Golden Valley County, North Dakota

Golden Valley County population, land area and income

Golden Valley County had 1,795 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,000.9 square miles of land. It ranks 49th of 53 in North Dakota by population and 38th by land area. That works out to 1.8 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, so Golden Valley County has 47% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,464 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Golden Valley County's population changed since 2020

Golden Valley County gained 76 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.4%. That ranks 4th 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, Golden Valley County recorded 106 births and 72 deaths, a natural change of +34. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +35. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 35 people.

Where Golden Valley County is

The Census internal point of Golden Valley County is at 46.938900, -103.844600. 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 Golden Valley County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Golden Valley County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Golden Valley County. Its 1,795 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Golden Valley County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Golden Valley County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is McKenzie County, ND, with 14,782 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• McKenzie County

  14,782 people

  59 mi NNE

• MT

  Fallon County, MT

  2,946 people

  50 mi SSW

• Billings County

  1,063 people

  23 mi ENE

• MT

  Wibaux County, MT

  911 people

  20 mi W

• Slope County

  660 people

  39 mi SSE

Distance to Bismarck and the nearest big city

Bismarck is 144.8 miles E of Golden Valley County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Billings, MT (population 121,483), 238.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Dickinson, ND (population 25,695), 49.6 miles away.

Golden Valley County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Golden Valley County is 38033: state code 38 for North Dakota plus county code 033. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,464.