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Slope County, North Dakota: crime rate, income and local data
Households here have a median income of $71,250 and the unemployment rate was 2.3% in August 2026. About 766 people live in the county.
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Unemployment: BLS August 2026. Road work: October 11, 2026.
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What is the crime rate in Slope County?
We don't show a crime rate for Slope County: too few of the county's police agencies sent a full year of reports to the FBI. Reported counts for individual police agencies are on the map's crime layer.
What is the median household income in Slope County?
Median household income is $71,250, close to the statewide figure ($76,657). The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 2.3% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 8 people out of work and looking.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | Slope County | North Dakota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 766 | 784,841 | 334,922,499 |
| Median household income | $71,250 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Median gross rent | $525 | $954 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 2.7% | 2.8% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 5.0% | 10.8% | 12.5% |
| Households receiving SNAP (food stamps) | 2.4% | 6.6% | 12.1% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 29.3% | 32.7% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 80.7% | 62.9% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 54.1 | 35.9 | 38.9 |
| Households with broadband internet | 78.1% | 88.7% | 91.0% |
| People without health insurance | 4.4% | 6.5% | 8.4% |
What natural hazards and environmental sites are in Slope County?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the overall natural-hazard risk for Slope County as “Very Low”. None of the seven hazards on our map (floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat, earthquakes, hurricanes) is rated above “Relatively Moderate” here. The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.
Superfund sites
EPA lists no Superfund site in Slope County, active or completed (October 2026).
Disasters, air and water
No federal major disaster declaration covered Slope County from 2016 through 2025 (COVID-19 excluded). Of 1 community water system, none had an open health-based drinking-water violation in EPA's records (September 2026). EPA puts the county in radon zone 1 (highest).
Is there road construction in Slope County?
No highway work zones were listed in Slope County in the October 11, 2026 state feed. Some states publish only part of their road work in open feeds, so check the state's 511 site before you travel. The map's layer refreshes every morning.
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How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in Slope County?
Slope County has 1 public school (2024-25) and 0 private schools (2023-24) in federal school lists. USGS mapping shows 2 fire or EMS stations and 1 police or sheriff station.
Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Slope County
Gun shops
No gun shops with a public storefront are on the map in Slope County. There is 1 licensed dealer without a public storefront (not shown).
Liquor stores
No liquor stores are on the map in Slope County.
Planned Parenthood
There is no Planned Parenthood health center in Slope County on the map.
Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
Common questions
What is the crime rate in Slope County?
We don't show a crime rate for Slope County: too few of the county's police agencies sent a full year of reports to the FBI. Reported counts for individual police agencies are on the map's crime layer.
What is the median household income in Slope County?
$71,250 (Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024 average), compared with $76,657 for North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the unemployment rate in Slope County?
The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 2.3% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 8 people out of work and looking.
What natural hazards affect Slope County?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the overall natural-hazard risk for Slope County as “Very Low”. None of the seven hazards on our map (floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat, earthquakes, hurricanes) is rated above “Relatively Moderate” here.
Is there road construction in Slope County right now?
No highway work zones were listed in Slope County in the October 11, 2026 state feed. Some states publish only part of their road work in open feeds, so check the state's 511 site before you travel.
How does Slope County compare with neighboring counties?
| County | Population | Violent crimes per 1,000 (2021-25) | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 2,145 | 0.93 | $62,500 |
| Billings County | 1,024 | 0.00 | $86,806 |
| Bowman County | 2,906 | 0.76 | $72,109 |
| Fallon County, MT | 2,760 | 1.4 | $76,250 |
| Golden Valley County | 1,653 | 1.2 | $68,021 |
| Hettinger County | 2,432 | 1.0 | $73,026 |
| Stark County | 33,302 | 2.1 | $84,449 |
More: North Dakota statewide numbers · Sex-offender registry search (U.S. Justice Department, NSOPW)
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting 2021-2025 (agency level, Return A), averaged and summed by county by Map the Block; Census population; state and national rates: FBI estimated crimes 2021-2025.
- Income, housing, education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income) and related tables.
- Monthly unemployment: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), county data, not seasonally adjusted. Public domain.
- Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores; disasters: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026). Chemical releases: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory, reporting year 2024 (basic data file).
- Air and water: U.S. EPA AirData, annual AQI by county 2024; EPA Air Quality Design Values 2023-2025 (June 2026); U.S. EPA SDWIS via ECHO drinking-water download (September 30, 2026). Traffic deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 2024; Census population.
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024-25; budgets: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE Private School geocodes (Private School Survey 2023-24). Nursing homes: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information and Penalties (September 2026). Stations: U.S. Geological Survey, National Structures Dataset (Fire Stations/EMS Stations), October 2026 pull.
- Parks: USGS Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1); state park agencies' open data (CA, NY, PA, TN, TX, FL, NJ, KY, HI, UT, MT and others); OpenStreetMap contributors for some hours, phones, fees and camping; U.S. National Park Service: unit boundaries (Land Resources Division), Acreage Report (Sept 30, 2026), park pages on nps.gov (hours, fees), Visitor Use Statistics (2025).
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