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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. The median across all 53 is 4.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Cass County, NDND201,794114+64%

02Burleigh County, NDND103,25163+49%

03Grand Forks County, NDND74,50152+13%

04Ward County, NDND68,23334+16%

05Stark County, NDND34,01325+50%

06Williams County, NDND41,76720+111%

07Morton County, NDND34,60118+37%

08Rolette County, NDND11,68813−15%

09Richland County, NDND16,73112−7%

10Ramsey County, NDND11,53010−4%

11Stutsman County, NDND21,41410−2%

12Traill County, NDND7,9209−7%

13▲1Mercer County, NDND8,4418−2%

14▼1Walsh County, NDND10,1798−18%

15Barnes County, NDND10,5737−10%

16Ransom County, NDND5,6177−5%

17Pembina County, NDND6,5686−23%

18▲2McKenzie County, NDND15,1926+165%

19▼1Mountrail County, NDND9,3955+42%

20▼1Foster County, NDND3,2125−15%

21McLean County, NDND9,7405+5%

22▲1Dickey County, NDND4,8954−15%

23▼1Sargent County, NDND3,7114−15%

24Benson County, NDND5,7594−17%

25Pierce County, NDND3,8384−18%

26Bottineau County, NDND6,2844−12%

27Eddy County, NDND2,3294−16%

28LaMoure County, NDND4,1354−12%

29Sioux County, NDND3,6673−9%

30Griggs County, NDND2,2393−19%

31▲1Nelson County, NDND2,9633−20%

32▼1Wells County, NDND3,7293−27%

33McHenry County, NDND5,1303−14%

34Renville County, NDND2,3313−11%

35Oliver County, NDND1,8983−8%

36▲2Steele County, NDND1,7973−20%

37▼1McIntosh County, NDND2,4513−28%

38▼1Bowman County, NDND2,7622−15%

39Cavalier County, NDND3,4972−28%

40Adams County, NDND2,2752−12%

41Hettinger County, NDND2,4922−8%

42Emmons County, NDND3,2152−26%

43▲1Dunn County, NDND4,0582+13%

44▼1Towner County, NDND2,0402−29%

45Burke County, NDND2,1322−5%

46Logan County, NDND1,8592−19%

47▲2Golden Valley County, NDND1,8082−6%

48▼1Kidder County, NDND2,3932−13%

49▼1Divide County, NDND2,1102−8%

50▲1Sheridan County, NDND1,2961−24%

51▼1Grant County, NDND2,2061−22%

52Billings County, NDND1,0711+21%

53Slope County, NDND6281−18%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES