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Highest Danish population share, US counties · 2020

US counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Danish ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Danish residents as a percentage of total population. Audubon County, Iowa leads at 28.5%. 2,624 counties qualify in total. Utah carries 12 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH SHAREVS 2000
01Audubon County, IAIA5,50928.5%
02Emery County, UTUT10,17715.0%
03Piute County, UTUT1,50914.4%
04Sanpete County, UTUT31,45313.0%
05Sevier County, UTUT22,82711.5%
06Shelby County, IAIA11,68911.4%
07Rich County, UTUT2,68710.2%
08Cass County, IAIA12,9609.7%
09Millard County, UTUT14,0579.7%
10Juab County, UTUT13,5678.5%
11Box Elder County, UTUT65,3208.4%
12Sheridan County, MTMT3,4368.2%
13Lincoln County, MNMN5,5838.1%
14Wayne County, UTUT2,5877.6%
15Washington County, NENE21,3027.5%
16Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2847.5%
17Howard County, NENE6,5387.1%
18Carbon County, UTUT20,6807.1%
19Burt County, NENE6,6786.7%
20Kane County, UTUT8,5976.7%
21Franklin County, IDID15,8896.6%
22Caribou County, IDID7,2526.6%
23Cache County, UTUT145,0006.5%
24Nuckolls County, NENE4,1006.4%
25Turner County, SDSD9,3146.4%
26Morgan County, UTUT13,3836.2%
27Madison County, IDID55,1725.8%
28Freeborn County, MNMN30,4405.8%
29Teton County, IDID13,2545.7%
30Garfield County, UTUT5,2565.7%
31Kearney County, NENE6,7905.5%
32Monona County, IAIA8,5395.5%
33Harrison County, IAIA14,6235.5%
34Fremont County, IDID14,2085.3%
35Utah County, UTUT759,8595.3%
36Conejos County, COCO7,5295.3%
37Grand County, UTUT9,7905.2%
38Custer County, IDID4,6365.0%
39Adair County, IAIA7,4034.9%
40Davis County, UTUT381,2274.8%
41Duchesne County, UTUT20,8564.8%
42Big Horn County, WYWY12,0244.7%
43Wasatch County, UTUT38,5144.7%
44Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9964.7%
45Lincoln County, WYWY21,1804.7%
46Clay County, IAIA16,2024.7%
47Guthrie County, IAIA10,7824.5%
48Burke County, NDND2,1324.4%
49Washington County, UTUT213,6704.3%
50Franklin County, NENE2,7954.3%
51Hamilton County, NENE9,6784.3%
52Banner County, NENE6864.2%
53Cedar County, NENE8,3734.1%
54Ida County, IAIA6,7774.1%
55Iron County, UTUT67,1414.1%
56Emmet County, IAIA9,1074.1%
57Bingham County, IDID51,1534.1%
58Merrick County, NENE7,9054.0%
59Humboldt County, IAIA9,4094.0%
60Racine County, WIWI198,9194.0%
61Richland County, MTMT11,3774.0%
62Yates County, NYNY24,5474.0%
63Storey County, NVNV4,2603.9%
64Tooele County, UTUT87,4613.9%
65Dickinson County, IAIA18,0773.8%
66Slope County, NDND6283.8%
67Beaver County, UTUT7,3013.8%
68Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9163.7%
69Jefferson County, MTMT13,3293.7%
70Polk County, WIWI45,8033.7%
71Arthur County, NENE3963.6%
72Oneida County, IDID5,0853.6%
73Valley County, NENE4,0943.6%
74Yankton County, SDSD23,6353.6%
75Brown County, NENE2,8263.6%
76Bear Lake County, IDID6,7273.5%
77Weber County, UTUT278,1743.5%
78Montcalm County, MIMI69,4063.3%
79Lincoln County, KSKS2,8613.3%
80Cassia County, IDID26,3973.2%
81Moody County, SDSD6,6323.2%
82Valley County, IDID12,8313.2%
83Minidoka County, IDID22,9113.2%
84Lincoln County, NVNV4,3203.2%
85Franklin County, IAIA9,8683.2%
86Bonneville County, IDID135,7713.1%
87Cook County, MNMN5,5223.1%
88Ferry County, WAWA7,5173.1%
89Brookings County, SDSD37,6353.1%
90Dixon County, NENE5,6023.1%
91Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4053.1%
92Mills County, IAIA14,7933.1%
93Dodge County, NENE38,0573.1%
94Winnebago County, IAIA10,2513.0%
95Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5533.0%
96Traverse County, MNMN3,1303.0%
97Brule County, SDSD5,2783.0%
98Cass County, NENE27,6572.9%
99Cedar County, IAIA18,3592.9%
100Clay County, SDSD15,0312.9%
101Bannock County, IDID91,5912.9%
102Pierce County, NENE7,3782.9%
103Holt County, NENE10,0672.9%
104Carbon County, WYWY14,0132.9%
105Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8992.8%
106Jerauld County, SDSD1,6542.8%
107Uinta County, WYWY20,7282.8%
108Polk County, NENE5,2702.8%
109Hitchcock County, NENE2,4672.8%
110Fillmore County, NENE5,4582.8%
111Wayne County, NENE10,0202.8%
112Mower County, MNMN40,9712.8%
113Custer County, SDSD9,4312.8%
114Keya Paha County, NENE7922.7%
115Hayes County, NENE8212.7%
116Butte County, IDID2,7832.7%
117Grundy County, IAIA12,3612.7%
118Knox County, NENE8,3352.7%
119Pipestone County, MNMN9,2602.7%
120Calhoun County, IAIA9,5622.6%
121Fallon County, MTMT2,9592.6%
122Antelope County, NENE6,3522.6%
123Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3722.6%
125Lincoln County, SDSD77,1452.6%
126Cuming County, NENE8,8232.6%
127McCook County, SDSD5,9642.5%
128Frontier County, NENE2,6552.5%
129Mason County, MIMI29,0402.5%
130Sedgwick County, COCO2,2472.5%
131Garfield County, NENE1,7102.5%
132Crook County, WYWY7,8522.5%
133Union County, SDSD17,4022.5%
134Park County, WYWY31,1712.5%
135Boone County, NENE5,3552.4%
136Greene County, IAIA8,6582.4%
137Steele County, NDND1,7972.4%
138Faulk County, SDSD2,1782.4%
139Burnett County, WIWI17,2232.4%
140Washington County, IDID11,5832.4%
141Buffalo County, NENE51,1722.4%
142Clinton County, IAIA46,0022.4%
143Daggett County, UTUT9342.4%
144Bowman County, NDND2,7622.4%
145Cavalier County, NDND3,4972.4%
146Dawes County, NENE7,8582.4%
147Thayer County, NENE4,8422.4%
148Churchill County, NVNV25,8512.4%
149Sully County, SDSD1,4792.3%
150Seward County, NENE18,0322.3%
151Steele County, MNMN37,4642.3%
152Columbia County, WAWA4,1412.3%
153Rock County, NENE1,2592.3%
154Pine County, MNMN30,4722.3%
155Pershing County, NVNV6,4212.3%
156Bottineau County, NDND6,2842.3%
157Martin County, MNMN19,4402.3%
158Summit County, UTUT43,1412.3%
159Lyon County, MNMN25,6842.3%
160Power County, IDID8,2462.3%
161Crawford County, IAIA16,2372.2%
162Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6632.2%
163Jackson County, MNMN9,8572.2%
164Renville County, NDND2,3312.2%
165Redwood County, MNMN15,2652.2%
166Aleutians East, AKAK3,4792.2%
167Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4492.2%
168Sheridan County, NENE4,8092.2%
169Adams County, NENE31,0712.2%
170Clear Creek County, COCO8,9942.2%
171Payette County, IDID27,8242.1%
172Esmeralda County, NVNV7292.1%
173Ransom County, NDND5,6172.1%
174Custer County, NENE10,5002.1%
175Hand County, SDSD3,1212.1%
176Lincoln County, IDID5,6032.1%
177Dakota County, NENE21,6872.1%
178Lemhi County, IDID8,4742.1%
179Boyd County, NENE1,6742.1%
180Harlan County, NENE3,0002.1%
181Perkins County, NENE2,8492.0%
182Saunders County, NENE23,7022.0%
183Loup County, NENE5702.0%
184Dodge County, MNMN21,3762.0%
185Haakon County, SDSD1,8022.0%
186Douglas County, NENE606,4602.0%
187Ralls County, MOMO10,4442.0%
188Kossuth County, IAIA14,3222.0%
189La Paz County, AZAZ16,7112.0%
190Madison County, MTMT10,0262.0%
191Hamilton County, IAIA14,9442.0%
192Lake County, SDSD10,9932.0%
193Garden County, NENE1,8042.0%
194Door County, WIWI30,6162.0%
195Saguache County, COCO6,7322.0%
196Towner County, NDND2,0402.0%
197Page County, IAIA14,8562.0%
198Sherman County, OROR2,0512.0%
199Keith County, NENE8,1001.9%
200Union County, OROR25,9001.9%
201Story County, IAIA101,2911.9%
202Cherokee County, IAIA11,3691.9%
203Gregory County, SDSD4,0371.9%
204Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6911.9%
205Phelps County, NENE8,9941.9%
206Butte County, SDSD10,8561.9%
207Hancock County, IAIA10,5281.9%
208Hamlin County, SDSD6,9001.9%
209Hall County, NENE63,6331.9%
210Daniels County, MTMT1,6121.9%
211Codington County, SDSD29,5621.9%
212Dallas County, IAIA118,4571.9%
213Kanabec County, MNMN16,6281.9%
214Carroll County, IAIA20,3031.9%
215Tripp County, SDSD5,7081.9%
216Wilkin County, MNMN6,2881.9%
217Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7041.9%
218Stanton County, NENE5,7441.8%
219Jefferson County, IDID35,2971.8%
220Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8191.8%
221Faribault County, MNMN13,8881.8%
222Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7331.8%
223Lyon County, NVNV65,0881.8%
224Sarpy County, NENE208,3031.8%
225Boone County, IAIA26,7991.8%
226Butler County, NENE8,5071.8%
227Madison County, NENE36,1061.8%
228Washakie County, WYWY7,5971.8%
229Waupaca County, WIWI51,4611.8%
230San Juan County, UTUT14,5421.8%
231Warren County, IAIA57,3311.8%
232Twin Falls County, IDID97,5391.8%
233Big Stone County, MNMN5,0541.8%
234Brown County, MNMN25,5171.8%
235Clark County, SDSD4,0311.7%
236Platte County, NENE35,6491.7%
237Vilas County, WIWI23,7611.7%
238Wheeler County, NENE7891.7%
239Cheyenne County, NENE9,5281.7%
240Stevens County, MNMN9,7471.7%
241Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721.7%
242Nemaha County, NENE7,1021.7%
243Aitkin County, MNMN16,2521.7%
244Webster County, NENE3,3361.7%
245Jefferson County, WAWA33,9701.7%
246Cherry County, NENE5,5611.7%
247Modoc County, CACA8,4261.7%
248Sublette County, WYWY8,9291.7%
249O'Brien County, IAIA14,2201.7%
250Prowers County, COCO11,8841.7%
251Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1321.7%
252Furnas County, NENE4,5241.7%
253Nance County, NENE3,2901.7%
254Gem County, IDID21,7731.7%
255Lyman County, SDSD3,6941.7%
256Golden Valley County, NDND1,8081.7%
257Clatsop County, OROR40,9261.7%
258Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4131.7%
259Barnes County, NDND10,5731.7%
260Republic County, KSKS4,6401.6%
261Clay County, NENE6,1701.6%
262Kenosha County, WIWI168,4481.6%
263Dawson County, MTMT8,6921.6%
264St. Croix County, WIWI98,2761.6%
265Roosevelt County, MTMT10,2421.6%
266Gilliam County, OROR1,9711.6%
267Hubbard County, MNMN22,3691.6%
268Cheyenne County, KSKS2,6041.6%
269Uintah County, UTUT38,2781.6%
270Lancaster County, NENE334,0491.6%
271Floyd County, IAIA14,9011.6%
272Jefferson County, NENE7,0701.6%
273Juneau County, WIWI26,6491.6%
274Putnam County, ILIL5,6191.6%
275Wright County, IAIA12,8011.6%
276Waushara County, WIWI25,2231.6%
277McLeod County, MNMN36,6311.6%
278Murray County, MNMN7,9421.6%
279Deuel County, NENE1,8621.6%
280Lander County, NVNV5,8721.6%
281Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6341.6%
282Divide County, NDND2,1101.6%
283Pennington County, SDSD116,7921.6%
284Houston County, MNMN18,4001.6%
285Camden County, NCNC11,3151.6%
286Goshen County, WYWY12,6401.6%
287Pope County, MNMN11,4201.6%
288Chautauqua County, KSKS3,3211.6%
289Bennett County, SDSD3,3071.5%
290Carlton County, MNMN36,7111.5%
291Yellowstone County, MTMT172,6921.5%
292Adams County, WIWI21,7521.5%
293Stanton County, KSKS1,9861.5%
294Ada County, IDID546,1411.5%
295Sargent County, NDND3,7111.5%
296Cass County, MNMN31,4301.5%
297Hughes County, SDSD17,5701.5%
298Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5321.5%
299Jefferson County, IAIA15,2911.5%
300Kimball County, NENE3,3911.5%
301Logan County, COCO20,6541.5%
302Woodbury County, IAIA106,6491.5%
303Monroe County, WIWI46,5721.5%
304Stanley County, SDSD3,0181.5%
305Bremer County, IAIA25,2961.5%
306Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4571.5%
307Marshall County, IAIA39,8901.4%
308Greeley County, NENE2,1541.4%
309Glacier County, MTMT13,4631.4%
310Navajo County, AZAZ109,9461.4%
311Washburn County, WIWI17,0871.4%
312Clay County, MNMN67,7341.4%
313Potter County, SDSD2,3771.4%
314Dawson County, NENE24,4521.4%
315Benton County, OROR97,7281.4%
316Meeker County, MNMN23,6031.4%
317Webster County, IAIA36,8381.4%
318Owyhee County, IDID12,6611.4%
319Roberts County, SDSD10,2551.4%
320Dakota County, MNMN457,7101.4%
322Gosper County, NENE1,8031.4%
323Jackson County, KSKS13,4381.4%
324Davison County, SDSD20,0691.4%
325Butler County, IAIA14,0491.4%
326Montgomery County, IAIA10,0021.4%
327Johnson County, IAIA160,0441.4%
328Florence County, WIWI4,7481.4%
329Jerome County, IDID26,3621.4%
330Lyon County, IAIA12,3541.4%
331Wasco County, OROR26,3101.4%
332Pierce County, WIWI43,5191.4%
333Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3611.3%
334Crawford County, MIMI13,7221.3%
335Beaverhead County, MTMT10,0431.3%
336Worth County, IAIA7,3381.3%
337Sheridan County, NDND1,2961.3%
338Glenn County, CACA28,1411.3%
339Waseca County, MNMN18,6881.3%
340Pawnee County, KSKS5,9911.3%
341Baker County, OROR16,6581.3%
342Miner County, SDSD2,2811.3%
343Plymouth County, IAIA25,6971.3%
344Smith County, KSKS3,5661.3%
345Dunn County, WIWI46,2231.3%
346Decatur County, IAIA7,6551.3%
347York County, NENE14,5641.3%
348Walworth County, WIWI106,1271.3%
349Renville County, MNMN14,3561.3%
350Otoe County, NENE16,5311.3%
351Griggs County, NDND2,2391.3%
352Howard County, IAIA9,4151.3%
353Grant County, SDSD7,5341.3%
354Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0411.3%
355Hardin County, IAIA16,4551.3%
356Kittson County, MNMN4,0311.3%
357Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.3%
358Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4391.3%
359Chisago County, MNMN59,1421.3%
360Nicollet County, MNMN34,2731.3%
361Buchanan County, IAIA20,8831.3%
362Kittitas County, WAWA48,8031.3%
363Wright County, MNMN157,5591.3%
364Lincoln County, WAWA11,9821.2%
365Klickitat County, WAWA24,3311.2%
366Humboldt County, CACA131,6471.2%
367Lassen County, CACA28,1171.2%
368Laramie County, WYWY102,9381.2%
369Iowa County, IAIA16,5041.2%
370Richland County, NDND16,7311.2%
371Manistee County, MIMI25,6561.2%
372Johnson County, NENE5,2181.2%
373Lincoln County, MTMT22,3281.2%
374Sherman County, NENE2,9241.2%
375Weston County, WYWY6,8401.2%
376Graham County, KSKS2,3711.2%
377Colfax County, NENE10,9341.2%
378Inyo County, CACA18,1581.2%
379Meade County, SDSD30,7111.2%
380Hooker County, NENE6861.2%
381Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7531.2%
382Ravalli County, MTMT48,5821.2%
383Grant County, MNMN6,0851.2%
384Carver County, MNMN114,3791.2%
385Olmsted County, MNMN166,7311.2%
386Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7841.2%
387Gallatin County, MTMT128,7401.2%
388Clearwater County, MNMN8,6471.2%
389Thomas County, NENE6391.2%
390Teton County, MTMT6,4961.2%
391Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3681.2%
392Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501.2%
393Oneida County, WIWI38,1311.2%
394Benton County, MNMN41,7441.2%
395Valley County, MTMT7,3851.2%
396Douglas County, NVNV50,1111.2%
397Becker County, MNMN35,4971.2%
398Latah County, IDID41,8421.2%
399Ottawa County, KSKS5,7441.2%
400Polk County, IAIA516,5461.2%
401Yakutat, AKAK6721.2%
402Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2441.2%
403Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,7621.2%
404Lincoln County, NENE33,3031.2%
405Morrow County, OROR12,6021.2%
406Sac County, IAIA9,5251.2%
407Lake County, MNMN10,7461.2%
408Grant County, NENE5611.2%
409Benton County, WAWA221,7221.2%
410Beltrami County, MNMN47,0551.1%
411Jones County, SDSD9131.1%
412Hood River County, OROR23,7201.1%
413Sherburne County, MNMN104,1941.1%
414Niobrara County, WYWY2,3411.1%
415Lane County, OROR381,5841.1%
416Douglas County, SDSD2,8881.1%
417Fall River County, SDSD7,4671.1%
418Missoula County, MTMT123,5131.1%
419Rice County, MNMN69,9391.1%
420Red Lake County, MNMN3,9401.1%
421Alpine County, CACA1,0431.1%
422San Juan County, WAWA18,5771.1%
423Elmore County, IDID29,4651.1%
424Morgan County, COCO30,3061.1%
425Norman County, MNMN6,3361.1%
426Carbon County, MTMT11,4661.1%
427Hanson County, SDSD3,4561.1%
428Scott County, MNMN159,0171.1%
429Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9511.1%
430Park County, COCO18,3141.1%
431Natrona County, WYWY80,5261.1%
432Lake County, MTMT33,3921.1%
433Day County, SDSD5,4841.1%
434Barron County, WIWI46,4841.1%
435Curry County, OROR22,6211.1%
436Winnebago County, WIWI174,2181.1%
437Isanti County, MNMN44,3861.1%
438Boundary County, IDID13,9971.1%
439Deuel County, SDSD4,4081.1%
440Dundy County, NENE1,5681.1%
441Bayfield County, WIWI16,7871.1%
442Ramsey County, MNMN541,6231.1%
443Nelson County, NDND2,9631.1%
444Nobles County, MNMN22,3381.1%
445Petroleum County, MTMT5481.1%
446Rock County, MNMN9,5241.1%
447Walton County, FLFL93,2881.1%
448Campbell County, WYWY48,1451.1%
449Lincoln County, OROR50,6361.1%
450Tama County, IAIA16,7961.1%
451Clearwater County, IDID9,1181.1%
452Albany County, WYWY38,5581.1%
453Wood County, WIWI74,0601.1%
454Addison County, VTVT38,0481.1%
455Wadena County, MNMN14,3881.1%
456Goodhue County, MNMN48,1951.1%
457Canyon County, IDID275,1231.1%
458Portage County, WIWI71,9431.1%
459Washington County, MNMN286,8951.1%
460Mountrail County, NDND9,3951.1%
461Teton County, WYWY23,3331.1%
462Ionia County, MIMI66,5571.1%
463Buffalo County, SDSD1,8021.0%
464LaMoure County, NDND4,1351.0%
465Powder River County, MTMT1,7811.0%
466Douglas County, MNMN40,1201.0%
467Kinney County, TXTX3,1281.0%
468Des Moines County, IAIA38,0771.0%
469Itasca County, MNMN45,4041.0%
470Platte County, WYWY8,6341.0%
471Sawyer County, WIWI18,8461.0%
472Broomfield County, COCO79,1741.0%
473Boise County, IDID8,5451.0%
474Sonoma County, CACA486,4441.0%
475Elko County, NVNV54,8151.0%
476Morrill County, NENE4,4041.0%
477Yuma County, COCO9,8961.0%
478Green County, WIWI37,2271.0%
479Clackamas County, OROR426,2801.0%
480Island County, WAWA85,6571.0%
481Hill County, MTMT16,1671.0%
482Ward County, NDND68,2331.0%
483Jefferson County, COCO580,4511.0%
484Taylor County, IAIA5,8351.0%
485Marshall County, MNMN8,7981.0%
486Wallowa County, OROR7,5951.0%
487Logan County, NENE6691.0%
488Larimer County, COCO377,2921.0%
489Dane County, WIWI590,3751.0%
490St. Louis County, MNMN200,5181.0%
491Brown County, SDSD37,5611.0%
492Linn County, IAIA232,0281.0%
493Adams County, IAIA3,6171.0%
494Asotin County, WAWA22,5451.0%
495Jackson County, COCO1,2111.0%
496Clarke County, IAIA9,5741.0%
497El Dorado County, CACA192,3231.0%
498Routt County, COCO25,3291.0%
499Aurora County, SDSD2,8011.0%
500Whatcom County, WAWA236,3921.0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest danish share?

Audubon County, Iowa ranks #1 with 28.5% (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by danish share?

Audubon County, Iowa, Emery County, Utah, Piute County, Utah, Sanpete County, Utah, Sevier County, Utah.

How many counties are in this ranking?

2,624 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 ACS 5-year data.

How is danish share measured?

Share of all residents who are Danish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).