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Largest by population, North Dakota counties

The most populous North Dakota counties as of the 2025 population estimates. This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 53 is 3,838.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Cass County, NDND201,794+64%

02Burleigh County, NDND103,251+49%

03Grand Forks County, NDND74,501+13%

04Ward County, NDND68,233+16%

05Williams County, NDND41,767+111%

06▲1Morton County, NDND34,601+37%

07▼1Stark County, NDND34,013+50%

08Stutsman County, NDND21,414−2%

09Richland County, NDND16,731−7%

10McKenzie County, NDND15,192+165%

11Rolette County, NDND11,688−15%

12Ramsey County, NDND11,530−4%

13Barnes County, NDND10,573−10%

14Walsh County, NDND10,179−18%

15▲1McLean County, NDND9,740+5%

16▼1Mountrail County, NDND9,395+42%

17Mercer County, NDND8,441−2%

18Traill County, NDND7,920−7%

19Pembina County, NDND6,568−23%

20Bottineau County, NDND6,284−12%

21Benson County, NDND5,759−17%

22Ransom County, NDND5,617−5%

23McHenry County, NDND5,130−14%

24Dickey County, NDND4,895−15%

25▲1LaMoure County, NDND4,135−12%

26▼1Dunn County, NDND4,058+13%

27Pierce County, NDND3,838−18%

28Wells County, NDND3,729−27%

29▲1Sargent County, NDND3,711−15%

30▼1Sioux County, NDND3,667−9%

31Cavalier County, NDND3,497−28%

32▲1Emmons County, NDND3,215−26%

33▼1Foster County, NDND3,212−15%

34Nelson County, NDND2,963−20%

35Bowman County, NDND2,762−15%

36▲1Hettinger County, NDND2,492−8%

37▼1McIntosh County, NDND2,451−28%

38Kidder County, NDND2,393−13%

39▲3Renville County, NDND2,331−11%

40▼1Eddy County, NDND2,329−16%

41▲3Adams County, NDND2,275−12%

42▼2Griggs County, NDND2,239−19%

43▼2Grant County, NDND2,206−22%

44▼1Burke County, NDND2,132−5%

45Divide County, NDND2,110−8%

46Towner County, NDND2,040−29%

47Oliver County, NDND1,898−8%

48Logan County, NDND1,859−19%

49▲1Golden Valley County, NDND1,808−6%

50▼1Steele County, NDND1,797−20%

51Sheridan County, NDND1,296−24%

52Billings County, NDND1,071+21%

53Slope County, NDND628−18%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES