North Dakota Citizen Population By County in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the citizen population for North Dakota was 741,005 and represented 97.45% of the total North Dakota population.

Among all North Dakota counties, Cass had the highest citizen population (171.32K), followed by Burleigh (94.16K), and Grand Forks (67.76K).

In terms of percentages, Eddy had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Golden Valley (100.00%), and Oliver (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 2020
North Dakota Citizen Population By County in 2020
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Cass 171320 95.21
Burleigh 94155 98.58
Grand Forks 67755 96.46
Ward 66990 97.14
Williams 34305 95.17
Morton 30925 99.37
Stark 30655 98.36
Stutsman 20595 98.64
Richland 16195 99.69
Rolette 14410 99.83
McKenzie 13810 99.82
Ramsey 11390 98.87
Barnes 10425 98.44
Walsh 10400 97.74
Mountrail 10180 98.36
McLean 9430 98.95
Mercer 8300 99.28
Traill 7905 98.81
Benson 6845 99.78
Pembina 6730 98.25
Bottineau 6330 98.60
McHenry 5795 99.49
Ransom 5085 96.67
Dickey 4760 98.04
Sioux 4340 100.00
Dunn 4265 97.82
LaMoure 4205 99.53
Pierce 4040 99.51
Wells 3885 99.87
Sargent 3855 98.85
Cavalier 3745 99.34
Emmons 3245 99.54
Foster 3215 99.54
Bowman 3075 99.52
Nelson 2760 96.34
McIntosh 2500 98.62
Hettinger 2490 99.20
Kidder 2455 99.39
Renville 2380 99.79
Griggs 2300 99.35
Grant 2290 98.71
Divide 2280 99.56
Eddy 2260 100.00
Adams 2250 99.12
Burke 2110 98.60
Towner 2110 96.35
Oliver 1960 100.00
Steele 1815 100.00
Golden Valley 1795 100.00
Logan 1735 99.43
Sheridan 1285 99.61
Billings 875 98.87
Slope 785 99.37