North Dakota County Map With Cities

Complete list of all 53 counties in North Dakota with population, area, and median income — plus a free printable blank map.

Counties

Population

784,123

Area

69,000 sq mi

Capital

Bismarck

Time Zone

Central (CT)

Tap or click any county for details. Need a printable version? Blank North Dakota county map (PDF/PNG/SVG).

All 53 North Dakota counties

County	Largest City	Population ▼	Area	Median Income	Cities
Cass	Fargo	193,959	1,765 mi²	$79,070	22
Burleigh	Bismarck	101,332	1,633 mi²	$87,420	9
Grand Forks	Grand Forks	72,799	1,436 mi²	$68,613	13
Ward	Minot	68,263	2,013 mi²	$77,876	11
Williams	Williston	39,489	2,077 mi²	$85,551	9
Morton	Mandan	34,748	1,926 mi²	$79,094	8
Stark	Dickinson	32,532	1,335 mi²	$86,179	6
Stutsman	Jamestown	21,672	2,222 mi²	$64,719	11
Richland	Wahpeton	16,388	1,436 mi²	$74,492	13
McKenzie	Watford City	12,159	2,760 mi²	$102,481	6
Rolette	Belcourt	11,987	903 mi²	$64,464	7
Ramsey	Devils Lake	11,717	1,187 mi²	$62,676	10
Walsh	Grafton	10,634	1,282 mi²	$72,989	11
Barnes	Valley City	10,461	1,492 mi²	$68,817	12
Mountrail	New Town	9,702	1,825 mi²	$78,531	7
McLean	Garrison	9,518	2,111 mi²	$80,102	13
Mercer	Hazen	8,380	1,043 mi²	$82,721	5
Pembina	Cavalier	7,055	1,119 mi²	$71,260	12
Bottineau	Bottineau	6,442	1,668 mi²	$82,843	9
Traill	Hillsboro	6,256	862 mi²	$81,193	9
Dickey	Oakes	5,835	1,131 mi²	$72,197	5
McHenry	Velva	5,666	1,874 mi²	$81,483	12
Ransom	Lisbon	5,457	862 mi²	$76,180	4
Benson	Fort Totten	5,064	1,389 mi²	$62,018	10
Dunn	Killdeer	4,427	2,008 mi²	$86,946	7
Wells	Harvey	4,114	1,271 mi²	$65,484	7
Sargent	Milnor	3,883	859 mi²	$78,406	8
Pierce	Rugby	3,643	1,019 mi²	$59,914	3
LaMoure	Edgeley	3,631	1,146 mi²	$74,195	7
Sioux	Fort Yates	3,392	1,094 mi²	$38,367	3
Steele	Hatton	3,356	712 mi²	$85,684	5
Cavalier	Langdon	3,317	1,489 mi²	$75,517	10
Bowman	Bowman	3,285	1,162 mi²	$70,718	4
Foster	Carrington	3,266	635 mi²	$87,623	3
Emmons	Linton	3,259	1,510 mi²	$67,458	6
Nelson	Lakota	3,256	982 mi²	$73,897	8
Eddy	New Rockford	3,082	630 mi²	$60,754	4
Renville	Mohall	2,563	877 mi²	$73,836	5
McIntosh	Wishek	2,358	975 mi²	$63,296	3
Divide	Crosby	2,327	1,261 mi²	$95,966	5
Burke	Powers Lake	2,274	1,104 mi²	$97,899	6
Billings	Belfield	2,162	1,149 mi²	$82,915	3
Griggs	Cooperstown	2,159	709 mi²	$64,449	5
Grant	Elgin	2,142	1,659 mi²	$53,892	5
Adams	Hettinger	2,116	988 mi²	$64,506	2
Kidder	Steele	2,076	1,351 mi²	$65,459	6
Towner	Cando	2,008	1,025 mi²	$68,454	7
Logan	Napoleon	1,785	993 mi²	$60,160	4
Golden Valley	Beach	1,673	1,001 mi²	$69,172	3
Hettinger	Mott	1,595	1,132 mi²	$61,429	2
Slope	New England	1,207	1,215 mi²	$83,600	2
Oliver	Center	1,144	723 mi²	$82,000	1
Sheridan	Mcclusky	1,108	972 mi²	$60,519	4

How many counties does North Dakota have?

North Dakota has 53 counties covering 69,000 square miles and roughly 784,123 residents. The state was admitted to the Union in 1889 as the 39th state, and the current county boundaries reflect more than a century of administrative subdivision.

The largest county by land area is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles, home to about 12,159 residents. The most populous is Cass County with approximately 193,959 residents — a density of about 110 people per square mile.

At the other end of the scale, Sheridan County has only about 1,108 residents.

North Dakota’s capital is Bismarck, while the largest city is Fargo — a common pattern in the United States, where many states placed their capitals in smaller, more central towns rather than their largest commercial hubs.

Related resources

Download a printable outline of North Dakota’s county boundaries from our blank map of North Dakota page — available in SVG, PNG, and PDF.

Use the What County Am I In? tool to detect which North Dakota county a GPS location or address falls in, or the Address to County Lookup for batch input.

For demographic radius analysis, the Find ZIP Codes in Radius and Population Within Radius tools let you draw a circle around any North Dakota address and see every ZIP code and the total population inside.

Two SimpleMapLab studies cover North Dakota specifically: the 100-mile radius around Bismarck measures how much of the state lives within 100 miles of its capitol, and the loneliest town in North Dakota ranks the state’s most isolated inhabited place. The county-counts blog post puts North Dakota’s 53 counties in national context.

Frequently asked questions

North Dakota has 53 counties. The state was admitted to the Union in 1889 as the 39th state. County boundaries have shifted over time as the population spread and new administrative units were carved from existing ones.

McKenzie County is the largest by land area at 2,760 square miles, with about 12,159 residents.

Cass County is the most populous, with approximately 193,959 residents over 1,765 square miles.

Sheridan County has the smallest population at about 1,108 residents.

Bismarck is the state capital. The largest city is Fargo — a common pattern in the US, where many states placed their capitals in smaller, more central towns rather than their largest commercial hubs.

Population, area, and demographic figures are aggregated from ZIP-code-level US Census data (via the SimpleMaps dataset) and the US Census Gazetteer. County boundaries used to render the map are from the US Atlas TopoJSON build of the Census Bureau's TIGER/Line shapefiles. The data is public domain.

Data sources

Population and demographics are aggregated from ZIP-code-level US Census data via the SimpleMaps dataset. Countiesboundaries are from the US Atlas TopoJSON build of the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line shapefiles. Land area is from the Census Gazetteer. State counts follow the US Census Bureau’s definition of counties and county-equivalents (50 states + DC = 3,144). All sources are public domain.

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