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Fastest growing, North Dakota counties · 2000

North Dakota counties ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000. 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 –

01Cass County, NDND201,794+19.7%–

02Burleigh County, NDND103,251+15.4%–

03Sioux County, NDND3,667+7.5%–

04Rolette County, NDND11,688+7.1%–

05Morton County, NDND34,601+6.8%–

06Ward County, NDND68,233+1.5%–

07Ransom County, NDND5,617-0.5%–

08Richland County, NDND16,731-0.8%–

09Stark County, NDND34,013-0.9%–

10Stutsman County, NDND21,414-1.5%–

11Traill County, NDND7,920-3.1%–

12Benson County, NDND5,759-3.3%–

13Sargent County, NDND3,711-4.0%–

14Ramsey County, NDND11,530-4.8%–

15Mountrail County, NDND9,395-5.6%–

16Foster County, NDND3,212-5.6%–

17Dickey County, NDND4,895-5.7%–

18Barnes County, NDND10,573-6.1%–

19Grand Forks County, NDND74,501-6.5%–

20Williams County, NDND41,767-6.5%–

21Eddy County, NDND2,329-6.6%–

22Steele County, NDND1,797-6.7%–

23Pembina County, NDND6,568-7.1%–

24Pierce County, NDND3,838-7.5%–

25McHenry County, NDND5,130-8.3%–

26Golden Valley County, NDND1,808-8.7%–

27Bowman County, NDND2,762-9.8%–

28Dunn County, NDND4,058-10.1%–

29McKenzie County, NDND15,192-10.1%–

30Emmons County, NDND3,215-10.3%–

31Walsh County, NDND10,179-10.5%–

32Bottineau County, NDND6,284-10.8%–

33McLean County, NDND9,740-11.0%–

34Mercer County, NDND8,441-11.9%–

35LaMoure County, NDND4,135-12.7%–

36Wells County, NDND3,729-13.0%–

37Oliver County, NDND1,898-13.3%–

38Slope County, NDND628-15.4%–

39McIntosh County, NDND2,451-15.7%–

40Nelson County, NDND2,963-15.8%–

41Griggs County, NDND2,239-16.6%–

42Kidder County, NDND2,393-17.4%–

43Renville County, NDND2,331-17.4%–

44Adams County, NDND2,275-18.3%–

45Logan County, NDND1,859-18.9%–

46Billings County, NDND1,071-19.9%–

47Grant County, NDND2,206-19.9%–

48Cavalier County, NDND3,497-20.3%–

49Sheridan County, NDND1,296-20.4%–

50Towner County, NDND2,040-20.7%–

51Hettinger County, NDND2,492-21.2%–

52Divide County, NDND2,110-21.2%–

53Burke County, NDND2,132-25.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS