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Highest Irish population share, North Dakota counties

North Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Irish 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 6.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Griggs County, ND, up 31 places to #11.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲1Golden Valley County, NDND1,80812.0%+4.1 pts

02▲2Slope County, NDND62810.6%+2.7 pts

03▲27Cavalier County, NDND3,49710.2%+4.4 pts

04▲4Grand Forks County, NDND74,5019.3%−0.2 pts

05▲7Pembina County, NDND6,5689.2%−1.4 pts

06▲1Eddy County, NDND2,3299.2%−0.1 pts

07▼6Kidder County, NDND2,3938.9%+4.2 pts

08▲12Divide County, NDND2,1108.8%+0.3 pts

09▲8Ward County, NDND68,2338.7%−2.8 pts

10▲12Stark County, NDND34,0138.7%+0.9 pts

11▲31Griggs County, NDND2,2398.4%+3.6 pts

12▼7McHenry County, NDND5,1308.2%+3.4 pts

13▲21Dickey County, NDND4,8957.9%−3.4 pts

14▲21Ramsey County, NDND11,5307.9%+0.9 pts

15▲1Hettinger County, NDND2,4927.6%+2.3 pts

16▼6Cass County, NDND201,7947.6%−1.6 pts

17▲9Burleigh County, NDND103,2517.5%+0.7 pts

18▲1Foster County, NDND3,2127.3%−2.5 pts

19▲22Grant County, NDND2,2067.1%+1.3 pts

20▼14Morton County, NDND34,6017.1%+1.8 pts

21▲12Renville County, NDND2,3316.9%−4.8 pts

22▲28Oliver County, NDND1,8986.8%+2.6 pts

23Stutsman County, NDND21,4146.7%−0.5 pts

24▼6Barnes County, NDND10,5736.7%−1.6 pts

25▲13Pierce County, NDND3,8386.6%+1.1 pts

26▲5LaMoure County, NDND4,1356.4%+1.5 pts

27▲10Dunn County, NDND4,0586.3%+0.6 pts

28▼1Ransom County, NDND5,6176.3%−2.7 pts

29▲20Wells County, NDND3,7296.2%−0.6 pts

30▼27Burke County, NDND2,1326.1%+1.3 pts

31▲5Traill County, NDND7,9206.1%+0.2 pts

32▼17McKenzie County, NDND15,1926.0%−0.1 pts

33▼1Mercer County, NDND8,4416.0%−0.2 pts

34▼20Bottineau County, NDND6,2845.9%−1.7 pts

35▼10Williams County, NDND41,7675.9%−4.0 pts

36▼7Adams County, NDND2,2755.7%−2.3 pts

37▲3Bowman County, NDND2,7625.6%−4.3 pts

38▼29Towner County, NDND2,0405.5%−5.0 pts

39▼18Richland County, NDND16,7315.5%−1.6 pts

40▲6Sheridan County, NDND1,2965.4%+0.9 pts

41▼13Billings County, NDND1,0715.3%−4.0 pts

42▼29Nelson County, NDND2,9635.2%−3.0 pts

43▲1Steele County, NDND1,7975.1%−0.3 pts

44▼5Walsh County, NDND10,1795.0%−4.5 pts

45▲3Emmons County, NDND3,2154.6%+0.3 pts

46▲1McLean County, NDND9,7404.3%−2.1 pts

47▼36Sargent County, NDND3,7114.0%−4.4 pts

48▼5Logan County, NDND1,8593.5%−1.0 pts

49▼25Mountrail County, NDND9,3952.9%−3.6 pts

50▼5Benson County, NDND5,7592.9%−2.1 pts

51▲1McIntosh County, NDND2,4512.1%−0.8 pts

52▲1Rolette County, NDND11,6881.4%−1.3 pts

53▼2Sioux County, NDND3,6670.9%−0.7 pts

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