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Largest Norwegian population, Wisconsin counties · 2020

Wisconsin 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 72 counties in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 72 is 3,274.

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Largest Norwegian population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Dane County, WIWI590,37553,584−13%
02Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21623,192−17%
03La Crosse County, WIWI121,33920,862−17%
04Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03319,371−5%
05Waukesha County, WIWI417,21018,699−13%
06Rock County, WIWI166,47218,310−16%
07St. Croix County, WIWI98,27615,429−2%
08Chippewa County, WIWI67,6149,719−13%
09Racine County, WIWI198,9199,4670%
10Trempealeau County, WIWI31,1719,311−2%
11Brown County, WIWI275,8039,250−10%
12Barron County, WIWI46,4848,874−9%
13Winnebago County, WIWI174,2188,763+5%
14Dunn County, WIWI46,2238,593−10%
15Vernon County, WIWI31,4438,459−14%
16Polk County, WIWI45,8037,650−16%
17Outagamie County, WIWI195,8947,005−14%
18Pierce County, WIWI43,5196,926−7%
19Columbia County, WIWI58,1326,629−12%
20Marathon County, WIWI139,4326,514−14%
21Monroe County, WIWI46,5726,047−11%
22Kenosha County, WIWI168,4485,9430%
23Jefferson County, WIWI86,5055,844−21%
24Green County, WIWI37,2275,557−10%
25Douglas County, WIWI43,9905,384−19%
26Walworth County, WIWI106,1275,362−11%
27Portage County, WIWI71,9435,028−8%
28Wood County, WIWI74,0605,016−11%
29Washington County, WIWI139,2384,926−23%
30Sauk County, WIWI66,6524,701−1%
31Jackson County, WIWI20,9994,565−19%
32Sheboygan County, WIWI118,0474,432+12%
33Waupaca County, WIWI51,4614,340−12%
34Dodge County, WIWI89,0974,245−10%
35Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,6693,663−11%
36Grant County, WIWI52,4463,274−4%
37Iowa County, WIWI23,9513,243−23%
38Ozaukee County, WIWI94,3463,122−20%
39Manitowoc County, WIWI81,7103,098−9%
40Buffalo County, WIWI13,3182,705−18%
41Door County, WIWI30,6162,435−6%
42Oneida County, WIWI38,1312,306−5%
43Juneau County, WIWI26,6492,274−24%
44Burnett County, WIWI17,2232,258−4%
45Crawford County, WIWI15,9102,241−12%
46Clark County, WIWI35,0522,230−15%
47Lafayette County, WIWI17,4782,179−19%
48Richland County, WIWI17,0362,170−5%
49Washburn County, WIWI17,0872,127−5%
50Shawano County, WIWI41,5601,910−14%
51Bayfield County, WIWI16,7871,831−11%
52Lincoln County, WIWI28,4031,787−5%
53Adams County, WIWI21,7521,743−9%
54Calumet County, WIWI53,9821,736−9%
55Marinette County, WIWI42,5741,722+1%
56Oconto County, WIWI40,1951,688−10%
57Sawyer County, WIWI18,8461,646−10%
58Rusk County, WIWI14,1461,479−13%
59Taylor County, WIWI20,1181,406+4%
60Waushara County, WIWI25,2231,286−4%
61Ashland County, WIWI16,2031,110−7%
62Langlade County, WIWI19,5341,097+49%
63Vilas County, WIWI23,7611,040−8%
64Marquette County, WIWI15,927978−18%
65Pepin County, WIWI7,513967−27%
66Price County, WIWI13,988923−28%
67Green Lake County, WIWI19,305641−21%
68Kewaunee County, WIWI20,758466−30%
69Iron County, WIWI6,127275−25%
70Forest County, WIWI9,574232−13%
71Florence County, WIWI4,748219−8%
72Menominee County, WIWI4,19911−52%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS