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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 2,938

Highest Norwegian population share, US counties · 2010

US counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Norwegian ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Norwegian residents as a percentage of total population. Griggs County, North Dakota leads at 60.8%. 2,938 counties qualify in total. North Dakota carries 14 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN SHAREVS 2000
01Griggs County, NDND2,23960.8%
02Steele County, NDND1,79760.0%
03Divide County, NDND2,11057.7%
04Traill County, NDND7,92053.2%
05Nelson County, NDND2,96352.3%
06Norman County, MNMN6,33648.7%
07Bottineau County, NDND6,28447.0%
08Pennington County, MNMN13,68647.0%
09Williams County, NDND41,76746.2%
10Eddy County, NDND2,32945.9%
11Burke County, NDND2,13245.2%
12Marshall County, MNMN8,79844.8%
13Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70442.2%
14Polk County, MNMN30,54542.1%
15Towner County, NDND2,04041.5%
16Harding County, SDSD1,33141.4%
17Clearwater County, MNMN8,64740.8%
18Fillmore County, MNMN21,54040.4%
19Winnebago County, IAIA10,25140.3%
20Walsh County, NDND10,17939.7%
21McHenry County, NDND5,13039.5%
22McKenzie County, NDND15,19239.5%
23Daniels County, MTMT1,61239.4%
24Renville County, NDND2,33139.1%
25Pope County, MNMN11,42039.0%
26Clay County, MNMN67,73438.4%
27Ramsey County, NDND11,53037.7%
28Barnes County, NDND10,57337.2%
29Freeborn County, MNMN30,44037.0%
30Grant County, MNMN6,08536.8%
31Ransom County, NDND5,61736.6%
32Mountrail County, NDND9,39536.6%
33Roseau County, MNMN15,24636.3%
34Sargent County, NDND3,71135.9%
35Foster County, NDND3,21235.9%
36Cass County, NDND201,79435.8%
37Wilkin County, MNMN6,28835.2%
38Worth County, IAIA7,33835.2%
39Pierce County, NDND3,83834.5%
40Kittson County, MNMN4,03133.9%
41Grand Forks County, NDND74,50133.8%
42Sheridan County, MTMT3,43633.8%
44Trempealeau County, WIWI31,17133.4%
45Vernon County, WIWI31,44333.3%
46Swift County, MNMN9,76333.1%
47Chippewa County, MNMN12,40632.6%
48Red Lake County, MNMN3,94031.9%
49Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04131.6%
50Houston County, MNMN18,40031.3%
51Richland County, NDND16,73131.2%
52Ward County, NDND68,23330.8%
53Slope County, NDND62830.7%
54Marshall County, SDSD4,42630.6%
55Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73330.1%
56Adams County, NDND2,27529.9%
57Becker County, MNMN35,49729.8%
58Clark County, SDSD4,03129.4%
59Cavalier County, NDND3,49728.8%
60Bowman County, NDND2,76228.1%
61Valley County, MTMT7,38527.9%
62Jackson County, WIWI20,99927.7%
63LaMoure County, NDND4,13527.6%
64Stutsman County, NDND21,41427.6%
65Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72027.1%
67Phillips County, MTMT4,20326.2%
68Perkins County, SDSD2,85326.2%
69Wells County, NDND3,72925.9%
70Mower County, MNMN40,97125.7%
71Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28425.5%
72Deuel County, SDSD4,40825.4%
73Day County, SDSD5,48425.1%
74Douglas County, MNMN40,12024.9%
75Big Stone County, MNMN5,05424.8%
76Koochiching County, MNMN11,58724.6%
77McLean County, NDND9,74024.6%
78Dodge County, MNMN21,37624.5%
79Faribault County, MNMN13,88824.3%
80Brookings County, SDSD37,63524.3%
81Buffalo County, WIWI13,31824.1%
82Liberty County, MTMT1,95724.1%
83Hamlin County, SDSD6,90024.0%
84Lake County, MNMN10,74623.5%
85McCone County, MTMT1,72023.1%
86Richland County, MTMT11,37723.1%
87Codington County, SDSD29,56222.6%
88Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,76222.6%
89Howard County, IAIA9,41522.5%
90Goodhue County, MNMN48,19522.3%
91La Crosse County, WIWI121,33922.3%
92Allamakee County, IAIA14,23822.2%
93Benson County, NDND5,75922.0%
94Dunn County, WIWI46,22321.9%
95Kidder County, NDND2,39321.8%
96Stevens County, MNMN9,74721.7%
97Lincoln County, MNMN5,58321.6%
98Mercer County, NDND8,44121.5%
99Rock County, MNMN9,52421.4%
100Pembina County, NDND6,56821.3%
101Barron County, WIWI46,48421.1%
102Burleigh County, NDND103,25121.1%
103Lincoln County, SDSD77,14520.9%
104Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03320.8%
105Miner County, SDSD2,28120.7%
106Lake County, SDSD10,99320.6%
107Polk County, WIWI45,80320.5%
108Beltrami County, MNMN47,05520.4%
109Dunn County, NDND4,05820.3%
110Waseca County, MNMN18,68820.2%
111Cook County, MNMN5,52220.2%
112Moody County, SDSD6,63220.1%
113Renville County, MNMN14,35620.1%
114Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24220.0%
115Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87319.8%
116Hubbard County, MNMN22,36919.8%
117Oliver County, NDND1,89819.3%
118Roberts County, SDSD10,25519.2%
119St. Croix County, WIWI98,27619.0%
120Hancock County, IAIA10,52818.8%
121Carter County, MTMT1,38318.8%
122Steele County, MNMN37,46418.7%
123Prairie County, MTMT1,11218.6%
124Hill County, MTMT16,16718.5%
125Watonwan County, MNMN11,45918.5%
126Pierce County, WIWI43,51918.5%
127Turner County, SDSD9,31418.4%
128Wadena County, MNMN14,38818.3%
129Union County, SDSD17,40218.2%
130Chippewa County, WIWI67,61418.2%
131Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15318.2%
132Lyon County, MNMN25,68418.0%
133Wright County, IAIA12,80117.9%
134Iowa County, WIWI23,95117.9%
135Isanti County, MNMN44,38617.8%
136Billings County, NDND1,07117.7%
137Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69117.7%
138Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40517.7%
139Jerauld County, SDSD1,65417.7%
140Haakon County, SDSD1,80217.6%
141Pepin County, WIWI7,51317.5%
142Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13217.5%
143Hyde County, SDSD1,19117.4%
144Murray County, MNMN7,94217.4%
145Green County, WIWI37,22717.0%
146Dickey County, NDND4,89516.9%
147Redwood County, MNMN15,26516.9%
148Grant County, SDSD7,53416.8%
149Emmet County, IAIA9,10716.8%
150Rice County, MNMN69,93916.7%
151Wright County, MNMN157,55916.7%
152Winona County, MNMN50,52316.6%
153Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63416.6%
154Itasca County, MNMN45,40416.6%
155Clay County, SDSD15,03116.4%
156Olmsted County, MNMN166,73116.4%
157Hamilton County, IAIA14,94416.4%
158Nicollet County, MNMN34,27316.3%
159Anoka County, MNMN381,60516.3%
160Dawson County, MTMT8,69216.3%
161Humboldt County, IAIA9,40916.2%
162Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75316.1%
163Kanabec County, MNMN16,62816.0%
164St. Louis County, MNMN200,51816.0%
165Sherburne County, MNMN104,19416.0%
166Lafayette County, WIWI17,47815.9%
167Meeker County, MNMN23,60315.9%
168Petroleum County, MTMT54815.9%
169Hettinger County, NDND2,49215.8%
170Yankton County, SDSD23,63515.7%
171Butte County, SDSD10,85615.7%
172Aitkin County, MNMN16,25215.4%
173Monroe County, WIWI46,57215.4%
174Martin County, MNMN19,44015.4%
175Jackson County, MNMN9,85715.3%
176Pipestone County, MNMN9,26015.3%
177Cass County, MNMN31,43015.3%
178Traverse County, MNMN3,13015.2%
179Crawford County, WIWI15,91015.2%
180Mitchell County, IAIA10,65015.2%
181Brown County, SDSD37,56115.2%
182Dakota County, MNMN457,71015.2%
183Bristol Bay, AKAK84715.2%
184Douglas County, WIWI43,99015.1%
185Scott County, MNMN159,01715.1%
186Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37215.1%
187Burnett County, WIWI17,22315.0%
188Garfield County, MTMT1,14815.0%
189Carver County, MNMN114,37914.9%
190Golden Valley County, NDND1,80814.7%
191Teton County, MTMT6,49614.7%
192Morton County, NDND34,60114.7%
193Stark County, NDND34,01314.7%
194Pondera County, MTMT6,07214.7%
195Fergus County, MTMT11,82514.7%
196Sanborn County, SDSD2,38814.6%
197Wabasha County, MNMN21,53714.5%
198Meagher County, MTMT2,13714.3%
199Carlton County, MNMN36,71114.3%
200Sheridan County, NDND1,29614.2%
201Custer County, MTMT12,03414.1%
202Campbell County, SDSD1,37714.1%
203Chisago County, MNMN59,14214.1%
204Washburn County, WIWI17,08714.0%
205Grant County, NDND2,20614.0%
206Petersburg, AKAK3,39413.8%
207Rock County, WIWI166,47213.7%
208Bayfield County, WIWI16,78713.6%
209Washington County, MNMN286,89513.6%
210Granite County, MTMT3,65813.5%
211Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78413.5%
212McLeod County, MNMN36,63113.5%
213Columbia County, WIWI58,13213.3%
214Brown County, MNMN25,51713.2%
215Meade County, SDSD30,71113.2%
216Todd County, MNMN26,06013.1%
217Dane County, WIWI590,37512.9%
218Pine County, MNMN30,47212.8%
219Richland County, WIWI17,03612.5%
220Walworth County, SDSD5,21712.5%
221Hughes County, SDSD17,57012.4%
222Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45312.4%
223Emmons County, NDND3,21512.3%
224Fallon County, MTMT2,95912.1%
225Kossuth County, IAIA14,32212.0%
226Aurora County, SDSD2,80111.8%
227Beadle County, SDSD19,62411.7%
228Skagway, AKAK1,10411.7%
229Spink County, SDSD6,15511.6%
230Rusk County, WIWI14,14611.4%
231Lawrence County, SDSD29,45911.4%
232Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89911.4%
233Fayette County, IAIA19,04711.4%
234Edmunds County, SDSD4,02211.4%
235Ramsey County, MNMN541,62311.3%
236Juneau County, WIWI26,64911.2%
237McCook County, SDSD5,96411.1%
238Sawyer County, WIWI18,84611.1%
239McPherson County, NENE36911.0%
240Pennington County, SDSD116,79211.0%
241Stearns County, MNMN164,11011.0%
242Benton County, MNMN41,74411.0%
243Brule County, SDSD5,27810.9%
244Park County, MTMT18,21410.9%
245Custer County, SDSD9,43110.8%
246Jefferson County, MTMT13,32910.8%
247Stillwater County, MTMT9,44510.8%
248Morrison County, MNMN34,62010.7%
249Stanley County, SDSD3,01810.7%
250Davison County, SDSD20,06910.6%
251Hardin County, IAIA16,45510.6%
252Story County, IAIA101,29110.5%
253Toole County, MTMT5,21110.5%
254Cascade County, MTMT85,02910.3%
255Judith Basin County, MTMT2,16210.3%
256Jones County, SDSD91310.2%
257Lincoln County, MTMT22,32810.2%
258Sibley County, MNMN15,35610.2%
259Clayton County, IAIA16,84510.1%
260Jackson County, SDSD2,66610.1%
261Logan County, NDND1,8599.9%
262Yellowstone County, MTMT172,6929.9%
263Chouteau County, MTMT5,8659.8%
264Webster County, IAIA36,8389.5%
265Dickinson County, IAIA18,0779.4%
266Gallatin County, MTMT128,7409.4%
267Lyon County, IAIA12,3549.4%
268Waupaca County, WIWI51,4619.4%
269Monona County, IAIA8,5399.4%
270Flathead County, MTMT115,4299.3%
271Door County, WIWI30,6169.3%
272Blaine County, MTMT6,8609.2%
273Adams County, WIWI21,7529.1%
274Lyman County, SDSD3,6949.1%
275Sanders County, MTMT14,0629.1%
276Hand County, SDSD3,1219.0%
277Jefferson County, WIWI86,5058.9%
278Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,3318.9%
279Price County, WIWI13,9888.8%
280Floyd County, IAIA14,9018.7%
281Powder River County, MTMT1,7818.6%
282Wrangell, AKAK2,0078.6%
283Powell County, MTMT7,1578.5%
284Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,7098.5%
285Banner County, NENE6868.5%
286Fall River County, SDSD7,4678.4%
287Nobles County, MNMN22,3388.4%
288Skagit County, WAWA132,9758.3%
289Jefferson County, WAWA33,9708.3%
290Kittitas County, WAWA48,8038.2%
291Snohomish County, WAWA870,6568.2%
292Potter County, SDSD2,3778.2%
293Sully County, SDSD1,4798.1%
294Wibaux County, MTMT8858.0%
295Broadwater County, MTMT8,4937.9%
296Beaverhead County, MTMT10,0437.9%
297Portage County, WIWI71,9437.9%
298Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6637.8%
299Sauk County, WIWI66,6527.8%
300Marquette County, WIWI15,9277.7%
301Clay County, IAIA16,2027.7%
302Clark County, WIWI35,0527.6%
303Musselshell County, MTMT5,5827.6%
304Wood County, WIWI74,0607.6%
305Clatsop County, OROR40,9267.5%
306Treasure County, MTMT7287.4%
307Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4137.4%
308Ashland County, WIWI16,2037.4%
309McPherson County, SDSD2,3477.3%
310Missoula County, MTMT123,5137.3%
311Madison County, MTMT10,0267.3%
312Wayne County, UTUT2,5877.2%
313Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3577.2%
314Kitsap County, WAWA283,3747.1%
315Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8197.1%
316Boone County, IAIA26,7997.1%
317Benewah County, IDID10,5087.1%
318Grundy County, ILIL54,0527.1%
319Whitman County, WAWA48,5127.1%
320Hooker County, NENE6867.0%
321Lake County, MTMT33,3926.9%
322Silver Bow County, MTMT36,1186.9%
323Latah County, IDID41,8426.9%
324Spokane County, WAWA558,3446.9%
325Whatcom County, WAWA236,3926.9%
326Rolette County, NDND11,6886.8%
327Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3036.8%
328Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1446.8%
329Juneau, AKAK31,6096.7%
330Oneida County, WIWI38,1316.7%
331Grant County, WIWI52,4466.7%
332Kootenai County, IDID191,8646.7%
333Mason County, WAWA71,1656.7%
334Franklin County, IAIA9,8686.6%
335Taylor County, WIWI20,1186.6%
336Weston County, WYWY6,8406.6%
337Carbon County, MTMT11,4666.6%
338Wheatland County, MTMT2,1006.6%
339Clallam County, WAWA78,2026.5%
340Marshall County, IAIA39,8906.5%
341Lincoln County, WIWI28,4036.4%
342Shoshone County, IDID14,1306.4%
343Stevens County, WAWA49,6686.4%
344Skamania County, WAWA12,6696.3%
345Pierce County, WAWA946,2886.3%
346Pacific County, WAWA24,3576.2%
348Clearwater County, IDID9,1186.2%
349Bonner County, IDID54,4206.2%
350Sheridan County, WYWY33,2416.2%
351Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8856.2%
353McIntosh County, NDND2,4516.2%
354Asotin County, WAWA22,5456.2%
355Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2446.1%
356Island County, WAWA85,6576.1%
357Grant County, NENE5616.1%
358Iron County, WIWI6,1276.0%
359Gregory County, SDSD4,0376.0%
360Douglas County, WAWA46,4736.0%
361Woodbury County, IAIA106,6495.9%
362Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5495.9%
363Walworth County, WIWI106,1275.9%
364Hinsdale County, COCO7535.9%
365Columbia County, OROR54,0915.9%
366Bremer County, IAIA25,2965.9%
367Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5325.9%
368Boundary County, IDID13,9975.9%
369Marathon County, WIWI139,4325.7%
370Clark County, WAWA532,1195.7%
371Faulk County, SDSD2,1785.7%
372Osceola County, IAIA5,9805.7%
373Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6665.7%
374San Juan County, WAWA18,5775.6%
375Glacier County, MTMT13,4635.6%
376Ziebach County, SDSD2,3895.6%
377Douglas County, SDSD2,8885.6%
378Brown County, KSKS9,1045.6%
379Waukesha County, WIWI417,2105.6%
380Lincoln County, WAWA11,9825.5%
381Cherokee County, IAIA11,3695.5%
382Ravalli County, MTMT48,5825.5%
383Buchanan County, IAIA20,8835.5%
384Washakie County, WYWY7,5975.5%
385LaSalle County, ILIL107,7735.5%
386King County, WAWA2,344,9395.5%
387Park County, COCO18,3145.5%
388Logan County, NENE6695.4%
389Dixon County, NENE5,6025.4%
390Waushara County, WIWI25,2235.4%
391Dallas County, IAIA118,4575.4%
392Piute County, UTUT1,5095.4%
393O'Brien County, IAIA14,2205.3%
394Linn County, IAIA232,0285.3%
395Dodge County, WIWI89,0975.3%
396Ogle County, ILIL51,3995.3%
397Shawano County, WIWI41,5605.3%
398Lincoln County, COCO5,6455.2%
399Hanson County, SDSD3,4565.2%
400Vilas County, WIWI23,7615.2%
401Florence County, WIWI4,7485.2%
402Sitka, AKAK8,3195.2%
403Campbell County, WYWY48,1455.1%
404Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4575.1%
405Polk County, IAIA516,5465.1%
406Calhoun County, IAIA9,5625.1%
407Lewis County, WAWA88,0625.1%
408Winnebago County, WIWI174,2185.0%
409Benton County, IAIA26,0045.0%
