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Most densely populated, North Dakota counties · 2020

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, NDND201,794105+50%

02Burleigh County, NDND103,25160+42%

03Grand Forks County, NDND74,50151+11%

04Ward County, NDND68,23335+19%

05Stark County, NDND34,01325+49%

06Williams County, NDND41,76720+107%

07Morton County, NDND34,60117+32%

08Rolette County, NDND11,68813−11%

09Richland County, NDND16,73112−8%

10Ramsey County, NDND11,53010−4%

11Stutsman County, NDND21,41410−1%

12Traill County, NDND7,9209−6%

13Walsh County, NDND10,1798−15%

14Mercer County, NDND8,4418−3%

15Barnes County, NDND10,5737−8%

16Ransom County, NDND5,6177−3%

17Pembina County, NDND6,5686−20%

18Mountrail County, NDND9,3955+48%

19Foster County, NDND3,2125−10%

20McKenzie County, NDND15,1925+156%

21McLean County, NDND9,7405+5%

22Sargent County, NDND3,7114−12%

23Dickey County, NDND4,8954−13%

24Benson County, NDND5,7594−14%

25Pierce County, NDND3,8384−15%

26Bottineau County, NDND6,2844−11%

27Eddy County, NDND2,3294−15%

28LaMoure County, NDND4,1354−13%

29Sioux County, NDND3,6674−4%

30Griggs County, NDND2,2393−16%

31Wells County, NDND3,7293−22%

32Nelson County, NDND2,9633−19%

33McHenry County, NDND5,1303−11%

34Renville County, NDND2,3313−13%

35Oliver County, NDND1,8983−9%

36McIntosh County, NDND2,4513−25%

37Bowman County, NDND2,7623−8%

38Steele County, NDND1,7973−20%

39Cavalier County, NDND3,4972−23%

40Adams County, NDND2,2752−15%

41Hettinger County, NDND2,4922−8%

42Emmons County, NDND3,2152−24%

43Towner County, NDND2,0402−25%

44Dunn County, NDND4,0582+14%

45Burke County, NDND2,1322−2%

46Logan County, NDND1,8592−19%

47Kidder County, NDND2,3932−13%

48Divide County, NDND2,1102−4%

49Golden Valley County, NDND1,8082−10%

50Grant County, NDND2,2061−19%

51Sheridan County, NDND1,2961−26%

52Billings County, NDND1,0711+6%

53Slope County, NDND6281−8%

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