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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 8.50K people in North Dakota with Scottish ancestry (1.10% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Minot city had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (1.78%), followed by Grand Forks city (1.51%), and Williston city (1.51%).

The chart and table below shows the top 9 cities with high percentage of its population having Scottish 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 Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Minot city
Grand Forks city
Williston city
Jamestown city
Fargo city
Dickinson city
Bismarck city
West Fargo city
Mandan city
Ranking of North Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Minot city 1.78
2 Grand Forks city 1.51
2 Williston city 1.51
3 Jamestown city 1.33
4 Fargo city 1.22
5 Dickinson city 1.00
6 Bismarck city 0.79
7 West Fargo city 0.62
8 Mandan city 0.19