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Largest Scotch-Irish population, North Dakota counties · 2020

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 50 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Cass County, NDND201,794751–

02Ward County, NDND68,233537–

03Grand Forks County, NDND74,501486–

04Burleigh County, NDND103,251418–

05Williams County, NDND41,767241–

06Morton County, NDND34,601151–

07Stark County, NDND34,013133–

08Pembina County, NDND6,568131–

09Ramsey County, NDND11,530122–

10Bottineau County, NDND6,28488–

11McHenry County, NDND5,13071–

12Stutsman County, NDND21,41464–

13Richland County, NDND16,73163–

14Walsh County, NDND10,17963–

15Mountrail County, NDND9,39559–

16Traill County, NDND7,92058–

17Cavalier County, NDND3,49749–

18Barnes County, NDND10,57340–

19Rolette County, NDND11,68836–

20Mercer County, NDND8,44135–

21McKenzie County, NDND15,19231–

22Dickey County, NDND4,89526–

23LaMoure County, NDND4,13526–

24Griggs County, NDND2,23924–

25McLean County, NDND9,74024–

26Towner County, NDND2,04024–

27Benson County, NDND5,75923–

28Eddy County, NDND2,32922–

29Renville County, NDND2,33121–

30Kidder County, NDND2,39316–

31Sargent County, NDND3,71116–

32Slope County, NDND62816–

33Oliver County, NDND1,89815–

34Foster County, NDND3,21214–

35Emmons County, NDND3,21513–

36Nelson County, NDND2,96312–

37Adams County, NDND2,27510–

38Golden Valley County, NDND1,8089–

39Steele County, NDND1,7978–

40Grant County, NDND2,2067–

41Hettinger County, NDND2,4927–

42Wells County, NDND3,7297–

43McIntosh County, NDND2,4517–

44Bowman County, NDND2,7626–

45Burke County, NDND2,1326–

46Pierce County, NDND3,8385–

47Logan County, NDND1,8594–

48Ransom County, NDND5,6174–

49Sioux County, NDND3,6672–

50Sheridan County, NDND1,2961–

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