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Largest Norwegian population, Oregon counties · 2020

Oregon counties ranked by the number of residents who are Norwegian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 36 counties in Oregon that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Multnomah County, OROR795,39125,393−13%

02Washington County, OROR611,70819,804−4%

03Clackamas County, OROR426,28016,564−10%

04Lane County, OROR381,58414,545+2%

05Marion County, OROR355,77710,116−13%

06Jackson County, OROR221,7957,407+17%

07Deschutes County, OROR213,0727,298+5%

08Linn County, OROR132,8434,581+9%

09Polk County, OROR90,0373,738+7%

10Douglas County, OROR111,9513,609+11%

11Yamhill County, OROR110,0243,608−18%

12Benton County, OROR97,7283,301−16%

13Clatsop County, OROR40,9262,498−9%

14Josephine County, OROR87,8672,484+12%

15Lincoln County, OROR50,6362,098+14%

16Columbia County, OROR54,0912,033−30%

17Umatilla County, OROR81,1192,006−15%

18Coos County, OROR63,9921,808−28%

19Klamath County, OROR70,2741,806−30%

20Curry County, OROR22,621835+61%

21Tillamook County, OROR27,384829−20%

22Union County, OROR25,900827+0%

23Wasco County, OROR26,310653−15%

24Hood River County, OROR23,720534+7%

25Malheur County, OROR32,261462−38%

26Jefferson County, OROR25,740460−11%

27Crook County, OROR27,564458−29%

28Baker County, OROR16,658400−42%

29Grant County, OROR7,075383+33%

30Wallowa County, OROR7,595353+71%

31Harney County, OROR7,380261+8%

32Lake County, OROR8,187248+43%

33Morrow County, OROR12,602152−49%

34Gilliam County, OROR1,97198+109%

35Sherman County, OROR2,05159+5%

36Wheeler County, OROR1,47240+90%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS