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Largest Norwegian population, North Dakota counties · 2020

North Dakota counties ranked by the number of residents who are Norwegian ancestry, from the 2020 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Cass County, NDND201,79452,840+2%

02Grand Forks County, NDND74,50119,959−12%

03Burleigh County, NDND103,25116,194−2%

04Ward County, NDND68,23315,675−15%

05Williams County, NDND41,7678,072−18%

06Morton County, NDND34,6014,468+14%

07Richland County, NDND16,7314,168−19%

08Stutsman County, NDND21,4144,105−29%

09Ramsey County, NDND11,5303,978−7%

10Stark County, NDND34,0133,749+9%

11Traill County, NDND7,9203,537−19%

12Walsh County, NDND10,1793,404−24%

13Barnes County, NDND10,5733,324−19%

14Bottineau County, NDND6,2842,657−12%

15McKenzie County, NDND15,1922,304−3%

16Mountrail County, NDND9,3952,178−18%

17McLean County, NDND9,7401,795−18%

18McHenry County, NDND5,1301,511−29%

19Ransom County, NDND5,6171,473−29%

20Benson County, NDND5,7591,469+0%

21Mercer County, NDND8,4411,437−20%

22Sargent County, NDND3,7111,320−7%

23Nelson County, NDND2,9631,266−24%

24Pembina County, NDND6,5681,193−25%

25Griggs County, NDND2,2391,160−21%

26Pierce County, NDND3,8381,149−24%

27Foster County, NDND3,2121,103−11%

28Bowman County, NDND2,7621,049+20%

29Dickey County, NDND4,895980+8%

30Divide County, NDND2,110980−17%

31Rolette County, NDND11,688948+1%

32Burke County, NDND2,132910+3%

33Cavalier County, NDND3,497885−24%

34LaMoure County, NDND4,135862−26%

35Wells County, NDND3,729840−24%

36Renville County, NDND2,331825−14%

37Eddy County, NDND2,329822−27%

38Steele County, NDND1,797810−32%

39Towner County, NDND2,040729−23%

40Dunn County, NDND4,058647−8%

41Adams County, NDND2,275547−22%

42Kidder County, NDND2,393391−29%

43Oliver County, NDND1,898391+12%

44Hettinger County, NDND2,492278−30%

45Emmons County, NDND3,215250−44%

46Grant County, NDND2,206237−32%

47Golden Valley County, NDND1,808209−8%

48McIntosh County, NDND2,451203+13%

49Billings County, NDND1,071172+8%

50Logan County, NDND1,859169−15%

51Sheridan County, NDND1,296157−14%

52Slope County, NDND628157−30%

53Sioux County, NDND3,66793+9%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS