Medicare in North Dakota by county

Most people with Medicare

Across North Dakota, 154,503 people had Medicare in July 2026, 35% of them in Medicare Advantage or another Medicare health plan. The counties with the most:

1. Cass County 31,308 with Medicare · 39% in Medicare Advantage · 7 Advantage plans with drug coverage
2. Burleigh County 21,394 with Medicare · 41% in Medicare Advantage · 10 Advantage plans with drug coverage
3. Grand Forks County 12,565 with Medicare · 30% in Medicare Advantage · 8 Advantage plans with drug coverage
4. Ward County 11,705 with Medicare · 33% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
5. Morton County 7,133 with Medicare · 49% in Medicare Advantage · 8 Advantage plans with drug coverage
6. Stark County 5,838 with Medicare · 34% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
7. Stutsman County 5,296 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 10 Advantage plans with drug coverage
8. Williams County 4,787 with Medicare · 26% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
9. Richland County 3,906 with Medicare · 42% in Medicare Advantage · 5 Advantage plans with drug coverage
10. Barnes County 2,922 with Medicare · 39% in Medicare Advantage · 6 Advantage plans with drug coverage

All 53 counties, A to Z

• Adams County700 with Medicare · 31% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Barnes County2,922 with Medicare · 39% in Medicare Advantage · 6 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Benson County1,175 with Medicare · 26% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Billings County191 with Medicare · 42% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Bottineau County1,858 with Medicare · 14% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Bowman County863 with Medicare · 25% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Burke County526 with Medicare · 14% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Burleigh County21,394 with Medicare · 41% in Medicare Advantage · 10 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Cass County31,308 with Medicare · 39% in Medicare Advantage · 7 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Cavalier County1,075 with Medicare · 22% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Dickey County1,184 with Medicare · 50% in Medicare Advantage · 3 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Divide County548 with Medicare · 12% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Dunn County795 with Medicare · 25% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Eddy County671 with Medicare · 29% in Medicare Advantage · 3 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Emmons County1,008 with Medicare · 43% in Medicare Advantage · 3 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Foster County855 with Medicare · 29% in Medicare Advantage · 3 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Golden Valley County458 with Medicare · 18% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Grand Forks County12,565 with Medicare · 30% in Medicare Advantage · 8 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Grant County730 with Medicare · 44% in Medicare Advantage · 3 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Griggs County700 with Medicare · 36% in Medicare Advantage · 5 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Hettinger County677 with Medicare · 27% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Kidder County682 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 5 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• LaMoure County1,207 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 3 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Logan County562 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 3 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• McHenry County1,432 with Medicare · 36% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• McIntosh County893 with Medicare · 44% in Medicare Advantage · 3 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• McKenzie County1,434 with Medicare · 12% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• McLean County2,833 with Medicare · 38% in Medicare Advantage · 7 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Mercer County2,245 with Medicare · 39% in Medicare Advantage · 5 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Morton County7,133 with Medicare · 49% in Medicare Advantage · 8 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Mountrail County1,578 with Medicare · 18% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Nelson County1,047 with Medicare · 24% in Medicare Advantage · 5 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Oliver County429 with Medicare · 42% in Medicare Advantage · 5 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Pembina County1,942 with Medicare · 25% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Pierce County1,073 with Medicare · 30% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Ramsey County2,848 with Medicare · 26% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Ransom County1,402 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 7 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Renville County589 with Medicare · 24% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Richland County3,906 with Medicare · 42% in Medicare Advantage · 5 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Rolette County2,397 with Medicare · 8% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Sargent County1,037 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 3 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Sheridan County410 with Medicare · 41% in Medicare Advantage · 3 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Sioux County468 with Medicare · 25% in Medicare Advantage · 3 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Slope County153 with Medicare · 40% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Stark County5,838 with Medicare · 34% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Steele County478 with Medicare · 36% in Medicare Advantage · 5 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Stutsman County5,296 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 10 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Towner County608 with Medicare · 24% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Traill County1,927 with Medicare · 29% in Medicare Advantage · 7 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Walsh County2,704 with Medicare · 24% in Medicare Advantage · 7 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Ward County11,705 with Medicare · 33% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Wells County1,257 with Medicare · 22% in Medicare Advantage · 3 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Williams County4,787 with Medicare · 26% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage

Sources: CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment, July 2026, and the CMS 2027 plan landscape. Medicare Advantage here includes other Medicare health plans, such as cost plans and PACE. Before you meet any agent, check their North Dakota license.

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