Cavalier County, North Dakota

Cavalier County population, land area and income

Cavalier County had 3,567 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,489.1 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 53 in North Dakota by population and 16th by land area. That works out to 2.4 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, about the same as Cavalier County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $80,749 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Cavalier County's population changed since 2020

Cavalier County lost 133 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.6%. That ranks 47th 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, Cavalier County recorded 149 births and 197 deaths, a natural change of -48. Net international migration added +9 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -107. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 107 people.

Where Cavalier County is

The Census internal point of Cavalier County is at 48.768400, -98.463800. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades North Dakota's 53 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Cavalier County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Cavalier County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Cavalier County, 1,841 people together, or 52% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cavalier County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Langdon with 1,841.

Counties bordering Cavalier County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Cavalier County. The most populous is Ramsey County, ND, with 11,510 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Ramsey County

  11,510 people

  37 mi SSW

• Walsh County

  10,214 people

  43 mi SE

• Pembina County

  6,588 people

  42 mi E

• Towner County

  2,051 people

  36 mi W

Distance to Bismarck and the nearest big city

Bismarck is 172.3 miles SW of Cavalier County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 151.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Grand Forks, ND (population 59,845), 86.2 miles away.

Cavalier County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cavalier County is 38019: state code 38 for North Dakota plus county code 019. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $80,749.