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Slope
North Dakota

837

Population

$71K

Median Income

—

Median Home

R+73

Politics

Economy

Median Household Income$71K

This county

national avg ~$75K

Poverty Rate12.1%

This county

national avg ~11.5%

Unemployment Rate2.6%

This county

national avg ~3.8%

GDP per Capita$41,880

Federal Spending per Capita$713

Median Individual Earnings$43K

This county

national avg $45K

Professional/Management Workers58.3%

Average Adjusted Gross Income$77K

Avg Credit Score757

Work From Home %21.1%

This county

national avg 17.0%

Population Under 1819.9%

This county

national avg 22.0%

Single-Person Households27.4%

This county

national avg 28.0%

Income (20th Percentile)$32K

Income (80th Percentile)$134K

Income (95th Percentile)$229K

Bachelor's Degree or Higher30.0%

This county

national avg 35.0%

Less Than High School8.4%

This county

national avg 11.0%

Knowledge Economy GDP %1.8%

Dependency Ratio1.04

Medicare Spending / Person$1,861

SS Benefits / Person$3,918

Education Wage Premium2.66x

Median Earnings (Bachelor's)$56K

Median Earnings (Graduate)$88K

Median Earnings (HS Diploma)$33K

Public Assistance Recipients2.0%

Average Annual Wage$62K

Housing

Market Rent (ZORI)$531/mo

This county

$1100/mo state avg

$1400/mo national

Property Tax Rate0.32%

This county

0.88% state avg

1.10% national

Affordability & Supply

HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR)$924/mo

Home Value to Income Ratio1.4x income

Severely Cost-Burdened Households2.5%

Homeownership Rate90.3%

This county

national avg ~65%

Market Activity

Days on Market (Redfin)— Fast market

16 days

Months of Supply (Redfin)— Low inventory — sellers market

1.0 mo

Sold Above List (Redfin)

0.0%

Source: Redfin · Updated monthly

Health

Food Insecurity3.2%

This county

national avg ~11%

Food Environment Index8.1 / 10

This county

higher = better access

Primary Care Shortage Score7

This county

national avg 5

Mental Health Shortage Score17

Dental Care Shortage Score0

Healthcare Shortage Score8.0

Obesity Rate (BRFSS)38.6%

This county

national avg 32.0%

Smoking Rate (BRFSS)16.2%

This county

national avg 14.0%

Poor Health Rate (BRFSS)17.3%

This county

national avg 18.0%

Physical Inactivity (BRFSS)23.2%

This county

national avg 24.0%

High Blood Pressure (BRFSS)31.8%

This county

national avg 32.0%

Active Physicians0

ER Visits per 1,000 Medicare Patients657 / 1,000

Medicare Cost per Beneficiary$11,738

Uninsured (under 65)8.2%

This county

national avg ~10%

Adults with Depression21.2%

Education

HS Diploma Holders220

Bachelor's Degree Holders108

HS Completion Rate91.6%

This county

national avg ~85%

Safety

Violent Crime Rate2.9 / 1,000

This county

national avg ~4.0

Social Vulnerability (CDC SVI)1th pct

Drug Overdose Deaths (2024)0.0 / 100K

Climate & Air Quality

Natural Amenity Scale-0.8

January Sunshine0.01

January Temperature-1.58

Average Temp44°F

Avg High Temp57°F

Avg Low Temp31°F

Annual Precipitation19.4 in/yr

Avg Storm Events4.6 storms/yr

Avg Annual Storm Damage$0K

Drought Index (2022)0.15

Heating Degree Days8,123 HDD/yr

This county

national avg ~4,500 HDD/yr

Cooling Degree Days544 CDD/yr

This county

national avg ~1,200 CDD/yr

Heating Degree Days (1901–2000 Baseline)8,817 HDD/yr

Cooling Degree Days (1901–2000 Baseline)488 CDD/yr

Avg Tornadoes / Year0.0

Avg Flood Events / Year0.0

Avg Hail Events / Year2.4

Avg Hurricane Events / Year0.00

Avg Wildfire Events / Year0.0

Avg Winter Storms / Year0.0

Avg Heat Events / Year0.0

Natural Hazard Risk (FEMA)1 / 100

Community Resilience (FEMA)8 / 100

Federal Disaster Declarations10 since 1953

Fine Particulate Pollution (PM2.5)4.3 µg/m³

This county

EPA standard 9 µg/m³

Outdoor & Recreation

Historic Places (NRHP)2 properties

FAA-Registered Airports1 total

Airports (excl. heliports)1 airports

Internet & Remote Work

Download Speed236 Mbps

This county

national avg ~120 Mbps

Upload Speed155 Mbps

Fixed Internet (Q1 2026)307 Mbps

Households with 100Mbps+98.3%

This county

national avg 75.0%

Cellular-Only Internet5.4%

This county

national avg 8.0%

Fixed Upload Speed (Q1 2026)143 Mbps

Commute & Transit

Remote Workers87 workers

Public Transit Commuters0 workers

Walk to Work79 workers

Extreme Commutes (90+ min)6 workers

Walk to Work19.2%

Families & Childcare

Childcare Cost Burden25.9%

This county

national median ~27% of household income

Civic & Community

Voter Turnout70.0%

This county

national avg ~55%

Income Inequality (Gini)4.223

Nonprofit Organizations6

Veterans Share4.0%

This county

national avg 7.0%

Married Adults70.8%

Never-Married Adults20.0%

Divorced Adults4.4%

Native American Population1.1%

Membership Associations0.0 per 10K residents

Debt Burden

Avg Mortgage Balance$102K

Avg Student Loan Balance$5K

Avg Credit Card Balance$6K

Loan Delinquency Rate11.5%

This county

national avg 4.0%

Innovation

Inventor Rate0.96%

Politics

R+73

2024 Presidential · North Dakota was R+33 statewide

vs North Dakota State

Income tax

2.5%Same (state law)

Property tax

0.32%0.88% state avg

Politics

R+73R+33

COL Index

County data98 (state)

Population & Migration

Net Domestic Migration 2023

↓ -11

More people leaving than arriving

Economic Mobility

63%

chance a low-income child reaches the middle class

Source: Opportunity Insights

Real Estate

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Local News — Slope

KFYR-TV · 1 week ago

Motorcyclist from Bismarck killed in Slope County crash

SLOPE COUNTY, N.D. (KFYR) - A motorcyclist from Bismarck died following a crash Tuesday afternoon in…

The Dickinson Press · Jun 5, 2026

Slope County Commission discusses regional partnership, tax credit applications and rural health funding

Commissioners approve regional council funding, address tax credit reapplications and review health …

Grand Forks Herald · May 1, 2021

Nelson County leads the way in North Dakota vaccination rates; Slope County comes in last

LAKOTA, N.D. — Doris Karas has worked at Lakota Drug and Gift Pharmacy, tucked along a small-town ma…

InForum · Sep 13, 2024

John Wheeler: The slope of the land in North Dakota impacts the weather

Air moving across North Dakota goes from an elevation of 791 feet above sea-level in Pembina to 2959…

North Dakota Game and Fish (.gov) · Sep 1, 2020

Electronic Posting is Underway

Ramsey. Richland. Slope.Three counties that could possibly shape the future of hunting in North Dako…

North Dakota Monitor · Nov 29, 2025

Housing in North Dakota a ‘question our communities need to solve’

A newly reorganized North Dakota Interagency Council on Homelessness could have an early crisis on i…

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