Which county has the highest norwegian population?

Hennepin County, Minnesota ranks #1 with 152,990 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by norwegian population?

Hennepin County, Minnesota, King County, Washington, Maricopa County, Arizona, Dane County, Wisconsin, Los Angeles County, California.

How many counties are in this ranking?

2,938 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is norwegian population measured?

Number of residents who are Norwegian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 2,938

Largest Norwegian population, US counties · 2010

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are Norwegian ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS –

1001Clearwater County, IDID9,118544–

1002Liberty County, MTMT1,957544–

1003Delaware County, NYNY44,305542–

1004Newaygo County, MIMI51,622541–

1005Steuben County, NYNY91,855541–

1006Toole County, MTMT5,211540–

1007Dakota County, NENE21,687540–

1008Wayne County, NCNC122,278539–

1009Gogebic County, MIMI14,285538–

1010Oceana County, MIMI27,177538–

1011Carroll County, NHNH52,784537–

1012Muscogee County, GAGA202,171536–

1013Rockwall County, TXTX140,738536–

1014Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819534–

1015Jackson County, IAIA19,288532–

1016Sagadahoc County, MEME37,979532–

1017Petersburg, AKAK3,394530–

1018Bureau County, ILIL32,510530–

1019Lee County, IAIA32,306529–

1020Hanover County, VAVA116,423528–

1021Sebastian County, ARAR130,641527–

1022Warren County, KYKY149,375527–

1023Nassau County, FLFL106,879525–

1024Houston County, GAGA178,214522–

1025Richland County, OHOH124,893521–

1026Curry County, OROR22,621519–

1027Crawford County, PAPA81,792519–

1028Grayson County, TXTX153,613518–

1029Jefferson County, OROR25,740517–

1030Harding County, SDSD1,331517–

1031Franklin County, IDID15,889516–

1032Harrison County, IAIA14,623516–

1033Blount County, TNTN143,820514–

1034Vigo County, ININ106,512513–

1035Carroll County, IAIA20,303512–

1036Ouachita Parish, LALA158,542511–

1037Wayne County, PAPA51,703511–

1038Potter County, TXTX114,453510–

1039Oswego County, NYNY118,569506–

1040Grady County, OKOK59,128504–

1041Butler County, PAPA200,169504–

1042Moore County, NCNC110,619504–

1043Calhoun County, IAIA9,562499–

1044Miner County, SDSD2,281499–

1045Kerr County, TXTX54,037499–

1046Charlevoix County, MIMI26,036498–

1047Rutland County, VTVT59,653498–

1048Douglas County, GAGA154,293497–

1049Hood River County, OROR23,720497–

1050Suffolk, VAVA104,699497–

1051Columbia County, NYNY60,168496–

1052Richmond County, GAGA206,559494–

1053Emmet County, MIMI33,775494–

1054Delta County, COCO32,178493–

1055Pulaski County, MOMO54,442493–

1056Knox County, ILIL47,767492–

1057Columbiana County, OHOH99,377490–

1058Converse County, WYWY13,824490–

1059Roanoke, VAVA99,111489–

1060Brunswick County, NCNC174,702487–

1061Churchill County, NVNV25,851486–

1062Kosciusko County, ININ80,892485–

1063Madison County, TNTN100,790485–

1064Washington County, NENE21,302484–

1065Cabarrus County, NCNC249,725483–

1066Washington County, VTVT59,652482–

1067Taos County, NMNM34,564478–

1068Cole County, MOMO77,908477–

1069Hunt County, TXTX123,336476–

1070Mahoning County, OHOH224,706475–

1071Washington County, TNTN141,199475–

1072St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488470–

1073Cayuga County, NYNY74,365467–

1074Sac County, IAIA9,525466–

1075Reno County, KSKS61,539466–

1076Weston County, WYWY6,840466–

1077Saline County, ARAR133,288465–

1078Lebanon County, PAPA146,380465–

1079Miami County, KSKS36,240462–

1080Washington County, PAPA210,802462–

1081Schoharie County, NYNY30,176461–

1082Johnston County, NCNC256,448461–

1083Hancock County, MEME57,171460–

1084St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968460–

1085Aiken County, SCSC181,515460–

1086Edmunds County, SDSD4,022460–

1087Sitka, AKAK8,319459–

1088Bay County, MIMI102,123459–

1089Bossier Parish, LALA131,867456–

1090Cass County, NENE27,657456–

1091Livingston Parish, LALA155,036455–

1092Monongalia County, WVWV107,991454–

1093Washakie County, WYWY7,597454–

1094San Benito County, CACA70,082448–

1095Trinity County, CACA15,720447–

1096McDonough County, ILIL25,916447–

1097Emmons County, NDND3,215446–

1098Schuylkill County, PAPA145,085445–

1099Pickens County, SCSC139,198442–

1100Coles County, ILIL46,607439–

1101Klickitat County, WAWA24,331438–

1102Carteret County, NCNC70,469437–

1103Shiawassee County, MIMI67,681436–

1104Bristol County, RIRI50,001436–

1105Madison County, MSMS116,298435–

1106Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244435–

1107Montrose County, COCO44,591432–

1108Chenango County, NYNY45,715432–

1109Talbot County, MDMD38,238431–

1110Jefferson County, KSKS18,296430–

1111Waldo County, MEME40,693429–

1112Levy County, FLFL48,520427–

1113Beaver County, PAPA166,032426–

1114Ashtabula County, OHOH96,713425–

1115La Paz County, AZAZ16,711424–

1116Pender County, NCNC72,111424–

1117Calhoun County, ALAL115,834423–

1118Rapides Parish, LALA125,877423–

1119Mayes County, OKOK40,416423–

1120Greene County, NYNY47,238423–

1121Wagoner County, OKOK93,263422–

1122Big Horn County, WYWY12,024422–

1123Navarro County, TXTX57,181421–

1124Montgomery County, KSKS30,177420–

1125Franklin County, MOMO108,090420–

1126Broadwater County, MTMT8,493420–

1127Payette County, IDID27,824419–

1128Hood County, TXTX70,501419–

1129Lycoming County, PAPA112,587418–

1130Valencia County, NMNM82,013418–

1131Christian County, KYKY70,115416–

1132Frederick County, VAVA99,955416–

1133Franklin County, MAMA70,698415–

1134Randolph County, NCNC149,516415–

1135Granite County, MTMT3,658412–

1136Osage County, OKOK46,794411–

1137Clinton County, NYNY78,138411–

1138Addison County, VTVT38,048411–

1139Chippewa County, MIMI36,081410–

1140Henry County, IAIA19,349406–

1141Anderson County, TNTN82,066406–

1142Apache County, AZAZ64,445405–

1143Seward County, NENE18,032405–

1144Charlottesville, VAVA44,388405–

1145Teton County, WYWY23,333405–

1146Garfield County, OKOK61,779401–

1147Los Alamos County, NMNM19,407399–

1148Bastrop County, TXTX118,908399–

1149Lackawanna County, PAPA216,502397–

1150Sevier County, TNTN101,342397–

1151McCone County, MTMT1,720396–

1152Hettinger County, NDND2,492395–

1153Champaign County, OHOH38,820395–

1154Oconee County, SCSC83,775394–

1155Madison County, KYKY101,696391–

1156Howell County, MOMO40,798391–

1157Cheboygan County, MIMI25,793388–

1158DeSoto County, MSMS197,918388–

1159Cleveland County, NCNC103,325388–

1160Wayne County, NYNY91,250387–

1161Cass County, IAIA12,960386–

1162Angelina County, TXTX88,154386–

1163Lemhi County, IDID8,474385–

1164Bartow County, GAGA120,800383–

1165Humboldt County, NVNV17,267383–

1166Barrow County, GAGA99,773382–

1167Lowndes County, GAGA122,867381–

1168Berkeley County, WVWV139,522380–

1169San Patricio County, TXTX72,053376–

1170Osceola County, IAIA5,980374–

1171Walker County, GAGA70,250373–

1172Guthrie County, IAIA10,782372–

1173Maury County, TNTN118,131372–

1174York County, NENE14,564372–

1175Montezuma County, COCO26,678371–

1176Washington County, OKOK54,037370–

1177Adams County, WAWA21,488368–

1178Creek County, OKOK74,967367–

1179Iron County, WIWI6,127367–

1180Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368366–

1181Jones County, IAIA21,253366–

1182Bradley County, TNTN115,465366–

1183Moffat County, COCO13,122365–

1184Cowley County, KSKS34,382365–

1185Antrim County, MIMI24,698365–

1186Moniteau County, MOMO15,428365–

1187Lincoln County, MOMO66,676364–

1188Rowan County, NCNC155,096363–

1189Orange County, VTVT30,002362–

1190Owyhee County, IDID12,661361–

1191Floyd County, ININ82,153361–

1192Putnam County, TNTN86,612361–

1193Indiana County, PAPA82,878360–

1194Jerauld County, SDSD1,654360–

1195Lamar County, MSMS67,403358–

1196Mono County, CACA12,505357–

1197Pope County, ARAR64,976356–

1198Franklin County, NCNC82,037354–

1199Portsmouth, VAVA96,777354–

1200Madison County, ININ135,088353–

1201Adams County, ILIL64,267353–

1202Duchesne County, UTUT20,856353–

1203Medina County, TXTX56,881350–

1204Oliver County, NDND1,898349–

1205Imperial County, CACA181,411348–

1206Sanborn County, SDSD2,388348–

1207Miami County, OHOH112,634348–

1208Jennings County, ININ27,622347–

1209Grant County, NDND2,206347–

1210Windham County, VTVT45,204347–

1211Delaware County, OKOK41,910345–

1212Saunders County, NENE23,702345–

