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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 12.52K people in North Dakota with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.62% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota counties, Cass County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (4.69%), followed by Williams County (2.21%), and Sargent County (1.51%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Cass County
Williams County
Sargent County
Grand Forks County
Ward County
Burleigh County
Stutsman County
Barnes County
Ramsey County
Burke County
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cass County 4.69
2 Williams County 2.21
3 Sargent County 1.51
4 Grand Forks County 1.33
5 Ward County 0.96
6 Burleigh County 0.79
7 Stutsman County 0.76
8 Barnes County 0.72
9 Ramsey County 0.68
10 Burke County 0.64
11 McIntosh County 0.62
12 Dunn County 0.49
12 Walsh County 0.49
13 LaMoure County 0.29
14 Ransom County 0.25
15 Emmons County 0.18
16 Pembina County 0.17
17 Morton County 0.16
17 Stark County 0.16
18 McLean County 0.15
19 Mountrail County 0.08
20 McHenry County 0.07
21 Logan County 0.06
22 Richland County 0.04
22 Traill County 0.04
23 Sioux County 0.03
24 McKenzie County 0.02
25 Rolette County 0.01