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Most population lost, North Dakota counties

North Dakota counties that lost the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 53 is -75. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Ward County, ND, up 47 places to #1.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01▲47Ward County, NDND68,233-1,686−293%

02▼1Rolette County, NDND11,688-499−155%

03▲42Mountrail County, NDND9,395-414+6%

04Walsh County, NDND10,179-384−74%

05▲7Barnes County, NDND10,573-280−64%

06▼3Pembina County, NDND6,568-276−58%

07▲4Wells County, NDND3,729-253−67%

08▲7Bowman County, NDND2,762-231−35%

09Sioux County, NDND3,667-231−182%

10▲16McHenry County, NDND5,130-215−60%

11▼4Cavalier County, NDND3,497-207−83%

12▼10Benson County, NDND5,759-205−12%

13▲21Foster County, NDND3,212-185−17%

14▲28Stutsman County, NDND21,414-179−46%

15▼10Pierce County, NDND3,838-152−60%

16▲17Sargent County, NDND3,711-151−17%

17▲5Towner County, NDND2,040-122−84%

18▼12Dickey County, NDND4,895-104−70%

19▲6Bottineau County, NDND6,284-95−89%

20▲1Grant County, NDND2,206-95−87%

21▼11Emmons County, NDND3,215-86−83%

22▲19Ransom County, NDND5,617-86+177%

23▲13Divide County, NDND2,110-85−86%

24▼16McIntosh County, NDND2,451-79−87%

25▲5Slope County, NDND628-78−44%

26▼9Traill County, NDND7,920-77−72%

27▲10Ramsey County, NDND11,530-75−88%

28▲12Burke County, NDND2,132-69−91%

29▼11Griggs County, NDND2,239-67−88%

30▼10Nelson County, NDND2,963-52−93%

31▲12Dunn County, NDND4,058-37−91%

32▲12McLean County, NDND9,740-31−97%

33▼4Eddy County, NDND2,329-18−91%

34▼15Logan County, NDND1,859-17−97%

35▼7Kidder County, NDND2,393-1−100%

36▼22Steele County, NDND1,797-1−99%

37▼6Hettinger County, NDND2,492+3−100%

38▼6Oliver County, NDND1,898+21−107%

39▼15Sheridan County, NDND1,296+31−107%

40▼13LaMoure County, NDND4,135+42−106%

41▼28Renville County, NDND2,331+49−109%

42▼7Golden Valley County, NDND1,808+72−139%

43▼27Adams County, NDND2,275+75−113%

44▼21Mercer County, NDND8,441+91−108%

45▼7Billings County, NDND1,071+126−157%

46▼7Richland County, NDND16,731+202−235%

47▲3Stark County, NDND34,013+367−287%

48▲1McKenzie County, NDND15,192+488−176%

49▲3Williams County, NDND41,767+817−160%

50▼4Morton County, NDND34,601+1,310−18%

51▼4Grand Forks County, NDND74,501+1,331−129%

52▼1Burleigh County, NDND103,251+4,793−48%

53Cass County, NDND201,794+17,269−15%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES