The 10 Gayest Places In North Dakota For 2024


The gayest cities in North Dakota are Fargo and Mandan for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Gayest places in North Dakota research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the cities in North Dakota with the highest percent of same-sex households for 2024. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2013-2018 vintage, which breaks down sex by household status. Unfortunately, the Census has stopped reporting at the city level, so this report reflects the most recent data.

  • The city with the highest rate of same-sex houesholds in North Dakota is Fargo. 0.77% of households in Fargo are gay.

  • The city in North Dakota with the most same-sex houesholds is Fargo with 299 gay households.

  • North Dakota is the 44th most gay in the United States.

Gayest Cities In North Dakota Map


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


An estimated 0.57% of North Dakota residents are gay.

That means there are a total of 1,899 gay households in The Peace Garden State.

Our goal with this post is to use Saturday Night Science and data to determine the gayest cities in North Dakota.

After analyzing 18 cities with over 1,000 households, we’ve determined these are The Gayest Cities in North Dakota for 2024.

The 10 Gayest Places In North Dakota For 2024

  1. Fargo
  2. Mandan
  3. Grand Forks
  4. Bismarck
  5. Beulah
  6. Watford City
  7. Wahpeton
  8. Valley City
  9. Rugby
  10. Minot

What’s the gayest place in North Dakota? According to the facts, Fargo is the gayest place in North Dakota for 2024.

For more on how we calculated the top ten, and for more information about these places, read on.

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The 10 Gayest Cities In North Dakota For 2024

Fargo, ND

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Households: 53,359
Gay Households: 299 (1st highest)
% Gay Households: 0.77% (1st highest)
More on Fargo: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Mandan, ND

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Households: 9,962
Gay Households: 34 (4th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.68% (2nd highest)
More on Mandan: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Grand Forks, ND

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Households: 24,991
Gay Households: 67 (2nd highest)
% Gay Households: 0.24% (3rd highest)
More on Grand Forks: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Bismarck, ND

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Households: 31,893
Gay Households: 32 (5th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.08% (4th highest)
More on Bismarck: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Beulah, ND

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Households: 1,380
Gay Households: 0 (12th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.0% (5th highest)
More on Beulah: Data | Crime

Watford City, ND

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Households: 2,179
Gay Households: 0 (12th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.0% (6th highest)
More on Watford City: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Wahpeton, ND

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Households: 3,282
Gay Households: 51 (3rd highest)
% Gay Households: 0.0% (7th highest)
More on Wahpeton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Valley City, ND

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Households: 3,164
Gay Households: 0 (12th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.0% (8th highest)
More on Valley City: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Rugby, ND

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Households: 1,353
Gay Households: 0 (12th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.0% (9th highest)
More on Rugby: Data | Crime

Minot, ND

Source: Wikipedia User Bobak Ha’Eri | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 20,278
Gay Households: 0 (12th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.0% (10th highest)
More on Minot: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

How do you determine the best cities for same-sex households in North Dakota for 2024

In order to rank the gayest cities in North Dakota, we used Saturday Night Science and the 2013-2018 American Community Survey from the U.S. Census. We looked at:

  • Percentage of all households that are unmarried, same sex partners

We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1,000 households.

We ranked each place from 1 to 18 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same sex partners households being the most gay.

In the end, ended up being the the most gay place with 0.77% gay households.

Skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straighest.

We updated this report for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the gayest places in North Dakota.

There You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Cities In North Dakota For 2024

If you’re looking at the number of gay households in North Dakota, this is an accurate list.

The gayest cities in North Dakota are .

If you’re curious enough, here are the least gay places in North Dakota:

  • Williston
  • Lincoln
  • Devils Lake

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Table: Gayest Places To Live In North Dakota

Rank City Households % Gay Households
1 Fargo 53,359 0.77%
2 Mandan 9,962 0.68%
3 Grand Forks 24,991 0.24%
4 Bismarck 31,893 0.08%
5 Beulah 1,380 0.0%
6 Watford City 2,179 0.0%
7 Wahpeton 3,282 0.0%
8 Valley City 3,164 0.0%
9 Rugby 1,353 0.0%
10 Minot 20,278 0.0%
11 Jamestown 6,697 0.0%
12 West Fargo 13,389 0.0%
13 Hazen 1,081 0.0%
14 Grafton 1,810 0.0%
15 Dickinson 9,126 0.0%
16 Devils Lake 3,396 0.0%
17 Lincoln 1,279 0.0%
18 Williston 10,656 0.0%
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