Ranking of Oregon Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 38.63K people in Oregon with Danish ancestry (0.92% of Oregon population). Among all Oregon cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Happy Valley city had the highest percentage of its population with Danish ancestry (1.89%), followed by Astoria city (1.87%), and The Dalles city (1.80%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Danish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Oregon.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Oregon Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
Happy Valley city
Astoria city
The Dalles city
Sherwood city
Cedar Mill CDP
Newport city
Cottage Grove city
McMinnville city
Lake Oswego city
Wilsonville city
Ranking of Oregon Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Happy Valley city 1.89
2 Astoria city 1.87
3 The Dalles city 1.80
4 Sherwood city 1.65
5 Cedar Mill CDP 1.53
6 Newport city 1.50
7 Cottage Grove city 1.39
8 McMinnville city 1.37
9 Lake Oswego city 1.34
10 Wilsonville city 1.33
11 Tualatin city 1.29
12 Oatfield CDP 1.27
13 Central Point city 1.26
14 Albany city 1.21
15 Oak Hills CDP 1.20
15 Springfield city 1.20
15 West Linn city 1.20
16 Forest Grove city 1.15
17 Eugene city 1.09
18 Oak Grove CDP 1.08
19 Dallas city 1.06
19 Silverton city 1.06
20 Portland city 1.05
21 Bend city 1.04
21 Pendleton city 1.04
22 Corvallis city 1.03
23 Aloha CDP 1.00
23 Grants Pass city 1.00
24 Salem city 0.99
25 Oregon City city 0.97
26 Coos Bay city 0.96
27 Klamath Falls city 0.92
28 Canby city 0.90
29 Ashland city 0.85
30 Roseburg city 0.82
31 Newberg city 0.79
32 Gresham city 0.77
32 Tigard city 0.77
33 Beaverton city 0.75
34 Hillsboro city 0.71
35 Molalla city 0.70
36 La Grande city 0.69
37 Medford city 0.68
38 Fairview city 0.66
39 Keizer city 0.61
39 Sandy city 0.61
40 Cornelius city 0.58
41 Santa Clara CDP 0.55
42 Hayesville CDP 0.53
42 Milwaukie city 0.53
43 Bethany CDP 0.51
44 Ontario city 0.48
45 Monmouth city 0.41
46 Altamont CDP 0.39
46 Redmond city 0.39
47 Lebanon city 0.34
48 St. Helens city 0.32
49 Gladstone city 0.31
49 Troutdale city 0.31
50 North Bend city 0.29
51 Four Corners CDP 0.27
52 Damascus CDP 0.25
53 Woodburn city 0.16
54 Prineville city 0.11
55 Hermiston city 0.09