North Dakota County Map
All 53 counties with county seats and major cities
North Dakota has 53 counties, the same number it had at statehood in 1889, though not the same list. This map shows all 53 counties and their county seats. Tap a county for details, or download the free printable map below.
Updated October 4, 2026 · Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 · Population: Census estimates for July 1, 2025
North Dakota county facts
- Number of counties
- 53
- Largest by land area
- McKenzie County 2,760 sq mi
- Smallest by land area
- Eddy County 630.2 sq mi
- Most people
- Cass County 201,794
- Fewest people
- Slope County 628
- Fastest growing since 2020
- Billings County +13.6%
- Highest median household income
- Dunn County $97,689
- Oldest county
- Pembina County est. 1867
- Newest county
- Grant County est. 1916
- State capital
- Bismarck Burleigh County
Several counties that existed at statehood, among them Allred, Buford, Church, Flannery, Garfield, Stevens and Wallace, were later merged into others and no longer exist.
List of 53 North Dakota counties
Sorted A–Z. Click a column to sort, or a name to show it on the map. Download as CSV
| County | County seat | Population 2025 | Change since 2020 | Land area (sq mi) | Median income | Established | FIPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Hettinger | 2,275 | +3.1% | 988 | $62,500 | 1907 | 38001 |
| Barnes County | Valley City | 10,573 | −2.7% | 1,492 | $68,038 | – | 38003 |
| Benson County | Minnewaukan | 5,759 | −3.4% | 1,389 | $64,033 | 1883 | 38005 |
| Billings County | Medora | 1,071 | +13.6% | 1,149 | $86,806 | 1879 | 38007 |
| Bottineau County | Bottineau | 6,284 | −1.5% | 1,669 | $85,000 | 1873 | 38009 |
| Bowman County | Bowman | 2,762 | −7.5% | 1,162 | $72,109 | 1883 | 38011 |
| Burke County | Bowbells | 2,132 | −2.8% | 1,104 | $91,591 | 1910 | 38013 |
| Burleigh County | Bismarck | 103,251 | +4.9% | 1,633 | $86,851 | 1873 | 38015 |
| Cass County | Fargo | 201,794 | +9.4% | 1,765 | $75,555 | 1873 | 38017 |
| Cavalier County | Langdon | 3,497 | −5.6% | 1,489 | $69,531 | 1873 | 38019 |
| Dickey County | Ellendale | 4,895 | −2.1% | 1,132 | $68,654 | 1881 | 38021 |
| Divide County | Crosby | 2,110 | −3.7% | 1,261 | $91,852 | 1910 | 38023 |
| Dunn County | Manning | 4,058 | −1% | 2,009 | $97,689 | 1883 | 38025 |
| Eddy County | New Rockford | 2,329 | −0.6% | 630 | $50,850 | 1885 | 38027 |
| Emmons County | Linton | 3,215 | −2.8% | 1,508 | $66,538 | 1879 | 38029 |
| Foster County | Carrington | 3,212 | −5.3% | 634 | $87,831 | 1873 | 38031 |
| Golden Valley County | Beach | 1,808 | +4.2% | 1,001 | $68,021 | 1912 | 38033 |
| Grand Forks County | Grand Forks | 74,501 | +1.8% | 1,436 | $68,075 | 1873 | 38035 |
| Grant County | Carson | 2,206 | −4% | 1,659 | $57,875 | 1916 | 38037 |
| Griggs County | Cooperstown | 2,239 | −2.9% | 709 | $61,711 | 1881 | 38039 |
| Hettinger County | Mott | 2,492 | −0.2% | 1,132 | $73,026 | 1883 | 38041 |
| Kidder County | Steele | 2,393 | +0.2% | 1,351 | $65,610 | 1873 | 38043 |
| LaMoure County | LaMoure | 4,135 | +1.2% | 1,146 | $80,664 | 1873 | 38045 |
| Logan County | Napoleon | 1,859 | −0.8% | 993 | $62,750 | 1873 | 38047 |
| McHenry County | Towner | 5,130 | −4.2% | 1,874 | $80,733 | 1873 | 38049 |
| McIntosh County | Ashley | 2,451 | −3.2% | 975 | $64,419 | 1883 | 38051 |
| McKenzie County | Watford City | 15,192 | +3.3% | 2,760 | $93,404 | 1905 | 38053 |
| McLean County | Washburn | 9,740 | −0.4% | 2,110 | $83,583 | 1883 | 38055 |
| Mercer County | Stanton | 8,441 | +1% | 1,043 | $80,946 | 1875 | 38057 |
| Morton County | Mandan | 34,601 | +3.9% | 1,926 | $79,382 | 1873 | 38059 |
| Mountrail County | Stanley | 9,395 | −4.3% | 1,825 | $80,717 | 1873 | 38061 |
| Nelson County | Lakota | 2,963 | −1.7% | 982 | $67,193 | 1883 | 38063 |
| Oliver County | Center | 1,898 | +1.4% | 722 | $77,240 | 1885 | 38065 |
| Pembina County | Cavalier | 6,568 | −3.9% | 1,119 | $68,393 | 1867 | 38067 |
| Pierce County | Rugby | 3,838 | −4% | 1,018 | $59,365 | 1887 | 38069 |
| Ramsey County | Devils Lake | 11,530 | −0.7% | 1,185 | $61,006 | 1873 | 38071 |
| Ransom County | Lisbon | 5,617 | −1.6% | 863 | $75,736 | 1873 | 38073 |
| Renville County | Mohall | 2,331 | +2.5% | 877 | $74,301 | 1910 | 38075 |
| Richland County | Wahpeton | 16,731 | +1.2% | 1,436 | $75,432 | 1873 | 38077 |
| Rolette County | Rolla | 11,688 | −4.1% | 903 | $59,517 | 1873 | 38079 |
| Sargent County | Forman | 3,711 | −4% | 859 | $77,946 | 1883 | 38081 |
| Sheridan County | McClusky | 1,296 | +2.3% | 972 | $62,639 | 1873 | 38083 |
| Sioux County | Fort Yates | 3,667 | −5.8% | 1,094 | $42,083 | 1915 | 38085 |
| Slope County | Amidon | 628 | −10.4% | 1,215 | $71,250 | 1915 | 38087 |
| Stark County | Dickinson | 34,013 | +1.1% | 1,335 | $84,449 | 1879 | 38089 |
| Steele County | Finley | 1,797 | −0.1% | 712 | $77,500 | 1883 | 38091 |
| Stutsman County | Jamestown | 21,414 | −0.8% | 2,222 | $61,856 | 1873 | 38093 |
| Towner County | Cando | 2,040 | −5.7% | 1,025 | $67,350 | 1883 | 38095 |
| Traill County | Hillsboro | 7,920 | −0.9% | 862 | $87,004 | 1875 | 38097 |
| Walsh County | Grafton | 10,179 | −3.7% | 1,282 | $71,944 | 1881 | 38099 |
| Ward County | Minot | 68,233 | −2.4% | 2,013 | $78,238 | 1885 | 38101 |
| Wells County | Fessenden | 3,729 | −6.3% | 1,271 | $66,114 | 1873 | 38103 |
| Williams County | Williston | 41,767 | +2% | 2,078 | $85,595 | 1891 | 38105 |
North Dakota county map with cities
The largest cities in North Dakota and the counties they are in. Cities that cross a county line list every county, the main one first. To find any smaller town, use the search box above.
| City | County | Population 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Fargo | Cass County | 136,275 |
| Bismarck | Burleigh County | 77,963 |
| Grand Forks | Grand Forks County | 60,365 |
| Minot | Ward County | 47,308 |
| West Fargo | Cass County | 41,175 |
| Williston | Williams County | 29,522 |
| Dickinson | Stark County | 25,870 |
| Mandan | Morton County | 25,061 |
| Jamestown | Stutsman County | 15,688 |
| Wahpeton | Richland County | 8,141 |
| Devils Lake | Ramsey County | 7,333 |
| Horace | Cass County | 7,001 |
| Valley City | Barnes County | 6,430 |
| Watford City | McKenzie County | 6,378 |
| Lincoln | Burleigh County | 4,493 |
| Grafton | Walsh County | 4,023 |
| Beulah | Mercer County | 3,077 |
| New Town | Mountrail County | 2,715 |
| Casselton | Cass County | 2,485 |
| Rugby | Pierce County | 2,412 |
| Hazen | Mercer County | 2,314 |
| Tioga | Williams County | 2,221 |
| Lisbon | Ransom County | 2,184 |
| Stanley | Mountrail County | 2,181 |
| Bottineau | Bottineau County | 2,152 |
| Carrington | Foster County | 1,950 |
| Langdon | Cavalier County | 1,809 |
| Mayville | Traill County | 1,807 |
| Oakes | Dickey County | 1,765 |
| Hillsboro | Traill County | 1,648 |
Printable North Dakota county maps (free PDF, PNG, SVG)
Every map is free to print and share. The PDFs are vector files with real text, so they stay sharp at any size and you can search them for a county name. Use 11×17 (tabloid) for the most readable labels.
Color map with names
All 53 counties labeled, county seats marked. Letter and 11×17 PDF, high-resolution PNG, editable SVG.
Map with cities
Counties with their county seat towns and major cities.
Blank outline map
County lines only, no names. For quizzes, coloring and your own notes.
Numbered map with key
A number in every county with an alphabetical key.
Black and white
Labeled map that prints well on any printer.
Population map
Counties shaded by population density (2025 estimates).
Data and GIS files
The county table as CSV, and the boundaries as GeoJSON and KML (Google Earth, Google My Maps).
How North Dakota's county map settled at 53
North Dakota's first county, Pembina, was created by the Dakota Territory legislature of 1866-67 in the Red River Valley. Most of the eastern counties followed during the territorial boom; the Legislative Council's list dates 28 of today's counties to the 1880s. At statehood in 1889 the new state had 53 counties, but several in the west were unorganized and attached to neighbors for court purposes. For the next quarter century the western map kept changing. The legislature merged counties in 1892 and 1896, the state Supreme Court struck down the 1896 act, and new counties then came mostly by local vote. Sioux County was proclaimed in 1914 from the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, Slope was split from Billings the same year, and Grant, carved from Morton County after the 1916 election, became the 53rd and last.
County numbers: The court system numbers the counties 01–53 in alphabetical order, and the number starts every district court case number.
County maps of neighboring states
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North Dakota counties: questions and answers
- How many counties are in North Dakota?
- North Dakota has 53 counties.
- What is the largest county in North Dakota?
- By land area, McKenzie County is the largest (2,760 sq mi). By population, Cass County is the largest, with 201,794 people (2025 estimate).
- What is the smallest county in North Dakota?
- Eddy County is the smallest by land area (630.2 sq mi). Slope County has the fewest people: 628 (2025 estimate).
- What is the wealthiest county in North Dakota?
- By median household income, Dunn County ranks first with $97,689 (American Community Survey 2020–2024). The lowest is Sioux County at $42,083.
- What county is Fargo in?
- Fargo is in Cass County.
- What county is Bismarck in?
- Bismarck is in Burleigh County.
- What county is Grand Forks in?
- Grand Forks is in Grand Forks County.
- How can I see county lines on Google Maps?
- Google Maps does not draw county lines. Download the KML file from the printable maps section above and import it into Google My Maps (Create a new map › Import) or open it in Google Earth to see every North Dakota county boundary on top of Google's map.
- Can I use this map for free?
- Yes. The maps and files on this page are free to print, share and use in your own work, including commercial projects, under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Please credit “WhichCounty (whichcounty.com)”.
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Sources and methodology
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000), simplified for display. Projection: Lambert conformal conic fitted to North Dakota.
- Population: Census Bureau county estimates, Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025), compared with the April 1, 2020 estimates base.
- Land area: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer files. Median household income: American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
- County seats and founding years: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state lists by WhichCounty. Cities: Census Bureau city and town estimates, Vintage 2025.
- County History and Statistical Information (North Dakota Legislative Council, 2014)
- Counties on the ND Map (Dakota Datebook, Prairie Public)
- Atlas of Historical County Boundaries: North Dakota, Consolidated Chronology (Newberry Library)
- Atlas of Historical County Boundaries: Dakota Territory, Consolidated Chronology (Newberry Library)
Found an error? Tell us. Last data update: October 4, 2026.