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Population per Square Mile in North Dakota, by County

Population per Square Mile for every county in North Dakota, ranked. The highest is Cass County at 109.6 and the lowest is Slope County at 0.6.

North Dakota: 11.4 · United States: n/a · median county in North Dakota: 3.7

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#County Population per Square Mile
1Cass County109.6
2Burleigh County61.6
3Grand Forks County50.8
4Ward County34.3
5Stark County24.9
6Williams County19.0
7Morton County17.5
8Rolette County13.2
9Richland County11.6
10Ramsey County9.7
11Stutsman County9.7
12Traill County9.2
13Walsh County8.1
14Mercer County8.0
15Barnes County7.2
16Ransom County6.5
17Pembina County6.0
18Foster County5.3
19McKenzie County5.2
20Mountrail County5.2
21McLean County4.7
22Dickey County4.4
23Sargent County4.4
24Benson County4.2
25Pierce County3.9
26Bottineau County3.8
27Eddy County3.7
28LaMoure County3.6
29Sioux County3.4
30Griggs County3.2
31Nelson County3.1
32Wells County3.1
33McHenry County2.8
34McIntosh County2.6
35Renville County2.6
36Bowman County2.5
37Oliver County2.5
38Steele County2.5
39Cavalier County2.4
40Adams County2.2
41Emmons County2.2
42Hettinger County2.1
43Burke County2.0
44Dunn County2.0
45Towner County2.0
46Kidder County1.8
47Logan County1.8
48Divide County1.7
49Golden Valley County1.7
50Grant County1.4
51Sheridan County1.3
52Billings County0.9
53Slope County0.6

People divided by land area. Water is excluded, so lake and coastal counties are not unfairly diluted.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

North Dakota ranks 49th of 52 states for population per square mile.

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