North Dakota Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the citizen population for North Dakota was 721,470 and represented 98.01% of the total North Dakota population.

Among all North Dakota counties, Cass had the highest citizen population (160.25K), followed by Burleigh (89.54K), and Grand Forks (67.97K).

In terms of percentages, Billings had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Golden Valley (100.00%), and LaMoure (100.00%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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North Dakota Citizen Population By County in 2016
North Dakota Citizen Population By County in 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Cass 160245 96.04
Burleigh 89540 98.87
Grand Forks 67965 97.38
Ward 67155 97.39
Williams 31105 98.29
Morton 29540 99.68
Stark 29125 97.62
Stutsman 20805 98.56
Richland 16225 99.36
Rolette 14585 99.86
Ramsey 11495 99.27
Barnes 10965 99.37
Walsh 10745 97.73
McKenzie 10705 99.86
Mountrail 9595 99.17
McLean 9550 99.74
Mercer 8650 99.77
Traill 7990 98.95
Pembina 7025 98.46
Benson 6785 99.78
Bottineau 6575 98.87
McHenry 5865 99.24
Ransom 5395 98.90
Dickey 5100 98.84
Sioux 4415 99.66
Pierce 4370 99.89
Dunn 4240 98.95
Wells 4155 99.40
LaMoure 4110 100.00
Cavalier 3845 99.48
Sargent 3805 97.82
Emmons 3400 99.27
Foster 3300 98.66
Bowman 3220 99.38
Nelson 3015 99.51
McIntosh 2675 97.81
Hettinger 2615 99.05
Renville 2560 99.42
Kidder 2385 98.55
Eddy 2350 99.16
Grant 2350 99.16
Divide 2335 98.52
Adams 2305 98.09
Griggs 2305 99.78
Towner 2260 98.69
Burke 2195 97.99
Steele 1955 99.24
Logan 1920 98.97
Golden Valley 1895 100.00
Oliver 1765 99.72
Sheridan 1395 100.00
Billings 935 100.00
Slope 665 100.00