North Dakota Child Support Calculator
Enter both parents' incomes, number of children, and parenting time to estimate the North Dakota monthly child support obligation under the Percentage of Income model. Consult a family law attorney for a binding order.
- 14.35%
- 1-child base rate
- #49 of 51
- base-rate rank
- No cap
- income ceiling
- 88.8%
- cases with a support order
$884/mo
One-child base rate at North Dakota's median income
14.35% of $73,959, the Census ACS 2022 median household income for North Dakota, divided across twelve months, 7% below the median state. An index for comparing states, not a case estimate: guidelines apply to the obligor's income, or to combined parental income under the Income Shares model, and a court sets the actual order. How this is derived.
The verdict
North Dakota carries one of the lower one-child base rates nationally.
According to North Dakota Title IV-D guideline publication, last checked 2023.
- 14.35%
- published 1-child starting rate
- 88.8%
- of cases have a support order
Ranks describe published guideline starting rates across this portal's 51-jurisdiction table, not court outcomes or collection performance.
National context
Lower-band view: where North Dakota's one-child start sits
Each bar counts jurisdictions with a published one-child base rate in that 3-point guideline band. North Dakota is marked in its own band; counts are exact from the 51-jurisdiction dataset.
North Dakota's 14.35% published one-child starting rate is higher than 2 of 51 recorded state rates. This comparison describes the published starting percentage, not a complete child-support estimate.
Source: Published state child-support guideline records in PlainChildSupport's 51-jurisdiction dataset
Percentage of Income peers by one-child starting rate
Source: State Title IV-D guideline publications compiled in PlainChildSupport states.base_pct_1child filtered by formula_type · 2023 Peer board lists up to 10 Percentage of Income states sorted by published one-child starting rate. Counts match SELECT COUNT on the live states table.
Lower one-child starting rate
North Dakota calculator on a lower starting-rate schedule
North Dakota's published 14.35% one-child base sits in the lower third (#49 of 51).
North Dakota's 14.35% one-child start sits in the lower third of published schedules (#49 of 51). The Percentage of Income form below applies that schedule; high-income or multi-child worksheets can still diverge from this orientation figure.
Sources: North Dakota Child Support Guidelines · HHS OCSE Annual Report to Congress (Form 157) · estimate only; a court order requires the official worksheet.
Interactive Calculator for North Dakota
North Dakota uses the Percentage of Income to calculate child support. The non-custodial parent pays 14.35% of their net income for 1 child, 20.35% for 2 children.
Our North Dakota interactive calculator is in development. Phase 1 covers the 10 largest states.
Use Official North Dakota CalculatorNorth Dakota Guideline Summary
~14.35%
1 Child
~20.35%
2 Children
~24.35%
3 Children
None
Income Cap
Calculators nearest North Dakota's 14.35% start
Sorted by absolute gap in published one-child starting rate among states with a verified interactive calculator. Not a recommendation of which worksheet to file.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does North Dakota's one-child start read low nationally?
North Dakota's 14.35% published one-child starting rate is higher than 2 of 51 recorded state rates. This comparison describes the published starting percentage, not a complete child-support estimate.
Does North Dakota publish an income ceiling for this estimate?
No income ceiling is recorded in this portal's 2023 North Dakota guideline dataset. The official worksheet remains the authority for a binding calculation.