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Highest French population share, North Dakota counties · 2020

North Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 53 is 2.1%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

01Rolette County, NDND11,68823.8%+4.7 pts

02Pembina County, NDND6,5688.9%−3.7 pts

03Bottineau County, NDND6,2846.2%+1.2 pts

04Nelson County, NDND2,9635.6%+2.5 pts

05Cavalier County, NDND3,4975.1%−3.1 pts

06Walsh County, NDND10,1794.3%−0.9 pts

07Pierce County, NDND3,8384.2%+1.1 pts

08Grand Forks County, NDND74,5014.0%−1.1 pts

09Stutsman County, NDND21,4143.9%+0.4 pts

10Barnes County, NDND10,5733.5%+1.2 pts

11Cass County, NDND201,7943.4%−1.2 pts

12Ramsey County, NDND11,5303.1%−0.6 pts

13Traill County, NDND7,9202.7%−2.4 pts

14Stark County, NDND34,0132.6%−1.8 pts

15Ransom County, NDND5,6172.6%−0.5 pts

16Burleigh County, NDND103,2512.5%−0.3 pts

17Sheridan County, NDND1,2962.5%−0.6 pts

18Hettinger County, NDND2,4922.5%+0.1 pts

19Mercer County, NDND8,4412.4%+0.4 pts

20Slope County, NDND6282.4%−0.8 pts

21Eddy County, NDND2,3292.3%+1.4 pts

22Sioux County, NDND3,6672.3%+1.2 pts

23Ward County, NDND68,2332.3%−1.2 pts

24Bowman County, NDND2,7622.2%−2.1 pts

25Williams County, NDND41,7672.2%−2.0 pts

26Griggs County, NDND2,2392.2%+0.8 pts

27McLean County, NDND9,7402.1%−0.4 pts

28McHenry County, NDND5,1302.0%−0.9 pts

29Divide County, NDND2,1102.0%+0.2 pts

30Towner County, NDND2,0402.0%−1.9 pts

31Benson County, NDND5,7591.9%−3.5 pts

32Burke County, NDND2,1321.9%−0.1 pts

33Oliver County, NDND1,8981.8%−1.4 pts

34McKenzie County, NDND15,1921.8%−1.0 pts

35Renville County, NDND2,3311.8%−4.0 pts

36Richland County, NDND16,7311.7%−1.5 pts

37Golden Valley County, NDND1,8081.7%−3.2 pts

38Logan County, NDND1,8591.5%+0.2 pts

39Dickey County, NDND4,8951.5%−0.7 pts

40Emmons County, NDND3,2151.5%+0.4 pts

41Billings County, NDND1,0711.5%−2.5 pts

42LaMoure County, NDND4,1351.4%−1.2 pts

43McIntosh County, NDND2,4511.4%+0.8 pts

44Foster County, NDND3,2121.4%−0.8 pts

45Mountrail County, NDND9,3951.4%−0.4 pts

46Sargent County, NDND3,7111.4%−1.3 pts

47Steele County, NDND1,7971.3%+0.1 pts

48Adams County, NDND2,2751.2%−0.5 pts

49Dunn County, NDND4,0581.1%−0.4 pts

50Morton County, NDND34,6011.1%−1.3 pts

51Grant County, NDND2,2061.0%−0.7 pts

52Wells County, NDND3,7291.0%−0.6 pts

53Kidder County, NDND2,3930.9%+0.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS