North Dakota Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

95.3%

Foreign Born

4.7%

Naturalized

1.9%

US Citizens

97.2%

North Dakota Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

Nativity Treemap for
Figure 1: Proportional distribution of population by place of birth in .


North Dakota Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
2024784,8414.7%95.3%
2023779,3614.5%95.5%
2022776,8744.6%95.4%
2021773,3444.4%95.6%
2020760,3944.3%95.7%
2019756,7174.1%95.9%
2018752,2013.9%96.1%
2017745,4753.6%96.4%
2016736,1623.3%96.7%
2015721,6403.2%96.8%
2014704,9252.9%97.1%
2013689,7812.7%97.3%
2012676,2532.5%97.5%
2011666,7832.5%97.5%
2010659,8582.4%97.6%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for North Dakota

Approximately 4.7% of residents in North Dakota were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 97.2%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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