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Highest Norwegian population share, US counties · 2020

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 50.1%. 2,967 counties qualify in total. North Dakota carries 14 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN SHAREVS 2000
01Griggs County, NDND2,23950.1%
02Marshall County, MNMN8,79848.3%
03Steele County, NDND1,79744.6%
04Traill County, NDND7,92044.2%
05Nelson County, NDND2,96344.2%
06Norman County, MNMN6,33643.9%
07Divide County, NDND2,11042.8%
08Burke County, NDND2,13242.5%
09Bottineau County, NDND6,28441.4%
10Pennington County, MNMN13,68641.1%
11Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70440.5%
12Clearwater County, MNMN8,64737.3%
13Eddy County, NDND2,32936.3%
14Grant County, MNMN6,08535.9%
15Polk County, MNMN30,54534.8%
16Renville County, NDND2,33134.6%
17Pope County, MNMN11,42034.6%
18Ramsey County, NDND11,53034.5%
19Foster County, NDND3,21234.1%
20Bowman County, NDND2,76233.9%
21Sargent County, NDND3,71133.9%
22Towner County, NDND2,04033.3%
23Swift County, MNMN9,76332.7%
25Winnebago County, IAIA10,25132.3%
26Chippewa County, MNMN12,40632.1%
27Fillmore County, MNMN21,54032.0%
28Walsh County, NDND10,17932.0%
29Red Lake County, MNMN3,94031.6%
30Trempealeau County, WIWI31,17131.5%
31Barnes County, NDND10,57331.4%
32Clay County, MNMN67,73431.0%
33Roseau County, MNMN15,24630.8%
34Freeborn County, MNMN30,44030.5%
35Kittson County, MNMN4,03130.4%
36Cass County, NDND201,79429.4%
37Marshall County, SDSD4,42629.2%
38Wilkin County, MNMN6,28829.0%
39Worth County, IAIA7,33828.5%
40Grand Forks County, NDND74,50128.4%
41Pierce County, NDND3,83828.3%
42Houston County, MNMN18,40028.3%
43Ransom County, NDND5,61728.0%
44Vernon County, WIWI31,44327.5%
45Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04127.2%
46Day County, SDSD5,48426.9%
47Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73326.7%
48McHenry County, NDND5,13025.9%
49Deuel County, SDSD4,40825.9%
50Douglas County, MNMN40,12025.8%
51Richland County, NDND16,73125.7%
52Daniels County, MTMT1,61225.2%
53Harding County, SDSD1,33125.2%
54Becker County, MNMN35,49724.2%
55Adams County, NDND2,27524.1%
56Lake County, SDSD10,99324.1%
57Cavalier County, NDND3,49723.5%
58Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,76223.4%
59Big Stone County, MNMN5,05423.2%
60Ward County, NDND68,23322.7%
61Jerauld County, SDSD1,65422.6%
62Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28422.6%
63Clark County, SDSD4,03122.4%
64Williams County, NDND41,76722.4%
65Sheridan County, MTMT3,43622.4%
66Jackson County, WIWI20,99922.2%
67Valley County, MTMT7,38522.0%
68Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72021.8%
69Dodge County, MNMN21,37621.8%
70McCone County, MTMT1,72021.6%
71Wells County, NDND3,72921.6%
72Benson County, NDND5,75921.4%
73Mountrail County, NDND9,39521.0%
74Goodhue County, MNMN48,19520.8%
75Stevens County, MNMN9,74720.7%
76Buffalo County, WIWI13,31820.7%
77Lake County, MNMN10,74620.6%
78LaMoure County, NDND4,13520.4%
79Dickey County, NDND4,89520.2%
80Mower County, MNMN40,97120.1%
81Perkins County, SDSD2,85320.0%
82Richland County, MTMT11,37720.0%
83Watonwan County, MNMN11,45920.0%
84Oliver County, NDND1,89819.9%
85Slope County, NDND62819.9%
86Codington County, SDSD29,56219.9%
87Haakon County, SDSD1,80219.7%
88Stutsman County, NDND21,41419.7%
89Barron County, WIWI46,48419.6%
90Renville County, MNMN14,35619.6%
91Phillips County, MTMT4,20319.6%
92Billings County, NDND1,07119.4%
93Brookings County, SDSD37,63519.3%
94Steele County, MNMN37,46419.2%
95Dunn County, WIWI46,22319.1%
96Hubbard County, MNMN22,36918.9%
97McLean County, NDND9,74018.8%
98Faribault County, MNMN13,88818.8%
99Rock County, MNMN9,52418.8%
100Beltrami County, MNMN47,05518.7%
101Lincoln County, MNMN5,58318.6%
102Wibaux County, MTMT88518.6%
103Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03318.6%
104Moody County, SDSD6,63218.4%
106Broadwater County, MTMT8,49317.9%
107Allamakee County, IAIA14,23817.9%
108Roberts County, SDSD10,25517.7%
109La Crosse County, WIWI121,33917.7%
110Polk County, WIWI45,80317.6%
111Pembina County, NDND6,56817.4%
112Howard County, IAIA9,41517.4%
113Koochiching County, MNMN11,58717.2%
114St. Croix County, WIWI98,27617.2%
115Mercer County, NDND8,44117.2%
116Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15317.1%
117Burleigh County, NDND103,25117.0%
118Hamlin County, SDSD6,90016.7%
119McKenzie County, NDND15,19216.7%
120Traverse County, MNMN3,13016.5%
121Stanley County, SDSD3,01816.5%
122Cook County, MNMN5,52216.5%
123Pierce County, WIWI43,51916.4%
124Murray County, MNMN7,94216.3%
125Sanborn County, SDSD2,38816.3%
126Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13216.2%
127Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40516.1%
128Lincoln County, SDSD77,14516.1%
129Kidder County, NDND2,39315.8%
130Miner County, SDSD2,28115.8%
131Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69115.3%
132Humboldt County, IAIA9,40915.2%
133Chippewa County, WIWI67,61415.1%
134Grant County, SDSD7,53415.1%
135Green County, WIWI37,22715.1%
136Fallon County, MTMT2,95915.1%
137Waseca County, MNMN18,68815.1%
138Aitkin County, MNMN16,25215.0%
139Carter County, MTMT1,38314.9%
140Winona County, MNMN50,52314.9%
141Lyon County, MNMN25,68414.9%
142Carver County, MNMN114,37914.8%
143Dunn County, NDND4,05814.8%
144Sherburne County, MNMN104,19414.8%
145Burnett County, WIWI17,22314.7%
146Redwood County, MNMN15,26514.6%
147Brown County, MNMN25,51714.5%
148Rice County, MNMN69,93914.4%
149Morton County, NDND34,60114.4%
150Cass County, MNMN31,43014.2%
151Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63414.2%
152Mitchell County, IAIA10,65014.2%
153Olmsted County, MNMN166,73114.1%
154Nicollet County, MNMN34,27313.9%
155St. Louis County, MNMN200,51813.9%
156Jackson County, MNMN9,85713.9%
157Crawford County, WIWI15,91013.9%
158Hancock County, IAIA10,52813.8%
159Petroleum County, MTMT54813.8%
160Turner County, SDSD9,31413.8%
161Campbell County, SDSD1,37713.8%
162Iowa County, WIWI23,95113.7%
163Wright County, IAIA12,80113.7%
164Meeker County, MNMN23,60313.6%
165Wabasha County, MNMN21,53713.5%
166Washburn County, WIWI17,08713.5%
167Isanti County, MNMN44,38613.4%
168Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37213.4%
169Itasca County, MNMN45,40413.4%
170Liberty County, MTMT1,95713.4%
171Pepin County, WIWI7,51313.3%
172Emmet County, IAIA9,10713.3%
173Lawrence County, SDSD29,45913.3%
174Carlton County, MNMN36,71113.2%
175Scott County, MNMN159,01713.2%
176Toole County, MTMT5,21113.2%
177Monroe County, WIWI46,57213.1%
178Lafayette County, WIWI17,47813.1%
179Wright County, MNMN157,55913.0%
180Brown County, SDSD37,56113.0%
181Chisago County, MNMN59,14213.0%
182Teton County, MTMT6,49612.8%
183Martin County, MNMN19,44012.8%
184Anoka County, MNMN381,60512.7%
185Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75312.7%
186Dawson County, MTMT8,69212.6%
187Wadena County, MNMN14,38812.6%
188Richland County, WIWI17,03612.5%
189Faulk County, SDSD2,17812.4%
190Hamilton County, IAIA14,94412.4%
191Douglas County, WIWI43,99012.4%
192Dakota County, MNMN457,71012.3%
193Sheridan County, NDND1,29612.2%
194Bayfield County, WIWI16,78712.1%
195Pondera County, MTMT6,07212.1%
196Stark County, NDND34,01312.0%
197Clay County, SDSD15,03112.0%
198Pipestone County, MNMN9,26011.9%
199McLeod County, MNMN36,63111.8%
200Petersburg, AKAK3,39411.7%
