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Most population gained, North Dakota counties · 2020

North Dakota counties that added the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Cass County, NDND201,794+34,747+71%

02Williams County, NDND41,767+18,552−1456%

03Burleigh County, NDND103,251+17,150+85%

04Stark County, NDND34,013+9,447−4920%

05McKenzie County, NDND15,192+8,344−1392%

06Ward County, NDND68,233+8,244+843%

07Grand Forks County, NDND74,501+6,309−238%

08Morton County, NDND34,601+5,820+263%

09Mountrail County, NDND9,395+2,136−648%

10McLean County, NDND9,740+809−171%

11Dunn County, NDND4,058+559−238%

12Stutsman County, NDND21,414+493−248%

13Ransom County, NDND5,617+246−894%

14Burke County, NDND2,132+233−131%

15Richland County, NDND16,731+208−239%

16Billings County, NDND1,071+162−174%

17Ramsey County, NDND11,530+154−125%

18Divide County, NDND2,110+124−120%

19Golden Valley County, NDND1,808+56−130%

20Foster County, NDND3,212+54−124%

21Sargent County, NDND3,711+33−118%

22Oliver County, NDND1,898+31−110%

23Hettinger County, NDND2,492+12−102%

24Slope County, NDND628-21−85%

25Eddy County, NDND2,329-38−80%

26Kidder County, NDND2,393-41−93%

27LaMoure County, NDND4,135-46−93%

28Bottineau County, NDND6,284-50−94%

29McHenry County, NDND5,130-50−91%

30Sheridan County, NDND1,296-56−87%

31Mercer County, NDND8,441-74−94%

32Towner County, NDND2,040-84−89%

33Grant County, NDND2,206-93−87%

34Nelson County, NDND2,963-111−84%

35Griggs County, NDND2,239-114−79%

36Logan County, NDND1,859-114−79%

37Traill County, NDND7,920-124−55%

38Adams County, NDND2,275-143−75%

39Bowman County, NDND2,762-158−55%

40Steele County, NDND1,797-177+9%

41Renville County, NDND2,331-188−66%

42Barnes County, NDND10,573-213−72%

43Wells County, NDND3,729-225−70%

44Emmons County, NDND3,215-249−50%

45Sioux County, NDND3,667-255−190%

46McIntosh County, NDND2,451-279−56%

47Cavalier County, NDND3,497-289−77%

48Dickey County, NDND4,895-290−17%

49Pierce County, NDND3,838-367−3%

50Walsh County, NDND10,179-556−62%

51Pembina County, NDND6,568-569−13%

52Benson County, NDND5,759-696+197%

53Rolette County, NDND11,688-1,750−294%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS