Sheridan County, North Dakota

Sheridan County population, land area and income

Sheridan County had 1,268 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 972.2 square miles of land. It ranks 51st of 53 in North Dakota by population and 43rd by land area. That works out to 1.3 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, so Sheridan County has 33% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $62,251 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Sheridan County's population changed since 2020

Sheridan County gained 6 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.5%. That ranks 11th 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, Sheridan County recorded 50 births and 68 deaths, a natural change of -18. Net international migration added +11 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +7. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 18 people.

Where Sheridan County is

The Census internal point of Sheridan County is at 47.581400, -100.331000. 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 Sheridan County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Sheridan County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Sheridan County. Its 1,268 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Sheridan County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Sheridan County. The most populous is Burleigh County, ND, with 103,107 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Burleigh County

  103,107 people

  42 mi S

• McLean County

  9,845 people

  51 mi W

• McHenry County

  5,135 people

  47 mi NNW

• Pierce County

  3,853 people

  48 mi NNE

• Wells County

  3,803 people

  30 mi E

• Kidder County

  2,371 people

  53 mi SSE

Distance to Bismarck and the nearest big city

Bismarck is 56.7 miles SSW of Sheridan County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 171.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bismarck, ND (population 77,772), 56.9 miles away.

Sheridan County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Sheridan County is 38083: state code 38 for North Dakota plus county code 083. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $62,251.