Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of 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 (2.74% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota counties, Stark County had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (10.30%), followed by Grant County (7.40%), and Logan County (6.45%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Stark County
Grant County
Logan County
Morton County
Adams County
Ransom County
Kidder County
Pembina County
Oliver County
Bowman County
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Stark County 10.30
2 Grant County 7.40
3 Logan County 6.45
4 Morton County 5.74
5 Adams County 5.59
6 Ransom County 5.14
7 Kidder County 4.42
8 Pembina County 4.28
9 Oliver County 4.00
10 Bowman County 3.80
11 Sargent County 3.33
12 Stutsman County 3.26
13 McIntosh County 3.19
14 Walsh County 3.09
15 Mountrail County 2.93
16 Hettinger County 2.72
17 Emmons County 2.71
18 Billings County 2.50
19 Cass County 2.47
20 Dickey County 2.33
21 Slope County 2.32
22 Ward County 2.31
23 McHenry County 2.27
24 Sheridan County 2.26
25 Renville County 2.19
26 Pierce County 2.18
27 Burleigh County 2.11
27 Williams County 2.11
28 Foster County 2.09
29 Richland County 2.06
30 Eddy County 2.02
31 Barnes County 1.99
32 Towner County 1.92
33 Cavalier County 1.91
34 Grand Forks County 1.90
34 McLean County 1.90
35 LaMoure County 1.77
36 Wells County 1.66
37 McKenzie County 1.64
38 Bottineau County 1.58
39 Ramsey County 1.48
40 Traill County 1.41
41 Mercer County 1.33
42 Griggs County 1.20
43 Burke County 1.15
44 Golden Valley County 0.94
45 Dunn County 0.86
46 Rolette County 0.81
47 Benson County 0.62
48 Nelson County 0.43
49 Steele County 0.11
50 Sioux County 0.05