RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Highest Norwegian population share, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Norwegian ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Norwegian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 16.2%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Marshall County, MNMN8,79848.3%+3.5 pts

02Norman County, MNMN6,33643.9%−4.7 pts

03Pennington County, MNMN13,68641.1%−5.9 pts

04Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70440.5%−1.8 pts

05Clearwater County, MNMN8,64737.3%−3.5 pts

06Grant County, MNMN6,08535.9%−0.9 pts

07Polk County, MNMN30,54534.8%−7.3 pts

08Pope County, MNMN11,42034.6%−4.4 pts

09Swift County, MNMN9,76332.7%−0.4 pts

10Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47732.6%−1.1 pts

11Chippewa County, MNMN12,40632.1%−0.5 pts

12Fillmore County, MNMN21,54032.0%−8.4 pts

13Red Lake County, MNMN3,94031.6%−0.3 pts

14Clay County, MNMN67,73431.0%−7.4 pts

15Roseau County, MNMN15,24630.8%−5.5 pts

16Freeborn County, MNMN30,44030.5%−6.4 pts

17Kittson County, MNMN4,03130.4%−3.5 pts

18Wilkin County, MNMN6,28829.0%−6.3 pts

19Houston County, MNMN18,40028.3%−3.0 pts

20Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04127.2%−4.5 pts

21Douglas County, MNMN40,12025.8%+0.9 pts

22Becker County, MNMN35,49724.2%−5.6 pts

23Big Stone County, MNMN5,05423.2%−1.6 pts

24Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72021.8%−5.3 pts

25Dodge County, MNMN21,37621.8%−2.7 pts

26Goodhue County, MNMN48,19520.8%−1.6 pts

27Stevens County, MNMN9,74720.7%−1.0 pts

28Lake County, MNMN10,74620.6%−2.9 pts

29Mower County, MNMN40,97120.1%−5.6 pts

30Watonwan County, MNMN11,45920.0%+1.5 pts

31Renville County, MNMN14,35619.6%−0.4 pts

32Steele County, MNMN37,46419.2%+0.5 pts

33Hubbard County, MNMN22,36918.9%−0.8 pts

34Faribault County, MNMN13,88818.8%−5.5 pts

35Rock County, MNMN9,52418.8%−2.6 pts

36Beltrami County, MNMN47,05518.7%−1.7 pts

37Lincoln County, MNMN5,58318.6%−2.9 pts

38Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77018.2%−8.7 pts

39Koochiching County, MNMN11,58717.2%−7.4 pts

40Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15317.1%−1.1 pts

41Traverse County, MNMN3,13016.5%+1.3 pts

42Cook County, MNMN5,52216.5%−3.7 pts

43Murray County, MNMN7,94216.3%−1.1 pts

44Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13216.2%−1.3 pts

45Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40516.1%−1.6 pts

46Waseca County, MNMN18,68815.1%−5.2 pts

47Aitkin County, MNMN16,25215.0%−0.4 pts

48Winona County, MNMN50,52314.9%−1.7 pts

49Lyon County, MNMN25,68414.9%−3.2 pts

50Carver County, MNMN114,37914.8%−0.1 pts

51Sherburne County, MNMN104,19414.8%−1.2 pts

52Redwood County, MNMN15,26514.6%−2.3 pts

53Brown County, MNMN25,51714.5%+1.3 pts

54Rice County, MNMN69,93914.4%−2.3 pts

55Cass County, MNMN31,43014.2%−1.1 pts

56Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63414.2%−2.5 pts

57Olmsted County, MNMN166,73114.1%−2.3 pts

58Nicollet County, MNMN34,27313.9%−2.4 pts

59St. Louis County, MNMN200,51813.9%−2.1 pts

60Jackson County, MNMN9,85713.9%−1.4 pts

61Meeker County, MNMN23,60313.6%−2.3 pts

62Wabasha County, MNMN21,53713.5%−1.0 pts

63Isanti County, MNMN44,38613.4%−4.4 pts

64Itasca County, MNMN45,40413.4%−3.2 pts

65Carlton County, MNMN36,71113.2%−1.1 pts

66Scott County, MNMN159,01713.2%−1.9 pts

67Wright County, MNMN157,55913.0%−3.7 pts

68Chisago County, MNMN59,14213.0%−1.1 pts

69Martin County, MNMN19,44012.8%−2.6 pts

70Anoka County, MNMN381,60512.7%−3.6 pts

71Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75312.7%−3.4 pts

72Wadena County, MNMN14,38812.6%−5.8 pts

73Dakota County, MNMN457,71012.3%−2.9 pts

74Pipestone County, MNMN9,26011.9%−3.3 pts

75McLeod County, MNMN36,63111.8%−1.6 pts

76Kanabec County, MNMN16,62811.7%−4.3 pts

77Benton County, MNMN41,74411.4%+0.4 pts

78Todd County, MNMN26,06011.3%−1.8 pts

79Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78411.2%−2.2 pts

80Washington County, MNMN286,89511.2%−2.4 pts

81Pine County, MNMN30,47211.1%−1.7 pts

82Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45310.3%−2.1 pts

83Morrison County, MNMN34,6209.8%−0.9 pts

84Stearns County, MNMN164,1109.4%−1.6 pts

85Sibley County, MNMN15,3568.9%−1.3 pts

86Ramsey County, MNMN541,6238.6%−2.7 pts

87Nobles County, MNMN22,3387.1%−1.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS