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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
Marshall County
Norman County
Pennington County
Lac qui Parle County
Clearwater County
Polk County
Grant County
Chippewa County
Pope County
Yellow Medicine County
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