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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%+1.9 pts

02Burleigh County, NDND103,251+17.1%+1.7 pts

03Mountrail County, NDND9,395+15.7%+21.3 pts

04Williams County, NDND41,767+13.3%+19.8 pts

05McKenzie County, NDND15,192+10.9%+21.0 pts

06Morton County, NDND34,601+8.6%+1.8 pts

07Stark County, NDND34,013+6.9%+7.8 pts

08Ward County, NDND68,233+4.9%+3.4 pts

09Sioux County, NDND3,667+2.7%−4.8 pts

10Rolette County, NDND11,688+1.9%−5.1 pts

11Grand Forks County, NDND74,501+1.1%+7.6 pts

12Dunn County, NDND4,058-1.8%+8.3 pts

13Mercer County, NDND8,441-2.5%+9.3 pts

14Bowman County, NDND2,762-2.8%+7.0 pts

15Stutsman County, NDND21,414-3.7%−2.2 pts

16McLean County, NDND9,740-3.7%+7.2 pts

17Traill County, NDND7,920-4.2%−1.1 pts

18Benson County, NDND5,759-4.4%−1.1 pts

19Ramsey County, NDND11,530-5.1%−0.2 pts

20Slope County, NDND628-5.2%+10.2 pts

21Renville County, NDND2,331-5.4%+12.0 pts

22Barnes County, NDND10,573-6.0%+0.1 pts

23Pierce County, NDND3,838-6.8%+0.7 pts

24Ransom County, NDND5,617-7.4%−6.8 pts

25Dickey County, NDND4,895-8.1%−2.4 pts

26Hettinger County, NDND2,492-8.8%+12.4 pts

27Divide County, NDND2,110-9.3%+12.0 pts

28Richland County, NDND16,731-9.3%−8.5 pts

29Adams County, NDND2,275-9.6%+8.7 pts

30McHenry County, NDND5,130-9.9%−1.6 pts

31Bottineau County, NDND6,284-10.1%+0.7 pts

32Walsh County, NDND10,179-10.3%+0.2 pts

33Oliver County, NDND1,898-10.6%+2.7 pts

34Foster County, NDND3,212-11.1%−5.4 pts

35Kidder County, NDND2,393-11.6%+5.8 pts

36Billings County, NDND1,071-11.8%+8.0 pts

37LaMoure County, NDND4,135-12.0%+0.7 pts

38Griggs County, NDND2,239-12.1%+4.5 pts

39Burke County, NDND2,132-12.2%+13.1 pts

40Sargent County, NDND3,711-12.3%−8.3 pts

41Steele County, NDND1,797-12.5%−5.8 pts

42Golden Valley County, NDND1,808-12.7%−4.0 pts

43Eddy County, NDND2,329-13.5%−6.9 pts

44Pembina County, NDND6,568-13.7%−6.6 pts

45Logan County, NDND1,859-13.8%+5.2 pts

46Grant County, NDND2,206-15.7%+4.2 pts

47Nelson County, NDND2,963-15.9%−0.1 pts

48McIntosh County, NDND2,451-17.1%−1.4 pts

49Cavalier County, NDND3,497-17.3%+3.0 pts

50Wells County, NDND3,729-17.5%−4.5 pts

51Emmons County, NDND3,215-18.0%−7.7 pts

52Towner County, NDND2,040-21.9%−1.2 pts

53Sheridan County, NDND1,296-22.7%−2.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS