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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 8.50K people in North Dakota with Scottish ancestry (1.10% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota counties, Cavalier County had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (3.81%), followed by Divide County (3.42%), and Towner County (2.88%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scottish 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 Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Cavalier County
Divide County
Towner County
Ramsey County
Pembina County
Bottineau County
Wells County
Slope County
McKenzie County
Traill County
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cavalier County 3.81
2 Divide County 3.42
3 Towner County 2.88
4 Ramsey County 2.59
5 Pembina County 2.17
6 Bottineau County 1.86
7 Wells County 1.69
8 Slope County 1.68
9 McKenzie County 1.65
10 Traill County 1.62
11 Mountrail County 1.60
12 Ward County 1.50
13 Grand Forks County 1.48
14 Nelson County 1.45
15 Williams County 1.44
16 Emmons County 1.30
17 Pierce County 1.29
18 Richland County 1.20
19 Mercer County 1.17
20 Cass County 1.10
21 Stutsman County 1.09
22 Steele County 1.02
23 Burke County 0.97
23 McIntosh County 0.97
24 Sargent County 0.89
25 Kidder County 0.88
26 Stark County 0.87
27 Eddy County 0.84
28 Billings County 0.83
29 Dunn County 0.79
30 Burleigh County 0.75
31 Ransom County 0.74
32 Griggs County 0.67
33 Bowman County 0.66
34 Walsh County 0.63
35 Renville County 0.60
36 LaMoure County 0.57
37 Hettinger County 0.56
38 McLean County 0.55
39 McHenry County 0.54
39 Oliver County 0.54
40 Foster County 0.50
41 Rolette County 0.49
42 Grant County 0.47
43 Barnes County 0.29
44 Dickey County 0.24
45 Morton County 0.19
46 Adams County 0.18
47 Benson County 0.16
48 Logan County 0.11
49 Sheridan County 0.08