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Counties in North Dakota by population speaking a language other than English at home

McIntosh County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 53 counties in 2021, at 16.6%. Divide County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 4.2% and the figure for North Dakota was 6.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.6McIntosh County
Lowest0.1Divide County
Median4.253 counties
North Dakota6.3History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 4.1 %Barnes County: 3.1 %Benson County: 9.7 %Billings County: 4.6 %Bottineau County: 3.2 %Bowman County: 4.4 %Burke County: 4.2 %Burleigh County: 4.2 %Cass County: 8.8 %Cavalier County: 4.7 %Dickey County: 8.3 %Divide County: 0.1 %Dunn County: 11.2 %Eddy County: 3 %Emmons County: 7.1 %Foster County: 1.4 %Golden Valley County: 0.9 %Grand Forks County: 7.5 %Grant County: 4.7 %Griggs County: 1.3 %Hettinger County: 3.8 %Kidder County: 3.6 %LaMoure County: 6.4 %Logan County: 6.6 %McHenry County: 2.3 %McIntosh County: 16.6 %McKenzie County: 10.5 %McLean County: 3 %Mercer County: 8.1 %Morton County: 4 %Mountrail County: 9.2 %Nelson County: 5.1 %Oliver County: 2.3 %Pembina County: 2.7 %Pierce County: 2.5 %Ramsey County: 5 %Ransom County: 4.7 %Renville County: 0.7 %Richland County: 2.3 %Rolette County: 5.7 %Sargent County: 4.8 %Sheridan County: 3.5 %Sioux County: 6.2 %Slope County: 2.1 %Stark County: 5.5 %Steele County: 1.6 %Stutsman County: 3.1 %Towner County: 3.7 %Traill County: 2 %Walsh County: 8.2 %Ward County: 5.7 %Wells County: 2.5 %Williams County: 9.9 %
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  • 2.3 to 3.2
  • 3.2 to 4.2
  • 4.2 to 5.3
  • 5.3 to 8.1
  • 8.1 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

