Ranking of Washington 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 342.42K people in Washington with Norwegian ancestry (4.50% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, Skagit County had the highest percentage of its population with Norwegian ancestry (6.81%), followed by Mason County (6.38%), and Snohomish County (6.05%).

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 Washington.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
Skagit County
Mason County
Snohomish County
Skamania County
Kittitas County
Cowlitz County
Kitsap County
Stevens County
Pacific County
Island County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Skagit County 6.81
2 Mason County 6.38
3 Snohomish County 6.05
4 Skamania County 6.01
5 Kittitas County 5.78
6 Cowlitz County 5.74
7 Kitsap County 5.64
8 Stevens County 5.62
9 Pacific County 5.55
10 Island County 5.49
11 Wahkiakum County 5.42
12 Whatcom County 5.25
13 Jefferson County 5.21
14 Clallam County 5.08
14 Grays Harbor County 5.08
15 San Juan County 4.86
16 Lewis County 4.70
17 Pierce County 4.64
18 Spokane County 4.62
19 Whitman County 4.49
20 Klickitat County 4.40
21 Clark County 4.37
22 Chelan County 4.28
23 Thurston County 4.12
24 Pend Oreille County 4.10
25 Ferry County 4.07
26 Garfield County 4.04
27 King County 3.95
28 Douglas County 3.94
29 Okanogan County 3.79
30 Lincoln County 3.72
31 Benton County 3.57
32 Walla Walla County 3.56
33 Asotin County 3.10
34 Grant County 2.97
35 Columbia County 1.94
35 Yakima County 1.94
36 Franklin County 1.78
37 Adams County 1.66