Ranking of Wisconsin 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 52.92K people in Wisconsin with Danish ancestry (0.90% of Wisconsin population). Among all Wisconsin counties, Racine County had the highest percentage of its population with Danish ancestry (3.69%), followed by Polk County (3.50%), and Burnett County (2.20%).

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 Wisconsin.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
Racine County
Polk County
Burnett County
Door County
Waupaca County
Kenosha County
Juneau County
Waushara County
Monroe County
Adams County
Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Racine County 3.69
2 Polk County 3.50
3 Burnett County 2.20
4 Door County 1.92
5 Waupaca County 1.72
6 Kenosha County 1.63
7 Juneau County 1.61
8 Waushara County 1.55
9 Monroe County 1.53
10 Adams County 1.36
11 Pierce County 1.35
12 St. Croix County 1.33
13 Vilas County 1.29
14 Walworth County 1.16
15 Winnebago County 1.14
16 Washburn County 1.13
17 Dunn County 1.06
18 Marinette County 0.98
18 Oneida County 0.98
19 Sawyer County 0.97
20 Dane County 0.94
21 Green County 0.93
22 Oconto County 0.92
22 Wood County 0.92
23 Florence County 0.90
24 Barron County 0.89
25 Portage County 0.88
25 Waukesha County 0.88
26 Bayfield County 0.85
26 Marquette County 0.85
27 Rusk County 0.84
28 Douglas County 0.82
28 Manitowoc County 0.82
29 La Crosse County 0.81
29 Shawano County 0.81
30 Brown County 0.80
31 Clark County 0.74
32 Ozaukee County 0.73
33 Rock County 0.72
34 Pepin County 0.70
35 Outagamie County 0.68
36 Price County 0.67
36 Sauk County 0.67
37 Chippewa County 0.66
37 Fond du Lac County 0.66
38 Taylor County 0.64
39 Marathon County 0.60
39 Washington County 0.60
40 Kewaunee County 0.58
41 Columbia County 0.57
41 Forest County 0.57
41 Green Lake County 0.57
42 Richland County 0.56
43 Jefferson County 0.53
43 Sheboygan County 0.53
44 Iowa County 0.52
44 Trempealeau County 0.52
45 Dodge County 0.50
46 Calumet County 0.48
46 Eau Claire County 0.48
46 Grant County 0.48
47 Buffalo County 0.46
48 Jackson County 0.44
48 Lincoln County 0.44
49 Langlade County 0.41
50 Milwaukee County 0.40
51 Vernon County 0.38
52 Iron County 0.36
53 Lafayette County 0.32
54 Ashland County 0.31
55 Crawford County 0.27