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Highest Danish population share, North Dakota counties

North Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Danish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Danish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 51 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 51 is 0.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Adams County, ND, up 39 places to #3.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲2Steele County, NDND1,7973.4%+0.7 pts

02▼1Burke County, NDND2,1322.9%−7.1 pts

03▲39Adams County, NDND2,2752.7%+1.6 pts

04Bowman County, NDND2,7622.5%+1.2 pts

05▲7Divide County, NDND2,1102.0%−0.4 pts

06▼4Slope County, NDND6282.0%+0.6 pts

07▲7Sheridan County, NDND1,2961.8%+0.9 pts

08▼1Renville County, NDND2,3311.7%−0.7 pts

09▲10LaMoure County, NDND4,1351.7%−0.8 pts

10▲1Barnes County, NDND10,5731.7%−0.9 pts

11Billings County, NDND1,0711.6%−0.3 pts

12▲3Griggs County, NDND2,2391.6%+1.2 pts

13▼4Towner County, NDND2,0401.3%+0.4 pts

14▲25McLean County, NDND9,7401.2%−0.3 pts

15▲31Logan County, NDND1,8591.2%+0.2 pts

16▲9Dickey County, NDND4,8951.1%−1.1 pts

17▲5Stutsman County, NDND21,4141.1%−0.4 pts

18Mountrail County, NDND9,3951.1%−0.9 pts

19▼3Richland County, NDND16,7311.0%−0.7 pts

20▼12Ransom County, NDND5,6171.0%−1.3 pts

21▼1Ward County, NDND68,2331.0%−0.7 pts

22▲21Benson County, NDND5,7590.9%+0.5 pts

23▲11Burleigh County, NDND103,2510.9%−0.1 pts

24▼11Sargent County, NDND3,7110.8%+0.3 pts

25▼2Cass County, NDND201,7940.8%−0.3 pts

26▲6Kidder County, NDND2,3930.8%−0.2 pts

27▲6Stark County, NDND34,0130.7%+0.2 pts

28▼4Grand Forks County, NDND74,5010.7%−0.5 pts

29▼3Williams County, NDND41,7670.6%−0.6 pts

30▼3Traill County, NDND7,9200.6%−0.6 pts

31▲16Pierce County, NDND3,8380.6%+0.3 pts

32▼11Oliver County, NDND1,8980.5%0.0 pts

33▼2Ramsey County, NDND11,5300.5%−1.6 pts

34▲4McHenry County, NDND5,1300.5%0.0 pts

35▼29Bottineau County, NDND6,2840.5%−1.0 pts

36▲1Morton County, NDND34,6010.4%−0.5 pts

37▲4Walsh County, NDND10,1790.4%−0.4 pts

38▲13Eddy County, NDND2,3290.4%0.0 pts

39▼11Foster County, NDND3,2120.4%0.0 pts

40▼4Mercer County, NDND8,4410.3%+0.2 pts

41▼11Pembina County, NDND6,5680.3%−0.4 pts

42▲10Emmons County, NDND3,2150.3%0.0 pts

43▼26Nelson County, NDND2,9630.3%−1.0 pts

44▲4Grant County, NDND2,2060.2%+0.1 pts

45▼10Hettinger County, NDND2,4920.2%−0.4 pts

46▼6Dunn County, NDND4,0580.2%−0.8 pts

47▼3McKenzie County, NDND15,1920.2%−0.9 pts

48▼43Cavalier County, NDND3,4970.2%−0.6 pts

49Rolette County, NDND11,6880.2%−0.6 pts

50▼21Wells County, NDND3,7290.2%−0.3 pts

51▼6McIntosh County, NDND2,4510.1%0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES