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Largest Swedish population, North Dakota counties

North Dakota counties ranked by the number of residents who are Swedish 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 125. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Oliver County, ND, up 14 places to #33.

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Largest Swedish population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH POPULATIONVS 2010
01Cass County, NDND201,79410,059+10%
02Grand Forks County, NDND74,5012,987−2%
03Burleigh County, NDND103,2512,493−18%
04Ward County, NDND68,2331,928−34%
05▲3Stutsman County, NDND21,414870−11%
06▼1Williams County, NDND41,767850−12%
07Richland County, NDND16,731612−22%
08▼2Morton County, NDND34,601399−57%
09▲4Walsh County, NDND10,179377−30%
10Traill County, NDND7,920360−1%
11▲1Stark County, NDND34,013329−34%
12▼3Barnes County, NDND10,573316−39%
13▲9Bottineau County, NDND6,284285−29%
14McLean County, NDND9,740276−45%
15▲5Pembina County, NDND6,568254−39%
16▲1Ransom County, NDND5,617230−41%
17▼2McKenzie County, NDND15,192208−21%
18▲6Dickey County, NDND4,895196−51%
19▲7LaMoure County, NDND4,135195−26%
20▲7Mercer County, NDND8,441190−24%
21▼2Sargent County, NDND3,711180−61%
22▼6Mountrail County, NDND9,395174−44%
23▼5Benson County, NDND5,759162−47%
24▲7Nelson County, NDND2,963162+47%
25▼4Burke County, NDND2,132151−41%
26▼3Bowman County, NDND2,762137−30%
27▲1McHenry County, NDND5,130125−35%
28▲5Steele County, NDND1,797123+73%
29Foster County, NDND3,212122−30%
30▼19Ramsey County, NDND11,530114−82%
31▲11Rolette County, NDND11,68899−7%
32▼7Divide County, NDND2,11083−22%
33▲14Oliver County, NDND1,89882−4%
34▼4Eddy County, NDND2,32980−50%
35▲3Dunn County, NDND4,05880−33%
36Renville County, NDND2,33177−67%
37▼3Griggs County, NDND2,23975−45%
38▼3Pierce County, NDND3,83872−46%
39▼7Cavalier County, NDND3,49771−69%
40▼1Hettinger County, NDND2,49271+20%
41Adams County, NDND2,27557−67%
42▼5Wells County, NDND3,72954−55%
43Emmons County, NDND3,21552+44%
44▲2McIntosh County, NDND2,45146+10%
45▼5Grant County, NDND2,20644−10%
46▼2Towner County, NDND2,04034−73%
47▲5Golden Valley County, NDND1,80834−44%
48Kidder County, NDND2,39332−18%
49▲1Sheridan County, NDND1,29625+14%
50▼5Logan County, NDND1,85924−59%
51▼2Slope County, NDND62822−59%
52▼1Billings County, NDND1,07110+43%
53Sioux County, NDND3,6676−25%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES