Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all North Dakota counties, Sioux County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (84%), followed by Rolette County (77.59%), and Benson County (55.24%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Dakota counties.

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Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2012
Sioux
Rolette
Benson
Mountrail
McKenzie
Dunn
Ramsey
McLean
Burleigh
Pierce
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Sioux County 84
2 Rolette County 77.59
3 Benson County 55.24
4 Mountrail County 29.5
5 McKenzie County 17.67
6 Dunn County 10.67
7 Ramsey County 8.67
8 McLean County 6.68
9 Burleigh County 4.3
10 Pierce County 4.14
11 Morton County 4.04
12 Williams County 3.87
13 Eddy County 3.36
14 Towner County 2.93
15 Grand Forks County 2.69
16 Hettinger County 2.6
16 Slope County 2.6
17 Ward County 2.44
18 Richland County 2.39
19 Bottineau County 2.38
19 Mercer County 2.38
20 Oliver County 2.16
21 Pembina County 2.04
22 Bowman County 1.75
23 Stutsman County 1.52
24 Walsh County 1.48
25 Cavalier County 1.38
26 Nelson County 1.31
27 Cass County 1.24
28 Stark County 1.22
29 Grant County 1.19
30 Sargent County 1.13
30 Steele County 1.13
31 Traill County 0.98
32 Barnes County 0.89
33 Burke County 0.82
34 Divide County 0.8
35 Kidder County 0.78
35 McHenry County 0.78
36 Adams County 0.77
36 Foster County 0.77
37 Golden Valley County 0.72
38 Wells County 0.71
39 Sheridan County 0.7
40 Dickey County 0.65
41 Logan County 0.62
42 Griggs County 0.6
43 McIntosh County 0.55
43 Renville County 0.55
44 Ransom County 0.49
45 Emmons County 0.46
46 LaMoure County 0.42
47 Billings County 0.33