47 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck | 1 | 75,990 | 73,745 | 0.59% | 2,191 | 34.69 | City |
| Lincoln | 2 | 4,529 | 4,271 | 1.16% | 2,920 | 1.55 | City |
| Hay Creek township | 3 | 4,305 | 4,332 | -0.05% | 178 | 24.13 | Township |
| Apple Creek township | 4 | 3,473 | 3,492 | -0.03% | 101 | 34.38 | Township |
| Gibbs township | 5 | 2,806 | 2,827 | -0.11% | 80 | 34.89 | Township |
| Apple Valley | 6 | 342 | 187 | 6.88% | 2,311 | 0.15 | CDP |
| Glenview township | 7 | 210 | 208 | 0.48% | 5 | 38.73 | Township |
| Naughton township | 8 | 185 | 188 | -0.54% | 5 | 35.98 | Township |
| Menoken township | 9 | 176 | 173 | 0.57% | 5 | 35.87 | Township |
| Crofte township | 10 | 172 | 175 | -0.58% | 5 | 36.16 | Township |
| Sterling township | 11 | 166 | 163 | 0.61% | 5 | 35.93 | Township |
| Missouri township | 12 | 155 | 158 | -0.64% | 7 | 23.63 | Township |
| Painted Woods township | 13 | 134 | 134 | 0% | 4 | 36.34 | Township |
| Boyd township | 14 | 133 | 133 | 0% | 4 | 35.99 | Township |
| Wing | 15 | 128 | 135 | -0.78% | 201 | 0.64 | City |
| Driscoll township | 16 | 127 | 126 | 0% | 4 | 35.92 | Township |
| Ecklund township | 17 | 104 | 104 | 0% | 2 | 53.94 | Township |
| McKenzie township | 18 | 99 | 101 | -1% | 3 | 35.86 | Township |
| Telfer township | 19 | 90 | 89 | 0% | 3 | 35.98 | Township |
| Long Lake township | 20 | 87 | 87 | 0% | 3 | 32.20 | Township |
| Menoken | 21 | 80 | 61 | 6.67% | 37 | 2.18 | CDP |
| Driscoll | 22 | 79 | 85 | 6.76% | 137 | 0.58 | CDP |
| Morton township | 23 | 77 | 72 | 2.67% | 2 | 35.98 | Township |
| Grass Lake township | 24 | 64 | 59 | 3.23% | 2 | 35.46 | Township |
| Harriet-Lein township | 25 | 50 | 48 | 2.04% | 1 | 69 | Township |
| Richmond township | 26 | 45 | 46 | 0% | 1 | 35 | Township |
| Taft township | 27 | 39 | 40 | 0% | 1 | 35.81 | Township |
| Ghylin township | 28 | 34 | 33 | 0% | 1 | 35.65 | Township |
| Regan | 29 | 33 | 35 | 0% | 33 | 1.01 | City |
| Wilson township | 30 | 32 | 33 | 0% | 1 | 33.72 | Township |
| Baldwin township | 31 | 31 | 34 | -3.13% | 1 | 35.47 | Township |
| Estherville township | 32 | 31 | 32 | 0% | 1 | 35.49 | Township |
| Clear Lake township | 33 | 29 | 32 | -3.33% | 1 | 35.91 | Township |
| Cromwell township | 34 | 29 | 32 | -3.33% | 1 | 36.21 | Township |
| Francis township | 35 | 26 | 29 | -3.7% | 1 | 35.83 | Township |
| Wild Rose township | 36 | 26 | 26 | 0% | 1 | 31.69 | Township |
| Wing township | 37 | 26 | 26 | 0% | 1 | 35.37 | Township |
| Logan township | 38 | 25 | 25 | 0% | 1 | 35.82 | Township |
| Trygg township | 39 | 24 | 27 | -4% | 1 | 36.03 | Township |
| Christiania township | 40 | 23 | 23 | 0% | 1 | 35.97 | Township |
| Hazel Grove township | 41 | 18 | 18 | 0% | 1 | 34.13 | Township |
| Rock Hill township | 42 | 18 | 18 | 0% | 0.00 | 36.11 | Township |
| Schrunk township | 43 | 14 | 14 | 0% | 0.00 | 32.70 | Township |
| Canfield township | 44 | 13 | 13 | 0% | 0.00 | 35.51 | Township |
| Thelma township | 45 | 12 | 12 | 0% | 0.00 | 34.17 | Township |
| Steiber township | 46 | 11 | 11 | 0% | 0.00 | 34.27 | Township |
| Sibley Butte township | 47 | 10 | 10 | 0% | 0.00 | 35.99 | Township |
Bismarck is the largest city in Burleigh County, with a population of 75,990.
Sibley Butte township is the smallest city in Burleigh County.
There are 47 cities in Burleigh County, North Dakota.