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Largest German population, North Dakota counties · 2020

North Dakota counties ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Cass County, NDND201,79467,506–

02Burleigh County, NDND103,25145,979–

03Ward County, NDND68,23321,069–

04Grand Forks County, NDND74,50120,499–

05Morton County, NDND34,60116,992–

06Stark County, NDND34,01312,796–

07Stutsman County, NDND21,4149,997–

08Williams County, NDND41,7677,838–

09Richland County, NDND16,7317,333–

10Barnes County, NDND10,5734,140–

11Mercer County, NDND8,4414,071–

12Ramsey County, NDND11,5303,907–

13McKenzie County, NDND15,1923,141–

14McLean County, NDND9,7403,135–

15McHenry County, NDND5,1302,574–

16Dickey County, NDND4,8952,368–

17Bottineau County, NDND6,2842,362–

18LaMoure County, NDND4,1352,297–

19Ransom County, NDND5,6172,176–

20Emmons County, NDND3,2152,118–

21Traill County, NDND7,9202,102–

22Walsh County, NDND10,1792,042–

23Pierce County, NDND3,8381,904–

24Pembina County, NDND6,5681,710–

25Mountrail County, NDND9,3951,679–

26McIntosh County, NDND2,4511,636–

27Sargent County, NDND3,7111,565–

28Wells County, NDND3,7291,516–

29Dunn County, NDND4,0581,491–

30Grant County, NDND2,2061,409–

31Kidder County, NDND2,3931,383–

32Oliver County, NDND1,8981,341–

33Cavalier County, NDND3,4971,339–

34Foster County, NDND3,2121,336–

35Benson County, NDND5,7591,318–

36Hettinger County, NDND2,4921,304–

37Rolette County, NDND11,6881,220–

38Bowman County, NDND2,7621,209–

39Logan County, NDND1,8591,144–

40Eddy County, NDND2,3291,062–

41Adams County, NDND2,2751,006–

42Renville County, NDND2,331958–

43Nelson County, NDND2,963954–

44Golden Valley County, NDND1,808866–

45Towner County, NDND2,040853–

46Sheridan County, NDND1,296692–

47Griggs County, NDND2,239645–

48Burke County, NDND2,132578–

49Steele County, NDND1,797566–

50Divide County, NDND2,110479–

51Sioux County, NDND3,667459–

52Billings County, NDND1,071386–

53Slope County, NDND628384–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES