North Dakota

North Dakota is a state of the United States. North Dakota had an official population of 642200 in 2000. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 641481, It is the fourth least populous in the U.S. state of America. The state has a total area of 70699.79 mi˛ (183111.62 square kilometre), of which, 68975.93 square miles (178646.84 square kilometre) of it is land and 1723.86 square miles (4464.78 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the 19th largest by total area among United States.

North Dakota United States
Map of North Dakota in United States

As of the census of 2000, there were 642200 people, 257152 households, and 166150 families living in the state. The population density was 9.3 people per square mile (3.59/km˛), it is the fourth least populated state in terms of population density. There were 289677 housing units at an average density of 4.2 per square mile (1.62/km˛). The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3. In the state the population was spread out, with 25% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males. The median age is 36.2 years, the median age of male residents at 34.8 and the median age of female residents at 37.5. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the state is 642200, The racial or ethnic makeup of the state was 593181 White, 3916 Black or African American, 31329 American Indian, 3606 Asian, 230 Native Hawaiian, 7398 from two or more races and 2540 Ohter races.

North Dakota Population
Population 2000-2008
North Dakota School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
North Dakota Races
Races 2000
North Dakota GDP
GDP 2000 - 2008
North Dakota GDP per capita
GDP Per Capita 2008

The median income for a household in the state was $34604, it is the tenth lowest state by median household income in the U.S. state of America. The median income for a family in the state was $43654, it is the 13th lowest state by median family income in the U.S. state of America. The per capita income for the state was $17769, it is United States's ninth poorest state by per capita income. The median income was $18550, Median income for males is $23714, compared with $14273 for females. The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that the total GDP in 2008 was $31.2 billion, making it the second poorest state by gross domestic product among the United States. Per capita personal income in 2008 was $37832.

In 2000, 179667 pupils and students, of which 50.79% are male and 49.21% are female, 27.98% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.86% nursery or pri school, 4.81% kindergarten, 41.03% elementary school, 23.13% high school and 26.16% College graduate school.

Rank County Total Area mi2 Land Area mi2 Water Area mi2 Population Density mi2 Per capita Income House hold Income Family Income
1 Adams County 988.84 987.91 0.92 2593 2.6 18425 29079 34306
2 Barnes County 1513.23 1491.65 21.58 11775 7.9 16566 31166 42149
3 Benson County 1439.27 1380.6 58.68 6964 5 11509 26688 31558
4 Billings County 1153.4 1151.41 1.99 888 0.8 16186 32667 35750
5 Bottineau County 1697.74 1668.59 29.16 7149 4.3 16227 29853 37701
6 Bowman County 1166.99 1162.05 4.95 3242 2.8 17662 31906 39485
7 Burke County 1129.26 1103.53 25.73 2242 2 14026 25330 31384
8 Burleigh County 1668.04 1633.09 34.95 69416 42.5 20436 41309 52085
9 Cass County 1767.91 1765.23 2.68 123138 69.8 20889 38147 51469
10 Cavalier County 1510.14 1488.46 21.68 4831 3.2 15817 31868 39601
11 Dickey County 1141.66 1131 10.66 5757 5.1 15846 29231 36682
12 Divide County 1294.18 1259.53 34.65 2283 1.8 16225 30089 39292
13 Dunn County 2082.25 2009.6 72.65 3600 1.8 14624 30015 34405
14 Eddy County 644.23 630.12 14.11 2757 4.4 15941 28642 37625
15 Emmons County 1554.72 1509.88 44.83 4331 2.9 14604 26119 31857
16 Foster County 646.72 635.2 11.52 3759 5.9 17928 32019 40469
17 Golden Valley County 1002.36 1001.99 0.37 1924 1.9 14173 29967 37105
18 Grand Forks County 1439.83 1437.81 2.02 66109 46 17868 35785 46620
19 Grant County 1665.92 1659.46 6.46 2841 1.7 14616 23165 30625
20 Griggs County 716.17 708.5 7.67 2754 3.9 16131 29572 38611
21 Hettinger County 1133.7 1132.25 1.45 2715 2.4 15555 29209 34668
22 Kidder County 1433.21 1350.79 82.42 2753 2 14270 25389 30469
23 LaMoure County 1150.81 1147.18 3.63 4701 4.1 17059 29707 36495
24 Logan County 1011.07 992.64 18.43 2308 2.3 16947 27986 33125
25 McHenry County 1911.71 1874.09 37.62 5987 3.2 15140 27274 35676
26 McIntosh County 995.04 975.19 19.84 3390 3.5 15018 26389 31771
27 McKenzie County 2860.89 2742.02 118.87 5737 2.1 14732 29342 34091
28 McLean County 2328.17 2109.95 218.21 9311 4.4 16220 32337 39604
29 Mercer County 1112.42 1045.49 66.93 8644 8.3 18256 42269 51983
30 Morton County 1945.28 1926.27 19.01 25303 13.1 17202 37028 44592
31 Mountrail County 1941.08 1823.93 117.15 6631 3.6 13422 27098 31864
32 Nelson County 1008.74 981.62 27.12 3715 3.8 16320 28892 37406
33 Oliver County 731.19 723.52 7.67 2065 2.9 16271 36650 45430
34 Pembina County 1121.74 1118.75 2.99 8585 7.7 18692 36430 45338
35 Pierce County 1082.16 1017.82 64.34 4675 4.6 14055 26524 34412
36 Ramsey County 1300.88 1184.85 116.04 12066 10.2 18060 35600 42439
37 Ransom County 864.13 862.75 1.38 5890 6.8 18219 37672 44865
38 Renville County 892.03 874.77 17.27 2610 3 16478 30746 36023
39 Richland County 1445.73 1436.71 9.02 17998 12.5 16339 36098 45484
40 Rolette County 939.33 902.45 36.88 13674 15.2 10873 26232 29744
41 Sargent County 867.09 858.75 8.34 4366 5.1 18689 37213 44063
42 Sheridan County 1005.78 971.75 34.02 1710 1.8 13283 24450 30156
43 Sioux County 1128.3 1094.12 34.18 4044 3.7 7731 22483 24000
44 Slope County 1219.22 1217.94 1.28 767 0.6 14513 24667 26058
45 Stark County 1340.46 1338.16 2.3 22636 16.9 15929 32526 41527
46 Steele County 715.49 712.36 3.13 2258 3.2 17601 35757 43914
47 Stutsman County 2298.26 2221.4 76.86 21908 9.9 17706 33848 42853
48 Towner County 1041.56 1024.55 17 2876 2.8 17605 32740 39286
49 Traill County 862.53 861.89 0.65 8477 9.8 18014 37445 45852
50 Walsh County 1294.11 1281.74 12.36 12389 9.7 16496 33845 41619
51 Ward County 2056.25 2012.88 43.36 58795 29.2 16926 33670 41342
52 Wells County 1290.62 1271.28 19.34 5102 4 17932 31894 39284
53 Williams County 2147.97 2070.46 77.51 19761 9.5 16763 31491 39065