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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 7.17K people in North Dakota with European ancestry (0.93% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota counties, Williams County had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (1.91%), followed by McKenzie County (1.90%), and Cavalier County (1.80%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
Williams County
McKenzie County
Cavalier County
Stutsman County
Morton County
Adams County
Billings County
Sheridan County
LaMoure County
Ward County
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Williams County 1.91
2 McKenzie County 1.90
3 Cavalier County 1.80
4 Stutsman County 1.60
5 Morton County 1.59
6 Adams County 1.52
7 Billings County 1.43
8 Sheridan County 1.36
9 LaMoure County 1.29
10 Ward County 1.26
11 Barnes County 1.25
12 Grand Forks County 1.14
13 Richland County 1.01
14 Burleigh County 0.96
15 Cass County 0.79
16 Stark County 0.76
17 McIntosh County 0.74
18 Logan County 0.72
18 Pembina County 0.72
19 Mountrail County 0.70
20 Sargent County 0.65
20 Slope County 0.65
21 Dunn County 0.59
22 Dickey County 0.58
22 Kidder County 0.58
23 Traill County 0.56
24 Eddy County 0.55
25 McHenry County 0.50
26 Divide County 0.46
27 Bowman County 0.40
27 Walsh County 0.40
28 Golden Valley County 0.39
29 Ransom County 0.26
30 Pierce County 0.25
31 Nelson County 0.20
32 Burke County 0.18
32 Foster County 0.18
33 Wells County 0.15
34 McLean County 0.11
35 Emmons County 0.09
35 Renville County 0.09
36 Rolette County 0.06
37 Grant County 0.04
38 Benson County 0.03
38 Bottineau County 0.03
39 Ramsey County 0.02