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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.

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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%

06Morton County, NDND34,601+37%

07Stark 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%

15McLean County, NDND9,740+5%

16Mountrail 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%

25LaMoure County, NDND4,135−12%

26Dunn County, NDND4,058+13%

27Pierce County, NDND3,838−18%

28Wells County, NDND3,729−27%

29Sargent County, NDND3,711−15%

30Sioux County, NDND3,667−9%

31Cavalier County, NDND3,497−28%

32Emmons County, NDND3,215−26%

33Foster County, NDND3,212−15%

34Nelson County, NDND2,963−20%

35Bowman County, NDND2,762−15%

36Hettinger County, NDND2,492−8%

37McIntosh County, NDND2,451−28%

38Kidder County, NDND2,393−13%

39Renville County, NDND2,331−11%

40Eddy County, NDND2,329−16%

41Adams County, NDND2,275−12%

42Griggs County, NDND2,239−19%

43Grant County, NDND2,206−22%

44Burke County, NDND2,132−5%

45Divide County, NDND2,110−8%

46Towner County, NDND2,040−29%

47Oliver County, NDND1,898−8%

48Logan County, NDND1,859−19%

49Golden Valley County, NDND1,808−6%

50Steele County, NDND1,797−20%

51Sheridan County, NDND1,296−24%

52Billings County, NDND1,071+21%

53Slope County, NDND628−18%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES