
Bowman 9.5% 37.5% 65.9% $51,000 650 0.59
Burke 4.4% 28.1% 55.6% $88,611 459 0.26
Burleigh 7.5% 29.3% 34.2% $62,454 16,393 0.36
Cass 6.0% 30.0% 25.3% $64,063 23,276 0.34
Cavalier 12.1% 30.7% 86.0% $48,650 914 0.50
Dickey 7.9% 24.4% 33.9% $43,750 875 0.26
Divide 4.1% 23.0% 59.0% $81,184 491 0.14
Dunn 7.5% 26.9% 25.6% $82,386 697 0.31
Eddy 18.4% 42.6% 50.0% $36,500 555 0.85
Emmons 9.6% 33.2% 67.2% $42,794 879 0.50
Foster 16.6% 28.5% 60.8% $63,259 692 0.55
Golden Valley 16.5% 23.1% 81.1% $72,500 424 0.42
Grand Forks 8.5% 36.8% 22.9% $55,672 9,610 0.55
Grant 19.9% 35.9% 42.9% $35,066 617 0.79
Griggs 14.1% 29.1% 63.0% $50,938 603 0.50
Hettinger 8.9% 41.5% 26.1% $47,929 609 0.63
Kidder 13.5% 39.0% 29.7% $31,589 639 0.72
LaMoure 8.7% 29.4% 32.7% $49,519 1,041 0.39
Logan 8.0% 24.8% 41.0% $43,750 451 0.27
McHenry 10.1% 35.0% 39.2% $48,045 1,098 0.55
McIntosh 18.2% 33.4% 67.2% $34,813 682 0.69
McKenzie 20.1% 27.1% 35.2% $52,981 1,231 0.59
McLean 10.7% 23.5% 53.7% $59,816 2,389 0.30
Mercer 7.3% 24.2% 32.6% $57,240 1,693 0.24
Morton 6.2% 28.5% 44.1% $52,155 5,242 0.31
Mountrail 10.6% 26.2% 23.4% $56,750 1,215 0.36
Nelson 6.0% 27.1% 55.4% $55,337 752 0.28
Oliver 11.9% 17.9% 100.0% $61,250 470 0.20
Pembina 10.5% 35.2% 35.2% $49,167 1,630 0.56
Pierce 8.0% 27.2% 53.4% $51,111 922 0.32
Ramsey 10.3% 36.7% 17.6% $47,625 2,331 0.59
Ransom 4.5% 32.6% 47.1% $50,000 1,052 0.37
Renville 6.7% 19.3% 17.3% $63,750 406 0.11
Richland 9.0% 29.4% 26.9% $52,589 3,110 0.39
Rolette 15.0% 20.3% 26.0% $51,194 1,504 0.33
Sargent 8.6% 23.4% 16.5% $55,000 821 0.25
Sheridan 7.9% 36.4% 25.5% $56,141 418 0.53
Sioux 23.2% 17.8% 34.6% $47,250 349 0.46
Slope 18.7% 24.7% 42.9% $57,917 219 0.51
Stark 12.2% 34.9% 42.3% $47,245 4,184 0.59
Steele 7.4% 29.3% 21.1% $47,500 499 0.36
Stutsman 17.3% 37.2% 42.9% $36,311 4,024 0.76
Towner 18.5% 35.5% 16.1% $29,324 496 0.75
Traill 6.4% 26.5% 36.7% $61,750 1,420 0.27
Walsh 10.1% 30.4% 39.2% $48,971 2,095 0.44
Ward 10.1% 29.3% 31.6% $53,673 9,057 0.42
Wells 7.1% 38.3% 10.9% $43,618 938 0.55
Williams 10.3% 34.2% 27.9% $46,506 3,725 0.53

Senior food help in North Dakota

SNAP, CSFP senior boxes, Meals on Wheels, and senior-specific pantry programs.

Seniors Resource Guide

North Dakota senior SNAP

Senior-specific SNAP rules, how to apply in North Dakota, and benefit amounts.

North Dakota SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

Search North Dakota's verified pantries — many serve seniors with home delivery or box programs.

North Dakota food pantries