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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 12.25K people in North Dakota with Scandinavian ancestry (1.58% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota counties, Steele County had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (4.65%), followed by Towner County (4.52%), and Pierce County (4.36%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Steele County
Towner County
Pierce County
Adams County
Divide County
Nelson County
Eddy County
Traill County
Dickey County
Cass County
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Steele County 4.65
2 Towner County 4.52
3 Pierce County 4.36
4 Adams County 4.11
5 Divide County 3.23
6 Nelson County 3.10
7 Eddy County 2.94
8 Traill County 2.64
9 Dickey County 2.33
10 Cass County 2.13
10 Kidder County 2.13
11 Slope County 2.07
12 Foster County 2.06
13 Sargent County 2.03
14 Burleigh County 1.98
15 Richland County 1.92
16 Ward County 1.77
17 McLean County 1.67
18 Burke County 1.65
18 Ramsey County 1.65
19 Dunn County 1.58
20 Bottineau County 1.48
21 Mountrail County 1.44
22 Williams County 1.42
23 Morton County 1.31
24 Benson County 1.28
25 Ransom County 1.25
26 Billings County 1.19
27 Pembina County 1.13
28 Stutsman County 1.09
29 Sheridan County 1.05
30 Grand Forks County 1.02
31 Hettinger County 1.00
31 McKenzie County 1.00
31 Walsh County 1.00
32 LaMoure County 0.94
32 Wells County 0.94
33 Barnes County 0.83
34 Oliver County 0.76
35 Cavalier County 0.73
36 Grant County 0.55
36 McHenry County 0.55
37 Mercer County 0.44
38 Emmons County 0.39
38 McIntosh County 0.39
38 Renville County 0.39
39 Bowman County 0.30
39 Stark County 0.30
40 Griggs County 0.27
41 Rolette County 0.19
42 Logan County 0.06