North Dakota Black Population By County, 2018
Updated on January 29, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, 25,255 (3.32%) of the 760,062 North Dakota population in 2018 identified as Black or African American alone.

In the map below, we show the specific number of Blacks or African Americans per county in North Dakota. We also show the percentage of the population of each county that are African American and the gender percentages of the African American population when you interact with the map.

Cass County had the highest number of African Americans (11,176), and African Americans constituted 6.18% of the county's population. Other counties with high number of African Americans include: Ward County (3,305) - 4.83% of the county's population, and Grand Forks County (3,280) - 4.64% of the county's population.

The data can also be found in the table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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North Dakota Black Population By County, 2018
North Dakota Black Population By County, 2018
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County Black Population % of County Population
Adams 19 0.84
Barnes 164 1.56
Benson 20 0.29
Billings 6 0.65
Bottineau 47 0.74
Bowman 9 0.29
Burke 11 0.52
Burleigh 2264 2.37
Cass 11176 6.18
Cavalier 15 0.4
Dickey 41 0.84
Divide 38 1.69
Dunn 54 1.25
Eddy 8 0.35
Emmons 8 0.25
Foster 10 0.31
Golden Valley 11 0.62
Grand Forks 3280 4.64
Grant 3 0.13
Griggs 10 0.45
Hettinger 21 0.83
Kidder 10 0.41
LaMoure 15 0.37
Logan 7 0.37
McHenry 25 0.43
McIntosh 13 0.51
McKenzie 237 1.75
McLean 34 0.36
Mercer 47 0.57
Morton 384 1.24
Mountrail 120 1.18
Nelson 22 0.76
Oliver 8 0.41
Pembina 42 0.61
Pierce 32 0.79
Ramsey 147 1.27
Ransom 32 0.61
Renville 8 0.34
Richland 173 1.07
Rolette 56 0.39
Sargent 73 1.89
Sheridan 4 0.3
Sioux 26 0.59
Slope 8 1.04
Stark 956 3.09
Steele 8 0.42
Stutsman 396 1.9
Towner 8 0.37
Traill 73 0.91
Walsh 67 0.63
Ward 3305 4.83
Wells 12 0.31
Williams 1692 4.74