Stutsman County, North Dakota

Stutsman County population, land area and income

Stutsman County had 21,546 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,221.9 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 53 in North Dakota by population and 2nd by land area. That works out to 9.7 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 Stutsman County is 5.6 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,088 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Stutsman County's population changed since 2020

Stutsman County lost 8 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.0%. That ranks 18th 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, Stutsman County recorded 881 births and 1,019 deaths, a natural change of -138. Net international migration added +252 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -170. The largest single component was international migration, which added 252 people.

Where Stutsman County is

The Census internal point of Stutsman County is at 46.972200, -98.956100. 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 Stutsman County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Stutsman County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Stutsman County, 15,789 people together, or 73% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Stutsman County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Jamestown with 15,789.

Counties bordering Stutsman County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Stutsman County. The most populous is Barnes County, ND, with 10,798 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• Barnes County

  10,798 people

  42 mi E

• LaMoure County

  4,051 people

  41 mi SSE

• Wells County

  3,803 people

  54 mi NW

• Foster County

  3,323 people

  35 mi N

• Kidder County

  2,371 people

  37 mi W

• Griggs County

  2,227 people

  48 mi NE

• Logan County

  1,880 people

  43 mi SW

Distance to Bismarck and the nearest big city

Bismarck is 86.9 miles W of Stutsman County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 100.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Jamestown, ND (population 15,789), 13.2 miles away.

Stutsman County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Stutsman County is 38093: state code 38 for North Dakota plus county code 093. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,088.