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Highest Scottish population share, North Dakota cities

North Dakota cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scottish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 14 cities in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 14 is 1.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wahpeton, ND, up 11 places to #2.

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Highest Scottish population share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010
01▲1Devils Lake, NDND7,3332.9%+2.2 pts
02▲11Wahpeton, NDND8,1411.9%+1.4 pts
03▲2Minot, NDND47,3081.4%−0.5 pts
04▲4Grand Forks, NDND60,3651.4%−0.3 pts
05▼1Horace, NDND7,0011.4%+0.6 pts
06▲1Dickinson, NDND25,8701.3%+0.3 pts
07▼1Jamestown, NDND15,6881.3%−0.1 pts
08▲2Fargo, NDND136,2751.2%−0.2 pts
09▲3Bismarck, NDND77,9631.2%+0.4 pts
10▼9Watford City, NDND6,3781.2%−1.3 pts
11▼8Williston, NDND29,5220.9%−0.2 pts
12▼3West Fargo, NDND41,1750.8%−0.7 pts
13▲1Mandan, NDND25,0610.3%−0.7 pts
14▼3Valley City, NDND6,4300.1%−0.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES