Ranking of Nebraska 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 35.56K people in Nebraska with Norwegian ancestry (1.82% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Wheeler County had the highest percentage of its population with Norwegian ancestry (6.53%), followed by Dixon County (5.61%), and Washington County (4.63%).
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 Nebraska.
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Related Topics: Nebraska ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheeler County | 6.53 |
| 2 | Dixon County | 5.61 |
| 3 | Washington County | 4.63 |
| 4 | Valley County | 4.59 |
| 5 | Box Butte County | 3.79 |
| 6 | Boone County | 3.68 |
| 7 | Sheridan County | 3.61 |
| 8 | Cherry County | 3.27 |
| 9 | Custer County | 3.18 |
| 10 | Cheyenne County | 3.01 |
| 11 | Morrill County | 3.00 |
| 12 | Banner County | 2.98 |
| 13 | Loup County | 2.86 |
| 14 | Garden County | 2.61 |
| 15 | Dakota County | 2.59 |
| 16 | Thomas County | 2.49 |
| 17 | Cedar County | 2.37 |
| 18 | Saunders County | 2.31 |
| 19 | Dodge County | 2.30 |
| 20 | Wayne County | 2.20 |
| 21 | Knox County | 2.17 |
| 22 | Keith County | 2.13 |
| 22 | Pierce County | 2.13 |
| 22 | Sarpy County | 2.13 |
| 23 | Dawes County | 2.12 |
| 24 | Grant County | 2.09 |
| 25 | Phelps County | 2.03 |
| 26 | Nemaha County | 1.99 |
| 27 | Platte County | 1.97 |
| 28 | Douglas County | 1.95 |
| 29 | Otoe County | 1.93 |
| 30 | Gosper County | 1.88 |
| 31 | Saline County | 1.86 |
| 32 | Lancaster County | 1.82 |
| 33 | Kimball County | 1.81 |
| 34 | Polk County | 1.78 |
| 35 | Rock County | 1.74 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 1.72 |
| 37 | McPherson County | 1.68 |
| 38 | Brown County | 1.67 |
| 39 | Garfield County | 1.64 |
| 40 | Scotts Bluff County | 1.57 |
| 41 | Lincoln County | 1.56 |
| 42 | Red Willow County | 1.52 |
| 43 | Thayer County | 1.50 |
| 44 | Adams County | 1.48 |
| 44 | Nuckolls County | 1.48 |
| 45 | Hayes County | 1.46 |
| 46 | Blaine County | 1.45 |
| 47 | Buffalo County | 1.44 |
| 48 | Hamilton County | 1.42 |
| 49 | Sioux County | 1.39 |
| 50 | Butler County | 1.37 |
| 50 | Keya Paha County | 1.37 |
| 51 | Madison County | 1.36 |
| 52 | Burt County | 1.27 |
| 52 | Chase County | 1.27 |
| 53 | Cass County | 1.26 |
| 53 | Perkins County | 1.26 |
| 54 | Seward County | 1.24 |
| 54 | Sherman County | 1.24 |
| 55 | Webster County | 1.19 |
| 56 | Deuel County | 1.17 |
| 57 | Dawson County | 1.10 |
| 58 | Antelope County | 1.08 |
| 59 | Stanton County | 1.06 |
| 60 | Hitchcock County | 1.03 |
| 61 | Hooker County | 0.98 |
| 62 | Cuming County | 0.94 |
| 63 | Hall County | 0.93 |
| 64 | Frontier County | 0.92 |
| 65 | Thurston County | 0.91 |
| 66 | Harlan County | 0.87 |
| 67 | Furnas County | 0.86 |
| 68 | Richardson County | 0.84 |
| 69 | York County | 0.83 |
| 70 | Clay County | 0.74 |
| 71 | Nance County | 0.71 |
| 72 | Fillmore County | 0.70 |
| 72 | Merrick County | 0.70 |
| 73 | Arthur County | 0.64 |
| 74 | Gage County | 0.57 |
| 74 | Holt County | 0.57 |
| 75 | Boyd County | 0.55 |
| 76 | Dundy County | 0.53 |
| 77 | Logan County | 0.46 |
| 78 | Greeley County | 0.45 |
| 79 | Kearney County | 0.38 |
| 80 | Johnson County | 0.36 |
| 81 | Howard County | 0.34 |
| 82 | Jefferson County | 0.26 |
| 83 | Colfax County | 0.18 |
| 84 | Pawnee County | 0.08 |