North Dakota Population
North Dakota (U.S. state abbreviation is 'ND') is the midwestern state of the United States, bordered by Minnesota to the east, Montana to the west, South Dakota to the south, Canada to the north. North Dakota population in 2021 is expected to be 780,523 inhabitants, it is 47th populous stat and area is 70,761 square miles (183,843 sq km) and ranks nineteenth in the US. North Dakota was first settled by Native Americans several thousands years ago and the major tribes are Mandan, Sioux, Chippewa, Hidatsa and Mandan, and named for the Sioux people who once lived in the territory. North and South Dakota were used to be one territory until the year 1889. Dakota was named for the Dakota, Sioux tribe which lived in the region. Dakota is the Sioux word for friends or allies. North Dakota is popular for production of Honey in the state.Year | Population | % Change |
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2010 | 674,710 | |
2011 | 685,136 | 1.55 |
2012 | 701,116 | 2.33 |
2013 | 721,999 | 2.98 |
2014 | 737,382 | 2.13 |
2015 | 754,022 | 2.26 |
2016 | 754,353 | 0.04 |
2017 | 755,176 | 0.11 |
2018 | 760,077 | 0.65 |
2019* | 767,754 | 1.01 |
2020* | 773,074 | 0.70 |
2021* | 780,523 | 0.98 |
North Dakota Population by Race & Groups
In terms of North Dakota population by race, 87.7% are White Americans, Followed by 5.% are Native Americans and 2.33% are Black Americans. 1.37% are Asian population out of these 1,559 are Indians from the South Asia, 1,941 are Chinese, 2,205 are Filipinos, 356 are Japanese, 544 are Korean and 684 are Vietnamese nationals. 341 are NHPI, out of these 151 are Native Hawaiians, 54 are Samoans and 97 are Guamanian/Chamorros. 24,744 people are Hispanic/Latino race, of these 17,236 are Mexicans, 1803 are Puerto Ricans and 284 are Cuban.
Total Population | 745,475 | Percent |
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White | 654,024 | 87.73% |
Black or African American | 17,365 | 2.33% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 39,507 | 5.300% |
Cherokee tribal grouping | 241 | 0.032% |
Chippewa tribal grouping | 16,545 | 2.219% |
Navajo tribal grouping | 313 | 0.042% |
Sioux tribal grouping | 10,981 | 1.473% |
Asian Population | 10,197 | 1.37% |
Asian Indian | 1,559 | 0.21% |
Chinese | 1,941 | 0.26% |
Filipino | 2,205 | 0.30% |
Japanese | 356 | 0.05% |
Korean | 544 | 0.07% |
Vietnamese | 684 | 0.09% |
Other Asian Population | 2,908 | |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 341 | 0.05% |
Native Hawaiian | 151 | 0.020% |
Guamanian or Chamorro | 97 | 0.013% |
Samoan | 54 | 0.007% |
Other Pacific Islander | 39 | |
Some other race | 6,600 | |
Hispanic or Latino | 24,744 | 3.32% |
Mexican | 17,236 | 2.31% |
Puerto Rican | 1,803 | 0.24% |
Cuban | 284 | 0.04% |
Other Hispanic or Latino | 5,421 |
Top Cities of North Dakota
The top populated cities of North Dakota are Fargo with 124,844, Bismarck with 73,112 and Grand Forks with 56,948 people.
Rank | Cities | Population(2018) |
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1 | Fargo | 124,844 |
2 | Bismarck | 73,112 |
3 | Grand Forks | 56,948 |
Population Pyramid
North Dakota population pyramid according to 2017 census estimate as below.
Languages spoken in ND
Languages | Population | Percentage |
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Speak only English | 654,693 | 94.38 |
Spanish Language | 11,806 | 1.70 |
European Language | 16,053 | 2.31 |
Asian Languages | 5,366 | 0.77 |
Other Languages | 5,791 | 0.83 |
Education
North Dakota education stats of High school, and University are as below.
Total | Male | Female | ||
Population 18 to 24 years | 89,615 | 47,934 | 41,681 | |
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Less than high school graduate | 7,822 | 4,512 | 3,310 | |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 24,299 | 14,673 | 9,626 | |
Some college or associates degree | 46,277 | 24,049 | 22,228 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 11,217 | 4,700 | 6,517 | |
Population 25 years and over | 485,490 | 246,886 | 238,604 | |
Less than 9th grade | 15,927 | 8,480 | 7,447 | |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 21,535 | 12,154 | 9,381 | |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 131,653 | 71,354 | 60,299 | |
Some college, no degree | 110,330 | 57,122 | 53,208 | |
Associates degree | 65,775 | 32,660 | 33,115 | |
Bachelors degree | 102,497 | 47,063 | 55,434 | |
Graduate or professional degree | 37,773 | 18,053 | 19,720 |
White | 432,013 | 218,810 | 213,203 | |
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High school graduate or higher | 403,104 | 202,582 | 200,522 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 129,143 | 60,170 | 68,973 | |
Black or African | 9,265 | 5,788 | 3,477 | |
High school graduate or higher | 8,145 | 5,293 | 2,852 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 2,162 | 1,323 | 839 | |
American Indian or Alaska Native alone | 20,330 | 9,719 | 10,611 | |
High school graduate or higher | 16,971 | 7,980 | 8,991 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 2,992 | 919 | 2,073 | |
Asian | 6,151 | 2,902 | 3,249 | |
High school graduate or higher | 5,037 | 2,448 | 2,589 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 2,955 | 1,458 | 1,497 | |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 172 | 70 | 102 | |
High school graduate or higher | 161 | 70 | 91 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 9 | 9 | 0 | |
Hispanic or Latino Origin | 11,650 | 6,598 | 5,052 | |
High school graduate or higher | 9,119 | 5,025 | 4,094 | |
Bachelors degree or higher | 1,815 | 832 | 983 |
Disability
Total civilian non-institutionalized population | 78,060 |
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Male | 40,782 |
Female | 37,278 |
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White | 69,476 |
Black or African American | 1,146 |
American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 4,898 |
Asian | 693 |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 56 |
Some other race | 313 |
DISABILITY TYPE | |
With a hearing difficulty | 27,400 |
With a vision difficulty | 13,131 |
With a cognitive difficulty | 26,712 |
With an ambulatory difficulty | 35,969 |
With a self-care difficulty | 11,586 |
With an independent living difficulty | 22,051 |
Counties of North Dakota
North Dakota is divided into 53 counties, Cass County is the most populous with 181,516, followed by Burleigh County with 95,273, Grand Forks County with 70,770, Ward County with 67,744, Williams County with 35,350. The least populous county is Slope County with 763 people.
