North Dakota could pay millions for high SNAP error rate
North Dakota SNAP over- and underpayment rates, 2003-2025 Both rates are factored into the state's overall payment error rate. Data is not available for 2016, 2020 or 2021.
North Dakota SNAP payment error rate, 1997-2025 Data is not available for 2016, 2020 or 2021.
Nearly one in 10 approved Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applications in North Dakota in 2025 had some kind of error.
Under a federal law passed last year, that means the state may have to pay 10% of its residents’ benefits — or nearly $13 million — every fiscal year unless it can bring its error rate below 6%.
A SNAP payment error occurs when a household receives more or fewer benefits t…
