Ranking of Ohio 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 16.26K people in Ohio with Danish ancestry (0.14% of Ohio population). Among all Ohio counties, Knox County had the highest percentage of its population with Danish ancestry (0.56%), followed by Erie County (0.39%), and Ottawa County (0.30%).

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 Ohio.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
Knox County
Erie County
Ottawa County
Huron County
Fulton County
Union County
Athens County
Hancock County
Carroll County
Fairfield County
Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Knox County 0.56
2 Erie County 0.39
3 Ottawa County 0.30
4 Huron County 0.29
5 Fulton County 0.27
6 Union County 0.26
7 Athens County 0.25
7 Hancock County 0.25
8 Carroll County 0.24
8 Fairfield County 0.24
9 Gallia County 0.22
9 Geauga County 0.22
9 Lake County 0.22
9 Portage County 0.22
10 Licking County 0.21
10 Morrow County 0.21
10 Ross County 0.21
11 Meigs County 0.20
11 Montgomery County 0.20
12 Medina County 0.19
13 Hardin County 0.18
14 Stark County 0.17
15 Delaware County 0.16
15 Franklin County 0.16
16 Summit County 0.15
17 Butler County 0.14
17 Clinton County 0.14
17 Hamilton County 0.14
17 Lucas County 0.14
18 Clermont County 0.13
18 Lorain County 0.13
18 Mercer County 0.13
18 Warren County 0.13
19 Clark County 0.12
19 Cuyahoga County 0.12
19 Greene County 0.12
19 Putnam County 0.12
19 Wayne County 0.12
20 Pike County 0.11
20 Tuscarawas County 0.11
20 Wood County 0.11
21 Ashtabula County 0.10
21 Brown County 0.10
21 Mahoning County 0.10
21 Seneca County 0.10
22 Ashland County 0.09
22 Crawford County 0.09
22 Logan County 0.09
22 Pickaway County 0.09
23 Miami County 0.08
24 Allen County 0.07
24 Fayette County 0.07
24 Henry County 0.07
24 Holmes County 0.07
24 Madison County 0.07
24 Scioto County 0.07
25 Coshocton County 0.06
25 Defiance County 0.06
26 Auglaize County 0.05
26 Lawrence County 0.05
26 Richland County 0.05
26 Sandusky County 0.05
27 Darke County 0.04
27 Noble County 0.04
27 Shelby County 0.04
27 Trumbull County 0.04
27 Williams County 0.04
27 Wyandot County 0.04
28 Highland County 0.03
28 Hocking County 0.03
28 Jefferson County 0.03
28 Muskingum County 0.03
28 Perry County 0.03
28 Preble County 0.03
28 Washington County 0.03
29 Columbiana County 0.02
29 Vinton County 0.02
30 Belmont County 0.01
30 Champaign County 0.01
30 Marion County 0.01