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Largest veteran population, North Dakota counties · 2020

North Dakota counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 53 is 268.

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01Cass County, NDND201,7948,918–

02Burleigh County, NDND103,2515,892–

03Ward County, NDND68,2335,590–

04Grand Forks County, NDND74,5014,298–

05Williams County, NDND41,7672,491–

06Morton County, NDND34,6011,833–

07Stark County, NDND34,0131,572–

08Stutsman County, NDND21,4141,189–

09Richland County, NDND16,7311,050–

10Barnes County, NDND10,573816–

11Ramsey County, NDND11,530795–

12Walsh County, NDND10,179679–

13McKenzie County, NDND15,192676–

14Rolette County, NDND11,688637–

15McLean County, NDND9,740630–

16Mercer County, NDND8,441585–

17Bottineau County, NDND6,284554–

18Pembina County, NDND6,568550–

19Traill County, NDND7,920522–

20Mountrail County, NDND9,395499–

21McHenry County, NDND5,130496–

22Ransom County, NDND5,617406–

23Benson County, NDND5,759385–

24Dunn County, NDND4,058341–

25Dickey County, NDND4,895275–

26Nelson County, NDND2,963270–

27LaMoure County, NDND4,135268–

28Sargent County, NDND3,711266–

29Pierce County, NDND3,838249–

30Cavalier County, NDND3,497245–

31Wells County, NDND3,729225–

32Kidder County, NDND2,393218–

33Emmons County, NDND3,215209–

34Sioux County, NDND3,667202–

35Renville County, NDND2,331198–

36Bowman County, NDND2,762197–

37Grant County, NDND2,206175–

38McIntosh County, NDND2,451173–

39Divide County, NDND2,110172–

40Hettinger County, NDND2,492163–

41Oliver County, NDND1,898141–

42Eddy County, NDND2,329139–

43Foster County, NDND3,212138–

44Steele County, NDND1,797133–

45Griggs County, NDND2,239128–

46Golden Valley County, NDND1,808118–

47Logan County, NDND1,859115–

48Adams County, NDND2,275113–

49Burke County, NDND2,132100–

50Towner County, NDND2,040100–

51Sheridan County, NDND1,29667–

52Billings County, NDND1,07149–

53Slope County, NDND62838–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS