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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.32K people in North Dakota with British ancestry (0.30% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota counties, Slope County had the highest percentage of its population with British ancestry (1.81%), followed by Renville County (1.55%), and Nelson County (0.96%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having British 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 British Ancestry in 2021
Slope County
Renville County
Nelson County
Morton County
Burleigh County
Barnes County
Eddy County
Ward County
Billings County
Grand Forks County
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Slope County 1.81
2 Renville County 1.55
3 Nelson County 0.96
4 Morton County 0.92
5 Burleigh County 0.54
6 Barnes County 0.53
7 Eddy County 0.46
8 Ward County 0.42
9 Billings County 0.36
10 Grand Forks County 0.33
10 Traill County 0.33
11 Pembina County 0.32
11 Wells County 0.32
12 Bottineau County 0.28
12 Burke County 0.28
13 Cass County 0.24
14 Divide County 0.23
14 Mercer County 0.23
15 Grant County 0.21
16 Cavalier County 0.19
16 LaMoure County 0.19
16 Ransom County 0.19
17 Stark County 0.18
18 Sargent County 0.16
19 Williams County 0.15
20 McKenzie County 0.14
21 Adams County 0.13
21 Griggs County 0.13
21 Kidder County 0.13
22 McLean County 0.11
22 Richland County 0.11
23 Dickey County 0.10
24 Ramsey County 0.08
25 Benson County 0.07
26 Walsh County 0.06
27 Stutsman County 0.05
28 Emmons County 0.03
28 Rolette County 0.03