(Washington, DC) — The number of people who call North Dakota home continues to grow. New numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show the state’s population hit a record high of over 796-thousand people last summer. The population grew by roughly one percent since 2023 with the growth centered in the urban centers of Bismarck, Fargo and the Bakken oil region in western North Dakota. >>ND Game and Fish Announces Tentative Hunting Season Dates