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Largest Irish population, North Dakota counties

North Dakota counties ranked by the number of residents who are Irish 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 245. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wells County, ND, up 14 places to #28.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Irish population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS 2010
01Cass County, NDND201,79414,661+11%
02Burleigh County, NDND103,2517,553+41%
03Grand Forks County, NDND74,5016,768+6%
04Ward County, NDND68,2336,023−13%
05▲2Stark County, NDND34,0132,882+59%
06▼1Morton County, NDND34,6012,394+69%
07▼1Williams County, NDND41,7672,317+11%
08Stutsman County, NDND21,4141,447−4%
09▲4Ramsey County, NDND11,530917+15%
10▼1Richland County, NDND16,731904−22%
11▼1McKenzie County, NDND15,192862+134%
12▼1Barnes County, NDND10,573721−22%
13▲1Pembina County, NDND6,568621−22%
14▲3Walsh County, NDND10,179518−51%
15▲1Mercer County, NDND8,441498−3%
16▲3Traill County, NDND7,9204830%
17▲4McLean County, NDND9,740426−26%
18▼3McHenry County, NDND5,130425+67%
19▲5Dickey County, NDND4,895392−35%
20▼2Bottineau County, NDND6,284378−23%
21▲6Cavalier County, NDND3,497370+58%
22▼2Ransom County, NDND5,617356−30%
23▼11Mountrail County, NDND9,395280−41%
24▲1LaMoure County, NDND4,135265+27%
25▲10Pierce County, NDND3,838260+8%
26▲3Dunn County, NDND4,058255+29%
27▲1Foster County, NDND3,212245−28%
28▲14Wells County, NDND3,729240−17%
29▲5Eddy County, NDND2,329212−7%
30▼8Kidder County, NDND2,393212+77%
31▲2Golden Valley County, NDND1,808199+63%
32▲6Divide County, NDND2,110191+9%
33▲12Griggs County, NDND2,239188+62%
34▲2Hettinger County, NDND2,492186+38%
35▼9Benson County, NDND5,759167−50%
36▲5Bowman County, NDND2,762163−47%
37▲7Grant County, NDND2,206162+11%
38▼6Rolette County, NDND11,688162−56%
39▲1Renville County, NDND2,331158−44%
40▼10Nelson County, NDND2,963157−40%
41▼18Sargent County, NDND3,711152−54%
42▲1Emmons County, NDND3,215151−4%
43▼12Burke County, NDND2,132131+41%
44▲7Oliver County, NDND1,898125+64%
45▼6Adams County, NDND2,275122−35%
46▼9Towner County, NDND2,040114−52%
47▲1Steele County, NDND1,79792−14%
48▼1Slope County, NDND62881+42%
49▲3Sheridan County, NDND1,29670+21%
50▼1Logan County, NDND1,85964−30%
51▼1Billings County, NDND1,07154−35%
52▲1McIntosh County, NDND2,45152−37%
53▼7Sioux County, NDND3,66733−51%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES