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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 279.25K people in North Dakota with German ancestry (36.11% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Mandan city had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (47.04%), followed by Bismarck city (46.26%), and Jamestown city (43.74%).

The chart and table below shows the top 9 cities with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
Mandan city
Bismarck city
Jamestown city
West Fargo city
Dickinson city
Fargo city
Minot city
Grand Forks city
Williston city
Ranking of North Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Mandan city 47.04
2 Bismarck city 46.26
3 Jamestown city 43.74
4 West Fargo city 40.77
5 Dickinson city 37.63
6 Fargo city 34.98
7 Minot city 28.26
8 Grand Forks city 28.16
9 Williston city 18.10