Ranking of Montana Counties 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 11.97K people in Montana with Danish ancestry (1.11% of Montana population). Among all Montana counties, Sheridan County had the highest percentage of its population with Danish ancestry (7.67%), followed by Richland County (4.78%), and Golden Valley County (3.78%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Montana Counties By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
Sheridan County
Richland County
Golden Valley County
Jefferson County
Fallon County
Musselshell County
Madison County
Wibaux County
Roosevelt County
Daniels County
Ranking of Montana Counties By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Sheridan County 7.67
2 Richland County 4.78
3 Golden Valley County 3.78
4 Jefferson County 2.90
5 Fallon County 2.77
6 Musselshell County 2.58
7 Madison County 2.07
8 Wibaux County 1.87
9 Roosevelt County 1.84
10 Daniels County 1.61
11 Yellowstone County 1.58
12 Valley County 1.39
13 Dawson County 1.37
14 Carter County 1.33
14 Ravalli County 1.33
15 Teton County 1.31
16 Phillips County 1.28
17 Beaverhead County 1.18
18 Custer County 1.16
19 Lake County 1.15
20 Gallatin County 1.09
21 Silver Bow County 0.97
22 Park County 0.93
23 Petroleum County 0.92
24 Lincoln County 0.91
25 Flathead County 0.90
25 Judith Basin County 0.90
25 Sanders County 0.90
26 Mineral County 0.87
26 Sweet Grass County 0.87
27 Stillwater County 0.86
28 Carbon County 0.85
29 Missoula County 0.84
30 Glacier County 0.82
31 Granite County 0.78
31 Hill County 0.78
32 Lewis and Clark County 0.76
33 Rosebud County 0.74
34 Cascade County 0.73
35 Chouteau County 0.68
36 Prairie County 0.65
37 Broadwater County 0.54
38 Blaine County 0.47
39 Powder River County 0.46
39 Powell County 0.46
40 Fergus County 0.45
41 Toole County 0.32
42 Treasure County 0.29
42 Wheatland County 0.29
43 McCone County 0.28
44 Deer Lodge County 0.27
45 Meagher County 0.26
46 Pondera County 0.22
47 Liberty County 0.05
48 Big Horn County 0.02