RANKING · 2024 ACS · 47 SHOWN OF 47

Largest Scotch-Irish population, North Dakota counties

North Dakota counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish 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 47 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

North DakotaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

RELATEDLargest American population Highest American population share Largest Arab population Highest Arab population share Largest Egyptian population Highest Egyptian population share

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Cass County, NDND201,794867–

02Ward County, NDND68,233491–

03Burleigh County, NDND103,251454–

04Grand Forks County, NDND74,501329–

05Williams County, NDND41,767276–

06Morton County, NDND34,601155–

07Ramsey County, NDND11,530135–

08Pembina County, NDND6,568120–

09Mountrail County, NDND9,395113–

10McKenzie County, NDND15,19296–

11Stutsman County, NDND21,41493–

12Walsh County, NDND10,17958–

13Richland County, NDND16,73153–

14Dunn County, NDND4,05850–

15Ransom County, NDND5,61739–

16Bottineau County, NDND6,28438–

17Towner County, NDND2,04036–

18Stark County, NDND34,01335–

19Renville County, NDND2,33134–

20Eddy County, NDND2,32933–

21Griggs County, NDND2,23931–

22Cavalier County, NDND3,49729–

23Mercer County, NDND8,44128–

24LaMoure County, NDND4,13527–

25McLean County, NDND9,74023–

26Pierce County, NDND3,83822–

27Dickey County, NDND4,89518–

28Bowman County, NDND2,76218–

29Traill County, NDND7,92016–

30Nelson County, NDND2,96314–

31Hettinger County, NDND2,49213–

32Foster County, NDND3,21211–

33Benson County, NDND5,75910–

34Logan County, NDND1,8598–

35McHenry County, NDND5,1308–

36Emmons County, NDND3,2157–

37Adams County, NDND2,2757–

38Sargent County, NDND3,7117–

39Kidder County, NDND2,3936–

40Golden Valley County, NDND1,8086–

41Wells County, NDND3,7295–

42Burke County, NDND2,1323–

43Sioux County, NDND3,6673–

44McIntosh County, NDND2,4513–

45Barnes County, NDND10,5732–

46Slope County, NDND6282–

47Steele County, NDND1,7972–

SHOWING 1–47 OF 47

Download CSV (full list, 47 rows)

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