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 2022, at 8.4%. Foster County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.2% and the figure for North Dakota was 4.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest8.4Williams County
Median2.253 counties
North Dakota4.6History

All counties, 2022

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Williams CountyWilliams County: 8.4 %8.4Cass CountyCass County: 8.2 %8.2Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 6.1 %6.1Pembina CountyPembina County: 4.4 %4.4Sargent CountySargent County: 4.1 %4.1Burke CountyBurke County: 4.1 %4.1Ward CountyWard County: 4.1 %4.1McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 4 %4Towner CountyTowner County: 3.8 %3.8Grant CountyGrant County: 3.8 %3.8Nelson CountyNelson County: 3.6 %3.6Stark CountyStark County: 3.6 %3.6Dunn CountyDunn County: 3.6 %3.6Ransom CountyRansom County: 3.6 %3.6Walsh CountyWalsh County: 3.4 %3.4Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 3.4 %3.4Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 3.3 %3.3Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 3.1 %3.1Dickey CountyDickey County: 3 %3Barnes CountyBarnes County: 3 %3Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 2.9 %2.9Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 2.7 %2.7Adams CountyAdams County: 2.7 %2.7McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 2.6 %2.6Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 2.5 %2.5Divide CountyDivide County: 2.2 %2.2McLean CountyMcLean County: 2.2 %2.2Billings CountyBillings County: 2 %2Logan CountyLogan County: 2 %2Griggs CountyGriggs County: 2 %2Traill CountyTraill County: 1.8 %1.8Renville CountyRenville County: 1.8 %1.8McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 1.8 %1.8Pierce CountyPierce County: 1.7 %1.7Mercer CountyMercer County: 1.7 %1.7Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 1.5 %1.5Kidder CountyKidder County: 1.3 %1.3Morton CountyMorton County: 1.3 %1.3Steele CountySteele County: 1.1 %1.1Benson CountyBenson County: 1 %1Emmons CountyEmmons County: 0.9 %0.9Richland CountyRichland County: 0.8 %0.8Bowman CountyBowman County: 0.8 %0.8Rolette CountyRolette County: 0.7 %0.7Wells CountyWells County: 0.6 %0.6Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 0.6 %0.6Eddy CountyEddy County: 0.6 %0.6Oliver CountyOliver County: 0.5 %0.5Slope CountySlope County: 0.5 %0.5LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 0.3 %0.3Sheridan CountySheridan County: 0.2 %0.2Sioux CountySioux County: 0.1 %0.1Foster CountyFoster County: 0 %0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Williams County8.4+0.2 pts
2Cass County8.2+0.3 pts
3Grand Forks County6.10 pts
4Pembina County4.4-0.1 pts
5Sargent County4.1-0.1 pts
6Burke County4.1+0.3 pts
7Ward County4.10 pts
8McIntosh County4+1 pts
9Towner County3.8-0 pts
10Grant County3.8+2 pts
11Nelson County3.6-0.3 pts
12Stark County3.6-0.1 pts
13Dunn County3.6-0.2 pts
14Ransom County3.6+0.7 pts
15Walsh County3.4+0.1 pts
16Burleigh County3.4+0.8 pts
17Bottineau County3.3-0.1 pts
18Mountrail County3.1+0.4 pts
19Dickey County3+0.8 pts
20Barnes County3+0.7 pts
21Ramsey County2.9-0.9 pts
22Cavalier County2.7+0.9 pts
23Adams County2.7+1.3 pts
24McKenzie County2.6-0.7 pts
25Stutsman County2.5+0.5 pts
26Divide County2.2+1.1 pts
27McLean County2.2+0.7 pts
28Billings County2+1 pts
29Logan County2-0.4 pts
30Griggs County2-0.7 pts
31Traill County1.8+0.2 pts
32Renville County1.8+1.1 pts
33McHenry County1.8+0.5 pts
34Pierce County1.7+0.1 pts
35Mercer County1.7-0.7 pts
36Golden Valley County1.5+0.3 pts
37Kidder County1.3+0.1 pts
38Morton County1.3-0.3 pts
39Steele County1.1-0.5 pts
40Benson County10 pts
41Emmons County0.9-0.2 pts
42Richland County0.8+0.1 pts
43Bowman County0.8-0.1 pts
44Rolette County0.7+0.2 pts
45Wells County0.6-0 pts
46Hettinger County0.6-0 pts
47Eddy County0.6-0.1 pts
48Oliver County0.5+0.1 pts
49Slope County0.5+0.2 pts
50LaMoure County0.3-0.3 pts
51Sheridan County0.2-0.1 pts
52Sioux County0.10 pts
53Foster County00 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Williams County, with 8.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

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

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