Facts
- Population
- 796,568 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 2.2 %
- Natural change, 2023
- 2,814
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4 % (2024)
- Population base, April 2020
- 779,046 (2020)
- Births
- 9,721 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 12.2
- Deaths
- 6,907 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 8.7
- International migration
- 4,269 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- 912 (2023)
- Net migration
- 5,181 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 6.5
- Postal code
- ND
- FIPS code
- 38
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 796,568 |
| 2023 | 789,047 |
| 2022 | 781,057 |
| 2021 | 777,966 |
| 2020 | 779,563 |
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.4 % |
| 2023 | 2.0 % |
| 2022 | 2.1 % |
| 2021 | 3.1 % |
| 2020 | 5.0 % |
Counties · 53
| # | County | Population | Change since 2020 | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cass County | 200,945 | 8.9 % | 2.5 % |
| 2 | Burleigh County | 103,107 | 4.7 % | 2.4 % |
| 3 | Grand Forks County | 73,771 | 0.8 % | 2.3 % |
| 4 | Ward County | 68,427 | -2.1 % | 2.6 % |
| 5 | Williams County | 40,763 | -0.5 % | 2.8 % |
| 6 | Morton County | 34,194 | 2.7 % | 2.7 % |
| 7 | Stark County | 33,767 | 0.3 % | 2.5 % |
| 8 | Stutsman County | 21,546 | -0.3 % | 2.5 % |
| 9 | Richland County | 16,658 | 0.8 % | 2.8 % |
| 10 | McKenzie County | 14,782 | 0.5 % | 2.5 % |
| 11 | Rolette County | 11,692 | -4.1 % | 5.6 % |
| 12 | Ramsey County | 11,510 | -0.9 % | 2.5 % |
| 13 | Barnes County | 10,798 | -0.4 % | 3.0 % |
| 14 | Walsh County | 10,214 | -3.2 % | 3.4 % |
| 15 | McLean County | 9,845 | 0.7 % | 2.9 % |
| 16 | Mountrail County | 9,474 | -3.4 % | 2.7 % |
| 17 | Mercer County | 8,348 | -0.1 % | 3.3 % |
| 18 | Traill County | 7,989 | -0.0 % | 2.6 % |
| 19 | Pembina County | 6,588 | -3.6 % | 3.5 % |
| 20 | Bottineau County | 6,391 | 0.3 % | 3.0 % |
| 21 | Benson County | 5,756 | -3.4 % | 3.5 % |
| 22 | Ransom County | 5,590 | -1.9 % | 3.3 % |
| 23 | McHenry County | 5,135 | -3.8 % | 3.8 % |
| 24 | Dickey County | 4,930 | -1.2 % | 1.9 % |
| 25 | LaMoure County | 4,051 | -0.9 % | 2.4 % |
| 26 | Dunn County | 4,031 | -1.6 % | 2.6 % |
| 27 | Pierce County | 3,853 | -3.4 % | 3.0 % |
| 28 | Wells County | 3,803 | -4.5 % | 2.6 % |
| 29 | Sioux County | 3,713 | -4.7 % | 3.0 % |
| 30 | Sargent County | 3,710 | -4.0 % | 4.4 % |
| 31 | Cavalier County | 3,567 | -3.9 % | 3.2 % |
| 32 | Foster County | 3,323 | -2.1 % | 2.0 % |
| 33 | Emmons County | 3,209 | -2.8 % | 4.5 % |
| 34 | Nelson County | 3,007 | -0.4 % | 2.6 % |
| 35 | Bowman County | 2,886 | -3.6 % | 1.8 % |
| 36 | McIntosh County | 2,461 | -2.9 % | 2.5 % |
| 37 | Hettinger County | 2,419 | -2.6 % | 2.2 % |
| 38 | Renville County | 2,376 | 3.8 % | 2.2 % |
| 39 | Kidder County | 2,371 | -1.2 % | 4.0 % |
| 40 | Eddy County | 2,309 | -1.3 % | 2.6 % |
| 41 | Grant County | 2,247 | -2.5 % | 2.4 % |
| 42 | Griggs County | 2,227 | -3.6 % | 2.3 % |
| 43 | Burke County | 2,154 | -1.9 % | 2.2 % |
| 44 | Adams County | 2,141 | -2.4 % | 2.1 % |
| 45 | Divide County | 2,124 | -3.2 % | 2.1 % |
| 46 | Towner County | 2,051 | -4.8 % | 3.0 % |
| 47 | Oliver County | 1,882 | 0.4 % | 3.7 % |
| 48 | Logan County | 1,880 | 0.6 % | 3.0 % |
| 49 | Golden Valley County | 1,795 | 3.8 % | 2.4 % |
| 50 | Steele County | 1,767 | -1.3 % | 3.1 % |
| 51 | Sheridan County | 1,268 | 0.0 % | 3.8 % |
| 52 | Billings County | 1,063 | 12.2 % | 2.2 % |
| 53 | Slope County | 660 | -6.6 % | 2.8 % |