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The North Dakota Census Office within the North Dakota Department of Commerce serves as the state's liaison to the US Census Bureau and is the state repository of census information.

This site contains general data for North Dakota regarding the 2010 Census and estimates released since its completion. If you need more in-depth information than the resources found here, please visit our Contact Us page to submit a data request.

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Census Office Newsletter for August

The decennial census is a huge undertaking and North Dakota, like the Nation, will have its challenges ensuring that everyone is counted next April 1. To learn more about North Dakota's challenges and why the census is so important, check out the August edition of the ND Census Office newsletter.

2018 Population Estimates

Community-level estimates for 2018 were recently released. See the U.S. Census Bureau press release for details. The release notes that housing growth in North Dakota, since Census 2010, is the fastest growing in the nation at 18.9%. 2018 population estimates for North Dakota's incorporated communities are available now on American FactFinder.

County-level estimates were released April 18, 2019. See the U.S. Census Bureau press release for details and link to North Dakota's counties. The components of change are contained in Table PEPTCOMP.

North Dakota reaches all-time high in population. New state-level population estimates place North Dakota at 760,077. See the U.S. Census Bureau press release for details and links to data tables.

2017 Population Estimates

Community-level estimates for 2017 were recently released. See the U.S. Census Bureau press release for details. 2017 population estimates for North Dakota's communities are available now on American FactFinder.

U.S. Census Bureau releases county population estimates for 2017. See the Census Bureau's release for more information. The release also includes 2017 population estimates for metropolitan and micropolitan regions.

North Dakota Population Reverses Trend and Falls to 755,393, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

North Dakota Census Office Population Projections of the State, Regions and Counties 2016

This paper provides three scenarios of population change for the state of North Dakota. Each of the scenarios use the same inputs such as fertility rates by age of the mother or life expectancy with the expectation of the rate of migration into or out of a given county, region or the state. This paper is an attempt to present what is expected to be the population of each county, region and the state at the mid-point of each five year interval. See North Dakota Census Office Population Projections of the State, Regions and Counties 2016 for details.

Population Change by County

Interesting visual of population growth by county and the source of the change. Compliments of the US Census Bureau. Zoom in to more clearly see the change in North Dakota and our neighbors.