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 2022, at 17.6%. Divide County had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 4.6% and the figure for North Dakota was 6.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.6McIntosh County
Lowest0.7Divide County
Median4.653 counties
North Dakota6.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 5.6 %Barnes County: 3.7 %Benson County: 9.3 %Billings County: 1.9 %Bottineau County: 3.2 %Bowman County: 4.7 %Burke County: 4.2 %Burleigh County: 4.7 %Cass County: 9.1 %Cavalier County: 4.8 %Dickey County: 6.3 %Divide County: 0.7 %Dunn County: 12 %Eddy County: 2.7 %Emmons County: 6.8 %Foster County: 1.8 %Golden Valley County: 0.9 %Grand Forks County: 8.1 %Grant County: 7.1 %Griggs County: 1.7 %Hettinger County: 2.8 %Kidder County: 3 %LaMoure County: 6.7 %Logan County: 6.1 %McHenry County: 2.6 %McIntosh County: 17.6 %McKenzie County: 10.9 %McLean County: 2.9 %Mercer County: 6.9 %Morton County: 4.7 %Mountrail County: 11.3 %Nelson County: 6.2 %Oliver County: 1.2 %Pembina County: 2.8 %Pierce County: 2 %Ramsey County: 4.4 %Ransom County: 5.6 %Renville County: 1.6 %Richland County: 2.1 %Rolette County: 6.5 %Sargent County: 4.6 %Sheridan County: 3.3 %Sioux County: 5.6 %Slope County: 2.2 %Stark County: 6.7 %Steele County: 1.7 %Stutsman County: 3.5 %Towner County: 3.9 %Traill County: 2.8 %Walsh County: 8.2 %Ward County: 6 %Wells County: 2.5 %Williams County: 9.3 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

