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

Cass County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 53 counties in 2023, at 7.7%. Sioux County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 2.1% and the figure for North Dakota was 4.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest7.7Cass County
Lowest0.1Sioux County
Median2.153 counties
North Dakota4.5History

All counties, 2023

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Cass CountyCass County: 7.7 %7.7Williams CountyWilliams County: 7.5 %7.5Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 5.8 %5.8McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 4.9 %4.9Pembina CountyPembina County: 4.6 %4.6Sargent CountySargent County: 4.6 %4.6Ward CountyWard County: 4 %4Burke CountyBurke County: 4 %4Stark CountyStark County: 3.9 %3.9McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 3.9 %3.9Walsh CountyWalsh County: 3.8 %3.8Grant CountyGrant County: 3.6 %3.6Nelson CountyNelson County: 3.6 %3.6Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 3.3 %3.3Dickey CountyDickey County: 3.2 %3.2Renville CountyRenville County: 3 %3Dunn CountyDunn County: 3 %3Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 3 %3Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 3 %3Adams CountyAdams County: 2.9 %2.9Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 2.8 %2.8Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 2.7 %2.7Traill CountyTraill County: 2.6 %2.6Towner CountyTowner County: 2.5 %2.5Barnes CountyBarnes County: 2.4 %2.4Ransom CountyRansom County: 2.4 %2.4Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 2.1 %2.1Logan CountyLogan County: 2 %2McLean CountyMcLean County: 1.8 %1.8Mercer CountyMercer County: 1.8 %1.8Divide CountyDivide County: 1.8 %1.8Bowman CountyBowman County: 1.7 %1.7Griggs CountyGriggs County: 1.7 %1.7McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 1.6 %1.6Foster CountyFoster County: 1.4 %1.4Emmons CountyEmmons County: 1.4 %1.4Benson CountyBenson County: 1.3 %1.3Billings CountyBillings County: 1.2 %1.2Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 1.1 %1.1Morton CountyMorton County: 1 %1Kidder CountyKidder County: 0.9 %0.9Oliver CountyOliver County: 0.9 %0.9Sheridan CountySheridan County: 0.9 %0.9Rolette CountyRolette County: 0.8 %0.8Richland CountyRichland County: 0.8 %0.8Pierce CountyPierce County: 0.7 %0.7Wells CountyWells County: 0.6 %0.6Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 0.6 %0.6Steele CountySteele County: 0.6 %0.6LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 0.5 %0.5Eddy CountyEddy County: 0.4 %0.4Slope CountySlope County: 0.4 %0.4Sioux CountySioux County: 0.1 %0.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Cass County7.7-0.4 pts
2Williams County7.5-0.8 pts
3Grand Forks County5.8-0.3 pts
4McIntosh County4.9+0.9 pts
5Pembina County4.6+0.2 pts
6Sargent County4.6+0.5 pts
7Ward County4-0.1 pts
8Burke County4-0.1 pts
9Stark County3.9+0.3 pts
10McKenzie County3.9+1.3 pts
11Walsh County3.8+0.4 pts
12Grant County3.6-0.2 pts
13Nelson County3.6-0.1 pts
14Bottineau County3.30 pts
15Dickey County3.2+0.1 pts
16Renville County3+1.2 pts
17Dunn County3-0.5 pts
18Burleigh County3-0.4 pts
18Mountrail County3-0.1 pts
20Adams County2.9+0.2 pts
21Stutsman County2.8+0.3 pts
22Ramsey County2.7-0.2 pts
23Traill County2.6+0.8 pts
24Towner County2.5-1.3 pts
25Barnes County2.4-0.6 pts
26Ransom County2.4-1.2 pts
27Cavalier County2.1-0.7 pts
28Logan County2-0.1 pts
29McLean County1.8-0.3 pts
30Mercer County1.8+0.1 pts
31Divide County1.8-0.4 pts
32Bowman County1.7+0.9 pts
33Griggs County1.7-0.3 pts
34McHenry County1.6-0.1 pts
35Foster County1.4+1.3 pts
36Emmons County1.4+0.4 pts
37Benson County1.3+0.3 pts
38Billings County1.2-0.9 pts
39Golden Valley County1.1-0.4 pts
40Morton County1-0.2 pts
41Kidder County0.9-0.4 pts
41Oliver County0.9+0.4 pts
43Sheridan County0.9+0.8 pts
44Rolette County0.8+0.2 pts
45Richland County0.80 pts
46Pierce County0.7-1 pts
47Wells County0.60 pts
48Hettinger County0.60 pts
49Steele County0.6-0.5 pts
50LaMoure County0.5+0.2 pts
51Eddy County0.4-0.2 pts
52Slope County0.4-0.1 pts
53Sioux County0.10 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Cass County, with 7.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sioux County, with 0.1% 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 B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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