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Most population lost, North Dakota counties · 2020

North Dakota counties that lost 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

01Rolette County, NDND11,688-1,750−294%

02Benson County, NDND5,759-696+197%

03Pembina County, NDND6,568-569−13%

04Walsh County, NDND10,179-556−62%

05Pierce County, NDND3,838-367−3%

06Dickey County, NDND4,895-290−17%

07Cavalier County, NDND3,497-289−77%

08McIntosh County, NDND2,451-279−56%

09Sioux County, NDND3,667-255−190%

10Emmons County, NDND3,215-249−50%

11Wells County, NDND3,729-225−70%

12Barnes County, NDND10,573-213−72%

13Renville County, NDND2,331-188−66%

14Steele County, NDND1,797-177+9%

15Bowman County, NDND2,762-158−55%

16Adams County, NDND2,275-143−75%

17Traill County, NDND7,920-124−55%

18Griggs County, NDND2,239-114−79%

19Logan County, NDND1,859-114−79%

20Nelson County, NDND2,963-111−84%

21Grant County, NDND2,206-93−87%

22Towner County, NDND2,040-84−89%

23Mercer County, NDND8,441-74−94%

24Sheridan County, NDND1,296-56−87%

25Bottineau County, NDND6,284-50−94%

26McHenry County, NDND5,130-50−91%

27LaMoure County, NDND4,135-46−93%

28Kidder County, NDND2,393-41−93%

29Eddy County, NDND2,329-38−80%

30Slope County, NDND628-21−85%

31Hettinger County, NDND2,492+12−102%

32Oliver County, NDND1,898+31−110%

33Sargent County, NDND3,711+33−118%

34Foster County, NDND3,212+54−124%

35Golden Valley County, NDND1,808+56−130%

36Divide County, NDND2,110+124−120%

37Ramsey County, NDND11,530+154−125%

38Billings County, NDND1,071+162−174%

39Richland County, NDND16,731+208−239%

40Burke County, NDND2,132+233−131%

41Ransom County, NDND5,617+246−894%

42Stutsman County, NDND21,414+493−248%

43Dunn County, NDND4,058+559−238%

44McLean County, NDND9,740+809−171%

45Mountrail County, NDND9,395+2,136−648%

46Morton County, NDND34,601+5,820+263%

47Grand Forks County, NDND74,501+6,309−238%

48Ward County, NDND68,233+8,244+843%

49McKenzie County, NDND15,192+8,344−1392%

50Stark County, NDND34,013+9,447−4920%

51Burleigh County, NDND103,251+17,150+85%

52Williams County, NDND41,767+18,552−1456%

53Cass County, NDND201,794+34,747+71%

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