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Highest Irish population share, North Dakota counties · 2020

North Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2020 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 7.0%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Kidder County, NDND2,39313.9%+9.2 pts

02Golden Valley County, NDND1,80811.8%+3.9 pts

03Burke County, NDND2,13210.5%+5.7 pts

04Slope County, NDND6289.8%+1.9 pts

05McHenry County, NDND5,1309.6%+4.9 pts

06Morton County, NDND34,6019.4%+4.1 pts

07Eddy County, NDND2,3299.2%−0.1 pts

08Grand Forks County, NDND74,5018.5%−1.0 pts

09Towner County, NDND2,0408.4%−2.0 pts

10Cass County, NDND201,7948.4%−0.8 pts

11Sargent County, NDND3,7118.3%−0.1 pts

12Pembina County, NDND6,5688.3%−2.3 pts

13Nelson County, NDND2,9638.0%−0.2 pts

14Bottineau County, NDND6,2847.8%+0.1 pts

15McKenzie County, NDND15,1927.6%+1.5 pts

16Hettinger County, NDND2,4927.6%+2.2 pts

17Ward County, NDND68,2337.6%−4.0 pts

18Barnes County, NDND10,5737.5%−0.8 pts

19Foster County, NDND3,2127.5%−2.4 pts

20Divide County, NDND2,1107.4%−1.2 pts

21Richland County, NDND16,7317.3%+0.3 pts

22Stark County, NDND34,0137.3%−0.4 pts

23Stutsman County, NDND21,4147.2%0.0 pts

24Mountrail County, NDND9,3957.1%+0.6 pts

25Williams County, NDND41,7677.1%−2.7 pts

26Burleigh County, NDND103,2517.1%+0.3 pts

27Ransom County, NDND5,6177.0%−2.0 pts

28Billings County, NDND1,0717.0%−2.3 pts

29Adams County, NDND2,2757.0%−1.0 pts

30Cavalier County, NDND3,4976.6%+0.8 pts

31LaMoure County, NDND4,1356.6%+1.7 pts

32Mercer County, NDND8,4416.6%+0.4 pts

33Renville County, NDND2,3316.5%−5.1 pts

34Dickey County, NDND4,8956.4%−4.9 pts

35Ramsey County, NDND11,5306.3%−0.7 pts

36Traill County, NDND7,9205.6%−0.3 pts

37Dunn County, NDND4,0585.4%−0.3 pts

38Pierce County, NDND3,8385.0%−0.5 pts

39Walsh County, NDND10,1794.8%−4.7 pts

40Bowman County, NDND2,7624.8%−5.1 pts

41Grant County, NDND2,2064.6%−1.3 pts

42Griggs County, NDND2,2394.6%−0.2 pts

43Logan County, NDND1,8594.2%−0.4 pts

44Steele County, NDND1,7974.1%−1.3 pts

45Benson County, NDND5,7594.0%−1.0 pts

46Sheridan County, NDND1,2964.0%−0.5 pts

47McLean County, NDND9,7403.9%−2.6 pts

48Emmons County, NDND3,2153.5%−0.9 pts

49Wells County, NDND3,7293.1%−3.6 pts

50Oliver County, NDND1,8983.1%−1.1 pts

51Sioux County, NDND3,6672.3%+0.6 pts

52McIntosh County, NDND2,4512.0%−0.9 pts

53Rolette County, NDND11,6881.5%−1.1 pts

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