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Highest Norwegian population share, North Dakota counties · 2020

North Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Norwegian ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Norwegian 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 21.6%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Griggs County, NDND2,23950.1%−10.7 pts

02Steele County, NDND1,79744.6%−15.5 pts

03Traill County, NDND7,92044.2%−9.0 pts

04Nelson County, NDND2,96344.2%−8.1 pts

05Divide County, NDND2,11042.8%−14.8 pts

06Burke County, NDND2,13242.5%−2.7 pts

07Bottineau County, NDND6,28441.4%−5.6 pts

08Eddy County, NDND2,32936.3%−9.5 pts

09Renville County, NDND2,33134.6%−4.5 pts

10Ramsey County, NDND11,53034.5%−3.2 pts

11Foster County, NDND3,21234.1%−1.8 pts

12Bowman County, NDND2,76233.9%+5.9 pts

13Sargent County, NDND3,71133.9%−2.1 pts

14Towner County, NDND2,04033.3%−8.2 pts

15Walsh County, NDND10,17932.0%−7.7 pts

16Barnes County, NDND10,57331.4%−5.9 pts

17Cass County, NDND201,79429.4%−6.4 pts

18Grand Forks County, NDND74,50128.4%−5.4 pts

19Pierce County, NDND3,83828.3%−6.2 pts

20Ransom County, NDND5,61728.0%−8.6 pts

21McHenry County, NDND5,13025.9%−13.6 pts

22Richland County, NDND16,73125.7%−5.6 pts

23Adams County, NDND2,27524.1%−5.9 pts

24Cavalier County, NDND3,49723.5%−5.3 pts

25Ward County, NDND68,23322.7%−8.1 pts

26Williams County, NDND41,76722.4%−23.8 pts

27Wells County, NDND3,72921.6%−4.3 pts

28Benson County, NDND5,75921.4%−0.6 pts

29Mountrail County, NDND9,39521.0%−15.5 pts

30LaMoure County, NDND4,13520.4%−7.2 pts

31Dickey County, NDND4,89520.2%+3.2 pts

32Oliver County, NDND1,89819.9%+0.6 pts

33Slope County, NDND62819.9%−10.8 pts

34Stutsman County, NDND21,41419.7%−7.9 pts

35Billings County, NDND1,07119.4%+1.7 pts

36McLean County, NDND9,74018.8%−5.7 pts

37Pembina County, NDND6,56817.4%−3.8 pts

38Mercer County, NDND8,44117.2%−4.3 pts

39Burleigh County, NDND103,25117.0%−4.1 pts

40McKenzie County, NDND15,19216.7%−22.8 pts

41Kidder County, NDND2,39315.8%−5.9 pts

42Dunn County, NDND4,05814.8%−5.5 pts

43Morton County, NDND34,60114.4%−0.4 pts

44Sheridan County, NDND1,29612.2%−2.0 pts

45Stark County, NDND34,01312.0%−2.7 pts

46Golden Valley County, NDND1,80811.6%−3.1 pts

47Hettinger County, NDND2,49211.1%−4.7 pts

48Grant County, NDND2,20610.2%−3.7 pts

49Logan County, NDND1,8599.7%−0.2 pts

50McIntosh County, NDND2,4518.0%+1.8 pts

51Emmons County, NDND3,2157.7%−4.7 pts

52Rolette County, NDND11,6886.6%−0.2 pts

53Sioux County, NDND3,6672.1%+0.1 pts

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