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 2023, at 15%. Divide County had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for North Dakota was 6.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 6.1 %Barnes County: 3 %Benson County: 8.1 %Billings County: 2.1 %Bottineau County: 3.4 %Bowman County: 4.3 %Burke County: 4.2 %Burleigh County: 4 %Cass County: 8.3 %Cavalier County: 4.4 %Dickey County: 5.5 %Divide County: 1.2 %Dunn County: 10.1 %Eddy County: 1.9 %Emmons County: 7.4 %Foster County: 2.1 %Golden Valley County: 1.3 %Grand Forks County: 7.8 %Grant County: 7.8 %Griggs County: 1.4 %Hettinger County: 2.9 %Kidder County: 2.8 %LaMoure County: 4.5 %Logan County: 6.5 %McHenry County: 2.7 %McIntosh County: 15 %McKenzie County: 9 %McLean County: 2.7 %Mercer County: 6.3 %Morton County: 4.7 %Mountrail County: 11.5 %Nelson County: 5.5 %Oliver County: 1.2 %Pembina County: 3.6 %Pierce County: 2.6 %Ramsey County: 4.3 %Ransom County: 5.9 %Renville County: 2.3 %Richland County: 2.3 %Rolette County: 7 %Sargent County: 5.5 %Sheridan County: 2.3 %Sioux County: 7.3 %Slope County: 2.2 %Stark County: 7.8 %Steele County: 1.4 %Stutsman County: 3.5 %Towner County: 2.7 %Traill County: 3.5 %Walsh County: 9.3 %Ward County: 5.6 %Wells County: 2.5 %Williams County: 10.2 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

McIntosh County: 15 %McIntosh County15Mountrail County: 11.5 %Mountrail County11.5Williams County: 10.2 %Williams County10.2Dunn County: 10.1 %Dunn County10.1Walsh County: 9.3 %Walsh County9.3McKenzie County: 9 %McKenzie County9Cass County: 8.3 %Cass County8.3Benson County: 8.1 %Benson County8.1Grant County: 7.8 %Grant County7.8Stark County: 7.8 %Stark County7.8Grand Forks County: 7.8 %Grand Forks County7.8Emmons County: 7.4 %Emmons County7.4Sioux County: 7.3 %Sioux County7.3Rolette County: 7 %Rolette County7Logan County: 6.5 %Logan County6.5Mercer County: 6.3 %Mercer County6.3Adams County: 6.1 %Adams County6.1Ransom County: 5.9 %Ransom County5.9Ward County: 5.6 %Ward County5.6Sargent County: 5.5 %Sargent County5.5Nelson County: 5.5 %Nelson County5.5Dickey County: 5.5 %Dickey County5.5Morton County: 4.7 %Morton County4.7LaMoure County: 4.5 %LaMoure County4.5Cavalier County: 4.4 %Cavalier County4.4Bowman County: 4.3 %Bowman County4.3Ramsey County: 4.3 %Ramsey County4.3Burke County: 4.2 %Burke County4.2Burleigh County: 4 %Burleigh County4Pembina County: 3.6 %Pembina County3.6Stutsman County: 3.5 %Stutsman County3.5Traill County: 3.5 %Traill County3.5Bottineau County: 3.4 %Bottineau County3.4Barnes County: 3 %Barnes County3Hettinger County: 2.9 %Hettinger County2.9Kidder County: 2.8 %Kidder County2.8McLean County: 2.7 %McLean County2.7McHenry County: 2.7 %McHenry County2.7Towner County: 2.7 %Towner County2.7Pierce County: 2.6 %Pierce County2.6Wells County: 2.5 %Wells County2.5Sheridan County: 2.3 %Sheridan County2.3Richland County: 2.3 %Richland County2.3Renville County: 2.3 %Renville County2.3Slope County: 2.2 %Slope County2.2Billings County: 2.1 %Billings County2.1Foster County: 2.1 %Foster County2.1Eddy County: 1.9 %Eddy County1.9Griggs County: 1.4 %Griggs County1.4Steele County: 1.4 %Steele County1.4Golden Valley County: 1.3 %Golden Valley County1.3Oliver County: 1.2 %Oliver County1.2Divide County: 1.2 %Divide County1.2McIntosh County: 15 %McIntosh County15Mountrail County: 11.5 %Mountrail County11.5Williams County: 10.2 %Williams County10.2Dunn County: 10.1 %Dunn County10.1Walsh County: 9.3 %Walsh County9.3McKenzie County: 9 %McKenzie County9Cass County: 8.3 %Cass County8.3Benson County: 8.1 %Benson County8.1Grant County: 7.8 %Grant County7.8Stark County: 7.8 %Stark County7.8Grand Forks County: 7.8 %Grand Forks County7.8Emmons County: 7.4 %Emmons County7.4Sioux County: 7.3 %Sioux County7.3Rolette County: 7 %Rolette County7Logan County: 6.5 %Logan County6.5Mercer County: 6.3 %Mercer County6.3Adams County: 6.1 %Adams County6.1Ransom County: 5.9 %Ransom County5.9Ward County: 5.6 %Ward County5.6Sargent County: 5.5 %Sargent County5.5Nelson County: 5.5 %Nelson County5.5Dickey County: 5.5 %Dickey County5.5Morton County: 4.7 %Morton County4.7LaMoure County: 4.5 %LaMoure County4.5Cavalier County: 4.4 %Cavalier County4.4Bowman County: 4.3 %Bowman County4.3Ramsey County: 4.3 %Ramsey County4.3Burke County: 4.2 %Burke County4.2Burleigh County: 4 %Burleigh County4Pembina County: 3.6 %Pembina County3.6Stutsman County: 3.5 %Stutsman County3.5Traill County: 3.5 %Traill County3.5Bottineau County: 3.4 %Bottineau County3.4Barnes County: 3 %Barnes County3Hettinger County: 2.9 %Hettinger County2.9Kidder County: 2.8 %Kidder County2.8McLean County: 2.7 %McLean County2.7McHenry County: 2.7 %McHenry County2.7Towner County: 2.7 %Towner County2.7Pierce County: 2.6 %Pierce County2.6Wells County: 2.5 %Wells County2.5Sheridan County: 2.3 %Sheridan County2.3Richland County: 2.3 %Richland County2.3Renville County: 2.3 %Renville County2.3Slope County: 2.2 %Slope County2.2Billings County: 2.1 %Billings County2.1Foster County: 2.1 %Foster County2.1Eddy County: 1.9 %Eddy County1.9Griggs County: 1.4 %Griggs County1.4Steele County: 1.4 %Steele County1.4Golden Valley County: 1.3 %Golden Valley County1.3Oliver County: 1.2 %Oliver County1.2Divide County: 1.2 %Divide County1.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1McIntosh County15-2.6 pts
2Mountrail County11.5+0.2 pts
3Williams County10.2+0.9 pts
4Dunn County10.1-1.9 pts
5Walsh County9.3+1.1 pts
6McKenzie County9-1.9 pts
7Cass County8.3-0.9 pts
8Benson County8.1-1.2 pts
9Grant County7.8+0.8 pts
10Stark County7.8+1.1 pts
11Grand Forks County7.8-0.3 pts
12Emmons County7.4+0.5 pts
13Sioux County7.3+1.7 pts
14Rolette County7+0.5 pts
15Logan County6.5+0.4 pts
16Mercer County6.3-0.5 pts
17Adams County6.1+0.5 pts
18Ransom County5.9+0.3 pts
19Ward County5.6-0.4 pts
20Sargent County5.5+0.9 pts
21Nelson County5.5-0.7 pts
22Dickey County5.5-0.8 pts
23Morton County4.70 pts
24LaMoure County4.5-2.2 pts
25Cavalier County4.4-0.4 pts
26Bowman County4.3-0.3 pts
27Ramsey County4.3-0.1 pts
28Burke County4.2-0.1 pts
29Burleigh County4-0.7 pts
30Pembina County3.6+0.7 pts
31Stutsman County3.50 pts
31Traill County3.5+0.7 pts
33Bottineau County3.4+0.1 pts
34Barnes County3-0.7 pts
35Hettinger County2.9+0.1 pts
36Kidder County2.8-0.3 pts
37McLean County2.7-0.2 pts
38McHenry County2.70 pts
38Towner County2.7-1.3 pts
40Pierce County2.6+0.7 pts
41Wells County2.50 pts
42Sheridan County2.3-1 pts
43Richland County2.3+0.2 pts
44Renville County2.3+0.7 pts
45Slope County2.20 pts
46Billings County2.1+0.2 pts
47Foster County2.1+0.3 pts
48Eddy County1.9-0.8 pts
49Griggs County1.4-0.3 pts
50Steele County1.4-0.3 pts
51Golden Valley County1.3+0.3 pts
52Oliver County1.2+0.1 pts
53Divide County1.2+0.4 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.

How to cite

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/north-dakota-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/north-dakota-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/north-dakota-counties?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/north-dakota-counties?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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McIntosh County, with 15% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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