Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 279.25K people in North Dakota with German ancestry (36.11% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota counties, Oliver County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (63.24%), followed by Logan County (63.23%), and McIntosh County (62.38%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver County | 63.24 |
| 2 | Logan County | 63.23 |
| 3 | McIntosh County | 62.38 |
| 4 | Emmons County | 62.18 |
| 5 | Grant County | 59.00 |
| 6 | Kidder County | 54.82 |
| 7 | LaMoure County | 52.91 |
| 8 | Hettinger County | 52.36 |
| 9 | Morton County | 52.26 |
| 10 | Sheridan County | 51.51 |
| 11 | Golden Valley County | 51.33 |
| 12 | Slope County | 50.84 |
| 13 | Dickey County | 49.69 |
| 14 | Eddy County | 47.94 |
| 15 | Mercer County | 47.70 |
| 16 | Adams County | 47.34 |
| 17 | Wells County | 47.21 |
| 18 | Pierce County | 46.71 |
| 19 | Burleigh County | 46.47 |
| 20 | Stutsman County | 46.17 |
| 21 | Foster County | 45.91 |
| 22 | Richland County | 43.82 |
| 23 | Billings County | 43.62 |
| 24 | McHenry County | 41.75 |
| 25 | Renville County | 41.54 |
| 26 | Bowman County | 41.30 |
| 27 | Stark County | 40.22 |
| 28 | Ransom County | 39.67 |
| 29 | Sargent County | 38.97 |
| 30 | Barnes County | 38.88 |
| 31 | Cavalier County | 38.44 |
| 32 | Cass County | 36.97 |
| 33 | Ramsey County | 35.67 |
| 34 | Towner County | 35.57 |
| 35 | Bottineau County | 34.52 |
| 36 | McLean County | 32.68 |
| 37 | Dunn County | 31.97 |
| 38 | Nelson County | 31.17 |
| 39 | Ward County | 30.38 |
| 40 | Grand Forks County | 28.11 |
| 41 | Burke County | 27.56 |
| 42 | Steele County | 26.95 |
| 43 | Traill County | 25.19 |
| 44 | Griggs County | 24.09 |
| 45 | Pembina County | 23.97 |
| 46 | Divide County | 22.18 |
| 47 | McKenzie County | 20.83 |
| 48 | Walsh County | 19.29 |
| 49 | Williams County | 18.74 |
| 50 | Benson County | 17.83 |
| 51 | Mountrail County | 15.03 |
| 52 | Sioux County | 9.89 |
| 53 | Rolette County | 6.33 |