410Thurston County, WAWA304,2615.0%
411Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3875.0%
412Clackamas County, OROR426,2805.0%
413Oconto County, WIWI40,1955.0%
414Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3614.9%
415Custer County, IDID4,6364.9%
416Nez Perce County, IDID42,9054.9%
417Lemhi County, IDID8,4744.9%
418Denali, AKAK1,6164.9%
419Washington County, WIWI139,2384.9%
420Racine County, WIWI198,9194.9%
421Boone County, NENE5,3554.8%
422Columbia County, WAWA4,1414.8%
423Boone County, ILIL53,5684.8%
424Sioux County, NENE1,1884.8%
425Polk County, OROR90,0374.8%
426DeKalb County, ILIL101,8354.7%
427Douglas County, NVNV50,1114.7%
428Hot Springs County, WYWY4,6004.7%
429Outagamie County, WIWI195,8944.7%
430Storey County, NVNV4,2604.7%
431Plymouth County, IAIA25,6974.7%
432Chelan County, WAWA81,9414.7%
433Benton County, OROR97,7284.7%
434Lewis County, IDID3,7044.6%
435Ozaukee County, WIWI94,3464.5%
436Corson County, SDSD3,7814.5%
437Yamhill County, OROR110,0244.5%
438Park County, WYWY31,1714.5%
439Daggett County, UTUT9344.5%
440Shelby County, IAIA11,6894.5%
441Deschutes County, OROR213,0724.5%
442Okanogan County, WAWA45,2304.5%
443Grundy County, IAIA12,3614.5%
444Sac County, IAIA9,5254.4%
445Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4494.4%
446Mineral County, MTMT5,1854.4%
447Chaffee County, COCO20,8314.4%
448Yakutat, AKAK6724.4%
449Benton County, WAWA221,7224.4%
450Brown County, NENE2,8264.4%
451Crook County, WYWY7,8524.3%
452Ferry County, WAWA7,5174.3%
453Jasper County, IAIA38,1534.3%
454Baker County, OROR16,6584.3%
455Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9514.3%
456Bosque County, TXTX18,9184.3%
457Warren County, IAIA57,3314.3%
458Green Lake County, WIWI19,3054.2%
459Brown County, WIWI275,8034.2%
460Mineral County, COCO9104.2%
461Ida County, IAIA6,7774.2%
462Manitowoc County, WIWI81,7104.2%
463Crawford County, IAIA16,2374.1%
464Tillamook County, OROR27,3844.1%
465Franklin County, IDID15,8894.1%
466Lane County, OROR381,5844.1%
467Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,6694.1%
468Multnomah County, OROR795,3914.1%
469Gunnison County, COCO17,4394.1%
470Marinette County, WIWI42,5744.1%
471Benzie County, MIMI18,5684.0%
472Lincoln County, OROR50,6364.0%
473Washington County, OROR611,7084.0%
474Butler County, IAIA14,0494.0%
475Calumet County, WIWI53,9824.0%
476Tama County, IAIA16,7964.0%
477Coos County, OROR63,9923.9%
478Anchorage, AKAK287,1553.9%
479Johnson County, IAIA160,0443.9%
480Grant County, OROR7,0753.9%
481Klamath County, OROR70,2743.9%
482Winnebago County, ILIL283,6743.9%
483Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3683.9%
484Sioux County, IAIA36,7743.8%
485Grant County, WAWA105,7273.8%
486Tripp County, SDSD5,7083.8%
487Natrona County, WYWY80,5263.8%
488Sheridan County, NENE4,8093.8%
489Kiowa County, COCO1,4123.8%
490Mills County, IAIA14,7933.8%
491Marion County, OROR355,7773.7%
492Kendall County, ILIL145,4703.7%
493Dawes County, NENE7,8583.7%
494Pitkin County, COCO16,6253.7%
495Leelanau County, MIMI22,9823.7%
496Republic County, KSKS4,6403.7%
497Big Horn County, WYWY12,0243.7%
498Idaho County, IDID17,8743.7%
499Linn County, OROR132,8433.7%
500Dickinson County, MIMI25,8273.7%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest norwegian share?

Griggs County, North Dakota ranks #1 with 60.8% (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by norwegian share?

Griggs County, North Dakota, Steele County, North Dakota, Divide County, North Dakota, Traill County, North Dakota, Nelson County, North Dakota.

How many counties are in this ranking?

2,938 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 ACS 5-year data.

How is norwegian share measured?

Share of all residents who are Norwegian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2010).