County | Population 2017 | Population 2018 | % Change | Rank 2017 | Rank 2018 |
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Adams County | 2,330 | 2,294 | -1.5 | 41 | 42 |
Barnes County | 10,676 | 10,542 | -1.3 | 14 | 14 |
Benson County | 6,935 | 6,962 | 0.4 | 20 | 19 |
Billings County | 920 | 919 | -0.1 | 52 | 52 |
Bottineau County | 6,536 | 6,411 | -1.9 | 21 | 21 |
Bowman County | 3,156 | 3,076 | -2.5 | 34 | 34 |
Burke County | 2,134 | 2,100 | -1.6 | 46 | 46 |
Burleigh County | 95,158 | 95,273 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 |
Cass County | 177,937 | 181,516 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Cavalier County | 3,795 | 3,829 | 0.9 | 31 | 31 |
Dickey County | 4,841 | 4,903 | 1.3 | 24 | 24 |
Divide County | 2,291 | 2,283 | -0.3 | 43 | 43 |
Dunn County | 4,277 | 4,332 | 1.3 | 26 | 26 |
Eddy County | 2,328 | 2,313 | -0.6 | 42 | 41 |
Emmons County | 3,312 | 3,295 | -0.5 | 32 | 32 |
Foster County | 3,258 | 3,216 | -1.3 | 33 | 33 |
Golden Valley County | 1,785 | 1,769 | -0.9 | 50 | 50 |
Grand Forks County | 70,572 | 70,770 | 0.3 | 3 | 3 |
Grant County | 2,376 | 2,374 | -0.1 | 40 | 39 |
Griggs County | 2,262 | 2,232 | -1.3 | 44 | 44 |
Hettinger County | 2,485 | 2,514 | 1.2 | 37 | 37 |
Kidder County | 2,480 | 2,450 | -1.2 | 38 | 38 |
LaMoure County | 4,096 | 4,062 | -0.8 | 28 | 28 |
Logan County | 1,929 | 1,903 | -1.3 | 48 | 48 |
McHenry County | 5,898 | 5,816 | -1.4 | 22 | 22 |
McIntosh County | 2,615 | 2,585 | -1.1 | 36 | 36 |
McKenzie County | 12,727 | 13,632 | 7.1 | 11 | 11 |
McLean County | 9,650 | 9,541 | -1.1 | 16 | 16 |
Mercer County | 8,466 | 8,267 | -2.4 | 17 | 17 |
Morton County | 30,906 | 31,095 | 0.6 | 6 | 6 |
Mountrail County | 10,273 | 10,218 | -0.5 | 15 | 15 |
Nelson County | 2,909 | 2,869 | -1.4 | 35 | 35 |
Oliver County | 1,937 | 1,952 | 0.8 | 47 | 47 |
Pembina County | 6,978 | 6,947 | -0.4 | 19 | 20 |
Pierce County | 4,113 | 4,081 | -0.8 | 27 | 27 |
Ramsey County | 11,525 | 11,481 | -0.4 | 12 | 12 |
Ransom County | 5,300 | 5,237 | -1.2 | 23 | 23 |
Renville County | 2,459 | 2,374 | -3.5 | 39 | 39 |
Richland County | 16,277 | 16,239 | -0.2 | 9 | 9 |
Rolette County | 14,584 | 14,301 | -1.9 | 10 | 10 |
Sargent County | 3,871 | 3,870 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
Sheridan County | 1,356 | 1,349 | -0.5 | 51 | 51 |
Sioux County | 4,417 | 4,358 | -1.3 | 25 | 25 |
Slope County | 768 | 763 | -0.7 | 53 | 53 |
Stark County | 30,317 | 30,997 | 2.2 | 7 | 7 |
Steele County | 1,909 | 1,903 | -0.3 | 49 | 48 |
Stutsman County | 21,160 | 20,917 | -1.1 | 8 | 8 |
Towner County | 2,258 | 2,192 | -2.9 | 45 | 45 |
Traill County | 8,018 | 8,037 | 0.2 | 18 | 18 |
Walsh County | 10,795 | 10,667 | -1.2 | 13 | 13 |
Ward County | 68,394 | 67,744 | -1 | 4 | 4 |
Wells County | 4,032 | 3,957 | -1.9 | 29 | 29 |
Williams County | 33,395 | 35,350 | 5.9 | 5 | 5 |
References
1. Census Fact finder
2. Historical Population of States from 1790 to 1990
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