McIntosh County: 16.6 %McIntosh County16.6Dunn County: 11.2 %Dunn County11.2McKenzie County: 10.5 %McKenzie County10.5Williams County: 9.9 %Williams County9.9Benson County: 9.7 %Benson County9.7Mountrail County: 9.2 %Mountrail County9.2Cass County: 8.8 %Cass County8.8Dickey County: 8.3 %Dickey County8.3Walsh County: 8.2 %Walsh County8.2Mercer County: 8.1 %Mercer County8.1Grand Forks County: 7.5 %Grand Forks County7.5Emmons County: 7.1 %Emmons County7.1Logan County: 6.6 %Logan County6.6LaMoure County: 6.4 %LaMoure County6.4Sioux County: 6.2 %Sioux County6.2Rolette County: 5.7 %Rolette County5.7Ward County: 5.7 %Ward County5.7Stark County: 5.5 %Stark County5.5Nelson County: 5.1 %Nelson County5.1Ramsey County: 5 %Ramsey County5Sargent County: 4.8 %Sargent County4.8Grant County: 4.7 %Grant County4.7Ransom County: 4.7 %Ransom County4.7Cavalier County: 4.7 %Cavalier County4.7Billings County: 4.6 %Billings County4.6Bowman County: 4.4 %Bowman County4.4Burke County: 4.2 %Burke County4.2Burleigh County: 4.2 %Burleigh County4.2Adams County: 4.1 %Adams County4.1Morton County: 4 %Morton County4Hettinger County: 3.8 %Hettinger County3.8Towner County: 3.7 %Towner County3.7Kidder County: 3.6 %Kidder County3.6Sheridan County: 3.5 %Sheridan County3.5Bottineau County: 3.2 %Bottineau County3.2Barnes County: 3.1 %Barnes County3.1Stutsman County: 3.1 %Stutsman County3.1McLean County: 3 %McLean County3Eddy County: 3 %Eddy County3Pembina County: 2.7 %Pembina County2.7Pierce County: 2.5 %Pierce County2.5Wells County: 2.5 %Wells County2.5Richland County: 2.3 %Richland County2.3Oliver County: 2.3 %Oliver County2.3McHenry County: 2.3 %McHenry County2.3Slope County: 2.1 %Slope County2.1Traill County: 2 %Traill County2Steele County: 1.6 %Steele County1.6Foster County: 1.4 %Foster County1.4Griggs County: 1.3 %Griggs County1.3Golden Valley County: 0.9 %Golden Valley County0.9Renville County: 0.7 %Renville County0.7Divide County: 0.1 %Divide County0.1McIntosh County: 16.6 %McIntosh County16.6Dunn County: 11.2 %Dunn County11.2McKenzie County: 10.5 %McKenzie County10.5Williams County: 9.9 %Williams County9.9Benson County: 9.7 %Benson County9.7Mountrail County: 9.2 %Mountrail County9.2Cass County: 8.8 %Cass County8.8Dickey County: 8.3 %Dickey County8.3Walsh County: 8.2 %Walsh County8.2Mercer County: 8.1 %Mercer County8.1Grand Forks County: 7.5 %Grand Forks County7.5Emmons County: 7.1 %Emmons County7.1Logan County: 6.6 %Logan County6.6LaMoure County: 6.4 %LaMoure County6.4Sioux County: 6.2 %Sioux County6.2Rolette County: 5.7 %Rolette County5.7Ward County: 5.7 %Ward County5.7Stark County: 5.5 %Stark County5.5Nelson County: 5.1 %Nelson County5.1Ramsey County: 5 %Ramsey County5Sargent County: 4.8 %Sargent County4.8Grant County: 4.7 %Grant County4.7Ransom County: 4.7 %Ransom County4.7Cavalier County: 4.7 %Cavalier County4.7Billings County: 4.6 %Billings County4.6Bowman County: 4.4 %Bowman County4.4Burke County: 4.2 %Burke County4.2Burleigh County: 4.2 %Burleigh County4.2Adams County: 4.1 %Adams County4.1Morton County: 4 %Morton County4Hettinger County: 3.8 %Hettinger County3.8Towner County: 3.7 %Towner County3.7Kidder County: 3.6 %Kidder County3.6Sheridan County: 3.5 %Sheridan County3.5Bottineau County: 3.2 %Bottineau County3.2Barnes County: 3.1 %Barnes County3.1Stutsman County: 3.1 %Stutsman County3.1McLean County: 3 %McLean County3Eddy County: 3 %Eddy County3Pembina County: 2.7 %Pembina County2.7Pierce County: 2.5 %Pierce County2.5Wells County: 2.5 %Wells County2.5Richland County: 2.3 %Richland County2.3Oliver County: 2.3 %Oliver County2.3McHenry County: 2.3 %McHenry County2.3Slope County: 2.1 %Slope County2.1Traill County: 2 %Traill County2Steele County: 1.6 %Steele County1.6Foster County: 1.4 %Foster County1.4Griggs County: 1.3 %Griggs County1.3Golden Valley County: 0.9 %Golden Valley County0.9Renville County: 0.7 %Renville County0.7Divide County: 0.1 %Divide County0.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1McIntosh County16.6
2Dunn County11.2
3McKenzie County10.5
4Williams County9.9
5Benson County9.7
6Mountrail County9.2
7Cass County8.8
8Dickey County8.3
9Walsh County8.2
10Mercer County8.1
11Grand Forks County7.5
12Emmons County7.1
13Logan County6.6
14LaMoure County6.4
15Sioux County6.2
16Rolette County5.7
17Ward County5.7
18Stark County5.5
19Nelson County5.1
20Ramsey County5
21Sargent County4.8
22Grant County4.7
23Ransom County4.7
24Cavalier County4.7
25Billings County4.6
26Bowman County4.4
27Burke County4.2
28Burleigh County4.2
29Adams County4.1
30Morton County4
31Hettinger County3.8
32Towner County3.7
33Kidder County3.6
34Sheridan County3.5
35Bottineau County3.2
36Barnes County3.1
37Stutsman County3.1
38McLean County3
39Eddy County3
40Pembina County2.7
41Pierce County2.5
41Wells County2.5
43Richland County2.3
44Oliver County2.3
45McHenry County2.3
46Slope County2.1
47Traill County2
48Steele County1.6
49Foster County1.4
50Griggs County1.3
51Golden Valley County0.9
52Renville County0.7
53Divide County0.1

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in North Dakota by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in North Dakota by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/north-dakota-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in North Dakota by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/north-dakota-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in North Dakota by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/north-dakota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

McIntosh County, with 16.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Divide County, with 0.1% in 2021.

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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 C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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