Ranking of North Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.13K people in North Dakota with African ancestry (0.41% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Williston city had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (1.55%), followed by Fargo city (1.27%), and Jamestown city (0.73%).

The chart and table below shows the top 7 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in North Dakota.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Williston city
Fargo city
Jamestown city
Bismarck city
Grand Forks city
Minot city
West Fargo city
Ranking of North Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Williston city 1.55
2 Fargo city 1.27
3 Jamestown city 0.73
4 Bismarck city 0.71
5 Grand Forks city 0.31
6 Minot city 0.20
7 West Fargo city 0.05