Adams County, North Dakota

Adams County population, land area and income

Adams County had 2,141 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 987.6 square miles of land. It ranks 44th of 53 in North Dakota by population and 40th by land area. That works out to 2.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in North Dakota has 3,853 residents; Adams County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,192 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Adams County's population changed since 2020

Adams County lost 40 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.8%. That ranks 31st of 53 in North Dakota for growth. The median North Dakota county changed by -1.3%, and the state as a whole by +2.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Adams County recorded 90 births and 116 deaths, a natural change of -26. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -24. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 26 people.

Where Adams County is

The Census internal point of Adams County is at 46.096800, -102.533200. It sits in UTM zone 13N. The map shades North Dakota's 53 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Adams County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Adams County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Adams County, 1,058 people together, or 49% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Adams County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hettinger with 1,058.

Counties bordering Adams County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Adams County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Corson County, SD, with 3,747 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• SD

  Corson County, SD

  3,747 people

  71 mi ESE

• Sioux County

  3,713 people

  71 mi E

• Bowman County

  2,886 people

  47 mi W

• SD

  Perkins County, SD

  2,832 people

  42 mi S

• Hettinger County

  2,419 people

  24 mi N

• Grant County

  2,247 people

  46 mi ENE

• SD

  Harding County, SD

  1,325 people

  57 mi SW

• Slope County

  660 people

  51 mi WNW

Distance to Bismarck and the nearest big city

Bismarck is 97.2 miles ENE of Adams County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 276.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Dickinson, ND (population 25,695), 56.4 miles away.

Adams County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Adams County is 38001: state code 38 for North Dakota plus county code 001. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,192.