North Dakota has seen a notable rise in urbanization, with over 50% of its residents now living in urban areas and cities like Fargo and Bismarck experiencing rapid expansion, while telecommunications and high-tech sectors—bolstered by major employers such as Microsoft and Amazon—have contributed to job creation in technology and manufacturing. In contrast to its slowest population growth rate among all states between 1990 and 2000, the state achieved the fourth-fastest growth from 2012 to 2022 at 14.9%, followed by a 2.2% increase from 2020 to 2024, reaching a record population of 796,568, supported by approximately 76,290 small businesses that employ 189,834 people and account for 98.8% of all businesses in the state.
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