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Largest Norwegian population, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the number of residents who are Norwegian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 532. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jasper County, IA, up 15 places to #26.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Polk County, IAIA516,54618,785−12%

02▲1Linn County, IAIA232,0289,354−16%

03▼1Story County, IAIA101,2917,703−17%

04Johnson County, IAIA160,0445,929+19%

05Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5325,454−28%

06Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3725,326−20%

07▲2Dallas County, IAIA118,4575,252+58%

08▼1Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7334,870−23%

09▼1Woodbury County, IAIA106,6493,458−43%

10Scott County, IAIA175,2593,456−17%

11Winnebago County, IAIA10,2512,992−32%

12▲1Webster County, IAIA36,8382,740−25%

13▼1Dubuque County, IAIA99,3812,526+13%

14▲3Boone County, IAIA26,7992,374+26%

15▲3Fayette County, IAIA19,0472,162−9%

16▼2Allamakee County, IAIA14,2382,086−34%

17▲3Warren County, IAIA57,3312,051+6%

18▼3Worth County, IAIA7,3382,019−25%

19▼3Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9961,863−33%

20▲3Clay County, IAIA16,2021,812+41%

21▼2Hamilton County, IAIA14,9441,794−31%

22▲5Hancock County, IAIA10,5281,454−33%

23▲7Clayton County, IAIA16,8451,373−25%

24▼3Wright County, IAIA12,8011,338−44%

25▲6Kossuth County, IAIA14,3221,330−30%

26▲15Jasper County, IAIA38,1531,328−17%

27▼5Howard County, IAIA9,4151,301−40%

28▲1Humboldt County, IAIA9,4091,294−19%

29▼1Dickinson County, IAIA18,0771,289−18%

30▲2Hardin County, IAIA16,4551,287−31%

31▼5Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501,280−22%

32▼7Bremer County, IAIA25,2961,271−11%

33▼9Marshall County, IAIA39,8901,268−51%

34Benton County, IAIA26,0041,191−9%

35Clinton County, IAIA46,0021,188−17%

36▲3Floyd County, IAIA14,9011,099−23%

37▲3Marion County, IAIA34,192910−13%

38▲5Sioux County, IAIA36,774815−36%

39▼6Emmet County, IAIA9,107810−54%

40▼2Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899796−26%

41▲14Madison County, IAIA17,270734+34%

42▲7Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368731−1%

43▼1Buchanan County, IAIA20,883722−38%

44Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663708−28%

45Muscatine County, IAIA41,853699+4%

46Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449693−22%

47▲3Des Moines County, IAIA38,077655−11%

48▼11Plymouth County, IAIA25,697624−46%

49▼2Jefferson County, IAIA15,291583+164%

50▲7Henry County, IAIA19,349532+31%

51▲15Grundy County, IAIA12,361491−12%

52▼4Monona County, IAIA8,539473−46%

53▲3Washington County, IAIA22,667467−28%

54▼3Iowa County, IAIA16,504448−20%

55▲8Lee County, IAIA32,306443−16%

56▲3Lyon County, IAIA12,354438−60%

57▲8Cedar County, IAIA18,359434−32%

58▲4Butler County, IAIA14,049431−28%

59▼5Tama County, IAIA16,796418−41%

60Franklin County, IAIA9,868414−41%

61▼9Mahaska County, IAIA21,880407−42%

62▼26O'Brien County, IAIA14,220380−51%

63▲13Cherokee County, IAIA11,369378−43%

64▲5Jones County, IAIA21,253360−2%

65▲8Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819341−36%

66▲6Harrison County, IAIA14,623324−37%

67▲4Calhoun County, IAIA9,562321−36%

68▲12Delaware County, IAIA17,674311−50%

69▼2Shelby County, IAIA11,689293−47%

70▼6Wapello County, IAIA35,210286−58%

71▲7Osceola County, IAIA5,980280−25%

72▼4Guthrie County, IAIA10,782274−26%

73▼15Carroll County, IAIA20,303262−49%

74▼21Mills County, IAIA14,793262−54%

75▲7Greene County, IAIA8,658259−19%

76▼1Union County, IAIA11,829247+44%

77▼7Jackson County, IAIA19,288222−58%

78▼17Crawford County, IAIA16,237212−70%

79▲2Lucas County, IAIA8,847201−14%

80▼6Page County, IAIA14,856201−10%

81▼2Sac County, IAIA9,525192−59%

82▲8Keokuk County, IAIA9,797188−29%

83▲3Ida County, IAIA6,777167−45%

84▲3Clarke County, IAIA9,574166−31%

85▼8Decatur County, IAIA7,655163−15%

86▲5Adair County, IAIA7,403160−30%

87▼3Cass County, IAIA12,960154−60%

88▲9Monroe County, IAIA7,406128+117%

89▼6Montgomery County, IAIA10,002123−62%

90▼5Appanoose County, IAIA12,077121+29%

91▼3Louisa County, IAIA10,416103−39%

92▲1Audubon County, IAIA5,50997−37%

93▼4Wayne County, IAIA6,73889−12%

94▲1Adams County, IAIA3,61785−9%

95▼3Fremont County, IAIA6,52282−19%

96▼2Davis County, IAIA9,23070−76%

97▼1Taylor County, IAIA5,83555−2%

98▲1Ringgold County, IAIA4,64255−53%

99▼1Van Buren County, IAIA7,1319−74%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES