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North Dakota: county data, all 53 of them.

784,841 residents across 53 county-equivalents, 25,121 business establishments, and 1,761 SBA approvals worth $1.04 bn. Every figure on this page is those counties summed, and every county has its own page.

32 state-level values · 53 county pages · underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency

How many people live in North Dakota?

  • Population784,841
  • Households331,063
  • Average household size2.37
  • County-equivalents53
  • People per square mile11

North Dakota has 784,841 residents in 331,063 households across 53 county-equivalents, every one of which has its own data page below.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

What is the North Dakota economy?

  • Combined county product, 2024$80.06 bn
  • County product per resident$102,006
  • Covered employment425,364
  • Average annual pay$65,495

The average annual pay of $65,495 is weighted by each county's covered employment, not averaged across counties, so a large labour market counts for more than a small one.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.

How many businesses are in North Dakota?

  • Business establishments25,121
  • Establishments per 1,000 residents32.0
  • Employment at those establishments342,567
  • Annual payroll$21.21 bn

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.

Building permits in North Dakota

  • Housing units permitted2,319
  • Permitted construction value$678.3 m
  • Units permitted per 1,000 households7.0

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.

SBA loans in North Dakota (7(a) and 504)

  • 7(a) approvals recorded840
  • 7(a) approval dollars$388.2 m
  • Average 7(a) approval$462,139
  • 504 approvals recorded921
  • 504 approval dollars$655.3 m
  • Average 504 approval$711,518
  • Counties with a 7(a) record40 of 53

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

SBA loan default and charge-off rates in North Dakota

  • 7(a) charge-off rate over resolved loans2.10 percent
  • Resolved 7(a) loans behind that rate292
  • 7(a) loans charged off6
  • 504 charge-off rate over resolved loans5.00 percent
  • Resolved 504 loans behind that rate262
  • 504 loans charged off13

Of the 292 North Dakota 7(a) loans that have reached a final outcome, 2.10 percent were charged off. The rate is taken over resolved loans only, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed.

Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

How large is North Dakota?

  • Land area69,002 sq mi
  • County-equivalents53
  • People per square mile11

US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

The largest counties in North Dakota.

North Dakota county-equivalents by population, with the figures a site search compares them on
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvals
Cass County193,400$75,5555,988$19.10 bn737
Burleigh County100,600$86,8513,218$7.81 bn216
Grand Forks County72,923$68,0751,903$5.92 bn121
Ward County68,973$78,2382,043$5.09 bn127
Williams County39,555$85,5951,652$7.47 bn132
Morton County33,777$79,382895$1.98 bn55
Stark County33,302$84,4491,222$3.60 bn84
Stutsman County21,549$61,856636$1.94 bn28
Richland County16,584$75,432541$1.48 bn15
McKenzie County14,321$93,404594$4.35 bn23

Counties

All 53 North Dakota county-equivalents.

North Dakota counties: population, income, establishments and SBA activity
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvalsLand area, sq mi
Adams County2,145$62,50087$169.2 m3988
Barnes County10,773$68,038349$853.0 m171,492
Benson County5,808$64,03379$365.5 m11,389
Billings County1,024$86,80655$224.0 m31,149
Bottineau County6,378$85,000255$586.1 m121,668
Bowman County2,906$72,109148$250.5 m41,162
Burke County2,156$91,59179$292.9 mNone recorded1,104
Burleigh County100,600$86,8513,218$7.81 bn2161,633
Cass County193,400$75,5555,988$19.10 bn7371,765
Cavalier County3,633$69,531135$589.2 m21,489
Dickey County4,935$68,654191$518.8 m51,131
Divide County2,167$91,85282$273.4 m51,261
Dunn County4,040$97,689211$1.93 bn82,008
Eddy County2,307$50,85077$221.1 mNone recorded630
Emmons County3,254$66,538108$177.6 m41,510
Foster County3,358$87,831138$309.1 m2635
Golden Valley County1,653$68,02165$118.3 mNone recorded1,001
Grand Forks County72,923$68,0751,903$5.92 bn1211,436
Grant County2,269$57,87582$104.5 mNone recorded1,659
Griggs County2,245$61,71182$204.1 m1709
Hettinger County2,432$73,02694$152.0 m31,132
Kidder County2,377$65,61092$188.7 m31,351
LaMoure County4,118$80,664154$341.1 m11,146
Logan County1,819$62,75070$128.4 mNone recorded993
McHenry County5,207$80,733141$278.7 mNone recorded1,874
McIntosh County2,497$64,419121$152.4 m2975
McKenzie County14,321$93,404594$4.35 bn232,760
McLean County9,823$83,583257$1.02 bn112,111
Mercer County8,337$80,946248$1.19 bn181,043
Morton County33,777$79,382895$1.98 bn551,926
Mountrail County9,507$80,717363$2.28 bn181,825
Nelson County3,016$67,193128$233.9 m1982
Oliver County1,839$77,24047$332.4 m6723
Pembina County6,727$68,393264$813.4 m41,119
Pierce County3,928$59,365160$267.4 m51,019
Ramsey County11,556$61,006416$883.0 m211,187
Ransom County5,643$75,736188$387.0 m12862
Renville County2,304$74,301109$232.1 m2877
Richland County16,584$75,432541$1.48 bn151,436
Rolette County11,924$59,517208$595.0 m5903
Sargent County3,804$77,946122$1.78 bn6859
Sheridan County1,303$62,63936$68.1 m1972
Sioux County3,740$42,08330$150.6 mNone recorded1,094
Slope County766$71,25013$44.7 mNone recorded1,215
Stark County33,302$84,4491,222$3.60 bn841,335
Steele County1,804$77,50057$213.0 m3712
Stutsman County21,549$61,856636$1.94 bn282,222
Towner County2,079$67,35078$287.5 mNone recorded1,025
Traill County7,970$87,004280$634.0 m15862
Walsh County10,396$71,944362$1.03 bn151,282
Ward County68,973$78,2382,043$5.09 bn1272,013
Wells County3,890$66,114168$443.7 m41,271
Williams County39,555$85,5951,652$7.47 bn1322,077

The register

Every source behind these 53 pages.

SourcePeriod coveredLicence
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates2020-2024 5-yearUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2CAGDP2, through 2024US Bureau of Economic Analysis, public domain
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001US EPA, public domain
FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status BookCommunity Status Book, as retrievedFEMA OpenFEMA, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA releaseFY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA releaseFY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary verticesTIGER county boundariesUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns2023US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages2024 annual averagesUS BLS, public domain
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey2024 annualUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows2021 to 2022 filing yearsIRS SOI, public domain

A North Dakota statutory guide is in preparation.

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