Pierce County, North Dakota

Pierce County population, land area and income

Pierce County had 3,853 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,018.3 square miles of land. It ranks 27th of 53 in North Dakota by population and 37th by land area. That works out to 3.8 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, about the same as Pierce County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,222 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Pierce County's population changed since 2020

Pierce County lost 122 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.1%. That ranks 39th 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, Pierce County recorded 129 births and 264 deaths, a natural change of -135. Net international migration added +7 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -8. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 135 people.

Where Pierce County is

The Census internal point of Pierce County is at 48.238900, -99.966500. 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 Pierce County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Pierce County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Pierce County, 2,422 people together, or 63% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pierce County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Rugby with 2,422.

Counties bordering Pierce County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Pierce County. The most populous is Rolette County, ND, with 11,692 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Rolette County

  11,692 people

  37 mi N

• Bottineau County

  6,391 people

  55 mi NW

• Benson County

  5,756 people

  31 mi ESE

• McHenry County

  5,135 people

  31 mi W

• Wells County

  3,803 people

  47 mi SSE

• Towner County

  2,051 people

  45 mi NE

• Sheridan County

  1,268 people

  48 mi SSW

Distance to Bismarck and the nearest big city

Bismarck is 105.1 miles SSW of Pierce County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 174.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Minot, ND (population 47,440), 60.3 miles away.

Pierce County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pierce County is 38069: state code 38 for North Dakota plus county code 069. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,222.