Sioux
North Dakota

What stands out

What stands out about Sioux County: the overdose death rate is among the lowest in America (-999 per 100,000), life expectancy is among the shortest in America (62.0 years), and the typical two-bedroom rent is among the lowest in America ($402 a month). Within North Dakota it ranks 8th of 53 counties for the overdose death rate, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Sioux County, North Dakota. 3,896 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 1.2% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -40).

North Dakota's income tax is now among the lowest of any state that has one, with a top rate under 2.5% after 2023 cuts funded by oil revenue, and it stopped taxing Social Security in 2021. Housing is inexpensive and the state has the lowest unemployment in the country in most years. Winters are severe, and the Bakken oil economy makes the western counties boom and bust.

Money

The typical household here brings in $41,201 a year, lower than 93% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $55,889. Unemployment runs 2.6%, lower than 80% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home.

North Dakota takes 0.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $0 a year.

Home

A two-bedroom rents for around $402 a month. Property tax is 0.28% of home value, roughly $267 a year on that median home, lower than almost every county in America. 43% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 5.5 per 1,000 residents, higher than almost every county in America.

A child born here can expect to live 62.0 years, shorter than almost every county in America. There are 0 active physicians in the county, about 0.0 per 10,000 people; the nearest doctor is in another county. 7.1% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

86% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Democratic by 41 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 42% of eligible voters turned out. Under North Dakota law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 44°F, highs near 57 and lows near 32, colder than 93% of American counties. About 25 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 29 out of 100, safer than 71% of American counties; the county has had 22 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 240 Mbps down, faster than 69% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation.