North Dakota Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 2, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Foreign-Born population of North Dakota was 33,955, which was 4.39% of the population of North Dakota.

The highest percentage of the North Dakota foreign-born population where born in Liberia (8.39%), followed by Canada (8.35%), and Mexico (8.17%).

The chart below shows the top 10 place of birth countries for the North Dakota Foreign-born population, as a percentage of the total North Dakota foreign-born population. The table below shows the population and percentage of the North Dakota foreign-born population for many different place of birth countries.

You can see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
North Dakota Percentage of Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021
Liberia
Canada
Mexico
Philippines
Somalia
India
Kenya
Nepal
China
Nigeria
North Dakota Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Country of Birth Number of People Percentage of Foreign-Born (%)
Liberia 2848 8.39
Canada 2836 8.35
Mexico 2774 8.17
Philippines 2110 6.21
Somalia 1714 5.05
India 1505 4.43
Kenya 1259 3.71
Nepal 1174 3.46
China 1048 3.09
Nigeria 784 2.31
Korea 718 2.12
Colombia 684 2.01
Sudan 604 1.78
Vietnam 595 1.75
Democratic Republic of Congo 580 1.71
Japan 513 1.51
Germany 490 1.44
Afghanistan 342 1.01
France 333 0.98
Bosnia and Herzegovina 332 0.98
Iran 328 0.97
Russia 327 0.96
Jamaica 327 0.96
Ghana 306 0.90
Congo 299 0.88
Iraq 258 0.76
Thailand 254 0.75
Syria 228 0.67
Peru 224 0.66
Romania 211 0.62
Cameroon 211 0.62
Dominican Republic 201 0.59
Egypt 187 0.55
Panama 187 0.55
England 184 0.54
Pakistan 183 0.54
Haiti 179 0.53
Brazil 164 0.48
Bangladesh 157 0.46
Croatia 154 0.45
Guatemala 146 0.43
Moldova 127 0.37
El Salvador 123 0.36
Ethiopia 120 0.35
Honduras 115 0.34
Taiwan 113 0.33
Saudi Arabia 113 0.33
Spain 100 0.30
Zimbabwe 99 0.29
Ukraine 96 0.28
Ecuador 94 0.28
Chile 92 0.27
Denmark 85 0.25
Sri Lanka 84 0.25
Turkey 81 0.24
Greece 76 0.22
Nicaragua 76 0.22
Austria 71 0.21
Norway 70 0.21
Cuba 68 0.20
Australia 67 0.20
Laos 63 0.19
Yemen 62 0.18
Lithuania 55 0.16
Poland 53 0.16
Indonesia 53 0.16
Sierra Leone 53 0.16
Scotland 51 0.15
Italy 50 0.15
Serbia 45 0.13
Jordan 45 0.13
Eritrea 43 0.13
Lebanon 40 0.12
Hong Kong 31 0.09
Belize 31 0.09
Malaysia 28 0.08
Czechoslovakia 26 0.08
Uruguay 25 0.07
Netherlands 20 0.06
Bulgaria 20 0.06
Senegal 20 0.06
Uzbekistan 18 0.05
Belarus 17 0.05
North Macedonia 15 0.04
Singapore 15 0.04
Morocco 15 0.04
Sweden 14 0.04
Cambodia 14 0.04
Kazakhstan 11 0.03
Switzerland 10 0.03
Ireland 9 0.03
Grenada 8 0.02
Latvia 7 0.02
Costa Rica 7 0.02
Belgium 5 0.02
Venezuela 4 0.01
Hungary 3 0.01
Israel 3 0.01
Barbados 3 0.01
Argentina 3 0.01
Trinidad and Tobago 2 0.01
Uganda 1 0.00