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Highest Swedish population share, North Dakota counties

North Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swedish 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 2.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Oliver County, ND, up 36 places to #10.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

01Burke County, NDND2,1327.0%−6.0 pts

02▲7Steele County, NDND1,7976.8%+3.2 pts

03▲11Nelson County, NDND2,9635.4%+1.9 pts

04▲4Cass County, NDND201,7945.2%−1.1 pts

05▲11LaMoure County, NDND4,1354.7%−1.5 pts

06▼3Sargent County, NDND3,7114.7%−7.0 pts

07▼1Bowman County, NDND2,7624.7%−1.6 pts

08▼4Traill County, NDND7,9204.5%+0.1 pts

09▲18Bottineau County, NDND6,2844.5%−1.7 pts

10▲36Oliver County, NDND1,8984.5%−0.2 pts

11▲2Grand Forks County, NDND74,5014.1%−0.5 pts

12▼7Ransom County, NDND5,6174.1%−2.9 pts

13▲8Stutsman County, NDND21,4144.0%−0.6 pts

14▲5Dickey County, NDND4,8954.0%−3.5 pts

15▼13Divide County, NDND2,1103.8%−1.3 pts

16▲7Pembina County, NDND6,5683.8%−1.8 pts

17▼6Richland County, NDND16,7313.7%−1.1 pts

18▼6Foster County, NDND3,2123.6%−1.5 pts

19▲1Walsh County, NDND10,1793.6%−1.2 pts

20▼13Eddy County, NDND2,3293.5%−3.0 pts

21▲3Renville County, NDND2,3313.3%−6.2 pts

22▼7Griggs County, NDND2,2393.3%−2.3 pts

23▼13Barnes County, NDND10,5732.9%−1.7 pts

24▲5Hettinger County, NDND2,4922.9%+0.6 pts

25▲6Slope County, NDND6282.9%−4.6 pts

26▼4McLean County, NDND9,7402.8%−2.8 pts

27▲1Ward County, NDND68,2332.8%−2.1 pts

28▼10Benson County, NDND5,7592.8%−1.8 pts

29▲4Adams County, NDND2,2752.7%−4.8 pts

30Burleigh County, NDND103,2512.5%−1.4 pts

31▲5McHenry County, NDND5,1302.4%−1.2 pts

32▲12Mercer County, NDND8,4412.3%−0.7 pts

33▲4Williams County, NDND41,7672.1%−2.4 pts

34▲17Golden Valley County, NDND1,8082.1%−1.9 pts

35▲10Dunn County, NDND4,0582.0%−1.5 pts

36▼11Cavalier County, NDND3,4972.0%−3.7 pts

37▼5Grant County, NDND2,2061.9%0.0 pts

38▲9Sheridan County, NDND1,2961.9%+0.2 pts

39▲10McIntosh County, NDND2,4511.8%+0.4 pts

40▼1Pierce County, NDND3,8381.8%−1.2 pts

41▼15Mountrail County, NDND9,3951.8%−2.5 pts

42▼8Towner County, NDND2,0401.6%−3.9 pts

43Emmons County, NDND3,2151.6%+0.6 pts

44▼6McKenzie County, NDND15,1921.5%−2.9 pts

45▼3Wells County, NDND3,7291.4%−1.4 pts

46▲4Kidder County, NDND2,3931.3%−0.2 pts

47▼6Logan County, NDND1,8591.3%−1.6 pts

48▼13Morton County, NDND34,6011.2%−2.3 pts

49▼1Stark County, NDND34,0131.0%−1.1 pts

50▼33Ramsey County, NDND11,5301.0%−4.7 pts

51▼11Billings County, NDND1,0711.0%+0.2 pts

52Rolette County, NDND11,6880.8%+0.1 pts

53Sioux County, NDND3,6670.2%0.0 pts

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