North Dakota's population soars, Eddy County sees drop

Figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau showed that North Dakota’s population hit a record high of 779,094 residents on April 1, 2020, and the state had the fourth-highest growth rate in the nation by percentage, growing by 15.8% from 2010 to 2020.

Preliminary county data released this past week, however, shows that Eddy County’s population has dropped over the past 10 years. According to the V...