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SNAP Benefits in
North Dakota

North Dakota had an overall SNAP participation rate of 6.4% across 53 counties, with a coverage gap of 47.9% of below-poverty households. Use the interactive map below to compare coverage across counties.

6.4%

SNAP participation

47.9%

Poverty coverage gap

21K

SNAP households

$75,949

Median income

North Dakota by county

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Toggle between six SNAP metrics to see how coverage varies within North Dakota. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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North Dakota at a glance

SNAP households

21K

Est. from ACS receipt rate

Participation rate

6.4%

All households

Poverty coverage

52.1%

Below-poverty HH on SNAP

Senior SNAP use

31.4%

HH with a 60+ member

Disability SNAP use

47.5%

HH with a disability

Working-poor share

47.9%

SNAP HH above poverty

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 53 counties in North Dakota.

Widest coverage gap

% of poor HH not enrolled

  1. 1 Billings 100.0%
  2. 2 Slope 93.3%
  3. 3 Cavalier 92.6%
  4. 4 Mountrail 91.7%
  5. 5 Steele 91.2%

Strongest coverage

% of poor HH enrolled

  1. 1 Sioux 75.6%
  2. 2 Burke 57.1%
  3. 3 Rolette 56.6%
  4. 4 Wells 47.6%
  5. 5 Benson 46.7%

Highest SNAP use

% of all HH on SNAP

  1. 1 Sioux 36.6%
  2. 2 Rolette 23.9%
  3. 3 Benson 19.1%
  4. 4 Golden Valley 16.0%
  5. 5 Ramsey 12.6%

Every county in North Dakota

All 53 counties across the six SNAP metrics plus median income.

County SNAP rate Coverage Gap Senior Disability Working-poor Median income
Adams 11.6% 41.5% 58.5% 44.9% 57.6% 42.4% $55,417
Barnes 6.9% 27.8% 72.2% 36.2% 60.5% 53.0% $70,230
Benson 19.1% 46.7% 53.3% 22.9% 50.1% 44.7% $68,049
Billings 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% $81,250
Bottineau 6.0% 38.9% 61.1% 31.5% 46.9% 46.9% $83,460
Bowman 3.3% 12.5% 87.5% 65.9% 34.1% 65.8% $83,773
Burke 4.8% 57.1% 42.9% 55.6% 62.2% 20.0% $96,339
Burleigh 5.7% 32.0% 68.0% 34.2% 54.6% 46.9% $84,948
Cass 6.0% 29.4% 70.6% 25.3% 41.2% 47.4% $75,023
Cavalier 2.8% 7.4% 92.6% 86.0% 88.4% 74.4% $67,064
Dickey 6.3% 28.6% 71.4% 33.9% 35.5% 35.5% $63,125
Divide 4.2% 33.8% 66.2% 59.0% 48.7% 35.9% $89,297
Dunn 2.8% 11.8% 88.2% 25.6% 65.1% 76.7% $94,688
Eddy 6.0% 22.4% 77.6% 50.0% 69.1% 55.9% $55,389
Emmons 8.2% 33.9% 66.1% 67.2% 36.8% 49.6% $67,368
Foster 9.8% 38.5% 61.5% 60.8% 69.6% 46.0% $83,412
Golden Valley 16.0% 40.2% 59.8% 81.1% 56.6% 61.3% $76,528
Grand Forks 6.5% 24.8% 75.2% 22.9% 33.9% 43.4% $68,450
Grant 10.4% 33.0% 67.0% 42.9% 37.5% 41.1% $56,750
Griggs 4.9% 27.4% 72.6% 63.0% 56.5% 26.1% $64,737
Hettinger 4.2% 22.7% 77.3% 26.1% 63.0% 37.0% $70,827
Kidder 3.3% 12.6% 87.4% 29.7% 40.5% 56.8% $61,850
LaMoure 5.9% 24.8% 75.2% 32.7% 32.7% 60.4% $70,263
Logan 5.0% 25.0% 75.0% 41.0% 30.8% 41.0% $61,339
McHenry 7.0% 34.9% 65.1% 39.2% 36.1% 44.3% $80,614
McIntosh 5.6% 25.4% 74.7% 67.2% 28.4% 19.4% $64,236
McKenzie 3.1% 23.3% 76.7% 35.2% 63.2% 34.1% $88,289
McLean 4.1% 14.9% 85.1% 53.7% 37.7% 66.9% $81,847
Mercer 3.9% 31.2% 68.8% 32.6% 55.3% 27.7% $79,405
Morton 3.5% 28.5% 71.5% 44.1% 34.9% 47.1% $79,483
Mountrail 5.3% 8.3% 91.7% 23.4% 62.9% 81.0% $81,292
Nelson 5.7% 16.5% 83.5% 55.4% 37.8% 74.3% $68,051
Oliver 2.3% 20.8% 79.3% 100.0% 52.9% 35.3% $76,953
Pembina 8.6% 33.9% 66.1% 35.2% 22.1% 65.2% $66,884
Pierce 7.2% 25.7% 74.3% 53.4% 48.9% 49.6% $63,214
Ramsey 12.6% 35.6% 64.4% 17.6% 64.1% 58.1% $61,319
Ransom 5.2% 31.1% 68.9% 47.1% 53.8% 45.4% $74,521
Renville 5.6% 28.6% 71.4% 17.3% 40.4% 69.2% $76,311
Richland 8.2% 26.2% 73.8% 26.9% 58.5% 57.8% $72,524
Rolette 23.9% 56.6% 43.4% 26.0% 59.8% 41.3% $57,355
Sargent 5.6% 31.8% 68.2% 16.5% 39.2% 63.9% $77,697
Sheridan 7.5% 26.2% 73.8% 25.5% 54.9% 56.9% $67,361
Sioux 36.6% 75.6% 24.4% 34.6% 51.0% 25.4% $41,676
Slope 4.1% 6.7% 93.3% 42.9% 71.4% 85.7% $62,500
Stark 6.4% 27.5% 72.5% 42.3% 43.0% 50.8% $80,744
Steele 2.6% 8.8% 91.2% 21.1% 42.1% 57.9% $80,313
Stutsman 7.0% 23.1% 76.9% 42.9% 84.4% 49.0% $60,172
Towner 5.8% 35.2% 64.8% 16.1% 91.1% 10.7% $63,017
Traill 4.4% 9.7% 90.3% 36.7% 50.3% 78.9% $88,289
Walsh 4.9% 21.1% 78.9% 39.2% 57.1% 50.7% $69,976
Ward 6.0% 27.2% 72.8% 31.6% 55.0% 54.6% $79,273
Wells 7.1% 47.6% 52.4% 10.9% 70.5% 29.5% $61,346
Williams 5.9% 43.0% 57.0% 27.9% 18.6% 35.2% $90,224

Apply for SNAP in North Dakota

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North Dakota SNAP guide

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