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Largest by population, North Dakota counties · 2010

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, NDND201,794149,778+22%

02Burleigh County, NDND103,25181,308+17%

03Grand Forks County, NDND74,50166,861+1%

04Ward County, NDND68,23361,675+5%

05Morton County, NDND34,60127,471+9%

06Stark County, NDND34,01324,199+7%

07Williams County, NDND41,76722,398+13%

08Stutsman County, NDND21,41421,100−4%

09Richland County, NDND16,73116,321−9%

10Rolette County, NDND11,68813,937+2%

11Ramsey County, NDND11,53011,451−5%

12Walsh County, NDND10,17911,119−10%

13Barnes County, NDND10,57311,066−6%

14McLean County, NDND9,7408,962−4%

15Mercer County, NDND8,4418,424−3%

16Traill County, NDND7,9208,121−4%

17Mountrail County, NDND9,3957,673+16%

18Pembina County, NDND6,5687,413−14%

19Benson County, NDND5,7596,660−4%

20Bottineau County, NDND6,2846,429−10%

21McKenzie County, NDND15,1926,360+11%

22Ransom County, NDND5,6175,457−7%

23McHenry County, NDND5,1305,395−10%

24Dickey County, NDND4,8955,289−8%

25Pierce County, NDND3,8384,357−7%

26Wells County, NDND3,7294,207−18%

27Sioux County, NDND3,6674,153+3%

28LaMoure County, NDND4,1354,139−12%

29Cavalier County, NDND3,4973,993−17%

30Sargent County, NDND3,7113,829−12%

31Emmons County, NDND3,2153,550−18%

32Dunn County, NDND4,0583,536−2%

33Foster County, NDND3,2123,343−11%

34Bowman County, NDND2,7623,151−3%

35Nelson County, NDND2,9633,126−16%

36McIntosh County, NDND2,4512,809−17%

37Hettinger County, NDND2,4922,477−9%

38Renville County, NDND2,3312,470−5%

39Kidder County, NDND2,3932,435−12%

40Griggs County, NDND2,2392,420−12%

41Grant County, NDND2,2062,394−16%

42Eddy County, NDND2,3292,385−13%

43Adams County, NDND2,2752,343−10%

44Towner County, NDND2,0402,246−22%

45Divide County, NDND2,1102,071−9%

46Logan County, NDND1,8591,990−14%

47Steele County, NDND1,7971,975−13%

48Burke County, NDND2,1321,968−12%

49Oliver County, NDND1,8981,846−11%

50Golden Valley County, NDND1,8081,680−13%

51Sheridan County, NDND1,2961,321−23%

52Billings County, NDND1,071783−12%

53Slope County, NDND628727−5%

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