201Edmunds County, SDSD4,02211.7%
202Kanabec County, MNMN16,62811.7%
203Golden Valley County, NDND1,80811.6%
204Columbia County, WIWI58,13211.6%
205Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89911.5%
206Hyde County, SDSD1,19111.4%
207Benton County, MNMN41,74411.4%
208Wheatland County, MTMT2,10011.3%
209Todd County, MNMN26,06011.3%
210Rock County, WIWI166,47211.3%
211Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78411.2%
212Hughes County, SDSD17,57011.2%
213Washington County, MNMN286,89511.2%
214Pine County, MNMN30,47211.1%
215Hettinger County, NDND2,49211.1%
216Beadle County, SDSD19,62410.9%
217Rusk County, WIWI14,14610.5%
218Judith Basin County, MTMT2,16210.4%
219Park County, MTMT18,21410.4%
220Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45310.3%
221Grant County, NDND2,20610.2%
222Stillwater County, MTMT9,44510.1%
223Union County, SDSD17,40210.0%
224Sawyer County, WIWI18,84610.0%
225Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69210.0%
226Dane County, WIWI590,3759.9%
227Morrison County, MNMN34,6209.8%
228Jefferson County, MTMT13,3299.8%
229Clay County, IAIA16,2029.8%
230Fayette County, IAIA19,0479.7%
231Sully County, SDSD1,4799.7%
232Logan County, NDND1,8599.7%
233Spink County, SDSD6,1559.7%
234Custer County, MTMT12,0349.5%
235Yankton County, SDSD23,6359.5%
236Meade County, SDSD30,7119.5%
237Hill County, MTMT16,1679.5%
238Story County, IAIA101,2919.5%
239Stearns County, MNMN164,1109.4%
240Pennington County, SDSD116,7929.4%
241Treasure County, MTMT7289.3%
242Meagher County, MTMT2,1379.1%
243Custer County, SDSD9,4319.1%
244Davison County, SDSD20,0699.0%
245Flathead County, MTMT115,4299.0%
246Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,3319.0%
247Sibley County, MNMN15,3568.9%
248Door County, WIWI30,6168.8%
249Aurora County, SDSD2,8018.8%
250Wrangell, AKAK2,0078.8%
251Fergus County, MTMT11,8258.7%
252Kossuth County, IAIA14,3228.7%
253Powder River County, MTMT1,7818.6%
254Adams County, WIWI21,7528.6%
255Ramsey County, MNMN541,6238.6%
256McCook County, SDSD5,9648.6%
257Juneau County, WIWI26,6498.5%
258Waupaca County, WIWI51,4618.5%
259Dickinson County, IAIA18,0778.5%
260Potter County, SDSD2,3778.4%
261Walworth County, SDSD5,2178.4%
262Musselshell County, MTMT5,5828.4%
263Lincoln County, MTMT22,3288.3%
264Jones County, SDSD9138.2%
265Lyman County, SDSD3,6948.1%
266Cascade County, MTMT85,0298.1%
267McIntosh County, NDND2,4518.0%
268Clayton County, IAIA16,8458.0%
269Roosevelt County, MTMT10,2428.0%
270Monona County, IAIA8,5397.9%
271Butte County, SDSD10,8567.9%
272Blaine County, MTMT6,8607.9%
273O'Brien County, IAIA14,2207.8%
274Boone County, IAIA26,7997.8%
275McPherson County, SDSD2,3477.8%
276Gallatin County, MTMT128,7407.8%
277Emmons County, NDND3,2157.7%
278Missoula County, MTMT123,5137.6%
279Sanders County, MTMT14,0627.5%
280Carbon County, MTMT11,4667.5%
281Hardin County, IAIA16,4557.5%
282Beaverhead County, MTMT10,0437.4%
283Brule County, SDSD5,2787.4%
284Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6637.4%
285Sauk County, WIWI66,6527.3%
286Mineral County, MTMT5,1857.3%
287Webster County, IAIA36,8387.3%
288Fall River County, SDSD7,4677.2%
289Crook County, WYWY7,8527.2%
290Ashland County, WIWI16,2037.2%
291Nobles County, MNMN22,3387.1%
292Portage County, WIWI71,9437.1%
293Platte County, WYWY8,6346.9%
294Taylor County, WIWI20,1186.9%
295Price County, WIWI13,9886.9%
296Jefferson County, WIWI86,5056.9%
297Wood County, WIWI74,0606.9%
299Skagit County, WAWA132,9756.7%
300Granite County, MTMT3,6586.7%
301Rolette County, NDND11,6886.6%
302Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5496.6%
303Mason County, WAWA71,1656.5%
304Oneida County, WIWI38,1316.5%
305Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,7096.5%
306Lincoln County, WIWI28,4036.5%
307Clark County, WIWI35,0526.4%
308Kittitas County, WAWA48,8036.4%
309Gregory County, SDSD4,0376.4%
310Skamania County, WAWA12,6696.4%
311Marquette County, WIWI15,9276.4%
312Grant County, WIWI52,4466.3%
313Snohomish County, WAWA870,6566.3%
314Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8736.3%
315Floyd County, IAIA14,9016.3%
316Clatsop County, OROR40,9266.3%
317Garfield County, WAWA2,4166.3%
318Bremer County, IAIA25,2966.1%
319Ravalli County, MTMT48,5826.1%
320Pacific County, WAWA24,3576.0%
321Douglas County, SDSD2,8886.0%
322Chouteau County, MTMT5,8656.0%
323Lake County, MTMT33,3926.0%
324Hanson County, SDSD3,4565.8%
325Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2445.8%
326Madison County, MTMT10,0265.8%
327Grundy County, ILIL54,0525.7%
328Langlade County, WIWI19,5345.7%
329Weston County, WYWY6,8405.7%
330Kitsap County, WAWA283,3745.7%
331Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8855.6%
332Powell County, MTMT7,1575.6%
333Jefferson County, WAWA33,9705.6%
334Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1445.6%
335Island County, WAWA85,6575.6%
336Campbell County, WYWY48,1455.5%
337Park County, WYWY31,1715.5%
338Stevens County, WAWA49,6685.5%
339Dixon County, NENE5,6025.5%
340Clallam County, WAWA78,2025.5%
341Haines, AKAK2,0685.5%
342Whatcom County, WAWA236,3925.4%
343Garfield County, MTMT1,1485.4%
344Kootenai County, IDID191,8645.4%
345Grant County, OROR7,0755.3%
346Waushara County, WIWI25,2235.3%
347San Juan County, WAWA18,5775.3%
348Storey County, NVNV4,2605.3%
349Prairie County, MTMT1,1125.2%
350Walworth County, WIWI106,1275.2%
351Gilliam County, OROR1,9715.2%
352Winnebago County, WIWI174,2185.1%
353Florence County, WIWI4,7485.1%
354Hand County, SDSD3,1215.1%
355Spokane County, WAWA558,3445.1%
356Wallowa County, OROR7,5955.0%
357Franklin County, IAIA9,8685.0%
358Dodge County, WIWI89,0974.8%
359Iron County, WIWI6,1274.8%
360Aleutians East, AKAK3,4794.8%
361Racine County, WIWI198,9194.8%
362Benton County, IAIA26,0044.8%
363Marathon County, WIWI139,4324.8%
364Clark County, WAWA532,1194.8%
365Pierce County, WAWA946,2884.8%
366Harper County, OKOK3,1724.7%
367Vilas County, WIWI23,7614.7%
368Boundary County, IDID13,9974.7%
369Shawano County, WIWI41,5604.7%
370Dallas County, IAIA118,4574.7%
371Waukesha County, WIWI417,2104.6%
373Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4134.6%
374Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8194.6%
375Lewis County, IDID3,7044.6%
376Boone County, ILIL53,5684.6%
377Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3034.6%
378Johnson County, IAIA160,0444.5%
379Somervell County, TXTX10,2614.5%
380Latah County, IDID41,8424.5%
381Idaho County, IDID17,8744.5%
382Osceola County, IAIA5,9804.5%
383Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5324.5%
384Shoshone County, IDID14,1304.5%
385Oconto County, WIWI40,1954.5%
386Thurston County, WAWA304,2614.4%
387Polk County, OROR90,0374.4%
388Glacier County, MTMT13,4634.4%
389LaSalle County, ILIL107,7734.4%
390Nez Perce County, IDID42,9054.4%
391Lincoln County, WAWA11,9824.4%
392Rosebud County, MTMT8,2534.3%
393Juneau, AKAK31,6094.3%
394Whitman County, WAWA48,5124.3%
395Emery County, UTUT10,1774.3%
396Sublette County, WYWY8,9294.3%
397King County, WAWA2,344,9394.3%
398Valley County, IDID12,8314.3%
399Marinette County, WIWI42,5744.3%
400Buchanan County, IAIA20,8834.3%
401Lewis County, WAWA88,0624.3%
402Lyon County, IAIA12,3544.3%
403Lincoln County, OROR50,6364.3%
404Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9514.3%
405Polk County, IAIA516,5464.2%
406Washington County, NENE21,3024.2%
