Demographics of Griggs County, North Dakota

Griggs County, North Dakota had 2,239 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −58 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.

Griggs County, in four figures

2,239
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.5%
Change since July 2020: −58 people.; 51.5 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,711 ±$5,791
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.

Griggs County, North Dakota's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Griggs 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Griggs County, North Dakota's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Griggs 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	2,297	100.0	100.0
2021	2,288	99.6	100.2
2022	2,266	98.7	100.7
2023	2,247	97.8	101.6
2024	2,226	96.9	102.5
2025	2,239	97.5	103.1

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Population of Griggs County, North Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	2,297	−9	−10	+1
2021	2,288	−9	−6	−4
2022	2,266	−22	0	−20
2023	2,247	−19	−22	+3
2024	2,226	−21	−17	−4
2025	2,239	+13	−15	+28

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 51.5 ±1.9: for men 50.4 ±2.2 and for women 52.8 ±3.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Griggs County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under 5	105 ±20	4.7% ±0.9	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	358 ±54	15.9% ±2.3	17.2% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	121 ±39	5.4% ±1.7	11.1% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	376 ±50	16.7% ±2.1	27.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	619 ±65	27.6% ±2.5	21.5% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	666 ±86	29.7% ±3.5	16.5% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,711 ±$5,791, and income per person $46,301 ±$7,559, 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 Griggs County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	197 ±48	19.9% ±4.6	14.4% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	202 ±48	20.4% ±4.5	17.9% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	172 ±45	17.3% ±4.3	16.6% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	147 ±43	14.8% ±4.2	13.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	112 ±36	11.3% ±3.6	18.6% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	52 ±25	5.2% ±2.5	9.0% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	110 ±41	11.1% ±4.0	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 Griggs County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Dakota	United States
All ages	253 ±75	11.7% ±3.4	10.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10 to 74	2.3% to 16.0%	11.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	100 ±40	10.9% ±4.3	11.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	111 ±40	14.1% ±4.9	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 Griggs County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Griggs County	North Dakota	United States
Housing units	1,360 ±60	377,281 ±282	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.9% ±4.6	87.7% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.1% ±5.0	12.3% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.6% ±4.1	62.9% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.4% ±4.7	37.1% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$119,300 ±$14,782	$249,900 ±$2,909	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$573 ±$116	$954 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±4	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 Griggs County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	20 to 60	0.9% to 2.7%	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,101 ±111	93.6% ±1.8	81.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1 to 35	< 0.1% to 1.6%	3.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.5%	1.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 9	0% to 0.4%	4.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	36 to 120	1.6% to 5.3%	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 Griggs County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Born in the state	1,639 ±118	73.0% ±3.9	61.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	555 ±102	24.7% ±4.4	32.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	6 to 32	0.3% to 1.4%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	11 to 53	0.5% to 2.4%	4.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5 to 39	0.2% to 1.7%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 24	0% to 1.1%	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%.

Griggs County among the counties of North Dakota

42nd of 53 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Dakota page.

Counties of North Dakota near Griggs County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
McIntosh County	2,451	−2.5%
Kidder County	2,393	+0.5%
Renville County	2,331	+2.9%
Eddy County	2,329	+0.1%
Adams County	2,275	+3.7%
Griggs County	2,239	−2.5%
Grant County	2,206	−3.5%
Burke County	2,132	−2.7%
Divide County	2,110	−4.2%
Towner County	2,040	−5.0%
Oliver County	1,898	+1.7%

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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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026