Ranking of Mississippi 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 7.56K people in Mississippi with Norwegian ancestry (0.26% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi counties, Forrest County had the highest percentage of its population with Norwegian ancestry (1.11%), followed by Lawrence County (1.03%), and Harrison County (0.70%).

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 Mississippi.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
Forrest County
Lawrence County
Harrison County
Hancock County
Clay County
Oktibbeha County
Lafayette County
Pearl River County
Jackson County
Calhoun County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Forrest County 1.11
2 Lawrence County 1.03
3 Harrison County 0.70
4 Hancock County 0.65
5 Clay County 0.62
6 Oktibbeha County 0.52
7 Lafayette County 0.50
7 Pearl River County 0.50
8 Jackson County 0.49
9 Calhoun County 0.43
9 Lamar County 0.43
10 Rankin County 0.39
11 Perry County 0.35
12 Itawamba County 0.30
13 DeSoto County 0.29
14 Jones County 0.28
15 Lowndes County 0.22
16 Washington County 0.20
17 Chickasaw County 0.18
18 Madison County 0.17
19 Quitman County 0.16
19 Tallahatchie County 0.16
20 Greene County 0.15
20 Grenada County 0.15
21 Amite County 0.14
21 Neshoba County 0.14
22 Lee County 0.13
22 Newton County 0.13
22 Stone County 0.13
23 Coahoma County 0.12
23 Franklin County 0.12
23 Lauderdale County 0.12
23 Marshall County 0.12
24 Adams County 0.11
24 Jefferson Davis County 0.11
24 Tippah County 0.11
25 Benton County 0.10
25 Marion County 0.10
26 Warren County 0.09
27 Leake County 0.08
27 Tishomingo County 0.08
27 Wayne County 0.08
28 Copiah County 0.07
28 George County 0.07
28 Hinds County 0.07
29 Clarke County 0.06
29 Panola County 0.06
30 Monroe County 0.05
31 Prentiss County 0.04
31 Scott County 0.04
31 Simpson County 0.04
31 Yalobusha County 0.04
32 Alcorn County 0.03
32 Bolivar County 0.03
32 Noxubee County 0.03
33 Covington County 0.02
33 Pontotoc County 0.02
33 Winston County 0.02
34 Choctaw County 0.01
34 Jasper County 0.01
34 Leflore County 0.01
34 Walthall County 0.01
35 Sunflower County 0.004
35 Union County 0.004