Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all North Dakota counties, Ward County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (3.19%), followed by Cass County (2.93%), and Grand Forks County (2.56%).

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 Black or African American Alone in 2012
Ward
Cass
Grand Forks
Stark
Barnes
Dickey
Stutsman
Burleigh
Golden Valley
Richland
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Ward County 3.19
2 Cass County 2.93
3 Grand Forks County 2.56
4 Stark County 1.1
5 Barnes County 0.98
6 Dickey County 0.92
7 Stutsman County 0.91
8 Burleigh County 0.82
9 Golden Valley County 0.78
10 Richland County 0.76
11 Williams County 0.71
12 Morton County 0.62
13 Bottineau County 0.56
13 Pierce County 0.56
14 Mountrail County 0.52
15 Traill County 0.51
16 Pembina County 0.5
17 Divide County 0.49
18 Billings County 0.43
18 Dunn County 0.43
18 Nelson County 0.43
19 Burke County 0.41
19 Mercer County 0.41
19 Ramsey County 0.41
20 Ransom County 0.4
21 Renville County 0.39
22 Adams County 0.34
23 Kidder County 0.33
24 Hettinger County 0.32
25 Sheridan County 0.31
26 Griggs County 0.3
26 McKenzie County 0.3
26 Walsh County 0.3
27 Oliver County 0.27
28 Cavalier County 0.26
28 McIntosh County 0.26
28 Slope County 0.26
29 Sargent County 0.23
30 LaMoure County 0.22
31 Eddy County 0.21
31 Steele County 0.21
32 Foster County 0.18
33 McHenry County 0.17
33 McLean County 0.17
33 Wells County 0.17
34 Bowman County 0.16
34 Sioux County 0.16
35 Emmons County 0.14
35 Rolette County 0.14
36 Towner County 0.13
37 Logan County 0.1
38 Benson County 0.09
39 Grant County 0.04