Nelson County, ND Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 3.04K Nelson County, ND population, 1.36K had Norwegian ancestry (44.71%), 946 had German ancestry (31.17%), and 463 had Unclassified ancestry (15.26%).

The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.

You can see similar information for other North Dakota counties, and for North Dakota.

Nelson County, ND Percentages of Ancestry of Population in 2021
Norwegian
German
Unclassified
Other Groups
Irish
English
French (except Basque)
Swedish
Scandinavian
Italian
Nelson County, ND Population By Ancestry in 2021
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Ancestry Number of Ancestry Percentage of Population (%)
Norwegian 1357 44.71
German 946 31.17
Unclassified 463 15.26
Other Groups 272 8.96
Irish 246 8.11
English 180 5.93
French (except Basque) 155 5.11
Swedish 143 4.71
Scandinavian 94 3.10
Italian 50 1.65
Russian 50 1.65
Polish 47 1.55
Czech 44 1.45
Scottish 44 1.45
Dutch 42 1.38
Finnish 32 1.05
Icelander 31 1.02
British 29 0.96
Danish 24 0.79
French Canadian 19 0.63
Czechoslovakian 15 0.49
Romanian 15 0.49
American 13 0.43
Scotch Irish 13 0.43
Albania 6 0.20
European 6 0.20
Swiss 5 0.17
Ukrainian 4 0.13
Brazilian 3 0.10
Greek 3 0.10
Belgian 2 0.07
Lebanese 1 0.03