Counties in North Dakota by black or African American population share

Cass County had the highest black or African American population share of 53 counties in 2022, at 6.5%. Wells County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.5% and the figure for North Dakota was 3.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6.5Cass County
Median0.553 counties
North Dakota3.2History

All counties, 2022

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Cass CountyCass County: 6.5 %6.5Williams CountyWilliams County: 5.2 %5.2Ward CountyWard County: 4 %4Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 3.7 %3.7Divide CountyDivide County: 3.2 %3.2Sargent CountySargent County: 2.5 %2.5Stark CountyStark County: 2.5 %2.5Ransom CountyRansom County: 2.2 %2.2McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 2.1 %2.1Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 1.9 %1.9Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 1.9 %1.9Barnes CountyBarnes County: 1.9 %1.9Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 1.9 %1.9Morton CountyMorton County: 1.3 %1.3Pembina CountyPembina County: 1 %1Traill CountyTraill County: 0.9 %0.9Rolette CountyRolette County: 0.8 %0.8Richland CountyRichland County: 0.8 %0.8Walsh CountyWalsh County: 0.8 %0.8McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 0.7 %0.7Burke CountyBurke County: 0.7 %0.7Dunn CountyDunn County: 0.7 %0.7McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 0.6 %0.6Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 0.6 %0.6Adams CountyAdams County: 0.5 %0.5Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 0.5 %0.5Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 0.5 %0.5Foster CountyFoster County: 0.5 %0.5McLean CountyMcLean County: 0.4 %0.4Towner CountyTowner County: 0.4 %0.4Sioux CountySioux County: 0.3 %0.3Benson CountyBenson County: 0.3 %0.3Mercer CountyMercer County: 0.3 %0.3Pierce CountyPierce County: 0.3 %0.3Steele CountySteele County: 0.2 %0.2Dickey CountyDickey County: 0.2 %0.2Kidder CountyKidder County: 0.2 %0.2Emmons CountyEmmons County: 0.2 %0.2Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 0.2 %0.2LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 0.2 %0.2Logan CountyLogan County: 0.1 %0.1Grant CountyGrant County: 0.1 %0.1Billings CountyBillings County: 0 %0Bowman CountyBowman County: 0 %0Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 0 %0Eddy CountyEddy County: 0 %0Griggs CountyGriggs County: 0 %0Nelson CountyNelson County: 0 %0Oliver CountyOliver County: 0 %0Renville CountyRenville County: 0 %0Sheridan CountySheridan County: 0 %0Slope CountySlope County: 0 %0Wells CountyWells County: 0 %0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Cass County6.5+0.3 pts
2Williams County5.2+0.4 pts
3Ward County4+0.1 pts
4Grand Forks County3.7-0.3 pts
5Divide County3.2-0.1 pts
6Sargent County2.5+0.5 pts
7Stark County2.5+0.3 pts
8Ransom County2.2+1.3 pts
9McKenzie County2.1+0.2 pts
10Burleigh County1.9-0.3 pts
11Stutsman County1.9+0.3 pts
12Barnes County1.9+0.1 pts
12Mountrail County1.9+0.1 pts
14Morton County1.3+0.1 pts
15Pembina County1+0.3 pts
16Traill County0.9+0.1 pts
17Rolette County0.8+0.1 pts
18Richland County0.8+0.1 pts
19Walsh County0.8+0.1 pts
20McHenry County0.7+0.1 pts
21Burke County0.70 pts
22Dunn County0.7-0.1 pts
23McIntosh County0.60 pts
24Ramsey County0.6+0.3 pts
25Adams County0.5-1.2 pts
26Bottineau County0.5+0.1 pts
26Hettinger County0.5-0.1 pts
28Foster County0.5+0.2 pts
29McLean County0.4-0.2 pts
30Towner County0.4-0.1 pts
31Sioux County0.30 pts
32Benson County0.30 pts
32Mercer County0.30 pts
32Pierce County0.3-0.1 pts
35Steele County0.2-0.1 pts
36Dickey County0.2-0.2 pts
37Kidder County0.2-0.3 pts
38Emmons County0.20 pts
39Golden Valley County0.2+0.1 pts
39LaMoure County0.2-0.1 pts
41Logan County0.1+0.1 pts
42Grant County0.10 pts
43Billings County00 pts
43Bowman County00 pts
43Cavalier County0-0.1 pts
43Eddy County00 pts
43Griggs County00 pts
43Nelson County0-0.4 pts
43Oliver County00 pts
43Renville County00 pts
43Sheridan County00 pts
43Slope County00 pts
43Wells County00 pts

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Cass County, with 6.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Wells County, with 0% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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