Dickey County, North Dakota

Dickey County population, land area and income

Dickey County had 4,930 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,131.5 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 53 in North Dakota by population and 31st by land area. That works out to 4.4 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; Dickey County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $72,643 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Dickey County's population changed since 2020

Dickey County lost 30 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.6%. That ranks 22nd 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, Dickey County recorded 272 births and 308 deaths, a natural change of -36. Net international migration added +68 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -86. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 86 people.

Where Dickey County is

The Census internal point of Dickey County is at 46.107800, -98.496500. 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 Dickey County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Dickey County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Dickey County, 2,916 people together, or 59% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Dickey County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Oakes with 1,777.

Counties bordering Dickey County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Dickey County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Brown County, SD, with 37,495 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• SD

  Brown County, SD

  37,495 people

  36 mi S

• Ransom County

  5,590 people

  47 mi ENE

• LaMoure County

  4,051 people

  25 mi N

• Sargent County

  3,710 people

  42 mi E

• McIntosh County

  2,461 people

  44 mi W

• SD

  McPherson County, SD

  2,307 people

  41 mi WSW

Distance to Bismarck and the nearest big city

Bismarck is 119.5 miles WNW of Dickey County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 95.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Aberdeen, SD (population 27,919), 44.4 miles away.

Dickey County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Dickey County is 38021: state code 38 for North Dakota plus county code 021. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $72,643.