Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in North Dakota
North Dakota counties and cities ranked by population change.
This page ranks the counties and cities of North Dakota by population change — which have the steepest population decline since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among counties, Rolette County leads at -16.9%.
Among cities & places, Blanchard leads at -100.0%.
Counties
Cities & places
Top 100.| # | Name | Population change 2019–2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blanchard | -100.0% |
| 2 | Kief | -100.0% |
| 3 | Loraine | -100.0% |
| 4 | Wales | -94.6% |
| 5 | Jessie | -93.6% |
| 6 | Englevale | -82.6% |
| 7 | Flaxton | -82.1% |
| 8 | Oberon | -76.7% |
| 9 | Nash | -75.7% |
| 10 | Bergen | -75.0% |
| 11 | Balfour | -72.2% |
| 12 | Leith | -71.7% |
| 13 | Hamberg | -69.2% |
| 14 | York | -68.0% |
| 15 | Kramer | -66.0% |
| 16 | Great Bend | -63.2% |
| 17 | Larson | -61.5% |
| 18 | Columbus | -61.2% |
| 19 | Logan | -58.2% |
| 20 | Galesburg | -58.1% |
| 21 | Courtenay | -57.8% |
| 22 | Ypsilanti | -57.1% |
| 23 | Sibley | -56.8% |
| 24 | Rolette | -55.1% |
| 25 | Pettibone | -54.8% |
| 26 | Glenfield | -52.0% |
| 27 | Bantry | -50.0% |
| 28 | Embden | -50.0% |
| 29 | Dwight | -48.6% |
| 30 | Ruthville | -46.9% |
| 31 | Amidon | -46.9% |
| 32 | Heil | -46.7% |
| 33 | Jud | -46.4% |
| 34 | Ludden | -45.7% |
| 35 | Conway | -45.5% |
| 36 | Niagara | -45.5% |
| 37 | Porcupine | -44.9% |
| 38 | Sentinel Butte | -44.5% |
| 39 | Balta | -44.0% |
| 40 | Monango | -44.0% |
| 41 | Forbes | -43.9% |
| 42 | Overly | -43.8% |
| 43 | Antler | -43.3% |
| 44 | Milton | -43.3% |
| 45 | Fairdale | -42.5% |
| 46 | White Earth | -41.4% |
| 47 | Ardoch | -40.0% |
| 48 | Drake | -38.9% |
| 49 | Aneta | -38.3% |
| 50 | Denhoff | -38.1% |
| 51 | Grace City | -37.6% |
| 52 | Bisbee | -37.4% |
| 53 | Souris | -36.2% |
| 54 | Wimbledon | -35.9% |
| 55 | Nekoma | -35.3% |
| 56 | Belfield | -35.3% |
| 57 | Four Bears Village | -35.3% |
| 58 | Butte | -34.7% |
| 59 | Makoti | -34.2% |
| 60 | Sanborn | -32.8% |
| 61 | Cayuga | -32.6% |
| 62 | East Dunseith | -31.8% |
| 63 | Starkweather | -29.9% |
| 64 | Streeter | -29.4% |
| 65 | Rutland | -29.2% |
| 66 | Des Lacs | -29.1% |
| 67 | Brinsmade | -28.2% |
| 68 | Gladstone | -28.1% |
| 69 | Alice | -28.1% |
| 70 | Wilton | -28.0% |
| 71 | Velva | -27.7% |
| 72 | Hansboro | -27.3% |
| 73 | Rogers | -27.1% |
| 74 | Hazelton | -26.8% |
| 75 | Pillsbury | -26.7% |
| 76 | Davenport | -26.6% |
| 77 | Braddock | -26.3% |
| 78 | Pekin | -25.6% |
| 79 | Fort Totten | -25.4% |
| 80 | De Lamere | -25.0% |
| 81 | Grandin | -24.7% |
| 82 | Palermo | -24.6% |
| 83 | Petersburg | -24.6% |
| 84 | Fort Yates | -24.5% |
| 85 | Hannaford | -24.4% |
| 86 | Osnabrock | -23.9% |
| 87 | Brooktree Park | -23.7% |
| 88 | Belcourt | -23.4% |
| 89 | Hankinson | -23.0% |
| 90 | Hamilton | -22.9% |
| 91 | Grand Forks AFB | -22.8% |
| 92 | Hurdsfield | -22.2% |
| 93 | Mylo | -22.2% |
| 94 | Ellendale | -21.9% |
| 95 | Gardner | -21.6% |
| 96 | Stanley | -21.3% |
| 97 | Towner | -21.3% |
| 98 | Driscoll | -21.2% |
| 99 | McClusky | -20.5% |
| 100 | New Salem | -20.5% |
Nationwide
1Other rankings in North Dakota
20- Largest by population in North Dakota
- Most densely populated in North Dakota
- Highest median household income in North Dakota
- Highest median home value in North Dakota
- Most affordable home values in North Dakota
- Highest median gross rent in North Dakota
- Cheapest median gross rent in North Dakota
- Oldest by median age in North Dakota
- Youngest by median age in North Dakota
- Most college-educated in North Dakota
- Highest poverty rate in North Dakota
- Lowest poverty rate in North Dakota
- Highest homeownership rate in North Dakota
- Lowest homeownership rate in North Dakota
- Longest commutes in North Dakota
- Shortest commutes in North Dakota
- Largest households in North Dakota
- Newest housing in North Dakota
- Oldest housing in North Dakota
- Fastest-growing (2019–2023) in North Dakota