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Fastest growing, North Dakota counties · 2010

North Dakota counties ranked by population growth from the 2000 census to 2010. 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

01Cass County, NDND201,794+21.6%+10%

02Burleigh County, NDND103,251+17.1%+11%

03Mountrail County, NDND9,395+15.7%−383%

04Williams County, NDND41,767+13.3%−306%

05McKenzie County, NDND15,192+10.9%−207%

06Morton County, NDND34,601+8.6%+27%

07Stark County, NDND34,013+6.9%−904%

08Ward County, NDND68,233+4.9%+225%

09Sioux County, NDND3,667+2.7%−64%

10Rolette County, NDND11,688+1.9%−73%

11Grand Forks County, NDND74,501+1.1%−118%

12Dunn County, NDND4,058-1.8%−82%

13Mercer County, NDND8,441-2.5%−79%

14Bowman County, NDND2,762-2.8%−71%

15Stutsman County, NDND21,414-3.7%+146%

16McLean County, NDND9,740-3.7%−66%

17Traill County, NDND7,920-4.2%+34%

18Benson County, NDND5,759-4.4%+34%

19Ramsey County, NDND11,530-5.1%+5%

20Slope County, NDND628-5.2%−66%

21Renville County, NDND2,331-5.4%−69%

22Barnes County, NDND10,573-6.0%−2%

23Pierce County, NDND3,838-6.8%−9%

24Ransom County, NDND5,617-7.4%+1304%

25Dickey County, NDND4,895-8.1%+42%

26Hettinger County, NDND2,492-8.8%−59%

27Divide County, NDND2,110-9.3%−56%

28Richland County, NDND16,731-9.3%+1027%

29Adams County, NDND2,275-9.6%−47%

30McHenry County, NDND5,130-9.9%+19%

31Bottineau County, NDND6,284-10.1%−6%

32Walsh County, NDND10,179-10.3%−2%

33Oliver County, NDND1,898-10.6%−20%

34Foster County, NDND3,212-11.1%+97%

35Kidder County, NDND2,393-11.6%−34%

36Billings County, NDND1,071-11.8%−40%

37LaMoure County, NDND4,135-12.0%−6%

38Griggs County, NDND2,239-12.1%−27%

39Burke County, NDND2,132-12.2%−52%

40Sargent County, NDND3,711-12.3%+206%

41Steele County, NDND1,797-12.5%+87%

42Golden Valley County, NDND1,808-12.7%+45%

43Eddy County, NDND2,329-13.5%+105%

44Pembina County, NDND6,568-13.7%+93%

45Logan County, NDND1,859-13.8%−27%

46Grant County, NDND2,206-15.7%−21%

47Nelson County, NDND2,963-15.9%+1%

48McIntosh County, NDND2,451-17.1%+9%

49Cavalier County, NDND3,497-17.3%−15%

50Wells County, NDND3,729-17.5%+35%

51Emmons County, NDND3,215-18.0%+75%

52Towner County, NDND2,040-21.9%+6%

53Sheridan County, NDND1,296-22.7%+12%

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