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Largest Norwegian population, Wisconsin counties

Wisconsin 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 72 counties in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 72 is 3,092. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Calumet County, WI, up 10 places to #44.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Dane County, WIWI590,37547,028−24%

02Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21618,913−32%

03La Crosse County, WIWI121,33917,991−29%

04Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03317,149−16%

05▲1Rock County, WIWI166,47216,241−26%

06▼1Waukesha County, WIWI417,21015,368−29%

07St. Croix County, WIWI98,27613,909−11%

08Chippewa County, WIWI67,6148,691−22%

09▲1Trempealeau County, WIWI31,1718,349−12%

10▲4Dunn County, WIWI46,2237,791−18%

11▼2Racine County, WIWI198,9197,508−21%

12▼1Brown County, WIWI275,8037,500−27%

13Winnebago County, WIWI174,2187,496−10%

14▲1Vernon County, WIWI31,4437,483−24%

15▼3Barron County, WIWI46,4847,306−25%

16▲1Outagamie County, WIWI195,8946,877−16%

17▼1Polk County, WIWI45,8036,502−28%

18▲3Monroe County, WIWI46,5726,049−11%

19Columbia County, WIWI58,1325,964−20%

20Marathon County, WIWI139,4325,954−22%

21▼3Pierce County, WIWI43,5195,457−27%

22▲1Jefferson County, WIWI86,5055,361−27%

23▼1Kenosha County, WIWI168,4485,191−12%

24▲2Walworth County, WIWI106,1275,134−15%

25▲3Wood County, WIWI74,0604,977−12%

26▼1Douglas County, WIWI43,9904,944−26%

27▼3Green County, WIWI37,2274,684−24%

28▲3Jackson County, WIWI20,9994,655−17%

29▼2Portage County, WIWI71,9434,474−18%

30Sauk County, WIWI66,6524,374−8%

31▼2Washington County, WIWI139,2384,307−32%

32Sheboygan County, WIWI118,0474,267+8%

33Waupaca County, WIWI51,4613,749−24%

34Dodge County, WIWI89,0973,301−30%

35▲3Ozaukee County, WIWI94,3463,253−17%

36▼1Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,6693,092−25%

37▼1Grant County, WIWI52,4462,902−15%

38▲1Manitowoc County, WIWI81,7102,848−16%

39▼2Iowa County, WIWI23,9512,587−39%

40Buffalo County, WIWI13,3182,511−24%

41▲1Oneida County, WIWI38,1312,334−4%

42▼1Door County, WIWI30,6162,102−19%

43▲1Burnett County, WIWI17,2232,054−13%

44▲10Calumet County, WIWI53,9822,040+7%

45▲3Richland County, WIWI17,0361,978−13%

46▼1Crawford County, WIWI15,9101,933−24%

47Lafayette County, WIWI17,4781,929−28%

48▲1Washburn County, WIWI17,0871,927−14%

49▼6Juneau County, WIWI26,6491,908−36%

50▼4Clark County, WIWI35,0521,867−29%

51Bayfield County, WIWI16,7871,822−11%

52▲1Adams County, WIWI21,7521,668−13%

53▼1Lincoln County, WIWI28,4031,668−11%

54▼4Shawano County, WIWI41,5601,450−34%

55▲8Vilas County, WIWI23,7611,409+25%

56▲1Sawyer County, WIWI18,8461,324−28%

57▲3Waushara County, WIWI25,2231,222−8%

58▼2Oconto County, WIWI40,1951,194−36%

59Taylor County, WIWI20,1181,164−14%

60▼5Marinette County, WIWI42,5741,087−36%

61▼3Rusk County, WIWI14,1461,060−38%

62▲3Pepin County, WIWI7,513927−30%

63▼2Ashland County, WIWI16,203912−24%

64Marquette County, WIWI15,927911−24%

65▲1Price County, WIWI13,988882−31%

66▼4Langlade County, WIWI19,534662−10%

67Green Lake County, WIWI19,305628−23%

68Kewaunee County, WIWI20,758439−34%

69Iron County, WIWI6,127296−19%

70Forest County, WIWI9,574221−17%

71Florence County, WIWI4,748148−38%

72Menominee County, WIWI4,19924+4%

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