Ranking of Nevada 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 36.68K people in Nevada with Norwegian ancestry (1.20% of Nevada population). Among all Nevada counties, Storey County had the highest percentage of its population with Norwegian ancestry (4.47%), followed by Humboldt County (3.29%), and Douglas County (2.85%).

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 Nevada.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
Storey County
Humboldt County
Douglas County
Eureka County
Elko County
Lyon County
Washoe County
Nye County
Churchill County
Carson City
Ranking of Nevada Counties By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Storey County 4.47
2 Humboldt County 3.29
3 Douglas County 2.85
4 Eureka County 2.31
5 Elko County 2.17
5 Lyon County 2.17
6 Washoe County 1.88
7 Nye County 1.73
8 Churchill County 1.52
9 Carson City 1.47
10 Mineral County 1.01
11 Lincoln County 0.94
12 Clark County 0.93
13 Pershing County 0.92
14 Lander County 0.87
15 Esmeralda County 0.71
16 White Pine County 0.46