Wells County Demographics

A map of Wells County's Population by Race

Wells County, North Dakota had a population of 3,982 in 2020. It was 95.0% White, 0.5% Black, 0.3% Asian, 1.0% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American/Other, and 2.7% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Wells County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Wells County is the 28th most populous county of the 53 counties in North Dakota.

Wells County's White Population

3,784 residents of Wells County identify as White, or 95.0%. This makes the White share of the population of Wells County larger than the White share of the population of North Dakota (81.7% White). Of the 53 counties in North Dakota, Wells County is ranked #7 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Wells County is more White than neighboring Benson County (42.5% White), Kidder County (94.9% White), Sheridan County (94.2% White), Pierce County (90.5% White), and Eddy County (89.6% White).

Wells County's Black Population

18 residents of Wells County identify as Black, or 0.5%. This makes the Black share of the population of Wells County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of North Dakota (3.4% Black). Of the 53 counties in North Dakota, Wells County is ranked #25 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Wells County is more Black than neighboring Benson County (0% Black), Kidder County (0.1% Black), Sheridan County (0.2% Black), and Eddy County (0.2% Black). Wells County is less Black than neighboring Pierce County (0.9% Black).

Wells County's Asian Population

12 residents of Wells County identify as Asian, or 0.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Wells County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of North Dakota (1.7% Asian). Of the 53 counties in North Dakota, Wells County is ranked #37 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Wells County is more Asian than neighboring Benson County (0.1% Asian), Kidder County (0% Asian), and Eddy County (0% Asian). Wells County is less Asian than neighboring Sheridan County (0.5% Asian), and Pierce County (0.4% Asian).

Wells County's Hispanic Population

38 residents of Wells County identify as Hispanic, or 1.0%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Wells County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of North Dakota (4.3% Hispanic). Of the 53 counties in North Dakota, Wells County is ranked #52 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Wells County is more Hispanic than neighboring Sheridan County (0.8% Hispanic). Wells County is less Hispanic than neighboring Benson County (1.5% Hispanic), Kidder County (2.2% Hispanic), Pierce County (1.8% Hispanic), and Eddy County (3.3% Hispanic).

Wells County's Native American/Other Population

21 residents of Wells County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.5%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Wells County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of North Dakota (5.1% Native American/Other). Of the 53 counties in North Dakota, Wells County is ranked #47 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Wells County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Benson County (53.5% Native American/Other), Kidder County (0.7% Native American/Other), Sheridan County (1.2% Native American/Other), Pierce County (4% Native American/Other), and Eddy County (2.6% Native American/Other).

Wells County's Multiracial Population

109 residents of Wells County identify as Multiracial, or 2.7%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Wells County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of North Dakota (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 53 counties in North Dakota, Wells County is ranked #34 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Wells County is more Multiracial than neighboring Benson County (2.4% Multiracial), Kidder County (2.1% Multiracial), and Pierce County (2.3% Multiracial). Wells County is less Multiracial than neighboring Sheridan County (3.2% Multiracial), and Eddy County (4.4% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.