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Largest German population, North Dakota counties

North Dakota counties ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 53 is 1,439. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wells County, ND, up 10 places to #18.

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Largest German population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Cass County, NDND201,79467,826+3%
02Burleigh County, NDND103,25144,081−8%
03Ward County, NDND68,23320,838−21%
04Grand Forks County, NDND74,50120,104−12%
05Morton County, NDND34,60115,725−11%
06Stark County, NDND34,01313,9180%
07Stutsman County, NDND21,4149,247−22%
08▲1Richland County, NDND16,7317,098−19%
09▼1Williams County, NDND41,7676,916−9%
10Barnes County, NDND10,5734,151−22%
11Mercer County, NDND8,4413,992−26%
12Ramsey County, NDND11,5303,835−20%
13▲1McLean County, NDND9,7403,362−30%
14▼1McKenzie County, NDND15,1922,348+28%
15▲4Ransom County, NDND5,6172,281−25%
16Dickey County, NDND4,8952,276−24%
17▲1LaMoure County, NDND4,1352,203−17%
18▲10Wells County, NDND3,7292,090−26%
19▼4McHenry County, NDND5,1302,010−33%
20▲1Traill County, NDND7,9201,990−36%
21▲2Pierce County, NDND3,8381,945−15%
22Walsh County, NDND10,1791,928−21%
23▼6Bottineau County, NDND6,2841,906−21%
24▼4Emmons County, NDND3,2151,823−27%
25▼1Pembina County, NDND6,5681,670−34%
26▲7Cavalier County, NDND3,4971,544−14%
27▼1McIntosh County, NDND2,4511,439−36%
28▼3Mountrail County, NDND9,3951,423−19%
29▲5Foster County, NDND3,2121,301−30%
30▼3Sargent County, NDND3,7111,270−38%
31▲5Hettinger County, NDND2,4921,261−29%
32▼3Dunn County, NDND4,0581,258−37%
33▼3Grant County, NDND2,2061,236−25%
34▼3Kidder County, NDND2,3931,171−29%
35▼3Oliver County, NDND1,8981,154−4%
36▼1Benson County, NDND5,7591,145−4%
37▲2Logan County, NDND1,8591,015−33%
38Bowman County, NDND2,7621,009−31%
39▲2Adams County, NDND2,275932−23%
40Eddy County, NDND2,329891−31%
41▲2Nelson County, NDND2,963883−19%
42▲2Golden Valley County, NDND1,808806−24%
43▼6Rolette County, NDND11,688786−18%
44▲2Sheridan County, NDND1,296733−19%
45Towner County, NDND2,040727−32%
46▲1Griggs County, NDND2,239630−29%
47▼5Renville County, NDND2,331577−40%
48Burke County, NDND2,132459−32%
49Steele County, NDND1,797424−39%
50Divide County, NDND2,110365−41%
51▲2Slope County, NDND628365−7%
52Billings County, NDND1,071350−4%
53▼2Sioux County, NDND3,667342−38%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES