RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 53 SHOWN OF 53

Most densely populated, North Dakota counties

North Dakota counties ranked by residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Flip the list · Most sparsely populated, US counties →

North DakotaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

RELATEDLargest by population Fastest growing Fastest shrinking Most population gained Most population lost Most sparsely populated

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS –

01Cass County, NDND201,794114–

02Burleigh County, NDND103,25163–

03Grand Forks County, NDND74,50152–

04Ward County, NDND68,23334–

05Stark County, NDND34,01325–

06Williams County, NDND41,76720–

07Morton County, NDND34,60118–

08Rolette County, NDND11,68813–

09Richland County, NDND16,73112–

10Ramsey County, NDND11,53010–

11Stutsman County, NDND21,41410–

12Traill County, NDND7,9209–

13Mercer County, NDND8,4418–

14Walsh County, NDND10,1798–

15Barnes County, NDND10,5737–

16Ransom County, NDND5,6177–

17Pembina County, NDND6,5686–

18McKenzie County, NDND15,1926–

19Mountrail County, NDND9,3955–

20Foster County, NDND3,2125–

21McLean County, NDND9,7405–

22Dickey County, NDND4,8954–

23Sargent County, NDND3,7114–

24Benson County, NDND5,7594–

25Pierce County, NDND3,8384–

26Bottineau County, NDND6,2844–

27Eddy County, NDND2,3294–

28LaMoure County, NDND4,1354–

29Sioux County, NDND3,6673–

30Griggs County, NDND2,2393–

31Nelson County, NDND2,9633–

32Wells County, NDND3,7293–

33McHenry County, NDND5,1303–

34Renville County, NDND2,3313–

35Oliver County, NDND1,8983–

36Steele County, NDND1,7973–

37McIntosh County, NDND2,4513–

38Bowman County, NDND2,7622–

39Cavalier County, NDND3,4972–

40Adams County, NDND2,2752–

41Hettinger County, NDND2,4922–

42Emmons County, NDND3,2152–

43Dunn County, NDND4,0582–

44Towner County, NDND2,0402–

45Burke County, NDND2,1322–

46Logan County, NDND1,8592–

47Golden Valley County, NDND1,8082–

48Kidder County, NDND2,3932–

49Divide County, NDND2,1102–

50Sheridan County, NDND1,2961–

51Grant County, NDND2,2061–

52Billings County, NDND1,0711–

53Slope County, NDND6281–

SHOWING 1–53 OF 53

Download CSV (full list, 53 rows)

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