Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.13K people in North Dakota with African ancestry (0.41% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota counties, Williams County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (1.11%), followed by Cass County (0.88%), and McIntosh County (0.62%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having African 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 Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Williams County
Cass County
McIntosh County
Burleigh County
Stutsman County
Barnes County
Grand Forks County
Ward County
Ransom County
LaMoure County
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Williams County 1.11
2 Cass County 0.88
3 McIntosh County 0.62
4 Burleigh County 0.53
4 Stutsman County 0.53
5 Barnes County 0.51
6 Grand Forks County 0.29
7 Ward County 0.21
8 Ransom County 0.16
9 LaMoure County 0.14
10 Mountrail County 0.08
11 Sargent County 0.05
12 McKenzie County 0.02
12 Ramsey County 0.02