North Dakota Citizen Population By County in 2023 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2023, the citizen population for North Dakota was 759,150 and represented 97.41% of the total North Dakota population.

Among all North Dakota counties, Cass had the highest citizen population (180.42K), followed by Burleigh (97.17K), and Grand Forks (70.09K).

In terms of percentages, Emmons had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Hettinger (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 2023
North Dakota Citizen Population By County in 2023
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Cass 180415 95.31
Burleigh 97165 98.16
Grand Forks 70090 96.32
Ward 67675 97.75
Williams 37730 95.83
Morton 33350 99.61
Stark 32550 98.29
Stutsman 21180 98.40
Richland 16465 99.49
McKenzie 14000 98.04
Rolette 12020 99.63
Ramsey 11450 99.01
Barnes 10585 98.06
Walsh 10290 98.09
McLean 9690 98.83
Mountrail 9425 98.54
Mercer 8305 99.58
Traill 7850 98.37
Pembina 6670 98.31
Bottineau 6245 97.73
Benson 5825 99.40
Ransom 5610 99.12
McHenry 5205 98.86
Dickey 4835 97.48
LaMoure 4100 99.88
Dunn 3955 97.78
Pierce 3955 99.87
Wells 3930 99.75
Sioux 3785 99.87
Sargent 3775 98.82
Cavalier 3625 98.91
Foster 3325 98.67
Emmons 3270 100.00
Nelson 2945 97.68
Bowman 2920 99.49
Hettinger 2455 100.00
McIntosh 2430 96.81
Kidder 2370 99.79
Griggs 2330 99.57
Eddy 2315 99.78
Grant 2220 97.58
Renville 2220 97.58
Divide 2150 98.85
Burke 2135 98.61
Adams 2120 97.25
Towner 2080 98.35
Logan 1845 99.73
Oliver 1820 100.00
Steele 1730 100.00
Golden Valley 1670 99.41
Sheridan 1315 99.25
Billings 935 98.42
Slope 795 100.00