407Plymouth County, IAIA25,6974.2%
408Tripp County, SDSD5,7084.2%
409Fremont County, IDID14,2084.2%
410Woodbury County, IAIA106,6494.1%
411Okanogan County, WAWA45,2304.1%
412Gunnison County, COCO17,4394.1%
413Baraga County, MIMI8,1694.1%
414DeKalb County, ILIL101,8354.1%
415Wheeler County, NENE7894.1%
416Bennett County, SDSD3,3074.1%
417Douglas County, WAWA46,4734.0%
418Sitka, AKAK8,3194.0%
419Valley County, NENE4,0944.0%
420Linn County, IAIA232,0284.0%
421Clackamas County, OROR426,2804.0%
422Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3614.0%
423Chelan County, WAWA81,9414.0%
424Manitowoc County, WIWI81,7103.9%
425Iron County, MIMI11,7573.9%
426Converse County, WYWY13,8243.9%
427Columbia County, OROR54,0913.9%
428Brown County, KSKS9,1043.9%
429Bonner County, IDID54,4203.9%
430Marshall County, IAIA39,8903.9%
431Lane County, OROR381,5843.9%
432Sheboygan County, WIWI118,0473.8%
433Hot Springs County, WYWY4,6003.8%
434Jefferson County, IAIA15,2913.8%
435Wasatch County, UTUT38,5143.8%
436Deschutes County, OROR213,0723.8%
437Silver Bow County, MTMT36,1183.8%
438Benton County, WAWA221,7223.8%
439Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4493.8%
440Natrona County, WYWY80,5263.8%
441Ogle County, ILIL51,3993.8%
442Outagamie County, WIWI195,8943.7%
443Jackson County, SDSD2,6663.7%
444Guthrie County, IAIA10,7823.7%
445Klickitat County, WAWA24,3313.7%
446Carbon County, WYWY14,0133.7%
447Lincoln County, COCO5,6453.7%
448Box Butte County, NENE10,4943.7%
449Albany County, WYWY38,5583.7%
450Curry County, OROR22,6213.6%
452Iowa County, IAIA16,5043.6%
453Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6663.6%
454Washington County, WIWI139,2383.6%
455Johnson County, WYWY8,9083.6%
456Linn County, OROR132,8433.6%
458Calhoun County, IAIA9,5623.6%
459Benton County, OROR97,7283.6%
460Harney County, OROR7,3803.6%
461Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,6693.6%
462San Juan County, COCO8133.6%
463Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3683.6%
464Custer County, NENE10,5003.6%
465Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4573.5%
466Ferry County, WAWA7,5173.5%
467Perkins County, NENE2,8493.5%
468Brown County, WIWI275,8033.5%
469Yakutat, AKAK6723.5%
470Kenosha County, WIWI168,4483.5%
471Mills County, IAIA14,7933.5%
472Mora County, NMNM4,0513.5%
473Ozaukee County, WIWI94,3463.5%
474Sherman County, OROR2,0513.5%
475Teton County, WYWY23,3333.5%
476Benewah County, IDID10,5083.5%
477Sheridan County, WYWY33,2413.5%
478Calumet County, WIWI53,9823.5%
479Skagway, AKAK1,1043.5%
480Shelby County, IAIA11,6893.5%
481Warren County, IAIA57,3313.4%
482Decatur County, IAIA7,6553.4%
483Grand County, COCO16,4963.4%
484Green Lake County, WIWI19,3053.4%
485Adams County, IDID5,0133.4%
486Yamhill County, OROR110,0243.4%
487Butler County, IAIA14,0493.4%
488Jackson County, OROR221,7953.4%
489Humboldt County, NVNV17,2673.4%
490Grundy County, IAIA12,3613.4%
491Bonneville County, IDID135,7713.3%
492Jackson County, COCO1,2113.3%
493Boone County, NENE5,3553.3%
494Washington County, OROR611,7083.3%
495Rich County, UTUT2,6873.3%
496Douglas County, OROR111,9513.3%
497Menominee County, MIMI22,9413.3%
498Grant County, WAWA105,7273.2%
499Cheyenne County, NENE9,5283.2%
500Madison County, IAIA17,2703.2%
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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 50.1% (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by norwegian share?

Griggs County, North Dakota, Marshall County, Minnesota, Steele County, North Dakota, Traill County, North Dakota, Nelson County, North Dakota.

How many counties are in this ranking?

2,967 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).