US Census Data

Most densely populated in North Dakota

North Dakota counties and cities ranked by population density.

This page ranks the counties and cities of North Dakota by population density — which have the most people per square mile, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Cass County leads at 107/sq mi.

Among cities & places, Lincoln leads at 2,778/sq mi.

Counties

#NamePeople / sq mi
1Cass County107/sq mi
2Burleigh County61/sq mi
3Grand Forks County51/sq mi
4Ward County34/sq mi
5Stark County25/sq mi
6Williams County19/sq mi
7Morton County17/sq mi
8Rolette County13/sq mi
9Richland County12/sq mi
10Ramsey County10/sq mi
11Stutsman County10/sq mi
12Traill County9/sq mi
13Walsh County8/sq mi
14Mercer County8/sq mi
15Barnes County7/sq mi
16Ransom County7/sq mi
17Pembina County6/sq mi
18Foster County5/sq mi
19Mountrail County5/sq mi
20McKenzie County5/sq mi
21McLean County5/sq mi
22Sargent County4/sq mi
23Dickey County4/sq mi
24Benson County4/sq mi
25Pierce County4/sq mi
26Bottineau County4/sq mi
27Eddy County4/sq mi
28LaMoure County4/sq mi
29Sioux County3/sq mi
30Griggs County3/sq mi
31Wells County3/sq mi
32Nelson County3/sq mi
33McHenry County3/sq mi
34Renville County3/sq mi
35McIntosh County3/sq mi
36Bowman County3/sq mi
37Oliver County3/sq mi
38Cavalier County2/sq mi
39Steele County2/sq mi
40Adams County2/sq mi
41Emmons County2/sq mi
42Hettinger County2/sq mi
43Towner County2/sq mi
44Dunn County2/sq mi
45Burke County2/sq mi
46Logan County2/sq mi
47Kidder County2/sq mi
48Divide County2/sq mi
49Golden Valley County2/sq mi
50Grant County1/sq mi
51Sheridan County1/sq mi
52Billings County1/sq mi
53Slope County1/sq mi

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePeople / sq mi
1Lincoln2,778/sq mi
2Thompson2,526/sq mi
3Fargo2,507/sq mi
4West Fargo2,431/sq mi
5Fort Yates2,354/sq mi
6Gilby2,265/sq mi
7Bismarck2,138/sq mi
8Larimore2,099/sq mi
9Grand Forks2,022/sq mi
10Dickinson1,910/sq mi
11Mandan1,797/sq mi
12Strasburg1,794/sq mi
13Hazen1,782/sq mi
14Cando1,774/sq mi
15Minot1,730/sq mi
16Stanton1,576/sq mi
17Bottineau1,568/sq mi
18Glenburn1,549/sq mi
19Valley City1,526/sq mi
20Cavalier1,514/sq mi
21Wahpeton1,493/sq mi
22Hillsboro1,478/sq mi
23Deering1,467/sq mi
24Sheyenne1,448/sq mi
25Manvel1,445/sq mi
26Hettinger1,376/sq mi
27Steele1,336/sq mi
28New England1,336/sq mi
29Oakes1,308/sq mi
30Apple Valley1,290/sq mi
31Emerado1,261/sq mi
32Beulah1,252/sq mi
33Grafton1,250/sq mi
34Kulm1,245/sq mi
35Drayton1,242/sq mi
36Prairie Rose1,226/sq mi
37Casselton1,221/sq mi
38Buchanan1,208/sq mi
39Jamestown1,186/sq mi
40Langdon1,186/sq mi
41Hatton1,146/sq mi
42Rugby1,118/sq mi
43Linton1,110/sq mi
44North River1,102/sq mi
45Mayville1,088/sq mi
46Williston1,087/sq mi
47Christine1,083/sq mi
48Fessenden1,081/sq mi
49Buxton1,066/sq mi
50Center1,066/sq mi
51Lignite1,066/sq mi
52Wilton1,046/sq mi
53Garrison1,041/sq mi
54Velva1,034/sq mi
55Devils Lake1,030/sq mi
56Neche1,023/sq mi
57Westhope1,020/sq mi
58Lidgerwood1,019/sq mi
59Ashley989/sq mi
60Lisbon986/sq mi
61Turtle Lake981/sq mi
62McGregor960/sq mi
63Harvey957/sq mi
64Fairmount954/sq mi
65Pisek944/sq mi
66New Town944/sq mi
67Dunn Center936/sq mi
68Edmore930/sq mi
69Carrington916/sq mi
70Benedict908/sq mi
71Cooperstown905/sq mi
72Edgeley898/sq mi
73Walhalla895/sq mi
74Oriska877/sq mi
75McClusky875/sq mi
76Granville873/sq mi
77Halliday858/sq mi
78Dunseith852/sq mi
79Frontier851/sq mi
80Washburn851/sq mi
81Mountain825/sq mi
82Bowman817/sq mi
83Mott803/sq mi
84Forman799/sq mi
85Rolla797/sq mi
86Elgin795/sq mi
87Surrey792/sq mi
88Crosby791/sq mi
89Davenport789/sq mi
90Landa785/sq mi
91Reile's Acres783/sq mi
92Northwood779/sq mi
93New Rockford771/sq mi
94Leeds770/sq mi
95Kenmare766/sq mi
96Grandin757/sq mi
97Martin742/sq mi
98Pembina723/sq mi
99Abercrombie700/sq mi
100Underwood691/sq mi

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