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Rolette County, North Dakota

Rolette County had 11,692 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 903.0 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 53 in North Dakota by population and 44th by land area.

Population
11,692
#11 of 53 in North Dakota · #2,304 in US
Area
903.0 sq mi
#44 of 53 in North Dakota · #839 in US
Density
13 / sq mi
#8 of 53 in North Dakota · #2,464 in US
Median household income
$56,952
#50 of 53 in North Dakota · #2,140 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Rolette County within North Dakota. Pin: Bismarck.

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Rolette County population, land area and income

Rolette County had 11,692 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 903.0 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 53 in North Dakota by population and 44th by land area. That works out to 12.9 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, so Rolette County is 3.0 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,952 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

11,692

3144th1st

2304th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

903 sq mi

3144th1st

839th of 3,144 (US)

Density

12.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2464th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,952

3143rd1st

2140th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Dakota (53)

Population

11,692

53rd1st

11th of 53 (ND)

Land area

903 sq mi

53rd1st

44th of 53 (ND)

Density

12.9 / sq mi

53rd1st

8th of 53 (ND)

Median household income

$56,952

53rd1st

50th of 53 (ND)

How Rolette County's population changed since 2020

Rolette County lost 508 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.2%. That ranks 51st 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, Rolette County recorded 786 births and 813 deaths, a natural change of -27. Net international migration added +37 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -517. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 517 people.

12.2k202012.1k202111.9k202211.8k202311.7k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
786
Deaths
813
Net international migration
+37
Net domestic migration
-517
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-74

Where Rolette County is

The Census internal point of Rolette County is at 48.768300, -99.840500. 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 Rolette County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Burke County: -1.7%Richland County: +0.8%Wells County: -4.1%Renville County: +4.1%Dickey County: -0.6%Bottineau County: +0.3%Hettinger County: -2.0%Sargent County: -3.5%Oliver County: +0.7%McIntosh County: -2.2%Towner County: -4.1%Barnes County: -0.4%Griggs County: -3.2%Cass County: +8.7%Foster County: -1.9%Pierce County: -3.1%Sheridan County: +0.5%Stark County: -0.2%McHenry County: -3.4%Cavalier County: -3.6%Logan County: +0.0%LaMoure County: -1.1%Kidder County: -0.9%Burleigh County: +4.6%Nelson County: +0.3%Eddy County: -0.5%Slope County: -6.0%Billings County: +13.8%Ransom County: -1.8%Grand Forks County: +0.9%McLean County: +0.8%Emmons County: -2.5%Mercer County: +0.0%Morton County: +2.6%Sioux County: -4.3%Pembina County: -3.5%Walsh County: -2.9%Dunn County: -1.6%Adams County: -1.8%Ward County: -2.1%Stutsman County: -0.0%Rolette County: -4.2%Golden Valley County: +4.4%Steele County: -1.3%Traill County: +0.1%Benson County: -3.1%Mountrail County: -3.4%Williams County: -1.0%Grant County: -1.9%Ramsey County: -0.6%McKenzie County: +0.0%Bowman County: -3.2%Divide County: -3.7%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.4%
  2. < -1.9%
  3. < -0.6%
  4. < +0.3%
  5. ≥ +0.3%
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Orange pin: Rolette County internal point. Dark pin: Bismarck.

Internal point

Decimal
48.768300, -99.840500
DMS
48°46'5.88"N 99°50'25.80"W
UTM
14N 438239.3E 5402040.0N
Geohash
cb9j2jfrg
Plus code
86W2Q595+8Q

Towns in Rolette County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Rolette County, 1,157 people together, or 10% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Rolette County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Rolla with 1,157.

  1. 01Rolla1,157
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Rolette County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 3 neighbors for Rolette County. The most populous is Bottineau County, ND, with 6,391 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Bismarck and the nearest big city

Bismarck is 141.5 miles SSW of Rolette County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 191.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Minot, ND (population 47,440), 75.4 miles away.

Rolette County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Rolette County is 38079: state code 38 for North Dakota plus county code 079. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,952.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Rolette County, North Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 11,692. That is down 508 people (4.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,200.

What is the FIPS code of Rolette County?

38079. The first two digits (38) are North Dakota; the last three (079) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Rolette County?

Rolla, with 1,157 residents inside Rolette County in 2024.

Which counties border Rolette County?

3 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Bottineau County, ND; Pierce County, ND; Towner County, ND.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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