McIntosh County: 17.6 %McIntosh County17.6Dunn County: 12 %Dunn County12Mountrail County: 11.3 %Mountrail County11.3McKenzie County: 10.9 %McKenzie County10.9Benson County: 9.3 %Benson County9.3Williams County: 9.3 %Williams County9.3Cass County: 9.1 %Cass County9.1Walsh County: 8.2 %Walsh County8.2Grand Forks County: 8.1 %Grand Forks County8.1Grant County: 7.1 %Grant County7.1Mercer County: 6.9 %Mercer County6.9Emmons County: 6.8 %Emmons County6.8Stark County: 6.7 %Stark County6.7LaMoure County: 6.7 %LaMoure County6.7Rolette County: 6.5 %Rolette County6.5Dickey County: 6.3 %Dickey County6.3Nelson County: 6.2 %Nelson County6.2Logan County: 6.1 %Logan County6.1Ward County: 6 %Ward County6Adams County: 5.6 %Adams County5.6Ransom County: 5.6 %Ransom County5.6Sioux County: 5.6 %Sioux County5.6Cavalier County: 4.8 %Cavalier County4.8Burleigh County: 4.7 %Burleigh County4.7Morton County: 4.7 %Morton County4.7Bowman County: 4.7 %Bowman County4.7Sargent County: 4.6 %Sargent County4.6Ramsey County: 4.4 %Ramsey County4.4Burke County: 4.2 %Burke County4.2Towner County: 3.9 %Towner County3.9Barnes County: 3.7 %Barnes County3.7Stutsman County: 3.5 %Stutsman County3.5Sheridan County: 3.3 %Sheridan County3.3Bottineau County: 3.2 %Bottineau County3.2Kidder County: 3 %Kidder County3McLean County: 2.9 %McLean County2.9Pembina County: 2.8 %Pembina County2.8Traill County: 2.8 %Traill County2.8Hettinger County: 2.8 %Hettinger County2.8Eddy County: 2.7 %Eddy County2.7McHenry County: 2.6 %McHenry County2.6Wells County: 2.5 %Wells County2.5Slope County: 2.2 %Slope County2.2Richland County: 2.1 %Richland County2.1Pierce County: 2 %Pierce County2Billings County: 1.9 %Billings County1.9Foster County: 1.8 %Foster County1.8Steele County: 1.7 %Steele County1.7Griggs County: 1.7 %Griggs County1.7Renville County: 1.6 %Renville County1.6Oliver County: 1.2 %Oliver County1.2Golden Valley County: 0.9 %Golden Valley County0.9Divide County: 0.7 %Divide County0.7McIntosh County: 17.6 %McIntosh County17.6Dunn County: 12 %Dunn County12Mountrail County: 11.3 %Mountrail County11.3McKenzie County: 10.9 %McKenzie County10.9Benson County: 9.3 %Benson County9.3Williams County: 9.3 %Williams County9.3Cass County: 9.1 %Cass County9.1Walsh County: 8.2 %Walsh County8.2Grand Forks County: 8.1 %Grand Forks County8.1Grant County: 7.1 %Grant County7.1Mercer County: 6.9 %Mercer County6.9Emmons County: 6.8 %Emmons County6.8Stark County: 6.7 %Stark County6.7LaMoure County: 6.7 %LaMoure County6.7Rolette County: 6.5 %Rolette County6.5Dickey County: 6.3 %Dickey County6.3Nelson County: 6.2 %Nelson County6.2Logan County: 6.1 %Logan County6.1Ward County: 6 %Ward County6Adams County: 5.6 %Adams County5.6Ransom County: 5.6 %Ransom County5.6Sioux County: 5.6 %Sioux County5.6Cavalier County: 4.8 %Cavalier County4.8Burleigh County: 4.7 %Burleigh County4.7Morton County: 4.7 %Morton County4.7Bowman County: 4.7 %Bowman County4.7Sargent County: 4.6 %Sargent County4.6Ramsey County: 4.4 %Ramsey County4.4Burke County: 4.2 %Burke County4.2Towner County: 3.9 %Towner County3.9Barnes County: 3.7 %Barnes County3.7Stutsman County: 3.5 %Stutsman County3.5Sheridan County: 3.3 %Sheridan County3.3Bottineau County: 3.2 %Bottineau County3.2Kidder County: 3 %Kidder County3McLean County: 2.9 %McLean County2.9Pembina County: 2.8 %Pembina County2.8Traill County: 2.8 %Traill County2.8Hettinger County: 2.8 %Hettinger County2.8Eddy County: 2.7 %Eddy County2.7McHenry County: 2.6 %McHenry County2.6Wells County: 2.5 %Wells County2.5Slope County: 2.2 %Slope County2.2Richland County: 2.1 %Richland County2.1Pierce County: 2 %Pierce County2Billings County: 1.9 %Billings County1.9Foster County: 1.8 %Foster County1.8Steele County: 1.7 %Steele County1.7Griggs County: 1.7 %Griggs County1.7Renville County: 1.6 %Renville County1.6Oliver County: 1.2 %Oliver County1.2Golden Valley County: 0.9 %Golden Valley County0.9Divide County: 0.7 %Divide County0.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1McIntosh County17.6+0.9 pts
2Dunn County12+0.8 pts
3Mountrail County11.3+2.1 pts
4McKenzie County10.9+0.4 pts
5Benson County9.3-0.4 pts
6Williams County9.3-0.6 pts
7Cass County9.1+0.3 pts
8Walsh County8.20 pts
9Grand Forks County8.1+0.6 pts
10Grant County7.1+2.3 pts
11Mercer County6.9-1.3 pts
12Emmons County6.8-0.3 pts
13Stark County6.7+1.2 pts
14LaMoure County6.7+0.3 pts
15Rolette County6.5+0.8 pts
16Dickey County6.3-2 pts
17Nelson County6.2+1 pts
18Logan County6.1-0.5 pts
19Ward County6+0.4 pts
20Adams County5.6+1.5 pts
20Ransom County5.6+0.9 pts
22Sioux County5.6-0.7 pts
23Cavalier County4.8+0.1 pts
24Burleigh County4.7+0.5 pts
25Morton County4.7+0.7 pts
26Bowman County4.7+0.3 pts
27Sargent County4.6-0.2 pts
28Ramsey County4.4-0.6 pts
29Burke County4.20 pts
30Towner County3.9+0.2 pts
31Barnes County3.7+0.5 pts
32Stutsman County3.5+0.4 pts
33Sheridan County3.3-0.3 pts
34Bottineau County3.20 pts
35Kidder County3-0.5 pts
36McLean County2.9-0.1 pts
37Pembina County2.8+0.1 pts
37Traill County2.8+0.9 pts
39Hettinger County2.8-1 pts
40Eddy County2.7-0.3 pts
41McHenry County2.6+0.4 pts
42Wells County2.5-0 pts
43Slope County2.2+0.1 pts
44Richland County2.1-0.3 pts
45Pierce County2-0.6 pts
46Billings County1.9-2.7 pts
47Foster County1.8+0.4 pts
48Steele County1.7+0.2 pts
49Griggs County1.7+0.4 pts
50Renville County1.6+0.9 pts
51Oliver County1.2-1.1 pts
52Golden Valley County0.90 pts
53Divide County0.7+0.6 pts

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/north-dakota-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/north-dakota-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/north-dakota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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McIntosh County, with 17.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Divide County, with 0.7% in 2022.

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