North Dakota — 2025 Year in Review

Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in North Dakota during 2025.

North Dakota indexed 2,222 projects with decisions in 2025 across 4 counties, with 3,079 approved and 6 denied actions (99.8% approval rate). Cass County led with 919 projects (41% of the state), followed by Stutsman County (773) and Stark County (476). Together those three counties accounted for 98% of indexed activity.

Read the Complete North Dakota Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in North Dakota.

“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).

2,222

Projects with decisions

3,079

Approved actions

Denied actions

99.8%

Approval rate (of actions)

By county

County	Projects	Approved actions	Denied actions	Approval %
Burleigh	54	57	1	98.3%
Cass	919	1,045	5	99.5%
Stark	476	696	0	100.0%
Stutsman	773	1,281	0	100.0%

Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.

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