Ranking of Maine Counties By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 11.99K people in Maine with Norwegian ancestry (0.88% of Maine population). Among all Maine counties, Knox County had the highest percentage of its population with Norwegian ancestry (1.59%), followed by York County (1.32%), and Franklin County (1.19%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Maine Counties By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
Knox County
York County
Franklin County
Lincoln County
Cumberland County
Hancock County
Washington County
Kennebec County
Sagadahoc County
Waldo County
Ranking of Maine Counties By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Knox County 1.59
2 York County 1.32
3 Franklin County 1.19
4 Lincoln County 1.16
5 Cumberland County 1.03
6 Hancock County 0.99
7 Washington County 0.95
8 Kennebec County 0.85
9 Sagadahoc County 0.82
10 Waldo County 0.77
11 Oxford County 0.71
12 Piscataquis County 0.60
13 Penobscot County 0.50
13 Somerset County 0.50
14 Aroostook County 0.47
15 Androscoggin County 0.35