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Most densely populated, North Dakota counties · 2010

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, NDND201,79485+22%

02Burleigh County, NDND103,25150+17%

03Grand Forks County, NDND74,50147+1%

04Ward County, NDND68,23331+5%

05Stark County, NDND34,01318+7%

06Rolette County, NDND11,68815+2%

07Morton County, NDND34,60114+9%

08Richland County, NDND16,73111−9%

09Williams County, NDND41,76711+13%

10Ramsey County, NDND11,53010−5%

11Stutsman County, NDND21,4149−4%

12Traill County, NDND7,9209−4%

13Walsh County, NDND10,1799−10%

14Mercer County, NDND8,4418−3%

15Barnes County, NDND10,5737−6%

16Pembina County, NDND6,5687−14%

17Ransom County, NDND5,6176−7%

18Foster County, NDND3,2125−11%

19Benson County, NDND5,7595−4%

20Dickey County, NDND4,8955−8%

21Sargent County, NDND3,7114−12%

22Pierce County, NDND3,8384−7%

23McLean County, NDND9,7404−4%

24Mountrail County, NDND9,3954+16%

25Bottineau County, NDND6,2844−10%

26Sioux County, NDND3,6674+3%

27Eddy County, NDND2,3294−13%

28LaMoure County, NDND4,1354−12%

29Griggs County, NDND2,2393−12%

30Wells County, NDND3,7293−18%

31Nelson County, NDND2,9633−16%

32McIntosh County, NDND2,4513−17%

33McHenry County, NDND5,1303−10%

34Renville County, NDND2,3313−5%

35Steele County, NDND1,7973−13%

36Bowman County, NDND2,7623−3%

37Cavalier County, NDND3,4973−17%

38Oliver County, NDND1,8983−11%

39Adams County, NDND2,2752−10%

40Emmons County, NDND3,2152−18%

41McKenzie County, NDND15,1922+11%

42Towner County, NDND2,0402−22%

43Hettinger County, NDND2,4922−9%

44Logan County, NDND1,8592−14%

45Kidder County, NDND2,3932−12%

46Burke County, NDND2,1322−12%

47Dunn County, NDND4,0582−2%

48Golden Valley County, NDND1,8082−13%

49Divide County, NDND2,1102−9%

50Grant County, NDND2,2061−16%

51Sheridan County, NDND1,2961−23%

52Billings County, NDND1,0711−12%

53Slope County, NDND6281−5%

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