| Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan | County | Total law enforcement employees | Total officers | Total civilians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Counties | Burleigh | 63 | 37 | 26 |
| Cass | 123 | 64 | 59 | |
| Grand Forks | 30 | 24 | 6 | |
| Morton | 32 | 19 | 13 | |
| Nonmetropolitan Counties | Adams | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Barnes | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
| Benson | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Billings | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Bottineau | 13 | 9 | 4 | |
| Bowman | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Burke | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Cavalier | 12 | 5 | 7 | |
| Dickey | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Divide | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Dunn | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Eddy | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Emmons | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Foster | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Golden Valley | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Grant | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Griggs | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Hettinger | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Kidder | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Lamoure | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Logan | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| McHenry | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
| McIntosh | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| McKenzie | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
| McLean | 26 | 20 | 6 | |
| Mercer | 22 | 9 | 13 | |
| Mountrail | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
| Nelson | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Oliver | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Pembina | 13 | 9 | 4 | |
| Pierce | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| Ramsey | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Ransom | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Renville | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Richland | 32 | 15 | 17 | |
| Rolette | 12 | 10 | 2 | |
| Sargent | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Sheridan | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Sioux | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Slope | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Stark | 12 | 9 | 3 | |
| Steele | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Stutsman | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
| Towner | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Traill | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
| Walsh | 17 | 11 | 6 | |
| Ward | 41 | 20 | 21 | |
| Wells | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Williams | 20 | 19 | 1 |
Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.