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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 28.83K people in North Dakota with Swedish ancestry (3.73% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota counties, Divide County had the highest percentage of its population with Swedish ancestry (11.57%), followed by Burke County (7.95%), and Sargent County (6.88%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Swedish 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 Swedish Ancestry in 2021
Divide County
Burke County
Sargent County
Steele County
Eddy County
Bowman County
Cass County
Ransom County
Barnes County
LaMoure County
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Divide County 11.57
2 Burke County 7.95
3 Sargent County 6.88
4 Steele County 6.58
5 Eddy County 6.31
6 Bowman County 6.22
7 Cass County 5.84
8 Ransom County 5.76
9 Barnes County 5.56
10 LaMoure County 5.06
11 Traill County 4.93
12 Nelson County 4.71
13 Richland County 4.39
14 Bottineau County 4.25
15 Grand Forks County 4.11
16 Stutsman County 3.92
17 Griggs County 3.84
18 Walsh County 3.52
19 Towner County 3.47
20 Cavalier County 3.44
21 Pembina County 3.43
22 Adams County 3.35
23 Dickey County 3.29
24 Ramsey County 3.22
25 McLean County 3.18
26 Benson County 3.15
27 Hettinger County 3.12
28 Burleigh County 3.10
29 Billings County 2.98
30 Mountrail County 2.83
31 Mercer County 2.70
32 Foster County 2.62
33 Renville County 2.58
34 Ward County 2.51
35 Pierce County 2.48
36 McHenry County 2.20
37 Sheridan County 2.18
38 Oliver County 2.16
39 Morton County 2.10
40 Williams County 1.95
41 McKenzie County 1.88
42 Grant County 1.87
43 Logan County 1.71
44 Dunn County 1.70
45 Emmons County 1.66
46 Wells County 1.64
47 Slope County 1.55
48 Stark County 1.45
49 McIntosh County 1.17
50 Golden Valley County 1.16
51 Kidder County 0.75
52 Rolette County 0.65
53 Sioux County 0.10