North Dakota population growth nears 800,000 for the first time

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota continues to be a state on the grow.

For the fourth consecutive year, the state has seen population growth.

It’s a record at 799,358 people according to Gov. Kelly Armstrong.

Those numbers are from July 2025 U.S. Census estimates.

State Demographer Nigel Haarstad says the state has likely since surpassed the 800,000 mark for the first time, based on current growth rates.

After a brief COVID-era population dip in 2021, North Dakota’s population has increased every year.

The state has grown nearly 19 percent since 2010.