North Dakota's largest ancestry groups

German is the largest background in North Dakota, with over 46% of residents claiming a German background. Here is a list of the state's 25 largest ancestries:

Rank	Ancestry	North Dakota Estimated Population	Percentage of Total Population
	Total:	674,499	100.0%
1	German	311,587	46.2%
2	Norwegian	199,310	29.5%
3	Irish	54,874	8.1%
4	English	33,502	5.0%
5	Swedish	32,457	4.8%
6	French (except Basque)	26,078	3.9%
7	Russian	25,261	3.7%
8	American	19,822	2.9%
9	Polish	15,534	2.3%
10	Czech	12,510	1.9%
11	French Canadian	10,978	1.6%
12	Italian	8,933	1.3%
13	Danish	8,449	1.3%
14	Scottish	8,182	1.2%
15	Dutch	7,861	1.2%
16	Scotch-Irish	4,515	0.7%
17	Ukrainian	3,873	0.6%
18	European	3,170	0.5%
19	Subsaharan African	3,170	0.5%
20	Hungarian	2,518	0.4%
21	Swiss	2,380	0.4%
22	Arab	1,840	0.3%
23	Welsh	1,328	0.2%
24	British	603	0.1%
25	West Indian (except Hispanic groups)	433	0.1%

Please note that the Census Bureau's "People Reporting Ancestry" survey for North Dakota is based on a limited number of ancestry groups compared to other states.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey

C04006 People Reporting Ancestry, 1 year estimates