North Dakota Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on April 15, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 773.34K North Dakota population, 279.25K had German ancestry (36.11%), 175.98K had Norwegian ancestry (22.76%), and 155.74K had Unclassified ancestry (20.14%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups by percentage, and the table below shows both the population and percentages for many ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other states.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: North Dakota ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
North Dakota Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| German | 279248 | 36.11 |
| Norwegian | 175975 | 22.76 |
| Unclassified | 155739 | 20.14 |
| Other Groups | 109649 | 14.18 |
| Irish | 57526 | 7.44 |
| English | 34962 | 4.52 |
| Swedish | 28830 | 3.73 |
| French (except Basque) | 21611 | 2.79 |
| American | 21187 | 2.74 |
| Russian | 19205 | 2.48 |
| Polish | 16032 | 2.07 |
| Subsaharan African | 12515 | 1.62 |
| Scandinavian | 12246 | 1.58 |
| Czech | 11487 | 1.49 |
| Italian | 8968 | 1.16 |
| Scottish | 8504 | 1.10 |
| Dutch | 8345 | 1.08 |
| European | 7172 | 0.93 |
| Danish | 6597 | 0.85 |
| French Canadian | 6128 | 0.79 |
| Finnish | 5326 | 0.69 |
| Ukrainian | 4365 | 0.56 |
| Scotch Irish | 4050 | 0.52 |
| African | 3130 | 0.41 |
| German Russian | 2942 | 0.38 |
| Icelander | 2839 | 0.37 |
| Liberian | 2759 | 0.36 |
| Welsh | 2434 | 0.32 |
| Somali | 2320 | 0.30 |
| British | 2315 | 0.30 |
| Hungarian | 1977 | 0.26 |
| Swiss | 1853 | 0.24 |
| Czechoslovakian | 1380 | 0.18 |
| Northern European | 1032 | 0.13 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 1032 | 0.13 |
| Austrian | 992 | 0.13 |
| Nigerian | 991 | 0.13 |
| Canadian | 958 | 0.12 |
| Lebanese | 880 | 0.11 |
| Belgian | 828 | 0.11 |
| Eastern European | 747 | 0.10 |
| Greek | 735 | 0.10 |
| Romanian | 705 | 0.09 |
| Portuguese | 660 | 0.09 |
| Yugoslavian | 619 | 0.08 |
| Kenyan | 611 | 0.08 |
| Jamaican | 582 | 0.08 |
| Syrian | 568 | 0.07 |
| Sudanese | 467 | 0.06 |
| Afghan | 455 | 0.06 |
| Luxembourger | 440 | 0.06 |
| Slovak | 439 | 0.06 |
| South African | 409 | 0.05 |
| Arab | 407 | 0.05 |
| Croatian | 397 | 0.05 |
| Bulgarian | 325 | 0.04 |
| Pennsylvania German | 317 | 0.04 |
| Iranian | 316 | 0.04 |
| Slovene | 302 | 0.04 |
| Haitian | 251 | 0.03 |
| Lithuanian | 231 | 0.03 |
| Serbian | 189 | 0.02 |
| Egyptian | 165 | 0.02 |
| Albania | 155 | 0.02 |
| Palestinian | 139 | 0.02 |
| Ethiopian | 112 | 0.01 |
| Basque | 106 | 0.01 |
| Ghanaian | 101 | 0.01 |
| Turkish | 91 | 0.01 |
| Celtic | 90 | 0.01 |
| British West Indian | 89 | 0.01 |
| Slavic | 75 | 0.01 |
| Iraqi | 71 | 0.01 |
| Armenian | 70 | 0.01 |
| West Indian | 70 | 0.01 |
| Zimbabwean | 69 | 0.01 |
| Senegalese | 65 | 0.01 |
| Latvian | 61 | 0.01 |
| Brazilian | 60 | 0.01 |
| Australian | 47 | 0.01 |
| Cajun | 33 | 0.004 |
| Estonian | 30 | 0.004 |
| Bahamian | 21 | 0.003 |
| Belizean | 20 | 0.003 |
| Cape Verdean | 19 | 0.003 |
| Moroccan | 15 | 0.002 |
| Macedonian | 15 | 0.002 |
| Bermudan | 12 | 0.002 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 11 | 0.001 |
| Maltese | 11 | 0.001 |
| Israeli | 8 | 0.001 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 7 | 0.001 |
| Jordanian | 5 | 0.001 |
| Sierra Leonean | 4 | 0.001 |
| Dutch West Indian | 4 | 0.001 |
| New Zealander | 3 | 0.000 |
| Barbadian | 3 | 0.000 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 2 | 0.000 |