Emmons County, North Dakota

Emmons County population, land area and income

Emmons County had 3,209 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,508.4 square miles of land. It ranks 33rd of 53 in North Dakota by population and 14th by land area. That works out to 2.1 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; Emmons County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $65,012 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Emmons County's population changed since 2020

Emmons County lost 82 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.5%. That ranks 37th 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, Emmons County recorded 159 births and 216 deaths, a natural change of -57. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -36. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 57 people.

Where Emmons County is

The Census internal point of Emmons County is at 46.284300, -100.237800. 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 Emmons County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Emmons County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Emmons County, 1,040 people together, or 32% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Emmons County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Linton with 1,040.

Counties bordering Emmons County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Emmons County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Burleigh County, ND, with 103,107 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Burleigh County

  103,107 people

  49 mi NNW

• Morton County

  34,194 people

  59 mi WNW

• SD

  Corson County, SD

  3,747 people

  61 mi SW

• Sioux County

  3,713 people

  41 mi WSW

• McIntosh County

  2,461 people

  41 mi ESE

• Kidder County

  2,371 people

  51 mi NNE

• Logan County

  1,880 people

  37 mi ENE

• SD

  Campbell County, SD

  1,342 people

  36 mi SSE

Distance to Bismarck and the nearest big city

Bismarck is 45.2 miles NW of Emmons County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 166.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bismarck, ND (population 77,772), 44.6 miles away.

Emmons County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Emmons County is 38029: state code 38 for North Dakota plus county code 029. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $65,012.