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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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Billings County, NDND1,071+13.3%−167%

02Cass County, NDND201,794+9.4%−52%

03Burleigh County, NDND103,251+4.9%−68%

04Golden Valley County, NDND1,808+4.1%−148%

05Morton County, NDND34,601+3.9%−42%

06Adams County, NDND2,275+3.4%−119%

07McKenzie County, NDND15,192+3.3%−133%

08Sheridan County, NDND1,296+2.5%−112%

09Renville County, NDND2,331+2.1%−112%

10Williams County, NDND41,767+2.0%−131%

11Grand Forks County, NDND74,501+1.8%−128%

12Richland County, NDND16,731+1.2%−248%

13Oliver County, NDND1,898+1.1%−108%

14Stark County, NDND34,013+1.1%−227%

15Mercer County, NDND8,441+1.1%−109%

16LaMoure County, NDND4,135+1.0%−108%

17Hettinger County, NDND2,492+0.1%−101%

18Kidder County, NDND2,393-0.0%−100%

19Steele County, NDND1,797-0.1%−99%

20McLean County, NDND9,740-0.3%−97%

21Ramsey County, NDND11,530-0.6%−87%

22Eddy County, NDND2,329-0.8%−88%

23Stutsman County, NDND21,414-0.8%−45%

24Dunn County, NDND4,058-0.9%−91%

25Logan County, NDND1,859-0.9%−95%

26Traill County, NDND7,920-1.0%−69%

27Bottineau County, NDND6,284-1.5%−86%

28Ransom County, NDND5,617-1.5%+188%

29Nelson County, NDND2,963-1.7%−89%

30Dickey County, NDND4,895-2.1%−64%

31Ward County, NDND68,233-2.4%−260%

32Barnes County, NDND10,573-2.6%−58%

33Emmons County, NDND3,215-2.6%−75%

34Griggs County, NDND2,239-2.9%−83%

35McIntosh County, NDND2,451-3.1%−80%

36Burke County, NDND2,132-3.1%−88%

37Benson County, NDND5,759-3.4%+6%

38Walsh County, NDND10,179-3.6%−65%

39Pierce County, NDND3,838-3.8%−49%

40Divide County, NDND2,110-3.9%−82%

41Sargent County, NDND3,711-3.9%−3%

42McHenry County, NDND5,130-4.0%−51%

43Pembina County, NDND6,568-4.0%−43%

44Rolette County, NDND11,688-4.1%−158%

45Grant County, NDND2,206-4.1%−79%

46Mountrail County, NDND9,395-4.2%−24%

47Foster County, NDND3,212-5.4%−3%

48Cavalier County, NDND3,497-5.6%−73%

49Towner County, NDND2,040-5.6%−73%

50Sioux County, NDND3,667-5.9%−179%

51Wells County, NDND3,729-6.4%−51%

52Bowman County, NDND2,762-7.7%−22%

53Slope County, NDND628-11.0%−28%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES