Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 6.13K people in North Dakota with French Canadian ancestry (0.79% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota counties, Wells County had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (3.32%), followed by Ransom County (2.66%), and Grant County (2.47%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French Canadian ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in North Dakota.
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Related Topics: North Dakota ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wells County | 3.32 |
| 2 | Ransom County | 2.66 |
| 3 | Grant County | 2.47 |
| 4 | Renville County | 1.93 |
| 5 | Walsh County | 1.70 |
| 6 | Towner County | 1.69 |
| 7 | Pembina County | 1.56 |
| 8 | Golden Valley County | 1.55 |
| 9 | Divide County | 1.41 |
| 9 | Foster County | 1.41 |
| 10 | Cavalier County | 1.26 |
| 11 | Grand Forks County | 1.14 |
| 12 | Williams County | 1.06 |
| 13 | Bottineau County | 1.01 |
| 14 | Barnes County | 0.97 |
| 15 | Benson County | 0.94 |
| 15 | Traill County | 0.94 |
| 16 | Morton County | 0.93 |
| 17 | Hettinger County | 0.88 |
| 17 | Richland County | 0.88 |
| 18 | Sioux County | 0.75 |
| 19 | Stark County | 0.74 |
| 20 | Cass County | 0.71 |
| 21 | Burleigh County | 0.68 |
| 22 | Ward County | 0.67 |
| 23 | Nelson County | 0.63 |
| 24 | Griggs County | 0.62 |
| 25 | Dickey County | 0.60 |
| 26 | Burke County | 0.55 |
| 26 | LaMoure County | 0.55 |
| 27 | Kidder County | 0.54 |
| 27 | Rolette County | 0.54 |
| 28 | McHenry County | 0.50 |
| 29 | Sheridan County | 0.45 |
| 30 | Mountrail County | 0.44 |
| 31 | Steele County | 0.43 |
| 32 | Dunn County | 0.42 |
| 32 | Sargent County | 0.42 |
| 33 | Slope County | 0.39 |
| 34 | Stutsman County | 0.37 |
| 35 | Billings County | 0.36 |
| 35 | Ramsey County | 0.36 |
| 36 | McKenzie County | 0.33 |
| 37 | McLean County | 0.30 |
| 38 | Emmons County | 0.27 |
| 38 | McIntosh County | 0.27 |
| 39 | Mercer County | 0.24 |
| 40 | Pierce County | 0.15 |
| 41 | Adams County | 0.13 |
| 41 | Eddy County | 0.13 |
| 42 | Logan County | 0.11 |