Richland County, North Dakota

Richland County population, land area and income

Richland County had 16,658 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,435.7 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 53 in North Dakota by population and 18th by land area. That works out to 11.6 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 Richland County is 4.3 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $76,371 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Richland County's population changed since 2020

Richland County gained 126 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.8%. That ranks 9th 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, Richland County recorded 739 births and 614 deaths, a natural change of +125. Net international migration added -13 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +13. The largest single component was natural change, which added 125 people.

Where Richland County is

The Census internal point of Richland County is at 46.265200, -96.938000. 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 Richland County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Richland County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Richland County, 8,115 people together, or 49% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Richland County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Wahpeton with 8,115.

Counties bordering Richland County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Richland County, including 5 across a state line. The most populous is Cass County, ND, with 200,945 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Cass County

  200,945 people

  48 mi NNW

• MN

  Clay County, MN

  66,848 people

  49 mi NNE

• SD

  Roberts County, SD

  10,283 people

  44 mi S

• MN

  Wilkin County, MN

  6,268 people

  23 mi ENE

• Ransom County

  5,590 people

  36 mi WNW

• SD

  Marshall County, SD

  4,395 people

  48 mi SW

• Sargent County

  3,710 people

  35 mi WSW

• MN

  Traverse County, MN

  3,134 people

  41 mi SSE

Distance to Bismarck and the nearest big city

Bismarck is 186.7 miles WNW of Richland County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 41.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is West Fargo, ND (population 41,027), 40.9 miles away.

Richland County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Richland County is 38077: state code 38 for North Dakota plus county code 077. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $76,371.