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Most rooted, North Dakota counties

North Dakota counties ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 53 is 90.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Oliver County, ND, up 32 places to #1.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01▲32Oliver County, NDND1,89899.1%+11.9 pts

02▲17Sheridan County, NDND1,29697.1%+7.0 pts

03▲1Steele County, NDND1,79795.5%+0.8 pts

04▼2Billings County, NDND1,07194.1%−1.6 pts

05▲10Grant County, NDND2,20693.9%+3.4 pts

06▲31Walsh County, NDND10,17993.7%+7.0 pts

07▲3McLean County, NDND9,74093.7%+1.7 pts

08▲14Rolette County, NDND11,68893.4%+3.9 pts

09▲12Griggs County, NDND2,23993.4%+3.5 pts

10▲3Nelson County, NDND2,96393.2%+2.3 pts

11▲27Towner County, NDND2,04093.1%+6.7 pts

12▼11Slope County, NDND62892.8%−4.3 pts

13▲11Cavalier County, NDND3,49792.7%+3.8 pts

14▲17Golden Valley County, NDND1,80892.6%+5.3 pts

15▲17Eddy County, NDND2,32992.4%+5.2 pts

16▲1McIntosh County, NDND2,45192.2%+1.8 pts

17▼9LaMoure County, NDND4,13592.1%−0.7 pts

18▼2Divide County, NDND2,11091.8%+1.3 pts

19▼10Logan County, NDND1,85991.7%−0.8 pts

20Sioux County, NDND3,66791.7%+1.8 pts

21▼18Burke County, NDND2,13291.6%−3.8 pts

22▼16Benson County, NDND5,75991.5%−1.9 pts

23▼16Sargent County, NDND3,71191.5%−1.9 pts

24▲5Dunn County, NDND4,05891.4%+3.3 pts

25▼2Bowman County, NDND2,76291.1%+1.7 pts

26▲21Kidder County, NDND2,39390.7%+8.8 pts

27▼15McHenry County, NDND5,13090.6%−0.9 pts

28▼1Foster County, NDND3,21290.4%+1.8 pts

29▼18Emmons County, NDND3,21590.0%−1.7 pts

30▲13Ramsey County, NDND11,53090.0%+5.1 pts

31▲10Hettinger County, NDND2,49289.7%+4.3 pts

32▲2Morton County, NDND34,60189.4%+2.3 pts

33▼8Ransom County, NDND5,61788.5%−0.2 pts

34▲2Barnes County, NDND10,57388.4%+1.6 pts

35▲11Richland County, NDND16,73188.1%+5.5 pts

36▼22Wells County, NDND3,72988.0%−2.6 pts

37▲2Mountrail County, NDND9,39588.0%+1.9 pts

38▼10Dickey County, NDND4,89587.9%−0.5 pts

39▼21Mercer County, NDND8,44187.9%−2.6 pts

40▼14Renville County, NDND2,33187.3%−1.3 pts

41▲1Burleigh County, NDND103,25187.3%+1.9 pts

42▼2Pembina County, NDND6,56887.2%+1.6 pts

43▲1Bottineau County, NDND6,28486.6%+2.0 pts

44▼14Traill County, NDND7,92086.4%−1.0 pts

45▼40Adams County, NDND2,27586.4%−8.0 pts

46▼11Pierce County, NDND3,83885.9%−1.2 pts

47▼2Stark County, NDND34,01385.6%+2.0 pts

48▲1Stutsman County, NDND21,41484.0%+5.2 pts

49▲4McKenzie County, NDND15,19281.8%+7.2 pts

50▼2Williams County, NDND41,76780.8%−0.7 pts

51▲1Cass County, NDND201,79480.3%+2.8 pts

52▼2Ward County, NDND68,23379.5%+0.7 pts

53▼2Grand Forks County, NDND74,50177.3%−0.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES