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Largest Norwegian population, Michigan counties

Michigan 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 83 counties in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 83 is 382. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lapeer County, MI, up 24 places to #30.

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Largest Norwegian population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Oakland County, MIMI1,288,3377,726−26%
02Wayne County, MIMI1,769,0386,216−14%
03Kent County, MIMI675,2324,727−21%
04Macomb County, MIMI886,2213,604−19%
05Washtenaw County, MIMI370,2143,564+7%
06Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,7952,961+3%
07▲1Ottawa County, MIMI308,4592,625−13%
08▼1Genesee County, MIMI401,0932,560−26%
09Muskegon County, MIMI177,9012,265−10%
10Ingham County, MIMI289,7092,238−20%
11▲1Livingston County, MIMI197,3151,876+4%
12▲2Berrien County, MIMI152,4441,775+27%
13▼2Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,7291,407−9%
14▼1Marquette County, MIMI68,0641,395−27%
15▲7Jackson County, MIMI159,5521,181−9%
16▼1Eaton County, MIMI109,5811,090−21%
17▲2Delta County, MIMI36,582984−14%
18▼1St. Clair County, MIMI160,486944−25%
19▲5Allegan County, MIMI123,188915+30%
20▼4Midland County, MIMI83,754849−42%
21▲9Dickinson County, MIMI25,827824−15%
22▲4Barry County, MIMI63,991795+37%
23▼5Saginaw County, MIMI187,688793−32%
24▲4Menominee County, MIMI22,941729−3%
25▲4Van Buren County, MIMI76,071700−29%
26▼5Clinton County, MIMI80,432692+11%
27▼7Houghton County, MIMI37,842686−20%
28▼3Bay County, MIMI102,123630+37%
29▲4Monroe County, MIMI156,004617−24%
30▲24Lapeer County, MIMI89,516600+6%
31▼4Calhoun County, MIMI133,408596−44%
32▼9Shiawassee County, MIMI67,681560+28%
33▼2Alpena County, MIMI28,853557−43%
34▼2Leelanau County, MIMI22,982551−32%
35▲5Benzie County, MIMI18,568543−24%
36▲1Montcalm County, MIMI69,406525+63%
37▲11St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968523+14%
38▲1Mason County, MIMI29,040486−23%
39▲2Chippewa County, MIMI36,081413+1%
40▼5Isabella County, MIMI64,691409−36%
41▼5Cass County, MIMI51,677396−49%
42▲1Iron County, MIMI11,757382+23%
43▲4Emmet County, MIMI33,775378−23%
44Gogebic County, MIMI14,285376−30%
45▼3Oceana County, MIMI27,177376−30%
46Lenawee County, MIMI97,779375−46%
47▼13Newaygo County, MIMI51,622344−36%
48▲9Antrim County, MIMI24,698332−9%
49▲1Manistee County, MIMI25,656323−48%
50▲2Wexford County, MIMI34,445294−56%
51▲13Branch County, MIMI45,993291+81%
52▼14Mecosta County, MIMI42,320289−59%
53▼8Hillsdale County, MIMI45,738287−6%
54▼5Charlevoix County, MIMI26,036283−43%
55Gratiot County, MIMI41,190254+2%
56▲5Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823239+24%
57▼6Baraga County, MIMI8,169227−19%
58▼5Ionia County, MIMI66,557220−66%
59▼1Cheboygan County, MIMI25,793197−49%
60▲5Missaukee County, MIMI15,274192+60%
61▼5Otsego County, MIMI26,080187−22%
62▲7Tuscola County, MIMI52,680183−28%
63▲5Alcona County, MIMI10,556182−22%
64▲6Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187179−24%
65▲13Kalkaska County, MIMI18,693168−42%
66▼3Clare County, MIMI31,543159−22%
67▼7Gladwin County, MIMI26,077157+19%
68▼6Huron County, MIMI30,530147+24%
69▲2Sanilac County, MIMI40,083122−45%
70▲4Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128117−50%
71▲2Roscommon County, MIMI23,914115−20%
72▼13Osceola County, MIMI23,516106−49%
73▼6Iosco County, MIMI25,266104−23%
74▼8Ogemaw County, MIMI21,121101−14%
75▲4Alger County, MIMI8,64194−39%
76Lake County, MIMI13,18293+98%
77▼2Mackinac County, MIMI11,23688−53%
78▼6Arenac County, MIMI15,06882+30%
79▲2Montmorency County, MIMI9,84270−42%
80Luce County, MIMI6,339620%
81▼4Crawford County, MIMI13,72258−24%
82Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18658+7%
83Oscoda County, MIMI8,72351+19%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES