Oliver County, North Dakota

Oliver County population, land area and income

Oliver County had 1,882 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 722.4 square miles of land. It ranks 47th of 53 in North Dakota by population and 49th by land area. That works out to 2.6 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 Oliver County has 49% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $81,382 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Oliver County's population changed since 2020

Oliver County gained 14 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.7%. That ranks 10th 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, Oliver County recorded 74 births and 44 deaths, a natural change of +30. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -24. The largest single component was natural change, which added 30 people.

Where Oliver County is

The Census internal point of Oliver County is at 47.118100, -101.331400. 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 Oliver County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Oliver County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Oliver County. Its 1,882 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Oliver County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Oliver County. 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

  42 mi ESE

• Morton County

  34,194 people

  28 mi S

• McLean County

  9,845 people

  37 mi N

• Mercer County

  8,348 people

  27 mi WNW

Distance to Bismarck and the nearest big city

Bismarck is 33.0 miles SE of Oliver County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 212.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mandan, ND (population 24,788), 28.9 miles away.

Oliver County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Oliver County is 38065: state code 38 for North Dakota plus county code 065. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $81,382.