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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 8.97K people in North Dakota with Italian ancestry (1.16% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota counties, Divide County had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (5.46%), followed by Renville County (2.71%), and Foster County (2.33%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
Divide County
Renville County
Foster County
Mountrail County
Ward County
Hettinger County
Dunn County
Grand Forks County
Nelson County
Stark County
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Divide County 5.46
2 Renville County 2.71
3 Foster County 2.33
4 Mountrail County 2.23
5 Ward County 1.82
6 Hettinger County 1.80
7 Dunn County 1.78
7 Grand Forks County 1.78
8 Nelson County 1.65
9 Stark County 1.61
10 Golden Valley County 1.55
11 Towner County 1.51
12 McHenry County 1.49
13 Barnes County 1.42
14 Pembina County 1.23
15 Burleigh County 1.18
16 Burke County 1.15
17 McKenzie County 1.12
17 Ramsey County 1.12
18 Mercer County 1.10
19 Ransom County 1.07
20 Cass County 1.03
21 Sheridan County 0.98
22 Williams County 0.96
23 Adams County 0.94
24 Bowman County 0.93
25 Logan County 0.88
26 Bottineau County 0.87
27 Sargent County 0.78
28 Morton County 0.77
29 Emmons County 0.72
30 Richland County 0.70
31 Grant County 0.64
32 Benson County 0.57
32 Pierce County 0.57
33 Traill County 0.55
34 Kidder County 0.46
34 LaMoure County 0.46
34 Stutsman County 0.46
35 Walsh County 0.42
36 McLean County 0.40
37 Billings County 0.36
38 Griggs County 0.31
39 Cavalier County 0.30
40 Dickey County 0.28
41 Eddy County 0.25
42 Rolette County 0.21
43 Wells County 0.20
44 Oliver County 0.16
44 Steele County 0.16
45 Sioux County 0.10