North Dakota
StateUS-NDState of United States.
North AmericaCapital: BismarckGovernor: Kelly Armstrong (Republican)Language: English
Population
797K
Metros tracked
7
710K in metros (89%)
Composite score
4.8
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: US-ND
At a glance
- Nickname
- Peace Garden State
- Established
- 1889
- Demonym
- North Dakotan
- Area
- 183,108 km²
- Population density
- 4 /km²
- Highest point
- White Butte (1,069 m (3,507 ft))
- Legislature
- North Dakota Legislative Assembly
- Human Development Index
- 0.945 (2023)
- Electoral votes
- 3
- U.S. House seats
- 1
- U.S. senators
- 2
- Rank in United States
- 50th of 51 by composite score
- Area rank
- 19th of 51 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Fargo
Civic facts via Wikidata.
North Dakota metro footprint
7 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
7 tracked metros
#790Fargo
2.3291KEmerging Metro
#1317Grand Forks
1.0104KEmerging Metro
0.3
143KLocal Metro
#2569Minot
0.376KLocal Metro
#2694Williston (ND)
0.341KLocal Metro
#2722Dickinson (ND)
0.334KLocal Metro
#2767Jamestown (ND)
0.322KLocal Metro
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #790 | Fargo | 291K | 2.3 | Emerging Metro |
| #1317 | Grand Forks | 104K | 1.0 | Emerging Metro |
| #2358 | Bismarck★ Capital | 143K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2569 | Minot | 76K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2694 | Williston (ND) | 41K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2722 | Dickinson (ND) | 34K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2767 | Jamestown (ND) | 22K | 0.3 | Local Metro |