Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 21.19K people in North Dakota with American ancestry. Among all North Dakota counties, Cass County had the highest population with American ancestry (4.53K), followed by Stark County (3.37K), and Burleigh County (2.06K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with American 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 Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Cass County
Stark County
Burleigh County
Morton County
Ward County
Grand Forks County
Williams County
Stutsman County
Richland County
Walsh County
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Cass County 4525
2 Stark County 3370
3 Burleigh County 2061
4 Morton County 1889
5 Ward County 1611
6 Grand Forks County 1387
7 Williams County 810
8 Stutsman County 706
9 Richland County 340
10 Walsh County 328
11 Pembina County 296
12 Ransom County 292
13 Mountrail County 285
14 McKenzie County 226
15 Barnes County 216
16 McLean County 186
17 Grant County 174
18 Ramsey County 172
19 Sargent County 128
20 Adams County 125
21 McHenry County 123
22 Dickey County 117
22 Logan County 117
23 Bowman County 115
24 Traill County 113
25 Mercer County 112
26 Kidder County 106
27 Bottineau County 102
28 Rolette County 101
29 Emmons County 90
30 Pierce County 88
31 McIntosh County 82
32 LaMoure County 74
32 Oliver County 74
33 Cavalier County 71
33 Foster County 71
34 Hettinger County 68
35 Wells County 67
36 Renville County 51
37 Eddy County 48
38 Towner County 42
39 Benson County 38
40 Dunn County 35
41 Sheridan County 30
42 Griggs County 27
43 Burke County 25
44 Billings County 21
45 Slope County 18
46 Golden Valley County 17
47 Nelson County 13
48 Sioux County 2
48 Steele County 2