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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 175.98K people in North Dakota with Norwegian ancestry. Among all North Dakota counties, Cass County had the highest population with Norwegian ancestry (50.94K), followed by Grand Forks County (19.67K), and Burleigh County (16.22K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Norwegian 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 Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
Cass County
Grand Forks County
Burleigh County
Ward County
Williams County
Morton County
Ramsey County
Richland County
Stutsman County
Stark County
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Cass County 50935
2 Grand Forks County 19667
3 Burleigh County 16221
4 Ward County 16165
5 Williams County 7852
6 Morton County 4532
7 Ramsey County 4041
8 Richland County 3961
9 Stutsman County 3923
10 Stark County 3610
11 Barnes County 3549
12 Traill County 3357
13 Walsh County 3139
14 Bottineau County 2582
15 McKenzie County 2545
16 Mountrail County 2002
17 Ransom County 1914
18 McLean County 1848
19 Nelson County 1357
20 McHenry County 1321
21 Benson County 1279
22 Pembina County 1276
23 Sargent County 1250
24 Mercer County 1230
25 Griggs County 1046
26 Divide County 1014
27 Bowman County 1004
28 Foster County 960
29 Dickey County 945
30 Pierce County 881
31 Wells County 877
32 Eddy County 852
33 LaMoure County 847
34 Renville County 841
35 Burke County 819
36 Cavalier County 785
37 Steele County 718
38 Rolette County 712
39 Towner County 647
40 Adams County 559
41 Dunn County 501
42 Kidder County 360
43 Oliver County 304
44 Emmons County 275
45 Hettinger County 249
46 Grant County 246
47 Logan County 175
48 Golden Valley County 171
49 Billings County 164
50 McIntosh County 159
51 Slope County 144
52 Sheridan County 108
53 Sioux County 56