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Largest by population, North Dakota counties · 1990

The most populous us counties as of the 2023 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Cass County, NDND201,794102,874−16%

02Grand Forks County, NDND74,50170,683+7%

03Burleigh County, NDND103,25160,131−13%

04Ward County, NDND68,23357,921−1%

05Morton County, NDND34,60123,700−6%

06Stark County, NDND34,01322,832+1%

07Stutsman County, NDND21,41422,241+2%

08Williams County, NDND41,76721,129+7%

09Richland County, NDND16,73118,148+1%

10Walsh County, NDND10,17913,840+12%

11Rolette County, NDND11,68812,772−7%

12Ramsey County, NDND11,53012,681+5%

13Barnes County, NDND10,57312,545+7%

14McLean County, NDND9,74010,457+12%

15Mercer County, NDND8,4419,808+13%

16Pembina County, NDND6,5689,238+8%

17Traill County, NDND7,9208,752+3%

18Bottineau County, NDND6,2848,011+12%

19Benson County, NDND5,7597,198+3%

20Mountrail County, NDND9,3957,021+6%

21McHenry County, NDND5,1306,528+9%

22McKenzie County, NDND15,1926,383+11%

23Dickey County, NDND4,8956,107+6%

24Cavalier County, NDND3,4976,064+26%

25Ransom County, NDND5,6175,921+1%

26Wells County, NDND3,7295,864+15%

27LaMoure County, NDND4,1355,383+15%

28Pierce County, NDND3,8385,052+8%

29Emmons County, NDND3,2154,830+12%

30Sargent County, NDND3,7114,549+4%

31Nelson County, NDND2,9634,410+19%

32McIntosh County, NDND2,4514,021+19%

33Dunn County, NDND4,0584,005+11%

34Foster County, NDND3,2123,983+6%

35Sioux County, NDND3,6673,761−7%

36Towner County, NDND2,0403,627+26%

37Bowman County, NDND2,7623,596+11%

38Grant County, NDND2,2063,549+25%

39Hettinger County, NDND2,4923,445+27%

40Kidder County, NDND2,3933,332+21%

41Griggs County, NDND2,2393,303+20%

42Adams County, NDND2,2753,174+22%

43Renville County, NDND2,3313,160+21%

44Burke County, NDND2,1323,002+34%

45Eddy County, NDND2,3292,951+7%

46Divide County, NDND2,1102,899+27%

47Logan County, NDND1,8592,847+23%

48Steele County, NDND1,7972,420+7%

49Oliver County, NDND1,8982,381+15%

50Sheridan County, NDND1,2962,148+26%

51Golden Valley County, NDND1,8082,108+10%

52Billings County, NDND1,0711,108+25%

53Slope County, NDND628907+18%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES