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| name               = Counties of North Dakota
| alt_name           =
| map                = {{North Dakota County Labelled Map}}
| category           =
| territory          = [[State of North Dakota]]
| start_date         =
| current_number     = 53
| number_date        =
| population_range   =  674 ([[Slope County, North Dakota|Slope]]) – 196,362 ([[Cass County, North Dakota|Cass]])
| area_range         =  {{Convert|632|sqmi}} ([[Eddy County, North Dakota|Eddy]]) – {{Convert|2742|sqmi}} ([[McKenzie County, North Dakota|McKenzie]])
| government         = [[County government]]
| subdivision        = Cities, towns, townships, unincorporated communities, Indian reservations, [[census designated place]]s
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This is a '''list of counties in North Dakota'''. There are 53 [[County (United States)|counties]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Dakota]].
The [[Federal Information Processing Standard]] (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip6-4.htm|title= FIPS Publish 6-4 |publisher=[[National Institute of Standards and Technology]] |access-date=February 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929074056/http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip6-4.htm |archive-date=September 29, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> North Dakota's code is 38, which when combined with any county code would be written as 38XXX. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.<ref name="epa">{{cite web |url=http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/nd.html |title=EPA County FIPS Code Listing |access-date=February 3, 2008 |publisher=[[US Environmental Protection Agency]]}}</ref>
[[File:ND counties by population.svg|thumb|ND counties, shaded by population]]
==List==
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|data4_ref         = <ref name="ND Counties">{{cite web|title=County History|url=http://www.nd.gov/content.htm?parentCatID=83&id=County%20History|publisher=Official Portal for [[Government of North Dakota|North Dakota State Government]] |access-date=February 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202151843/http://www.nd.gov/content.htm?parentCatID=83&id=County%20History|archive-date=February 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|area_ref          = <ref name="NACO"/><ref name="cen">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/ND|title=North Dakota QuickFacts |department=2023 Census estimate|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 20, 2024}}</ref>
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{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=001|Name=Adams |Seat=Hettinger |Data2=1885|Data3=|Data4=John Quincy Adams (1848-1919), a [[railroad]] agent and cousin of [[John Quincy Adams|the former president]] who was instrumental in having the [[Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway]] built through [[North Dakota]]|Population=2163|Area=988}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=003|Name=Barnes |Seat=Valley City |Data2=1875|Data3=|Data4=[[Dakota Territory]] judge Alanson H. Barnes (1818-1890) |Population=10726|Area=1492}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=005|Name=Benson |Seat=Minnewaukan |Data2=1883|Data3=|Data4=Dakota territorial legislator [[Bertil W. Benson]]|Population=5745|Area=1389}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=007|Name=Billings |Seat=Medora |Data2=1879|Data3=|Data4=[[Frederick H. Billings]] (1823–1890), who was president of the [[Northern Pacific Railroad]]|Population=1034|Area=1152}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=009|Name=Bottineau |Seat=Bottineau |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=Named for frontiersman [[Pierre Bottineau]] (1814-1895) |Population=6349|Area=1669}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=011|Name=Bowman |Seat=Bowman |Data2=1883|Data3=|Data4=Dakota territorial legislator [[Edward M. Bowman]]|Population=2867|Area=1162}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=013|Name=Burke |Seat=Bowbells |Data2=1910|Data3=|Data4=[[John Burke (North Dakota politician)|John Burke]] (1859-1937), tenth [[Governor of North Dakota]]|Population=2134|Area=1104}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=015|Name=Burleigh |Seat=Bismarck |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=[[Walter A. Burleigh]] (1820–1896), territorial delegate to Congress |Population=100012|Area=1633}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=017|Name=Cass |Seat=Fargo |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=[[George Washington Cass]] (1810–1888), who was the president of the [[Northern Pacific Railroad]]|Population=196362|Area=1766}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=019|Name=Cavalier |Seat=Langdon |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=Charles Cavalier (1818-1902), French fur trapper and one of the area's original settlers |Population=3596|Area=1489}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=021|Name=Dickey |Seat=Ellendale |Data2=1881|Data3=|Data4=Dakota territorial legislator [[George