Demographics of Emmons County, North Dakota

Emmons County, North Dakota had 3,215 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −80 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Emmons County, in four figures

3,215
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.4%
Change since July 2020: −80 people.; 51.7 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,538 ±$6,437
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Emmons County, North Dakota's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Emmons County, North Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Emmons County, North Dakota's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Emmons County, North Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	3,295	100.0	100.0
2021	3,269	99.2	100.2
2022	3,275	99.4	100.7
2023	3,238	98.3	101.6
2024	3,217	97.6	102.5
2025	3,215	97.6	103.1

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Population of Emmons County, North Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	3,295	−12	−7	−5
2021	3,269	−26	−22	−3
2022	3,275	+6	−6	+13
2023	3,238	−37	−11	−27
2024	3,217	−21	−4	−17
2025	3,215	−2	−5	+3

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 51.7 ±2.9: for men 50.6 ±3.5 and for women 52.4 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Emmons County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under 5	187 ±23	5.7% ±0.7	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	471 ±65	14.5% ±2.0	17.2% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	149 ±55	4.6% ±1.7	11.1% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	587 ±55	18.0% ±1.7	27.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	895 ±91	27.5% ±2.8	21.5% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	965 ±95	29.7% ±2.9	16.5% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,538 ±$6,437, and income per person $39,008 ±$2,439, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,657 ±$1,163 in North Dakota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Emmons County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	366 ±75	24.0% ±4.7	14.4% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	263 ±52	17.2% ±3.2	17.9% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	219 ±49	14.3% ±3.1	16.6% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	205 ±44	13.4% ±2.8	13.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	256 ±51	16.8% ±3.2	18.6% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	122 ±40	8.0% ±2.6	9.0% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	97 ±30	6.3% ±1.9	9.6% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Emmons County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Dakota	United States
All ages	288 ±83	9.1% ±2.6	10.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	20 to 82	3.2% to 12.7%	11.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	97 ±36	7.5% ±2.7	11.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	140 ±46	11.3% ±3.6	9.5% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Emmons County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Emmons County	North Dakota	United States
Housing units	2,051 ±72	377,281 ±282	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	74.5% ±3.2	87.7% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	25.5% ±3.7	12.3% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.8% ±2.3	62.9% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.2% ±4.2	37.1% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$117,200 ±$12,207	$249,900 ±$2,909	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$568 ±$76	$954 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±5	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Emmons County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	39 ±19	1.2% ±0.6	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,031 ±67	93.1% ±2.1	81.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.4%	3.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.5%	1.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	18 to 58	0.6% to 1.8%	4.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.6%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	63 to 187	1.9% to 5.7%	4.0% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Emmons County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Born in the state	2,491 ±90	76.6% ±2.8	61.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	732 ±92	22.5% ±2.8	32.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 18	0% to 0.6%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7 to 39	0.2% to 1.2%	4.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7 to 39	0.2% to 1.2%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 10	0% to 0.3%	2.8% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Emmons County among the counties of North Dakota

32nd of 53 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Dakota page.

Counties of North Dakota near Emmons County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pierce County	3,838	−3.6%
Wells County	3,729	−5.9%
Sargent County	3,711	−3.4%
Sioux County	3,667	−5.4%
Cavalier County	3,497	−5.4%
Emmons County	3,215	−2.4%
Foster County	3,212	−5.1%
Nelson County	2,963	−1.0%
Bowman County	2,762	−7.1%
Hettinger County	2,492	+0.4%
McIntosh County	2,451	−2.5%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 32 Counties by population growth in North Dakota
No. 32 Counties by population in North Dakota
No. 48 Counties by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026