Gov. Kelly Armstrong announced that North Dakota’s population grew to a record high of 796,568 people as of July 1, 2024, marking the largest increase since 2020, according to population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.The population estimate exceeds the original 2023 estimate of 783,926 residents by 12,642 and represents an increase of 17,474 residents since the 2020 dece...