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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.33K people in North Dakota with Finnish ancestry (0.69% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota counties, Towner County had the highest percentage of its population with Finnish ancestry (6.99%), followed by Dickey County (2.53%), and Williams County (2.00%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Finnish 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 Finnish Ancestry in 2021
Towner County
Dickey County
Williams County
Rolette County
Stark County
Mountrail County
Pierce County
Dunn County
Sargent County
Logan County
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with Finnish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Towner County 6.99
2 Dickey County 2.53
3 Williams County 2.00
4 Rolette County 1.48
5 Stark County 1.17
6 Mountrail County 1.12
7 Pierce County 1.11
8 Dunn County 1.09
8 Sargent County 1.09
9 Logan County 1.05
9 Nelson County 1.05
10 Burke County 0.92
11 Cass County 0.89
12 Eddy County 0.76
13 Richland County 0.70
14 Emmons County 0.63
15 Bottineau County 0.61
16 McKenzie County 0.59
17 Grand Forks County 0.58
17 Ramsey County 0.58
18 McHenry County 0.50
19 Burleigh County 0.42
20 Hettinger County 0.40
21 Slope County 0.39
21 Stutsman County 0.39
21 Ward County 0.39
22 Foster County 0.32
22 Oliver County 0.32
23 Adams County 0.31
24 Cavalier County 0.30
25 Kidder County 0.29
25 McLean County 0.29
26 Walsh County 0.25
27 Griggs County 0.22
28 Wells County 0.17
29 Barnes County 0.15
30 Morton County 0.13
31 Traill County 0.11
32 LaMoure County 0.10
32 Mercer County 0.10
33 Bowman County 0.07
34 Pembina County 0.06
35 McIntosh County 0.04
35 Renville County 0.04