North Dakota Population

North Dakota 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 2020 is expected to be 773,074 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
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 *

Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018

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
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 2017 census estimate as below.

Source: 2017 US Census Estimates: Population In Five Year Age-Group

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)

Education

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

Population 18 to 24 years		89615	47934	41681
		Total	Male	Female
	Less than high school graduate	7822	4512	3310
	High school graduate (includes equivalency)	24299	14673	9626
	Some college or associates degree	46277	24049	22228
	Bachelors degree or higher	11217	4700	6517
Population 25 years and over		485490	246886	238604
	Less than 9th grade	15927	8480	7447
	9th to 12th grade, no diploma	21535	12154	9381
	High school graduate (includes equivalency)	131653	71354	60299
	Some college, no degree	110330	57122	53208
	Associates degree	65775	32660	33115
	Bachelors degree	102497	47063	55434
	Graduate or professional degree	37773	18053	19720

White		432013	218810	213203
	High school graduate or higher	403104	202582	200522
	Bachelors degree or higher	129143	60170	68973
Black or African		9265	5788	3477
	High school graduate or higher	8145	5293	2852
	Bachelors degree or higher	2162	1323	839
American Indian or Alaska Native alone		20330	9719	10611
	High school graduate or higher	16971	7980	8991
	Bachelors degree or higher	2992	919	2073
Asian		6151	2902	3249
	High school graduate or higher	5037	2448	2589
	Bachelors degree or higher	2955	1458	1497
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		11650	6598	5052
	High school graduate or higher	9119	5025	4094
	Bachelors degree or higher	1815	832	983

Source: US Census 2017(Table S1501)

Disability

Total civilian non-institutionalized population	78060
Male	40782
Female	37278
	-
White	69476
Black or African American	1146
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	4898
Asian	693
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	56
Some other race	313
DISABILITY TYPE
With a hearing difficulty	27400
With a vision difficulty	13131
With a cognitive difficulty	26712
With an ambulatory difficulty	35969
With a self-care difficulty	11586
With an independent living difficulty	22051

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