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North Dakota Population News Articles

Population Density

Historic & Projected Growth

Population by County

POPULATION DENSITY

People per square mile, 2010: 9.7

People per square mile, 2020: 11.3

HISTORIC & PROJECTED GROWTH 1790 TO 2040

Sources: Census figures from U.S. Bureau of the Census & *Estimates from Weldon Cooper Center, Demographics Research Group
(The Census Bureau and Weldon Cooper Center have not yet provided updated State projections to reflect 2020 census numbers.)

Population by County

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census

Population News Articles

Corps, partners, reach major milestone in reducing flood risk to the Fargo-Moorhead Metro Area – November 7, 2023

“What we’re up against” – North Dakota Towns Fight Farm Bureau to Keep Water Clean – November 1, 2023

Immigrants are coming to North Dakota for jobs. Not everyone is glad to see them – October 25, 2023

Discover the Largest Cities in North Dakota (By Population, Total Area, and Economic Impact) – October 22, 2023

Americans Are Flocking to These 6 Fastest-Growing Counties in North Dakota – October 9, 2023

Rig electrification drives down emissions, bolsters efficiency while improving onshore drilling economics – October 2023

Keeping our runoff water clean from North Dakota farms – July 17, 2023

Harmful Algae Blooms lead to 10 advisories in North Dakota – July 14, 2023

Drought expands during ‘unusually quiet’ storm season in western, central North Dakota – July 13, 2023

The fastest-growing counties in North Dakota – July 10, 2023

Canadian wildfire smoke makes North Dakota air quality in history’s worst – July 4, 2023

North Dakota lawmakers look to boost immigration as labor shortage hampers economy – January 11, 2023

Where are temperatures rising in North Dakota? – January 7, 2023

North Dakota population at an all-time high. – December 22, 2022

North Dakota anti-corporate farming law faces new fight over ownership rules – December 21, 2022

NORTH DAKOTA RANCHERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR FLOODING – March 21, 2022

NORTH DAKOTA’S SUMMER PRECIPITATION & TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK – March 18, 2022

Livestock Water Challenges Expected to Continue in 2022 – March 11, 2022

Flaring Natural Gas Likely Cause of Spike in Respiratory Illness – March 9, 2022

ND Property-Tax Hikes Burden Older, Low-Income Homeowners – December 15, 2021

Another pipeline leak reported by company responsible for North Dakota’s largest oil field spill – December 14, 2021

Fracking powers North Dakota town Williston to fastest-growing micro area in America – November 26, 2021

Summit Midstream Partners pleads guilty in largest U.S. inland spill from oil drilling – September 24, 2021

Bluer skies on North Dakota’s horizon after a hazy summer – September 17, 2021

Summer drought could impact fall pheasant season in North Dakota – September 16, 2021

This Is America’s Fastest Growing County – September 13, 2021

Oil Boom Remakes North Dakota County with Fastest Growth in U.S. – September 6, 2021

Rain helps, but drought conditions persist – July 8, 2021

Conservationists aflutter about projects to protect Dakota skipper – July 4, 2021

North Dakota, near last in electric vehicles, braces for new market – June 27, 2021

Drought Slashes ND Duck Numbers—Mallards Down Almost 49 Percent – June 23, 2021

Drought dramatically worsens, spreads in North Dakota; spring outlooks show little relief – March 25, 2021

‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate sites across North Dakota, including in Fargo – March 8, 2021

AMID CRUMBLING FARM ROADS, ND PRODUCERS PUSH FOR INFRASTRUCTURE FUND – March 1, 2021

North Dakota Sees Its One-Time Oil Gushers Stalled Until 2022 – December 15, 2020

Oil drilling OK’d in protected area of North Dakota Badlands; environmental groups cry foul – December 10, 2020

How Fracking Has Contaminated Drinking Water – December 3, 2020

OOIDA opposes North Dakota bill allowing ‘road trains’ – October 8, 2020

Changes proposed to critical habitat rule – September 23, 2020

ND FLARING POLICY – September 23, 2020

North Dakota Supreme Court sides with state in Davis Refinery dispute – September 16, 2020

Immigrants comprise 5% of North Dakota’s population – August 11, 2020

The Bakken Boom Goes Bust With No Money to Clean up the Mess – August 8, 2020

Court reverses order to shut down Dakota Access pipeline – August 5, 2020

North Dakota to spend $66 mil to plug abandoned wells – July 30, 2020

Immigrants comprise 5% of North Dakota’s population – August 11, 2020

The Bakken Boom Goes Bust With No Money to Clean up the Mess – August 8, 2020

Court reverses order to shut down Dakota Access pipeline – August 5, 2020

North Dakota to spend $66 mil to plug abandoned wells – July 30, 2020

Tribe, Corps at odds over whether to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline during review – May 21, 2020

Endangered species – it’s not too late – June 4, 2020

Common birds declining in North Dakota – June 17, 2020

New report finds increased threat from radioactive oil & gas waste in North Dakota – June 18, 2020

Modern Day Baby Boom in Watford City – January 29, 2020

North Dakota Bakken Shale gas production projected to climb 10% in 2020 – January 27, 2020

Honey Bee Population Continues to Decline As Insecticide Use Gets Worse – January 23, 2020

Trump declares disaster in North Dakota after fall snowstorm, flooding – January 21, 2020

Air Pollution from Oil and Gas Production Sites Visible from Space – January 15, 2020

To battle shortage, North Dakota launches program that will pay health care facilities to attract nurses – November 3, 2019

A 9,000-barrel leak in the Keystone pipeline in North Dakota spilled enough crude oil to fill half an Olympic-sized swimming pool – November 2, 2019

Secretarial disaster designation requested for 47 of 53 ND counties as crop losses – November 1, 2019

Minnesota, North Dakota prescribe different solutions for water strain – October 22, 2019

North Dakota’s oil boom rumbles on – September 6, 2019

2015 North Dakota liquid gas spill much bigger than reported – August 20, 2019

North Dakota producers flare 24% of all natural gas produced – August 16, 2019

American Wind Week celebrated in Kulm – August 14, 2019

After brutal spring floods, U.S. farmers face big losses – July 4, 2019

Conservationists show concern over North American monarch butterfly population in ND – July 3, 2019

Great Plains’ Ecosystems Have Shifted 365 Miles Northward Since 1970 – July 2, 2019

AS EPA CONTINUES TO SHIELD FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY, REPORT WARNS OF FUTURE FILLED WITH HAZARDOUS WASTE – June 19, 2019

North Dakota’s ‘grow our own’ strategy aims to tackle doctor demand – May 6, 2019

Census: North Dakota population jumped in 14 of 53 counties – April 22, 2019

ND has a variety of endangered species, both local and migratory – April 21, 2019

10 Cities In The US With The Most Babies (And 10 With The Fewest) – February 24, 2019

Study shows just how violent Bakken became as oil drilling surged in North Dakota, Montana – February 18, 2019

OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: OHF grant expands DU habitat program in North Dakota, Federal bill targets We can’t assume our water is safe to drink. But we can fix it. – February 14, 2019

The Fracking Industry’s Flaring Problem May Be Worse Than We Thought – January 29, 2019

How oil & gas states did (and did not) protect land and water in 2018 – January 10, 2019