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North Dakota and Alaska, compared

North Dakota had 799,358 people on July 1, 2025, and Alaska 737,270, in the Census Bureau’s estimates.

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North Dakota and Alaska: population and change, July 2020 to July 2025
MeasureNorth DakotaAlaska
Population, July 2025The Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 estimate.799,358737,270
Change since July 2020As a share of the first July.+2.5%+0.6%
Births less deathsOver the five full years to July 2025.+12,673+17,190
Moves from abroadNet international migration, as the Bureau estimates it.+13,058+9,751
Moves from other statesNet domestic migration.−5,603−22,573
Median ageAmerican Community Survey, 2020–2024.35.9±0.235.8±0.1
Median household incomeIn the dollars of the survey’s last year.$76,657±$1,163$92,788±$1,232
Below the poverty lineShare of the people whose poverty status is determined.10.8%±0.4%10.1%±0.4%
Born abroadShare of residents born outside the United States.4.7%±0.2%7.7%±0.3%

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Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — nation and states, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built