North Dakota Citizen Population By County in 2018 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2018, the citizen population for North Dakota was 734,655 and represented 97.67% of the total North Dakota population.

Among all North Dakota counties, Cass had the highest citizen population (166.70K), followed by Burleigh (92.60K), and Grand Forks (68.00K).

In terms of percentages, Golden Valley had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Oliver (100.00%), and Slope (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 2018
North Dakota Citizen Population By County in 2018
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Cass 166700 95.70
Burleigh 92600 98.79
Grand Forks 68000 96.59
Ward 66920 96.94
Williams 33025 96.96
Morton 30395 99.51
Stark 30160 97.68
Stutsman 20755 98.53
Richland 16200 99.45
Rolette 14595 99.93
McKenzie 12525 99.92
Ramsey 11410 98.75
Barnes 10690 98.66
Walsh 10510 97.32
Mountrail 9985 98.37
McLean 9565 99.53
Mercer 8505 99.24
Traill 7940 99.00
Pembina 6900 98.36
Benson 6875 99.86
Bottineau 6515 98.86
McHenry 5895 99.49
Ransom 5265 98.23
Dickey 4880 98.19
Sioux 4410 99.89
Dunn 4325 98.63
Pierce 4170 99.05
LaMoure 4065 99.15
Wells 4050 99.88
Cavalier 3805 99.48
Sargent 3785 97.43
Emmons 3325 99.25
Foster 3260 99.09
Bowman 3180 99.53
Nelson 2870 98.29
McIntosh 2620 98.68
Hettinger 2555 99.22
Renville 2490 99.80
Kidder 2445 99.39
Grant 2375 99.79
Divide 2320 97.89
Eddy 2305 99.57
Adams 2275 96.81
Griggs 2260 99.78
Burke 2185 98.65
Towner 2165 96.44
Logan 1915 99.48
Steele 1910 100.00
Golden Valley 1880 100.00
Oliver 1835 100.00
Sheridan 1400 99.64
Billings 930 98.41
Slope 705 100.00