Sargent County, North Dakota

Sargent County population, land area and income

Sargent County had 3,710 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 858.5 square miles of land. It ranks 30th of 53 in North Dakota by population and 48th by land area. That works out to 4.3 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 Sargent County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $79,053 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Sargent County's population changed since 2020

Sargent County lost 133 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.5%. That ranks 45th 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, Sargent County recorded 163 births and 191 deaths, a natural change of -28. Net international migration added +1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -126. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 126 people.

Where Sargent County is

The Census internal point of Sargent County is at 46.108200, -97.630100. 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 Sargent County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Sargent County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Sargent County. Its 3,710 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Sargent County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Sargent County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Brown County, SD, with 37,495 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• SD

  Brown County, SD

  37,495 people

  50 mi SW

• Richland County

  16,658 people

  35 mi ENE

• SD

  Roberts County, SD

  10,283 people

  47 mi SE

• Ransom County

  5,590 people

  24 mi N

• Dickey County

  4,930 people

  42 mi W

• SD

  Marshall County, SD

  4,395 people

  26 mi S

Distance to Bismarck and the nearest big city

Bismarck is 157.9 miles WNW of Sargent County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 64.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Aberdeen, SD (population 27,919), 60.1 miles away.

Sargent County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Sargent County is 38081: state code 38 for North Dakota plus county code 081. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $79,053.