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Counties in North Dakota by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Williams County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 53 counties in 2024, at 8.5%. Oliver County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 2.3% and the figure for North Dakota was 4.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest8.5Williams County
Lowest0.2Oliver County
Median2.353 counties
North Dakota4.7History

All counties, 2024

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Williams CountyWilliams County: 8.5 %8.5Cass CountyCass County: 7.7 %7.7Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 6.7 %6.7Adams CountyAdams County: 5.4 %5.4McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 5 %5Pembina CountyPembina County: 4.5 %4.5Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 4.4 %4.4Sargent CountySargent County: 4.1 %4.1Stark CountyStark County: 4.1 %4.1McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 4 %4Ward CountyWard County: 3.8 %3.8Walsh CountyWalsh County: 3.7 %3.7Grant CountyGrant County: 3.6 %3.6Dickey CountyDickey County: 3.6 %3.6Renville CountyRenville County: 3.4 %3.4Burke CountyBurke County: 3.4 %3.4Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 3.3 %3.3Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 3.2 %3.2Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 3.1 %3.1Dunn CountyDunn County: 3 %3Nelson CountyNelson County: 3 %3Divide CountyDivide County: 3 %3Traill CountyTraill County: 2.9 %2.9Towner CountyTowner County: 2.7 %2.7McLean CountyMcLean County: 2.7 %2.7Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 2.6 %2.6Barnes CountyBarnes County: 2.3 %2.3Ransom CountyRansom County: 2.3 %2.3Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 2.3 %2.3Mercer CountyMercer County: 2.1 %2.1Foster CountyFoster County: 2 %2Richland CountyRichland County: 1.9 %1.9Kidder CountyKidder County: 1.6 %1.6Benson CountyBenson County: 1.6 %1.6Logan CountyLogan County: 1.5 %1.5Griggs CountyGriggs County: 1.4 %1.4Billings CountyBillings County: 1.3 %1.3McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 1.1 %1.1Morton CountyMorton County: 1.1 %1.1Wells CountyWells County: 1 %1LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 1 %1Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 1 %1Bowman CountyBowman County: 0.9 %0.9Sioux CountySioux County: 0.8 %0.8Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 0.7 %0.7Emmons CountyEmmons County: 0.7 %0.7Rolette CountyRolette County: 0.6 %0.6Sheridan CountySheridan County: 0.5 %0.5Pierce CountyPierce County: 0.5 %0.5Eddy CountyEddy County: 0.5 %0.5Slope CountySlope County: 0.5 %0.5Steele CountySteele County: 0.2 %0.2Oliver CountyOliver County: 0.2 %0.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Williams County8.5+1 pts
2Cass County7.7-0 pts
3Grand Forks County6.7+0.9 pts
4Adams County5.4+2.5 pts
5McKenzie County5+1.2 pts
6Pembina County4.5-0.1 pts
7Mountrail County4.4+1.3 pts
8Sargent County4.1-0.5 pts
9Stark County4.1+0.1 pts
10McIntosh County4-0.9 pts
11Ward County3.8-0.3 pts
12Walsh County3.7-0.1 pts
13Grant County3.6-0 pts
14Dickey County3.6+0.4 pts
15Renville County3.4+0.4 pts
16Burke County3.4-0.6 pts
17Burleigh County3.3+0.3 pts
18Ramsey County3.2+0.5 pts
19Bottineau County3.1-0.2 pts
20Dunn County30 pts
21Nelson County3-0.5 pts
22Divide County3+1.3 pts
23Traill County2.9+0.3 pts
24Towner County2.7+0.2 pts
25McLean County2.7+0.8 pts
26Stutsman County2.6-0.2 pts
27Barnes County2.3-0.1 pts
27Ransom County2.3-0.1 pts
29Cavalier County2.3+0.2 pts
30Mercer County2.1+0.3 pts
31Foster County2+0.6 pts
32Richland County1.9+1.1 pts
33Kidder County1.6+0.7 pts
34Benson County1.6+0.3 pts
35Logan County1.5-0.5 pts
36Griggs County1.4-0.2 pts
37Billings County1.3+0.1 pts
38McHenry County1.1-0.5 pts
38Morton County1.1+0.1 pts
40Wells County1+0.3 pts
41LaMoure County1+0.5 pts
42Hettinger County1+0.3 pts
43Bowman County0.9-0.8 pts
44Sioux County0.8+0.7 pts
45Golden Valley County0.7-0.3 pts
46Emmons County0.7-0.6 pts
47Rolette County0.6-0.2 pts
48Sheridan County0.5-0.4 pts
49Pierce County0.5-0.2 pts
50Eddy County0.5+0.1 pts
50Slope County0.5+0.1 pts
52Steele County0.2-0.4 pts
53Oliver County0.2-0.8 pts

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

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 B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Williams County, with 8.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Oliver County, with 0.2% in 2024.

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 B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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