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North Dakota breaks population record in 2022, rebounds from 2021 decline

FARGO — North Dakota's population is growing, according to predictions from the U.S. Census Bureau, reaching an all-time high of 779,261 residents on July 1. Birth rates are up, and out-migration is ...
Valley News Live

North Dakota’s population reaches new all-time high

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show North Dakota’s population reached a new all-time high of 779,261 residents as of July 1, 2022. The estimate ...
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Cass County's 'Saturn effect' helps region surpass North Dakota in population growth

FARGO — Cass County continued to be North Dakota’s population growth engine as it added 3,441 residents between 2021 and 2022 — an increase more than double the state’s net gain of 1,327. Most ...
The Bismarck Tribune

North Dakota’s center of population drifts to Wells County, and Johnson Township

SYKESTON — Johnson Township in Wells County is a remote square filled with farmland and rolling prairie punctuated by ponds and sloughs. It’s farm country -- corn, soybeans and wheat are the chief ...
Yahoo

Homelessness increases in North Dakota as population, housing costs also rise

Jennifer Henderson, director of planning and housing development for the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency, speaks to lawmakers about homelessness during a committee hearing on Sept. 4, 2025. (Photo ...