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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 6.60K people in North Dakota with Danish ancestry (0.85% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota counties, Burke County had the highest percentage of its population with Danish ancestry (4.36%), followed by Slope County (3.23%), and Steele County (2.57%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Danish 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 Danish Ancestry in 2021
Burke County
Slope County
Steele County
Cavalier County
Bowman County
Ransom County
Towner County
Golden Valley County
Bottineau County
Renville County
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Burke County 4.36
2 Slope County 3.23
3 Steele County 2.57
4 Cavalier County 2.15
5 Bowman County 2.08
6 Ransom County 1.90
7 Towner County 1.74
8 Golden Valley County 1.66
9 Bottineau County 1.60
10 Renville County 1.46
11 Sargent County 1.41
12 Barnes County 1.35
13 Sheridan County 1.28
14 Mountrail County 1.26
15 Divide County 1.18
16 Griggs County 1.12
17 Grand Forks County 1.07
18 Foster County 1.03
18 LaMoure County 1.03
19 Richland County 1.01
20 Cass County 0.98
21 Ward County 0.93
22 Williams County 0.85
23 Stark County 0.84
23 Stutsman County 0.84
24 Nelson County 0.79
25 Ramsey County 0.76
26 Traill County 0.75
27 Dickey County 0.64
28 Benson County 0.62
29 Burleigh County 0.59
30 Kidder County 0.58
31 Pierce County 0.55
32 Morton County 0.54
32 Walsh County 0.54
33 Hettinger County 0.52
34 Mercer County 0.48
35 McLean County 0.46
36 Oliver County 0.43
37 McHenry County 0.41
38 Pembina County 0.38
39 Dunn County 0.32
40 Grant County 0.26
41 Eddy County 0.25
42 Adams County 0.22
42 Logan County 0.22
43 Wells County 0.20
44 McKenzie County 0.19
45 Sioux County 0.15
46 Emmons County 0.12
46 McIntosh County 0.12
47 Rolette County 0.08