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Most densely populated, North Dakota counties · 2000

North Dakota counties ranked by residents per square mile (2000). 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 1990

01Cass County, NDND201,79470+20%

02Grand Forks County, NDND74,50146−6%

03Burleigh County, NDND103,25143+15%

04Ward County, NDND68,23329+2%

05Stark County, NDND34,01317−1%

06Rolette County, NDND11,68815+7%

07Morton County, NDND34,60113+7%

08Richland County, NDND16,73113−1%

09Ramsey County, NDND11,53010−5%

10Stutsman County, NDND21,41410−1%

11Traill County, NDND7,92010−3%

12Walsh County, NDND10,17910−10%

13Williams County, NDND41,76710−6%

14Mercer County, NDND8,4418−12%

15Barnes County, NDND10,5738−6%

16Pembina County, NDND6,5688−7%

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, NDND3,8385−7%

23McLean County, NDND9,7404−11%

24Eddy County, NDND2,3294−7%

25Bottineau County, NDND6,2844−11%

26LaMoure County, NDND4,1354−13%

27Wells County, NDND3,7294−13%

28Griggs County, NDND2,2394−17%

29Nelson County, NDND2,9634−16%

30Sioux County, NDND3,6674+8%

31Mountrail County, NDND9,3954−6%

32McIntosh County, NDND2,4513−16%

33Cavalier County, NDND3,4973−20%

34McHenry County, NDND5,1303−8%

35Steele County, NDND1,7973−7%

36Renville County, NDND2,3313−17%

37Emmons County, NDND3,2153−10%

38Oliver County, NDND1,8983−13%

39Towner County, NDND2,0403−21%

40Bowman County, NDND2,7623−10%

41Adams County, NDND2,2753−18%

42Hettinger County, NDND2,4922−21%

43Logan County, NDND1,8592−19%

44McKenzie County, NDND15,1922−10%

45Kidder County, NDND2,3932−17%

46Burke County, NDND2,1322−25%

47Golden Valley County, NDND1,8082−9%

48Divide County, NDND2,1102−21%

49Dunn County, NDND4,0582−10%

50Sheridan County, NDND1,2962−20%

51Grant County, NDND2,2062−20%

52Billings County, NDND1,0711−20%

53Slope County, NDND6281−15%

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