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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%+33.2 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

53Slope County, NDND628-11.0%+4.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES