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Most densely populated, North Dakota counties · 1990

North Dakota counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023). 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Cass County, NDND201,79458−16%

02Grand Forks County, NDND74,50149+7%

03Burleigh County, NDND103,25137−13%

04Ward County, NDND68,23329−1%

05Stark County, NDND34,01317+1%

06Rolette County, NDND11,68814−7%

07Richland County, NDND16,73113+1%

08Morton County, NDND34,60112−6%

09Walsh County, NDND10,17911+12%

10Ramsey County, NDND11,53011+5%

11Williams County, NDND41,76710+7%

12Traill County, NDND7,92010+3%

13Stutsman County, NDND21,41410+2%

14Mercer County, NDND8,4419+13%

15Barnes County, NDND10,5738+7%

16Pembina County, NDND6,5688+8%

17Ransom County, NDND5,6177+1%

18Foster County, NDND3,2126+6%

19Dickey County, NDND4,8955+6%

20Sargent County, NDND3,7115+4%

21Benson County, NDND5,7595+3%

22Pierce County, NDND3,8385+8%

23McLean County, NDND9,7405+12%

24Bottineau County, NDND6,2845+12%

25LaMoure County, NDND4,1355+15%

26Eddy County, NDND2,3295+7%

27Griggs County, NDND2,2395+20%

28Wells County, NDND3,7295+15%

29Nelson County, NDND2,9634+19%

30McIntosh County, NDND2,4514+19%

31Cavalier County, NDND3,4974+26%

32Mountrail County, NDND9,3954+6%

33Renville County, NDND2,3314+21%

34Towner County, NDND2,0404+26%

35McHenry County, NDND5,1303+9%

36Sioux County, NDND3,6673−7%

37Steele County, NDND1,7973+7%

38Oliver County, NDND1,8983+15%

39Adams County, NDND2,2753+22%

40Emmons County, NDND3,2153+12%

41Bowman County, NDND2,7623+11%

42Hettinger County, NDND2,4923+27%

43Logan County, NDND1,8593+23%

44Burke County, NDND2,1323+34%

45Kidder County, NDND2,3932+21%

46McKenzie County, NDND15,1922+11%

47Divide County, NDND2,1102+27%

48Sheridan County, NDND1,2962+26%

49Grant County, NDND2,2062+25%

50Golden Valley County, NDND1,8082+10%

51Dunn County, NDND4,0582+11%

52Billings County, NDND1,0711+25%

53Slope County, NDND6281+18%

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