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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.43K people in North Dakota with Welsh ancestry (0.32% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota counties, Towner County had the highest percentage of its population with Welsh ancestry (1.55%), followed by Foster County (1.06%), and Walsh County (0.82%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Welsh 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 Welsh Ancestry in 2021
Towner County
Foster County
Walsh County
Wells County
Mercer County
Stark County
Grand Forks County
Eddy County
Dickey County
Cass County
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Towner County 1.55
2 Foster County 1.06
3 Walsh County 0.82
4 Wells County 0.65
5 Mercer County 0.58
6 Stark County 0.55
7 Grand Forks County 0.47
8 Eddy County 0.42
9 Dickey County 0.40
10 Cass County 0.37
11 Griggs County 0.36
11 Ramsey County 0.36
12 Burleigh County 0.35
12 McHenry County 0.35
13 Adams County 0.31
13 McIntosh County 0.31
14 Ward County 0.30
15 Cavalier County 0.27
15 Williams County 0.27
16 Mountrail County 0.26
16 Slope County 0.26
17 Billings County 0.24
18 Bowman County 0.23
18 McKenzie County 0.23
19 Logan County 0.22
20 Stutsman County 0.21
21 Hettinger County 0.20
22 Barnes County 0.18
22 Burke County 0.18
23 Grant County 0.17
24 Pembina County 0.16
25 Traill County 0.14
26 Richland County 0.12
27 LaMoure County 0.10
28 Renville County 0.09
29 Bottineau County 0.08
29 Sheridan County 0.08
29 Sioux County 0.08
30 Benson County 0.05
30 Dunn County 0.05
31 Kidder County 0.04
31 McLean County 0.04
32 Ransom County 0.02
33 Morton County 0.01