Ranking of Minnesota 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 758.62K people in Minnesota with Norwegian ancestry (13.38% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Marshall County had the highest percentage of its population with Norwegian ancestry (45.89%), followed by Norman County (44.72%), and Pennington County (42.83%).
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 Minnesota.
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Related Topics: Minnesota ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall County | 45.89 |
| 2 | Norman County | 44.72 |
| 3 | Pennington County | 42.83 |
| 4 | Lac qui Parle County | 38.80 |
| 5 | Clearwater County | 36.06 |
| 6 | Polk County | 34.39 |
| 7 | Grant County | 34.36 |
| 8 | Chippewa County | 32.83 |
| 9 | Pope County | 32.77 |
| 10 | Yellow Medicine County | 32.63 |
| 11 | Kittson County | 32.31 |
| 12 | Swift County | 31.70 |
| 13 | Fillmore County | 30.99 |
| 14 | Wilkin County | 30.30 |
| 15 | Roseau County | 30.23 |
| 16 | Clay County | 29.87 |
| 17 | Freeborn County | 29.63 |
| 18 | Red Lake County | 27.80 |
| 19 | Houston County | 26.85 |
| 20 | Otter Tail County | 26.36 |
| 21 | Douglas County | 24.99 |
| 22 | Becker County | 23.64 |
| 23 | Big Stone County | 22.56 |
| 24 | Kandiyohi County | 21.03 |
| 25 | Dodge County | 20.96 |
| 26 | Stevens County | 20.93 |
| 27 | Goodhue County | 20.14 |
| 28 | Lake County | 20.07 |
| 29 | Mower County | 19.82 |
| 30 | Faribault County | 19.06 |
| 31 | Mahnomen County | 18.48 |
| 32 | Watonwan County | 18.27 |
| 33 | Hubbard County | 18.22 |
| 34 | Beltrami County | 17.86 |
| 35 | Lincoln County | 17.68 |
| 36 | Lake of the Woods County | 17.62 |
| 37 | Renville County | 17.57 |
| 38 | Cook County | 17.46 |
| 39 | Koochiching County | 17.32 |
| 40 | Rock County | 16.85 |
| 41 | Steele County | 16.72 |
| 42 | Murray County | 16.10 |
| 43 | Traverse County | 15.88 |
| 44 | Lyon County | 15.35 |
| 45 | Cottonwood County | 15.32 |
| 46 | Crow Wing County | 15.20 |
| 47 | Winona County | 14.89 |
| 48 | Aitkin County | 14.87 |
| 49 | Rice County | 14.76 |
| 50 | Redwood County | 14.71 |
| 51 | Carver County | 14.59 |
| 52 | Brown County | 14.24 |
| 53 | Sherburne County | 14.21 |
| 54 | Jackson County | 13.79 |
| 55 | Cass County | 13.41 |
| 56 | Waseca County | 13.30 |
| 57 | St. Louis County | 13.17 |
| 58 | Blue Earth County | 13.05 |
| 58 | Olmsted County | 13.05 |
| 59 | Itasca County | 13.04 |
| 60 | Carlton County | 12.88 |
| 61 | Wadena County | 12.79 |
| 62 | Nicollet County | 12.74 |
| 62 | Scott County | 12.74 |
| 63 | Wright County | 12.65 |
| 64 | Isanti County | 12.48 |
| 65 | Chisago County | 12.45 |
| 66 | Mille Lacs County | 12.39 |
| 66 | Wabasha County | 12.39 |
| 67 | Anoka County | 12.29 |
| 68 | Meeker County | 12.15 |
| 69 | Martin County | 12.00 |
| 70 | Dakota County | 11.79 |
| 71 | Kanabec County | 11.46 |
| 72 | Pipestone County | 11.42 |
| 73 | Washington County | 11.14 |
| 74 | McLeod County | 10.85 |
| 75 | Hennepin County | 10.84 |
| 76 | Pine County | 10.70 |
| 77 | Todd County | 10.55 |
| 78 | Benton County | 10.14 |
| 79 | Le Sueur County | 9.26 |
| 80 | Morrison County | 9.15 |
| 81 | Stearns County | 9.01 |
| 82 | Sibley County | 8.70 |
| 83 | Ramsey County | 8.21 |
| 84 | Nobles County | 6.70 |