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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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Ward County, NDND68,233-1,686−293%

02Rolette County, NDND11,688-499−155%

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

04Walsh County, NDND10,179-384−74%

05Barnes County, NDND10,573-280−64%

06Pembina County, NDND6,568-276−58%

07Wells County, NDND3,729-253−67%

08Bowman County, NDND2,762-231−35%

09Sioux County, NDND3,667-231−182%

10McHenry County, NDND5,130-215−60%

11Cavalier County, NDND3,497-207−83%

12Benson County, NDND5,759-205−12%

13Foster County, NDND3,212-185−17%

14Stutsman County, NDND21,414-179−46%

15Pierce County, NDND3,838-152−60%

16Sargent County, NDND3,711-151−17%

17Towner County, NDND2,040-122−84%

18Dickey County, NDND4,895-104−70%

19Bottineau County, NDND6,284-95−89%

20Grant County, NDND2,206-95−87%

21Emmons County, NDND3,215-86−83%

22Ransom County, NDND5,617-86+177%

23Divide County, NDND2,110-85−86%

24McIntosh County, NDND2,451-79−87%

25Slope County, NDND628-78−44%

26Traill County, NDND7,920-77−72%

27Ramsey County, NDND11,530-75−88%

28Burke County, NDND2,132-69−91%

29Griggs County, NDND2,239-67−88%

30Nelson County, NDND2,963-52−93%

31Dunn County, NDND4,058-37−91%

32McLean County, NDND9,740-31−97%

33Eddy County, NDND2,329-18−91%

34Logan County, NDND1,859-17−97%

35Kidder County, NDND2,393-1−100%

36Steele County, NDND1,797-1−99%

37Hettinger County, NDND2,492+3−100%

38Oliver County, NDND1,898+21−107%

39Sheridan County, NDND1,296+31−107%

40LaMoure County, NDND4,135+42−106%

41Renville County, NDND2,331+49−109%

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

43Adams County, NDND2,275+75−113%

44Mercer County, NDND8,441+91−108%

45Billings County, NDND1,071+126−157%

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

47Stark County, NDND34,013+367−287%

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

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

50Morton County, NDND34,601+1,310−18%

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

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

53Cass County, NDND201,794+17,269−15%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES