LaMoure County, North Dakota

LaMoure County population, land area and income

LaMoure County had 4,051 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,146.0 square miles of land. It ranks 25th of 53 in North Dakota by population and 29th by land area. That works out to 3.5 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 LaMoure County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,797 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How LaMoure County's population changed since 2020

LaMoure County lost 45 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.1%. That ranks 26th 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, LaMoure County recorded 216 births and 212 deaths, a natural change of +4. Net international migration added +8 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -44. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 44 people.

Where LaMoure County is

The Census internal point of LaMoure County is at 46.464200, -98.526100. 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 LaMoure County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in LaMoure County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in LaMoure County. Its 4,051 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering LaMoure County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for LaMoure County. The most populous is Stutsman County, ND, with 21,546 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Stutsman County

  21,546 people

  41 mi NNW

• Barnes County

  10,798 people

  39 mi NNE

• Ransom County

  5,590 people

  42 mi E

• Dickey County

  4,930 people

  25 mi S

• McIntosh County

  2,461 people

  49 mi WSW

• Logan County

  1,880 people

  47 mi W

Distance to Bismarck and the nearest big city

Bismarck is 109.9 miles WNW of LaMoure County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 85.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Jamestown, ND (population 15,789), 31.5 miles away.

LaMoure County FIPS code

The FIPS code of LaMoure County is 38045: state code 38 for North Dakota plus county code 045. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,797.