North Dakota has experienced one of the highest population growth rates in the United States in the recent past due to an oil boom. Which demographic variable explains this?

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Migration is the movement of people from one place to another. The population growth in North Dakota is due to the inflow of people moving into the state to work in the oil industry. Therefore, migration is the demographic variable that explains this growth.

North Dakota Has Experienced One of the Highest Population Growth