Ranking of North Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 21.61K people in North Dakota with French (except Basque) ancestry (2.79% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Jamestown city had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (4.84%), followed by Grand Forks city (3.85%), and Fargo city (3.48%).

The chart and table below shows the top 9 cities with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) 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 French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Jamestown city
Grand Forks city
Fargo city
Williston city
Bismarck city
Dickinson city
Minot city
West Fargo city
Mandan city
Ranking of North Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Jamestown city 4.84
2 Grand Forks city 3.85
3 Fargo city 3.48
4 Williston city 2.59
5 Bismarck city 2.56
6 Dickinson city 2.12
7 Minot city 2.11
8 West Fargo city 1.64
9 Mandan city 0.76