[4] Daniels County is predominantly rolling plains.

[citation needed] As of the 2010 census, there were 1,751 people, 798 households, and 481 families living in the county.

The racial makeup of the county was 95.7% white, 2.1% American Indian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races.

In terms of ancestry, 39.4% were Norwegian, 31.8% were German, 9.0% were English, 8.3% were Irish, and 1.2% were American.

The main source of income for Daniels County has been cattle and dryland wheat.