What is the 2026 poverty guideline for four people in North Dakota?

The 2026 HHS poverty guideline for a household of four in North Dakota is $33,000.

North Dakota

A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000. North Dakota has adopted Medicaid expansion, so the adult income screen is 138 percent of poverty. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 89.0.

Sales tax: 7.1%
Wage income tax: Yes
Property tax: 0.96%

Benefit pages

Each program has its own page for North Dakota. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.

SNAP eligibility · unlikely
Medicaid and CHIP eligibility · maybe
WIC eligibility · likely
School meals eligibility · likely
LIHEAP eligibility · maybe
Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Child Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Marketplace subsidies eligibility · likely
Lifeline eligibility · unlikely
SSI eligibility · unlikely
State programs eligibility · maybe

Counties

Adams County · 2-bed $1,014
Barnes County · 2-bed $1,139
Bottineau County · 2-bed $1,014
Bowman County · 2-bed $1,014
Burleigh County · 2-bed $1,067
Cass County · 2-bed $1,104
Cavalier County · 2-bed $1,014
Dickey County · 2-bed $1,014
Eddy County · 2-bed $1,014
Foster County · 2-bed $1,014
Grand Forks County · 2-bed $1,014
McKenzie County · 2-bed $1,577
McLean County · 2-bed $1,014
Mercer County · 2-bed $1,290
Morton County · 2-bed $1,067
Mountrail County · 2-bed $1,356
Pembina County · 2-bed $1,014
Pierce County · 2-bed $1,014
Ramsey County · 2-bed $1,014
Ransom County · 2-bed $1,042
Richland County · 2-bed $1,014
Rolette County · 2-bed $1,111
Stark County · 2-bed $1,231
Stutsman County · 2-bed $1,014
Towner County · 2-bed $1,014
Traill County · 2-bed $1,014
Walsh County · 2-bed $1,014
Ward County · 2-bed $1,049
Wells County · 2-bed $1,014
Williams County · 2-bed $1,388

Towns

47 places in North Dakota have a cost page and a benefits page.