Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, 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 (82.56%), followed by Rolette County (78.06%), and Benson County (55.35%).

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

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2016
Sioux
Rolette
Benson
Mountrail
McKenzie
Ramsey
Dunn
McLean
Pierce
Towner
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2016
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Sioux County 82.56
2 Rolette County 78.06
3 Benson County 55.35
4 Mountrail County 28.36
5 McKenzie County 11.77
6 Ramsey County 9.87
7 Dunn County 9.49
8 McLean County 6.71
9 Pierce County 4.7
10 Towner County 4.49
11 Burleigh County 4.24
12 Eddy County 3.92
13 Morton County 3.89
14 Williams County 3.74
15 Richland County 3.08
16 Bottineau County 3.02
17 Hettinger County 2.92
18 Grand Forks County 2.81
18 Slope County 2.81
19 Oliver County 2.53
20 Mercer County 2.43
21 Ward County 2.35
22 Bowman County 2.3
23 Pembina County 2.1
24 Stutsman County 1.87
25 Walsh County 1.82
26 Nelson County 1.73
27 Sheridan County 1.71
28 Stark County 1.61
29 Grant County 1.6
30 Burke County 1.48
31 Steele County 1.46
32 Cavalier County 1.42
33 Traill County 1.4
34 Barnes County 1.39
35 Cass County 1.37
36 Golden Valley County 1.29
37 Sargent County 1.21
38 Foster County 1.18
39 McHenry County 1.04
40 Divide County 1
41 Dickey County 0.9
42 Kidder County 0.85
43 Adams County 0.81
43 Emmons County 0.81
44 Ransom County 0.8
45 Wells County 0.67
46 McIntosh County 0.65
47 Logan County 0.62
48 Griggs County 0.58
49 LaMoure County 0.56
50 Renville County 0.55
51 Billings County 0.32