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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 12.25K people in North Dakota with Scandinavian ancestry. Among all North Dakota counties, Cass County had the highest population with Scandinavian ancestry (3.89K), followed by Burleigh County (1.94K), and Ward County (1.24K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Cass County
Burleigh County
Ward County
Grand Forks County
Williams County
Morton County
Richland County
Stutsman County
Traill County
Ramsey County
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Cass County 3892
2 Burleigh County 1936
3 Ward County 1236
4 Grand Forks County 749
5 Williams County 546
6 Morton County 432
7 Richland County 318
8 Stutsman County 237
9 Traill County 211
10 Ramsey County 192
11 Pierce County 176
12 McLean County 163
13 Mountrail County 140
14 McKenzie County 137
15 Dickey County 117
16 Walsh County 106
17 Stark County 99
17 Towner County 99
18 Bottineau County 95
19 Nelson County 94
20 Adams County 92
21 Barnes County 90
22 Steele County 87
23 Benson County 78
23 Pembina County 78
23 Sargent County 78
24 Divide County 71
24 Ransom County 71
25 Eddy County 70
25 Foster County 70
26 Dunn County 64
27 Kidder County 51
28 LaMoure County 39
29 Wells County 38
30 Mercer County 37
31 Burke County 36
32 McHenry County 30
33 Cavalier County 27
34 Hettinger County 25
35 Rolette County 24
36 Slope County 16
37 Oliver County 14
37 Sheridan County 14
38 Emmons County 13
38 Grant County 13
39 Billings County 10
39 McIntosh County 10
40 Bowman County 9
40 Renville County 9
41 Griggs County 6
42 Logan County 1