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Fastest growing, North Dakota counties

North Dakota counties ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 53 is -1.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Renville County, ND, up 38 places to #9.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲7Billings County, NDND1,071+13.3%+33.2 pts

02▲3Cass County, NDND201,794+9.4%−10.3 pts

03▲4Burleigh County, NDND103,251+4.9%−10.6 pts

04▲12Golden Valley County, NDND1,808+4.1%+12.9 pts

05▲1Morton County, NDND34,601+3.9%−2.8 pts

06▲37Adams County, NDND2,275+3.4%+21.7 pts

07▼6McKenzie County, NDND15,192+3.3%+13.4 pts

08▲28Sheridan County, NDND1,296+2.5%+22.8 pts

09▲38Renville County, NDND2,331+2.1%+19.6 pts

10▼8Williams County, NDND41,767+2.0%+8.5 pts

11▲1Grand Forks County, NDND74,501+1.8%+8.3 pts

12▲9Richland County, NDND16,731+1.2%+2.0 pts

13▲5Oliver County, NDND1,898+1.1%+14.4 pts

14▼11Stark County, NDND34,013+1.1%+1.9 pts

15▲10Mercer County, NDND8,441+1.1%+13.0 pts

16▲11LaMoure County, NDND4,135+1.0%+13.7 pts

17▲6Hettinger County, NDND2,492+0.1%+21.3 pts

18▲12Kidder County, NDND2,393-0.0%+17.3 pts

19▲31Steele County, NDND1,797-0.1%+6.6 pts

20▼7McLean County, NDND9,740-0.3%+10.6 pts

21▼1Ramsey County, NDND11,530-0.6%+4.2 pts

22▲7Eddy County, NDND2,329-0.8%+5.8 pts

23▼6Stutsman County, NDND21,414-0.8%+0.7 pts

24▼15Dunn County, NDND4,058-0.9%+9.2 pts

25▲17Logan County, NDND1,859-0.9%+18.0 pts

26▲2Traill County, NDND7,920-1.0%+2.2 pts

27▼3Bottineau County, NDND6,284-1.5%+9.3 pts

28▼13Ransom County, NDND5,617-1.5%−1.0 pts

29▲4Nelson County, NDND2,963-1.7%+14.0 pts

30▲11Dickey County, NDND4,895-2.1%+3.7 pts

31▼21Ward County, NDND68,233-2.4%−3.9 pts

32▼1Barnes County, NDND10,573-2.6%+3.6 pts

33▲12Emmons County, NDND3,215-2.6%+7.7 pts

34▲3Griggs County, NDND2,239-2.9%+13.7 pts

35▲16McIntosh County, NDND2,451-3.1%+12.6 pts

36▼25Burke County, NDND2,132-3.1%+22.2 pts

37▲15Benson County, NDND5,759-3.4%−0.2 pts

38Walsh County, NDND10,179-3.6%+6.8 pts

39▲10Pierce County, NDND3,838-3.8%+3.7 pts

40▼26Divide County, NDND2,110-3.9%+17.4 pts

41▼19Sargent County, NDND3,711-3.9%+0.1 pts

42▼16McHenry County, NDND5,130-4.0%+4.3 pts

43▲5Pembina County, NDND6,568-4.0%+3.0 pts

44▲9Rolette County, NDND11,688-4.1%−11.2 pts

45▼10Grant County, NDND2,206-4.1%+15.8 pts

46▼42Mountrail County, NDND9,395-4.2%+1.3 pts

47▼28Foster County, NDND3,212-5.4%+0.2 pts

48▼2Cavalier County, NDND3,497-5.6%+14.7 pts

49▼15Towner County, NDND2,040-5.6%+15.1 pts

50▼6Sioux County, NDND3,667-5.9%−13.5 pts

51▼11Wells County, NDND3,729-6.4%+6.6 pts

52▼13Bowman County, NDND2,762-7.7%+2.1 pts

53▼21Slope County, NDND628-11.0%+4.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES