Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
Updated on March 8, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all US counties with a population of at least 50K, Clay County, MN had the highest percentage of population with Norwegian ancestry (29.87%), followed by Cass County, ND (27.84%), and Grand Forks County, ND (26.90%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 counties.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Population (%) |
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| 1 | Clay County, MN | 29.87 |
| 2 | Cass County, ND | 27.84 |
| 3 | Grand Forks County, ND | 26.90 |
| 4 | Otter Tail County, MN | 26.36 |
| 5 | Ward County, ND | 23.20 |
| 6 | Eau Claire County, WI | 17.82 |
| 7 | La Crosse County, WI | 16.75 |
| 8 | Burleigh County, ND | 16.57 |
| 9 | St. Croix County, WI | 16.31 |
| 10 | Crow Wing County, MN | 15.20 |
| 11 | Rice County, MN | 14.76 |
| 12 | Carver County, MN | 14.59 |
| 13 | Lincoln County, SD | 14.52 |
| 14 | Minnehaha County, SD | 14.48 |
| 15 | Sherburne County, MN | 14.21 |
| 16 | Chippewa County, WI | 13.64 |
| 17 | St. Louis County, MN | 13.17 |
| 18 | Blue Earth County, MN | 13.05 |
| 18 | Olmsted County, MN | 13.05 |
| 19 | Scott County, MN | 12.74 |
| 20 | Wright County, MN | 12.65 |
| 21 | Chisago County, MN | 12.45 |
| 22 | Anoka County, MN | 12.29 |
| 23 | Dakota County, MN | 11.79 |
| 24 | Columbia County, WI | 11.35 |
| 25 | Washington County, MN | 11.14 |
| 26 | Rock County, WI | 11.13 |
| 27 | Hennepin County, MN | 10.84 |
| 28 | Yellowstone County, MT | 9.82 |
| 29 | Dane County, WI | 9.33 |
| 30 | Stearns County, MN | 9.01 |
| 31 | Flathead County, MT | 8.83 |
| 32 | Story County, IA | 8.81 |
| 33 | Pennington County, SD | 8.63 |
| 34 | Lewis and Clark County, MT | 8.49 |
| 35 | Ramsey County, MN | 8.21 |
| 36 | Waupaca County, WI | 7.75 |
| 37 | Cascade County, MT | 7.69 |
| 38 | Sauk County, WI | 7.46 |
| 39 | Gallatin County, MT | 7.40 |
| 40 | Portage County, WI | 7.04 |
| 41 | Missoula County, MT | 6.83 |
| 42 | Skagit County, WA | 6.81 |
| 43 | Wood County, WI | 6.58 |
| 44 | Jefferson County, WI | 6.46 |
| 45 | Mason County, WA | 6.38 |
| 46 | Snohomish County, WA | 6.05 |
| 47 | Grant County, WI | 5.92 |
| 48 | Cowlitz County, WA | 5.74 |
| 49 | Kitsap County, WA | 5.64 |
| 50 | Grundy County, IL | 5.60 |
| 51 | Island County, WA | 5.49 |
| 52 | Walworth County, WI | 5.35 |
| 53 | Whatcom County, WA | 5.25 |
| 54 | Winnebago County, WI | 5.24 |
| 55 | Kootenai County, ID | 5.17 |
| 56 | Clallam County, WA | 5.08 |
| 56 | Grays Harbor County, WA | 5.08 |
| 57 | Dallas County, IA | 4.80 |
| 58 | Marathon County, WI | 4.72 |
| 59 | Dodge County, WI | 4.71 |
| 60 | Lewis County, WA | 4.70 |
| 61 | Pierce County, WA | 4.64 |
| 62 | Spokane County, WA | 4.62 |
| 63 | Racine County, WI | 4.56 |
| 64 | DeKalb County, IL | 4.51 |
| 65 | Waukesha County, WI | 4.50 |
| 66 | Black Hawk County, IA | 4.48 |
| 67 | Boone County, IL | 4.45 |
| 68 | Deschutes County, OR | 4.42 |
| 69 | Clark County, WA | 4.37 |
| 70 | Chelan County, WA | 4.28 |
| 71 | Woodbury County, IA | 4.18 |
| 72 | LaSalle County, IL | 4.17 |
| 73 | Polk County, IA | 4.12 |
| 73 | Thurston County, WA | 4.12 |
| 74 | Johnson County, IA | 3.95 |
| 74 | King County, WA | 3.95 |
| 75 | Polk County, OR | 3.94 |
| 75 | Manitowoc County, WI | 3.94 |
| 76 | Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 3.92 |
| 77 | Sheboygan County, WI | 3.91 |
| 78 | Clackamas County, OR | 3.84 |
| 79 | Benton County, OR | 3.82 |
| 80 | Lane County, OR | 3.73 |
| 81 | Linn County, IA | 3.69 |
| 82 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 3.68 |
| 82 | Natrona County, WY | 3.68 |
| 83 | Ozaukee County, WI | 3.65 |
| 84 | Outagamie County, WI | 3.60 |
| 85 | Washington County, WI | 3.59 |
| 86 | Benton County, WA | 3.57 |
| 87 | Warren County, IA | 3.56 |
| 87 | Walla Walla County, WA | 3.56 |
| 88 | Columbia County, OR | 3.54 |
| 89 | Fond du Lac County, WI | 3.50 |
| 90 | Ogle County, IL | 3.45 |
| 91 | Douglas County, OR | 3.41 |
| 92 | Jackson County, OR | 3.40 |
| 93 | Linn County, OR | 3.39 |
| 94 | Calumet County, WI | 3.33 |
| 95 | Kenosha County, WI | 3.29 |
| 96 | Brown County, WI | 3.25 |
| 97 | Yamhill County, OR | 3.19 |
| 98 | Washington County, OR | 3.10 |
| 99 | Bonneville County, ID | 3.01 |
| 100 | Multnomah County, OR | 2.99 |
| 101 | Grant County, WA | 2.97 |
| 102 | Winnebago County, IL | 2.94 |
| 102 | Klamath County, OR | 2.94 |
| 103 | Laramie County, WY | 2.91 |
| 104 | Larimer County, CO | 2.90 |
| 105 | Douglas County, CO | 2.87 |
| 106 | Umatilla County, OR | 2.86 |
| 107 | Ada County, ID | 2.84 |
| 108 | Marion County, OR | 2.81 |
| 109 | Nevada County, CA | 2.73 |
| 109 | Cache County, UT | 2.73 |
| 110 | Kendall County, IL | 2.71 |
| 111 | Anchorage Municipality, AK | 2.65 |
| 112 | Yavapai County, AZ | 2.63 |
| 113 | Boulder County, CO | 2.58 |
| 114 | Dubuque County, IA | 2.54 |
| 115 | Bannock County, ID | 2.52 |
| 116 | El Dorado County, CA | 2.51 |
| 117 | Josephine County, OR | 2.49 |
| 118 | Mohave County, AZ | 2.48 |
| 119 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 2.46 |
| 120 | Mesa County, CO | 2.41 |
| 121 | Jefferson County, CO | 2.40 |
| 122 | Utah County, UT | 2.39 |
| 123 | Milwaukee County, WI | 2.37 |
| 124 | Shasta County, CA | 2.34 |
| 125 | Humboldt County, CA | 2.31 |
| 126 | Pottawattamie County, IA | 2.26 |
| 126 | Davis County, UT | 2.26 |
| 127 | Tuolumne County, CA | 2.25 |
| 128 | Coos County, OR | 2.23 |
| 129 | Scott County, IA | 2.20 |
| 130 | Broomfield County, CO | 2.19 |
| 131 | Twin Falls County, ID | 2.18 |
| 131 | McHenry County, IL | 2.18 |
| 131 | Marquette County, MI | 2.18 |
| 131 | Salt Lake County, UT | 2.18 |
| 132 | Elko County, NV | 2.17 |
| 132 | Lyon County, NV | 2.17 |
| 133 | El Paso County, CO | 2.16 |
| 134 | Tooele County, UT | 2.14 |
| 135 | Sarpy County, NE | 2.13 |
| 136 | Madison County, ID | 2.11 |
| 137 | Weber County, UT | 2.09 |
| 138 | Eagle County, CO | 2.04 |
| 139 | Canyon County, ID | 2.03 |
| 140 | Garfield County, CO | 2.01 |
| 141 | Kerr County, TX | 2.00 |
| 142 | Douglas County, NE | 1.95 |
| 143 | Gila County, AZ | 1.94 |
| 143 | Butte County, CA | 1.94 |
| 143 | Weld County, CO | 1.94 |
| 143 | Yakima County, WA | 1.94 |
| 144 | Pinal County, AZ | 1.93 |
| 145 | Washington County, UT | 1.91 |
| 146 | Sonoma County, CA | 1.90 |
| 147 | Washoe County, NV | 1.88 |
| 148 | Mendocino County, CA | 1.87 |
| 148 | Arapahoe County, CO | 1.87 |
| 149 | Marin County, CA | 1.86 |
| 149 | Placer County, CA | 1.86 |
| 149 | Yuba County, CA | 1.86 |
| 150 | Grand Traverse County, MI | 1.84 |
| 151 | Kane County, IL | 1.83 |
| 152 | Lancaster County, NE | 1.82 |
| 153 | San Luis Obispo County, CA | 1.78 |
| 153 | Franklin County, WA | 1.78 |
| 154 | Santa Cruz County, CA | 1.73 |
| 154 | La Plata County, CO | 1.73 |
| 154 | Nye County, NV | 1.73 |
| 155 | Maricopa County, AZ | 1.65 |
| 156 | Pima County, AZ | 1.64 |
| 157 | Denver County, CO | 1.63 |
| 158 | Tehama County, CA | 1.59 |
| 159 | Adams County, CO | 1.52 |
| 160 | Lake County, IL | 1.51 |
| 161 | Cochise County, AZ | 1.50 |
| 162 | Rock Island County, IL | 1.48 |
| 163 | Coconino County, AZ | 1.47 |
| 163 | Lake County, CA | 1.47 |
| 163 | Yolo County, CA | 1.47 |
| 163 | Christian County, MO | 1.47 |
| 163 | Carson City, NV | 1.47 |
| 163 | Iron County, UT | 1.47 |
| 164 | Midland County, MI | 1.46 |
| 165 | Platte County, MO | 1.44 |
| 166 | DuPage County, IL | 1.43 |
| 166 | Otsego County, NY | 1.43 |
| 166 | Box Elder County, UT | 1.43 |
| 167 | Napa County, CA | 1.42 |
| 167 | Martin County, FL | 1.42 |
| 167 | Muskegon County, MI | 1.42 |
| 168 | Santa Barbara County, CA | 1.41 |