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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 57.53K people in North Dakota with Irish ancestry (7.44% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota counties, Kidder County had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (14.69%), followed by Golden Valley County (14.13%), and Eddy County (10.14%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
Kidder County
Golden Valley County
Eddy County
McHenry County
Burke County
Slope County
Morton County
Grand Forks County
Ransom County
Ward County
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Kidder County 14.69
2 Golden Valley County 14.13
3 Eddy County 10.14
4 McHenry County 10.00
5 Burke County 9.92
6 Slope County 9.03
7 Morton County 8.81
8 Grand Forks County 8.71
9 Ransom County 8.57
10 Ward County 8.26
11 Cass County 8.25
12 Towner County 8.22
13 Pembina County 8.17
14 Nelson County 8.11
15 Hettinger County 8.07
16 Stark County 7.74
17 Ramsey County 7.66
18 Stutsman County 7.63
19 McKenzie County 7.47
20 Adams County 7.29
21 Foster County 7.19
22 LaMoure County 7.17
23 Burleigh County 7.06
24 Richland County 6.98
24 Sargent County 6.98
25 Barnes County 6.95
26 Dickey County 6.80
27 Divide County 6.69
28 Renville County 6.66
29 Bottineau County 6.52
30 Cavalier County 6.42
30 Williams County 6.42
31 Mercer County 6.38
32 Billings County 6.32
33 Mountrail County 6.03
34 Traill County 5.41
35 Walsh County 5.25
36 Steele County 5.08
37 Grant County 5.06
38 Sheridan County 4.82
39 Dunn County 4.56
40 Wells County 4.49
41 Pierce County 4.33
42 McLean County 4.18
43 Bowman County 4.17
44 Griggs County 3.88
45 Logan County 3.69
46 Benson County 3.47
47 Oliver County 3.41
48 Emmons County 3.38
49 McIntosh County 2.61
50 Sioux County 2.23
51 Rolette County 1.22