City | Rank | County | 2024 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watford City | 1 | McKenzie County | 5,943 |
| Beulah | 2 | Mercer County | 3,026 |
| Hazen | 3 | Mercer County | 2,275 |
| Garrison | 4 | McLean County | 1,463 |
| Washburn | 5 | McLean County | 1,279 |
| Killdeer | 6 | Dunn County | 898 |
| Parshall | 7 | Mountrail County | 882 |
| Underwood | 8 | McLean County | 770 |
| Mandaree | 9 | McKenzie County | 699 |
| Center | 10 | Oliver County | 579 |
| Stanton | 11 | Mercer County | 360 |
| Max | 12 | McLean County | 321 |
| Alexander | 13 | McKenzie County | 303 |
| Arnegard | 14 | McKenzie County | 268 |
| Dunn Center | 15 | Dunn County | 227 |
| Halliday | 16 | Dunn County | 227 |
| Riverdale | 17 | McLean County | 223 |
| Zap | 18 | Mercer County | 223 |
| Golden Valley | 19 | Mercer County | 187 |
| White Shield | 20 | McLean County | 177 |
| Makoti | 21 | Ward County | 143 |
| East Fairview | 22 | Richland County | 139 |
| Pick City | 23 | Mercer County | 129 |
| Ryder | 24 | Ward County | 101 |
| Douglas | 25 | Ward County | 87 |
| Dodge | 26 | Dunn County | 85 |
| Coleharbor | 27 | McLean County | 67 |
| Benedict | 28 | McLean County | 66 |
| Manning | 29 | Dunn County | 58 |