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 2023, 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, 2023

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Cass CountyCass County: 6.5 %6.5Williams CountyWilliams County: 5.2 %5.2Ward CountyWard County: 3.9 %3.9Divide CountyDivide County: 3.5 %3.5Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 3.4 %3.4Sargent CountySargent County: 2.5 %2.5Stark CountyStark County: 2.4 %2.4McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 2.1 %2.1Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 2.1 %2.1Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 2 %2Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 1.8 %1.8Morton CountyMorton County: 1.7 %1.7Barnes CountyBarnes County: 1.3 %1.3Griggs CountyGriggs County: 1.2 %1.2Pembina CountyPembina County: 1 %1Richland CountyRichland County: 0.9 %0.9Walsh CountyWalsh County: 0.9 %0.9Ransom CountyRansom County: 0.9 %0.9Traill CountyTraill County: 0.9 %0.9Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 0.8 %0.8Burke CountyBurke County: 0.7 %0.7McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 0.7 %0.7Adams CountyAdams County: 0.7 %0.7Mercer CountyMercer County: 0.6 %0.6Benson CountyBenson County: 0.6 %0.6Dunn CountyDunn County: 0.5 %0.5Towner CountyTowner County: 0.5 %0.5Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 0.4 %0.4Foster CountyFoster County: 0.4 %0.4Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 0.3 %0.3Steele CountySteele County: 0.3 %0.3Dickey CountyDickey County: 0.3 %0.3Pierce CountyPierce County: 0.3 %0.3Kidder CountyKidder County: 0.2 %0.2Rolette CountyRolette County: 0.2 %0.2Sioux CountySioux County: 0.2 %0.2McLean CountyMcLean County: 0.2 %0.2LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 0.1 %0.1Grant CountyGrant County: 0.1 %0.1McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 0.1 %0.1Emmons CountyEmmons County: 0.1 %0.1Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 0.1 %0.1Logan CountyLogan County: 0.1 %0.1Billings CountyBillings County: 0 %0Bowman CountyBowman County: 0 %0Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 0 %0Eddy CountyEddy 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Cass County6.50 pts
2Williams County5.20 pts
3Ward County3.9-0.1 pts
4Divide County3.5+0.4 pts
5Grand Forks County3.4-0.3 pts
6Sargent County2.5-0 pts
7Stark County2.4-0.1 pts
8McKenzie County2.10 pts
9Stutsman County2.1+0.2 pts
10Mountrail County2+0.1 pts
11Burleigh County1.8-0.2 pts
12Morton County1.7+0.4 pts
13Barnes County1.3-0.6 pts
14Griggs County1.2+1.1 pts
15Pembina County10 pts
16Richland County0.9+0.1 pts
17Walsh County0.9+0.1 pts
18Ransom County0.9-1.3 pts
19Traill County0.90 pts
20Ramsey County0.8+0.2 pts
21Burke County0.7+0.1 pts
22McHenry County0.7-0 pts
23Adams County0.7+0.2 pts
24Mercer County0.6+0.3 pts
25Benson County0.6+0.3 pts
26Dunn County0.5-0.1 pts
27Towner County0.5+0.2 pts
28Bottineau County0.4-0.1 pts
29Foster County0.4-0.1 pts
30Hettinger County0.3-0.1 pts
31Steele County0.3+0.1 pts
32Dickey County0.3+0.1 pts
32Pierce County0.30 pts
34Kidder County0.20 pts
35Rolette County0.2-0.6 pts
36Sioux County0.2-0.1 pts
37McLean County0.2-0.2 pts
38LaMoure County0.1-0.1 pts
39Grant County0.10 pts
40McIntosh County0.1-0.6 pts
41Emmons County0.1-0.1 pts
41Golden Valley County0.1-0.1 pts
43Logan County0.1-0.1 pts
44Billings County00 pts
44Bowman County00 pts
44Cavalier County00 pts
44Eddy County00 pts
44Nelson County00 pts
44Oliver County00 pts
44Renville County00 pts
44Sheridan County00 pts
44Slope County00 pts
44Wells 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wells County, with 0% in 2023.

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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