North Dakota Population 2025

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 2025 is expected to be 780,512 inhabitants, it is 47th populous state 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.

Contents
Population by Race
Top Cities of North Dakota
Population Pyramid
Languages
Education
Disablity
Counties of North Dakota

According to U.S. 2020 Census Results, ND population in 2020 is 779,094 people living in the state. North Dakota population in 2023 is expected to be 779,133 population in 2022 is expected to be 765,812 inhabitants, population in 2021 is expected to be 774,948 inhabitants.

Year	Population	% Change
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	779,094	census updated July 1, 2020
2021*	774,948	-0.53
2022*	773,321	-0.21
2023*	780,512	0.93

Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018, last census by July 1, 2020

North Dakota Population by Race

According to 2017 demographics estimates population of North Dakota by race are: 87.7% are White Americans, Followed by 5.% are Native Americans and 2.33% are Black Americans, 1.37% are Asian population.

White Population

White population in North Dakota are 654,024, percentage wise 87.73 percent are whites. Whites, also called White Americans or European American, having origins in the original peoples of Europe (numbers include hispanic whites).

Black Population

Black population in North Dakota are 17,365, percentage wise 2.33 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in North Dakota, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in North Dakota are 10,197, percentage wise 1.37 percent are asians, out of these 1,559 are Asian Indians, 1,941 are Chinese, 2,205 are Filipinos, 356 are Japanese, 544 are Korean, 684 are Vietnamese and 2,908 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in North Dakota are 24,744. Percentage wise 3.32 percent are hispanics, out of these 17,236 are Mexican people, 1,803 are Puerto Ricans, 284 are Cubans, and 5,421 are other Hispanic or Latinos. Hispanics may be of any race, included in applicable race categories.

341 are NHPI, out of these 151 are Native Hawaiians, 54 are Samoans and 97 are Guamanian/Chamorros.

Total Population	745,475	Percent
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

Source: US Census 2017(Table B03002)

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)
1	Fargo	124,844
2	Bismarck	73,112
3	Grand Forks	56,948

Population Pyramid

North Dakota population pyramid according to 2021 census estimate as below.

Source: 2021 US Census Estimates: Population In Five Year Age-Group

North Dakota Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, population of North Dakota by age is 745,475, out of these 382,121 are male, 363,354 are female, The sex ratio of North Dakota is 1,052. The North Dakota population by age are, under 15 years is 144,647, 15 years and over is 600,828, 30 years and over is 426,473, 65 years and over is 107,196 and 85 years and over is 17,571. 51.26 percent are male, 48.74 percent are female, 19.40 percent are under 15 years old, 80.60 percent are 15 years and over, 57.21 percent are 30 years and over, 14.38 percent are 65 years and over, 2.36 percent are 85 years and over.

Languages spoken in ND

Languages	Population	Percentage
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

Source: US Census 2017(Table S1601)

North Dakota Education

North Dakota education stats of High school, and University are as below.

Population 18 to 24 years		89,615	47,934	41,681
		Total	Male	Female
	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
	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

Source: US Census 2017(Table S1501)

Disability

Total civilian non-institutionalized population	78,060
Male	40,782
Female	37,278
	-
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
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