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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024 — figures cover the April 1, 2020 estimates base through July 1, 2024
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Wells County, North Dakota: population and components of change

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024: County Population Totals and Components of Change 2020-2024 (CO-EST2024-ALLDATA). Figures cover the April 1, 2020 estimates base through July 1, 2024; data fetched 2026-10-30T08:41:21Z.

Values are printed as the U.S. Census Bureau reports them. A blank source value is printed as “not available”.
Wells County
ItemValueAs reported
CountyWells CountyWells County
StateNorth DakotaNorth Dakota
State FIPS code3838
County FIPS code103103
Census region (code)22
Census division (code)44
Estimates base, April 1, 20203,9823982
Resident population, July 1, 20203,9673967
Resident population, July 1, 20213,8963896
Resident population, July 1, 20223,9163916
Resident population, July 1, 20233,8663866
Resident population, July 1, 20243,8033803
Numeric population change, 2023 to 2024-63-63
Births, year to July 1, 20242424
Deaths, year to July 1, 20246161
Natural change (births minus deaths), year to July 1, 2024-37-37
International migration, year to July 1, 202455
Domestic migration, year to July 1, 2024-33-33
Residual, year to July 1, 202422
Birth rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 20246.25906.2589646629
Death rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 202415.908215.908201852
Natural change rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 2024-9.6492-9.649237189
International migration rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 20241.30401.3039509714
Domestic migration rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 2024-8.6061-8.606076412
Group quarters population, July 1, 20248080

Values as reported by the source: county_name=Wells County, state_name=North Dakota, state_fips=38, county_fips=103, region=2, division=4, estimates_base_2020=3982, pop_2020=3967, pop_2021=3896, pop_2022=3916, pop_2023=3866, pop_2024=3803, npopchg_2024=-63, births_2024=24, deaths_2024=61, naturalchg_2024=-37, internationalmig_2024=5, domesticmig_2024=-33, residual_2024=2, rbirth_2024=6.2589646629, rdeath_2024=15.908201852, rnaturalchg_2024=-9.649237189, rinternationalmig_2024=1.3039509714, rdomesticmig_2024=-8.606076412, gq_estimates_2024=80