Pembina County, North Dakota

Pembina County population, land area and income

Pembina County had 6,588 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,118.5 square miles of land. It ranks 19th of 53 in North Dakota by population and 32nd by land area. That works out to 5.9 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; Pembina County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $75,603 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Pembina County's population changed since 2020

Pembina County lost 238 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.5%. That ranks 46th 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, Pembina County recorded 277 births and 371 deaths, a natural change of -94. Net international migration added +57 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -202. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 202 people.

Where Pembina County is

The Census internal point of Pembina County is at 48.766900, -97.545400. 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 Pembina County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Pembina County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Pembina County, 1,220 people together, or 19% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pembina County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cavalier with 1,220.

Counties bordering Pembina County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Pembina County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Walsh County, ND, with 10,214 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Walsh County

  10,214 people

  28 mi SSW

• MN

  Marshall County, MN

  8,771 people

  61 mi ESE

• MN

  Kittson County, MN

  3,992 people

  35 mi E

• Cavalier County

  3,567 people

  42 mi W

Distance to Bismarck and the nearest big city

Bismarck is 201.6 miles SW of Pembina County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 135.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Grand Forks, ND (population 59,845), 62.2 miles away.

Pembina County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pembina County is 38067: state code 38 for North Dakota plus county code 067. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $75,603.