North Dakota Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
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, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other states, North Dakota counties, congressional districts, and the United 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 - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
North Dakota Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage 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 | 0.00 |
| Estonian | 30 | 0.00 |
| Bahamian | 21 | 0.00 |
| Belizean | 20 | 0.00 |
| Cape Verdean | 19 | 0.00 |
| Moroccan | 15 | 0.00 |
| Macedonian | 15 | 0.00 |
| Bermudan | 12 | 0.00 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 11 | 0.00 |
| Maltese | 11 | 0.00 |
| Israeli | 8 | 0.00 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 7 | 0.00 |
| Jordanian | 5 | 0.00 |
| Sierra Leonean | 4 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 4 | 0.00 |
| New Zealander | 3 | 0.00 |
| Barbadian | 3 | 0.00 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 2 | 0.00 |