How North Dakota Compares

North Dakota

784,841

National

330M

99.8% below

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#45	Rhode Island	1,101,801
#46	Delaware	1,021,191
#47	South Dakota	907,428
#48	North Dakota	784,841
#49	Alaska	735,706
#50	District of Columbia	681,294
#51	Vermont	647,106

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Highest Population Counties in North Dakota

#	County	Population
1	Cass County	193,400
2	Burleigh County	100,600
3	Grand Forks County	72,923
4	Ward County	68,973
5	Williams County	39,555
6	Morton County	33,777
7	Stark County	33,302
8	Stutsman County	21,549
9	Richland County	16,584
10	McKenzie County	14,321

Lowest Population Counties in North Dakota

#	County	Population
53	Slope County	766
52	Billings County	1,024
51	Sheridan County	1,303
50	Golden Valley County	1,653
49	Steele County	1,804
48	Logan County	1,819
47	Oliver County	1,839
46	Towner County	2,079
45	Adams County	2,145
44	Burke County	2,156

Total Population in North Dakota

North Dakota has a total population of 784,841, ranking #48 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 99.8% below the national value of 330M.

Across North Dakota's 53 counties, total population ranges from 766 to 193,400. The county with the highest value is Cass County at 193,400.

Total population count from the American Community Survey.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.