H. Dickey]]|Population=4900|Area=1131}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=023|Name=Divide |Seat=Crosby |Data2=1910|Data3=|Data4=Named because it was created upon the division of Williams County|Population=2135|Area=1259}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=025|Name=Dunn |Seat=Manning |Data2=1883|Data3=|Data4=John P. Dunn (1839-1917), an early civic leader of [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]], who opened the first drugstore in North Dakota|Population=4019|Area=2010}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=027|Name=Eddy |Seat=New Rockford |Data2=1885|Data3=|Data4=Ezra B. Eddy (1830-1855), a [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]] banker and one of the territory's wealthiest citizens |Population=2263|Area=632}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=029|Name=Emmons |Seat=Linton |Data2=1879|Data3=|Data4=James Emmons (1845-1919), an early entrepreneur and businessman who operated the first steamboat across the [[Missouri River]] in [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]]|Population=3224|Area=1510}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=031|Name=Foster |Seat=Carrington |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=Either James S. Foster (1828-1890) and George I. Foster (1837-1912), brother, and prominent farmers during the territorial days |Population=3309|Area=635}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=033|Name=Golden Valley |Seat=Beach |Data2=1912|Data3=|Data4=Named for either promotional reasons or for the Golden Valley Land and Cattle Company|Population=1743|Area=1002}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=035|Name=Grand Forks |Seat=Grand Forks |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=Named for [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]], which in turn was named for its location at the intersection of the [[Red Lake River]] and the [[Red River of the North]]|Population=72708|Area=1438}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=037|Name=Grant |Seat=Carson |Data2=1916|Data3=|Data4=[[Ulysses S. Grant]] (1822–1885), eighteenth U.S. President |Population=2215|Area=1660}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=039|Name=Griggs |Seat=Cooperstown |Data2=1882|Data3=|Data4=[[Alexander Griggs]] (1838-1903), a [[steamboat]] captain and founder of [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]]|Population=2248|Area=708}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=041|Name=Hettinger |Seat=Mott |Data2=1883|Data3=|Data4=Mathias K. Hettinger (1810-1890), the father-in-law of Erastus A. Williams, the North Dakota Speaker of the House during that session|Population=2415|Area=1132}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=043|Name=Kidder |Seat=Steele |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=[[Jefferson Parrish Kidder]] (1816-1883), territorial delegate to the [[44th Congress]] and [[45th Congress]]es|Population=2342|Area=1352}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=045|Name=LaMoure |Seat=LaMoure |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=Dakota territorial legislator and North Dakota state legislator [[Judson LaMoure]] (1839-1918) |Population=4096|Area=1147}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=047|Name=Logan |Seat=Napoleon |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=[[Illinois]] [[U.S. Senator]] [[John A. Logan]] (1826–1886) |Population=1869|Area=993}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=049|Name=McHenry |Seat=Towner |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=James McHenry (1835-1922), one of the area's original settlers|Population=5131|Area=1874}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=051|Name=McIntosh |Seat=Ashley |Data2=1883|Data3=|Data4=Edward H. McIntosh (1822-1901), a member of the Territorial Legislature |Population=2488|Area=975}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=053|Name=McKenzie |Seat=Watford City |Data2=1905|Data3=|Data4=[[Alexander McKenzie (American politician)|Alexander McKenzie]] (1851-1922), party boss known in the state as "the senator-maker" |Population=14252|Area=2742}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=055|Name=McLean |Seat=Washburn |Data2=1883|Data3=|Data4=John A. McLean (1849-1916), first mayor of [[Bismarck, North Dakota]]|Population=9832|Area=2110}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=057|Name=Mercer |Seat=Stanton |Data2=1875|Data3=|Data4=William Henry Harrison Mercer (1844-1901), an early settler|Population=8309|Area=1045}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=059|Name=Morton |Seat=Mandan |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=[[Governor of Indiana]] [[Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton]]|Population=33895|Area=1926}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=061|Name=Mountrail |Seat=Stanley |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=Joseph Mountraille, Metis voyageur and early explorer |Population=9383|Area=1824}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=063|Name=Nelson |Seat=Lakota |Data2=1883|Data3=|Data4=Dakota territorial legislator Nelson E. Nelson (1830-1913) |Population=2991|Area=982}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=065|Name=Oliver |Seat=Center |Data2=1885|Data3=|Data4=Dakota territorial legislator Harry S. Oliver (1855-1909) |Population=1879|Area=724}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=067|Name=Pembina |Seat=Cavalier |Data2=1867|Data3=|Data4=Named for the high-bush [[cranberry|cranberries]] which grew wild in the area. Pembina may be from an [[Ojibwa]] phrase, ''anepeminan sipi'', referring to the berries, as they grew in abundance around the Redberry River; it may also be from an Ojibwa word meaning ''meeting place''. The name originally applied to the old [[Pembina Territory]]|Population=6661|Area=1119}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=069|Name=Pierce |Seat=Rugby |Data2=1887|Data3=|Data4=[[Gilbert Ashville Pierce]] (1839-1901), a [[Governor of Dakota Territory]] and later a [[U.S. Senator]] from [[North Dakota]]|Population=3902|Area=1018}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=071|Name=Ramsey |Seat=Devils Lake |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=[[Minnesota]] [[U.S. Senator]] [[Alexander Ramsey]] (1815-1903) |Population=11463|Area=1186}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=073|Name=Ransom |Seat=Lisbon |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=Named for locally situated [[Fort Ransom]]|Population=5603|Area=863}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=075|Name=Renville |Seat=Mohall |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=[[Joseph Renville]], missionary and interpreter for Dakota Native Americans |Population=2279|Area=875}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=077|Name=Richland |Seat=Wahpeton |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=Morgan T. Rich (1832-1898), early settler|Population=16558|Area=1437}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=079|Name=Rolette |Seat=Rolla |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=Joseph Rolette, Jr. (1820–1871), a prominent fur trapper and local political organizer |Population=11728|Area=902}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=081|Name=Sargent |Seat=Forman |Data2=1883|Data3=|Data4=Homer E. Sargent (1820-1900), a general manager of the [[Northern Pacific Railroad]]|Population=3776|Area=859}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=083|Name=Sheridan |Seat=McClusky |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=[[American Civil War]] officer [[Philip Henry Sheridan]] (1831–1888) |Population=1266|Area=972}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=085|Name=Sioux |Seat=Fort Yates |Data2=1915|Data3=|Data4=The [[Native American (U.S.)|Native American]] [[Sioux]] people|Population=3643|Area=1094}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=087|Name=Slope |Seat=Amidon |Data2=1915|Data3=|Data4=Topographical feature within the county known as the Missouri Slope |Population=674|Area=1218}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=089|Name=Stark |Seat=Dickinson |Data2=1879|Data3=|Data4=George Stark (1823-1892), a vice president of the [[Northern Pacific Railroad]]|Population=33001|Area=1338}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=091|Name=Steele |Seat=Finley |Data2=1883|Data3=|Data4=Edward H. Steele (1846-1899), secretary-treasurer of the Red River Land Company|Population=1782|Area=712}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=093|Name=Stutsman |Seat=Jamestown |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=Dakota Territorial Legislator [[Enos Stutsman]] (1826-1874) |Population=21392|Area=2222}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=095|Name=Towner |Seat=Cando |Data2=1883|Data3=|Data4=Dakota territorial legislator Oscar M. Towner (1842-1897) |Population=2030|Area=1025}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=097|Name=Traill |Seat=Hillsboro |Data2=1875|Data3=|Data4=Walter John Strickland Traill (1847-1933), early settler|Population=7908|Area=862}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=099|Name=Walsh |Seat=Grafton |Data2=1881|Data3=|Data4=[[George H. Walsh]] (1868-1913), early settler and one of the founders of the [[University of North Dakota]]|Population=10305|Area=1282}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=101|Name=Ward |Seat=Minot |Data2=1888|Data3=|Data4=Dakota territorial legislator Mark Ward (1844–1902) |Population=68332|Area=2013}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=103|Name=Wells |Seat=Fessenden |Data2=1873|Data3=|Data4=Dakota territorial legislator Edward Payson Wells (1847-1936) |Population=3876|Area=1271}}
{{Countyrow |N=38|Num=105|Name=Williams |Seat=Williston |Data2=1890|Data3=|Data4=Dakota territorial legislator Erastus Appelman Williams (1850-1930) |Population=39113|Area=2071}}
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==See also==
* [[Geography of North Dakota]]
* [[North Dakota Association of Counties]]
==References==
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{{U.S. Counties}}
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[[Category:Lists of counties of the United States by state|North Dakota, counties in]]
[[Category:North Dakota geography-related lists|Counties]]