Steele County Demographics

A map of Steele County's Population by Race

Steele County, North Dakota had a population of 1,798 in 2020. It was 95.7% White, 0.2% Black, 0.0% Asian, 2.0% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American/Other, and 1.7% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Steele County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Steele County is the 49th most populous county of the 53 counties in North Dakota.

Steele County's White Population

1,721 residents of Steele County identify as White, or 95.7%. This makes the White share of the population of Steele County larger than the White share of the population of North Dakota (81.7% White). Of the 53 counties in North Dakota, Steele County is ranked #3 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Steele County is more White than neighboring Griggs County (95.4% White), Grand Forks County (80.3% White), Traill County (91.4% White), Barnes County (91.8% White), and Nelson County (94.3% White).

Steele County's Black Population

3 residents of Steele County identify as Black, or 0.2%. This makes the Black share of the population of Steele County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of North Dakota (3.4% Black). Of the 53 counties in North Dakota, Steele County is ranked #40 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Steele County is less Black than neighboring Griggs County (0.3% Black), Grand Forks County (4.1% Black), Traill County (0.6% Black), and Barnes County (1.6% Black).

Steele County's Asian Population

0 residents of Steele County identify as Asian, or 0.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Steele County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of North Dakota (1.7% Asian). Of the 53 counties in North Dakota, Steele County is ranked #49 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Steele County is less Asian than neighboring Griggs County (0.3% Asian), Grand Forks County (3.4% Asian), Traill County (0.2% Asian), Barnes County (0.6% Asian), and Nelson County (0.3% Asian).

Steele County's Hispanic Population

36 residents of Steele County identify as Hispanic, or 2.0%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Steele County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of North Dakota (4.3% Hispanic). Of the 53 counties in North Dakota, Steele County is ranked #32 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Steele County is more Hispanic than neighboring Griggs County (1% Hispanic), and Barnes County (1.7% Hispanic). Steele County is less Hispanic than neighboring Grand Forks County (5% Hispanic), Traill County (3.7% Hispanic), and Nelson County (2.3% Hispanic).

Steele County's Native American/Other Population

7 residents of Steele County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.4%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Steele County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of North Dakota (5.1% Native American/Other). Of the 53 counties in North Dakota, Steele County is ranked #50 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Steele County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Griggs County (0.7% Native American/Other), Grand Forks County (2.5% Native American/Other), Traill County (0.9% Native American/Other), Barnes County (1.1% Native American/Other), and Nelson County (0.7% Native American/Other).

Steele County's Multiracial Population

31 residents of Steele County identify as Multiracial, or 1.7%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Steele County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of North Dakota (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 53 counties in North Dakota, Steele County is ranked #50 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Steele County is less Multiracial than neighboring Griggs County (2.2% Multiracial), Grand Forks County (4.7% Multiracial), Traill County (3.1% Multiracial), Barnes County (3.1% Multiracial), and Nelson County (2.2% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.