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Blank Map of North Dakota (Counties)

Printable map of North Dakota with all 53 counties, in four versions — blank, labeled, colored and with cities. Download as SVG, PNG or PDF. Public-domain data, no watermark.

Blank map of North Dakota

Outlines only — no labels, no fill.

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Any size, editable in Inkscape, Illustrator or Figma.

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North Dakota at a glance

Counties on the map53
Land area (sum of the shapes)178,692 km² · 68,993 mi²
Largest county by land areaMcKenzie County — 7,149 km²
Smallest county by land areaEddy County — 1,632 km²
Population (ACS 2019–2023)779,361
Most populous countyCass County — 189,286
Places on the with-cities versionFargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot, West Fargo, Williston, Dickinson, Mandan, Jamestown, Wahpeton

Land areas are the Census Bureau's ALAND figures. Population and income are American Community Survey 5-year estimates, which carry margins of error. Cities are the largest Census places by ACS population; a crowded label is left off rather than overlapped.

All 53 counties of North Dakota

CountyLand area, km²Land area, mi²PopulationMedian household income
Adams County2,5589882,179$55,417
Barnes County3,8631,49210,794$70,230
Benson County3,5961,3885,861$68,049
Billings County2,9751,149948$81,250
Bottineau County4,3221,6696,390$83,460
Bowman County3,0091,1622,935$83,773
Burke County2,8581,1032,163$96,339
Burleigh County4,2291,63398,986$84,948
Cass County4,5711,765189,286$75,023
Cavalier County3,8571,4893,663$67,064
Dickey County2,9311,1324,959$63,125
Divide County3,2661,2612,174$89,297
Dunn County5,2022,0094,043$94,688
Eddy County1,6326302,319$55,389
Emmons County3,9071,5093,269$67,368
Foster County1,6426343,372$83,412
Golden Valley County2,5921,0011,679$76,528
Grand Forks County3,7201,43672,764$68,450
Grant County4,2971,6592,276$56,750
Griggs County1,8357082,340$64,737
Hettinger County2,9321,1322,453$70,827
Kidder County3,4991,3512,374$61,850
LaMoure County2,9681,1464,107$70,263
Logan County2,5719931,848$61,339
McHenry County4,8531,8745,264$80,614
McIntosh County2,5249752,512$64,236
McKenzie County7,1492,76014,280$88,289
McLean County5,4662,1109,807$81,847
Mercer County2,7011,0438,341$79,405
Morton County4,9881,92633,479$79,483
Mountrail County4,7271,8259,567$81,292
Nelson County2,5439823,015$68,051
Oliver County1,8717221,821$76,953
Pembina County2,8971,1196,787$66,884
Pierce County2,6371,0183,961$63,214
Ramsey County3,0701,18511,563$61,319
Ransom County2,2348635,662$74,521
Renville County2,2728772,277$76,311
Richland County3,7181,43616,550$72,524
Rolette County2,33990312,065$57,355
Sargent County2,2238583,822$77,697
Sheridan County2,5189721,327$67,361
Sioux County2,8341,0943,789$41,676
Slope County3,1481,215795$62,500
Stark County3,4571,33533,116$80,744
Steele County1,8447121,731$80,313
Stutsman County5,7552,22221,525$60,172
Towner County2,6551,0252,113$63,017
Traill County2,2328627,980$88,289
Walsh County3,3191,28110,488$69,976
Ward County5,2142,01369,232$79,273
Wells County3,2911,2713,942$61,346
Williams County5,3812,07839,368$90,224

Printing and using the map

  1. Pick a version with the tabs above the map. Blank is outlines only; Labeled names each county.
  2. For paper, choose PDF and your page size. Wide maps are placed on a landscape page automatically.
  3. Print at 100% or “Fit to page”. The PDF already leaves a half-inch margin.
  4. For slides or documents, a 1,200 or 2,400 px PNG is enough. For a poster, use the 4,800 px PNG or the SVG.
  5. To colour counties by your own data, open the SVG in a design program: each county is a separate path carrying its name.

About the boundaries

The county shapes are the US Census Bureau's 2024 cartographic boundary file — boundaries as of January 1, 2024, clipped to the shoreline for mapping.

The map uses an equal-area projection (Lambert azimuthal equal-area, centred on the map), so counties keep their true relative sizes. It is simplified to about the detail visible at 2400 × 1453 pixels, and coloured so that no two touching counties share a colour. The colours carry no meaning.

Limits: shorelines and small islands are generalised, very small counties may be hard to see at letter size, and the map shows administrative divisions only — no rivers, roads or terrain. It is for teaching, illustration and planning, not for legal, survey or navigation use.

Sources

Source files downloaded October 18, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

How many counties are on this map of North Dakota?

53. every one of them is listed in the table on this page.

Can I use these maps for free, including commercially?

Yes. The maps are drawn from public-domain boundary data (US Census Bureau) and this site adds no restrictions: use them in worksheets, slides, videos, products and print without attribution.

Which file should I download for printing?

The PDF, sized for your paper. It holds a 200 dpi image scaled to fit inside a half-inch margin and turns landscape automatically for wide maps. The SVG is vector and prints sharp at any size from a design program.

Do the four versions line up with each other?

Yes. The labeled, colored and with-cities versions are the blank SVG with labels, fills or city markers added on top, so the borders are identical. Print the blank one as a quiz and the labeled one as the answer key.

Why are some labels shortened?

Labels are sized to fit inside each county. Where a name cannot fit even at the smallest readable size it is shortened with an ellipsis or replaced by its abbreviation. The full names are in the table below the map.

How accurate are the borders?

They come from the Census Bureau's 2024 cartographic boundary file, generalised for mapping, then simplified to suit a 2400 × 1453 pixel drawing. They are right for printing and teaching but are not survey-grade lines and must not be used to settle a boundary question.

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