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

Williams County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 53 counties in 2021, at 8.1%. Sioux County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.8% and the figure for North Dakota was 4.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest8.1Williams County
Lowest0Sioux County
Median1.853 counties
North Dakota4.4History

All counties, 2021

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Williams CountyWilliams County: 8.1 %8.1Cass CountyCass County: 7.8 %7.8Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 6 %6Pembina CountyPembina County: 4.5 %4.5Sargent CountySargent County: 4.3 %4.3Ward CountyWard County: 4.1 %4.1Nelson CountyNelson County: 3.9 %3.9Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 3.9 %3.9Towner CountyTowner County: 3.8 %3.8Burke CountyBurke County: 3.8 %3.8Dunn CountyDunn County: 3.8 %3.8Stark CountyStark County: 3.6 %3.6Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 3.4 %3.4McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 3.3 %3.3Walsh CountyWalsh County: 3.3 %3.3McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 3 %3Ransom CountyRansom County: 2.9 %2.9Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 2.7 %2.7Griggs CountyGriggs County: 2.7 %2.7Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 2.6 %2.6Mercer CountyMercer County: 2.4 %2.4Logan CountyLogan County: 2.4 %2.4Barnes CountyBarnes County: 2.3 %2.3Dickey CountyDickey County: 2.3 %2.3Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 2 %2Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 1.8 %1.8Grant CountyGrant County: 1.8 %1.8Traill CountyTraill County: 1.7 %1.7Morton CountyMorton County: 1.6 %1.6Steele CountySteele County: 1.6 %1.6Pierce CountyPierce County: 1.6 %1.6McLean CountyMcLean County: 1.5 %1.5Adams CountyAdams County: 1.3 %1.3Kidder CountyKidder County: 1.3 %1.3McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 1.3 %1.3Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 1.2 %1.2Emmons CountyEmmons County: 1.2 %1.2Divide CountyDivide County: 1.1 %1.1Billings CountyBillings County: 1.1 %1.1Benson CountyBenson County: 1 %1Bowman CountyBowman County: 0.9 %0.9Renville CountyRenville County: 0.7 %0.7Richland CountyRichland County: 0.7 %0.7LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 0.7 %0.7Eddy CountyEddy County: 0.6 %0.6Wells CountyWells County: 0.6 %0.6Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 0.6 %0.6Rolette CountyRolette County: 0.5 %0.5Oliver CountyOliver County: 0.4 %0.4Sheridan CountySheridan County: 0.3 %0.3Slope CountySlope County: 0.3 %0.3Foster CountyFoster County: 0 %0Sioux CountySioux County: 0 %0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Williams County8.1
2Cass County7.8
3Grand Forks County6
4Pembina County4.5
5Sargent County4.3
6Ward County4.1
7Nelson County3.9
7Ramsey County3.9
9Towner County3.8
10Burke County3.8
11Dunn County3.8
12Stark County3.6
13Bottineau County3.4
14McKenzie County3.3
14Walsh County3.3
16McIntosh County3
17Ransom County2.9
18Mountrail County2.7
19Griggs County2.7
20Burleigh County2.6
21Mercer County2.4
22Logan County2.4
23Barnes County2.3
24Dickey County2.3
25Stutsman County2
26Cavalier County1.8
27Grant County1.8
28Traill County1.7
29Morton County1.6
30Steele County1.6
31Pierce County1.6
32McLean County1.5
33Adams County1.3
34Kidder County1.3
35McHenry County1.3
36Golden Valley County1.2
37Emmons County1.2
38Divide County1.1
39Billings County1.1
40Benson County1
41Bowman County0.9
42Renville County0.7
43Richland County0.7
44LaMoure County0.7
45Eddy County0.6
46Wells County0.6
47Hettinger County0.6
48Rolette County0.5
49Oliver County0.4
50Sheridan County0.3
51Slope County0.3
52Foster County0
52Sioux County0

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Williams County, with 8.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sioux County, with 0% in 2021.

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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