1213Grant County, NMNM27,252344–

1214Tioga County, NYNY47,453344–

1215Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,448343–

1216Bullitt County, KYKY86,454340–

1217Lyman County, SDSD3,694340–

1218Box Butte County, NENE10,494340–

1219Dawes County, NENE7,858340–

1220Fallon County, MTMT2,959339–

1221Cullman County, ALAL94,009338–

1222Gaston County, NCNC246,558338–

1223Camden County, GAGA60,143335–

1224Rockdale County, GAGA98,416334–

1225Inyo County, CACA18,158334–

1226St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586334–

1227Burke County, NCNC88,655333–

1228Jerome County, IDID26,362332–

1229Graham County, AZAZ40,157332–

1230Haakon County, SDSD1,802332–

1231Morgan County, ILIL32,515331–

1232Musselshell County, MTMT5,582331–

1233Lyon County, KSKS32,266329–

1234Adams County, NENE31,071328–

1235Franklin County, VAVA55,526328–

1236Montgomery County, IAIA10,002327–

1237Morgan County, ININ74,967325–

1238Wright County, MOMO19,671325–

1239Dixon County, NENE5,602325–

1240Morgan County, ALAL126,483324–

1241Aurora County, SDSD2,801324–

1242Warren County, NYNY65,020324–

1243Harnett County, NCNC150,137324–

1244Carbon County, UTUT20,680324–

1245Ferry County, WAWA7,517324–

1246Archuleta County, COCO14,306323–

1247Sullivan County, NHNH43,961323–

1248Caledonia County, VTVT30,414323–

1249Montcalm County, MIMI69,406322–

1250Rusk County, TXTX54,854322–

1251Cheyenne County, NENE9,528321–

1252Haywood County, NCNC63,369321–

1253Caldwell County, TXTX55,150320–

1254Craighead County, ARAR116,957319–

1255Greene County, IAIA8,658319–

1256Carroll County, ILIL15,419319–

1257Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,999319–

1258Athens County, OHOH63,197319–

1259Bennington County, VTVT36,630319–

1260Lenoir County, NCNC55,837318–

1261Wise County, TXTX83,778318–

1262Suwannee County, FLFL48,149316–

1263Bibb County, GAGA157,556316–

1264Florence County, SCSC138,504316–

1265Kaufman County, TXTX209,235316–

1266Glynn County, GAGA87,599315–

1267Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839315–

1268Plumas County, CACA18,583314–

1269Teton County, IDID13,254314–

1270Houston County, ALAL110,318312–

1271Huron County, OHOH58,250312–

1272Warren County, VAVA42,740312–

1273Iron County, MIMI11,757311–

1274Iroquois County, ILIL26,150310–

1275Stanley County, SDSD3,018310–

1276Adair County, MOMO25,684310–

1277Mifflin County, PAPA46,127309–

1278Jefferson County, TNTN60,024309–

1279Burnet County, TXTX57,015309–

1280Worcester County, MDMD54,459308–

1281Cedar County, MOMO14,888308–

1282Steuben County, ININ34,799307–

1283Clear Creek County, COCO8,994306–

1284Wakulla County, FLFL38,089306–

1285Hand County, SDSD3,121306–

1286Hillsdale County, MIMI45,738305–

1287Madison County, NYNY67,120305–

1288Clearfield County, PAPA78,100304–

1289Franklin County, PAPA160,652304–

1290Cassia County, IDID26,397302–

1291Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390302–

1292Walton County, FLFL93,288301–

1293Bulloch County, GAGA86,949301–

1294Ida County, IAIA6,777301–

1295Jackson County, SDSD2,666301–

1296Morrow County, OROR12,602300–

1297Erie County, OHOH73,296299–

1298Morrow County, OHOH36,305299–

1299Bedford County, VAVA83,059299–

1300Huntington County, ININ37,224298–

1301Gage County, NENE21,711298–

1302Hinds County, MSMS211,888297–

1303Valley County, IDID12,831297–

1304St. Francois County, MOMO67,809296–

1305Gem County, IDID21,773294–

1306Etowah County, ALAL103,886294–

1307Davis County, IAIA9,230294–

1308Boone County, ININ80,689294–

1309Franklin County, TNTN45,579294–

1310Crook County, WYWY7,852294–

1311Minidoka County, IDID22,911293–

1312Franklin County, KSKS26,299293–

1313Tippah County, MSMS21,389293–

1314Kay County, OKOK43,490293–

1315Cambria County, PAPA128,968293–

1316Anderson County, TXTX59,805293–

1317Ellis County, KSKS29,075291–

1318Cumberland County, NJNJ157,148291–

1319Kalkaska County, MIMI18,693290–

1320Meagher County, MTMT2,137290–

1321Phelps County, MOMO45,247289–

1322Victoria County, TXTX92,656289–

1323Muskogee County, OKOK66,708288–

1324Grant County, OROR7,075288–

1325Lincoln County, COCO5,645287–

1326Dickson County, TNTN58,662287–

1327Transylvania County, NCNC34,211287–

1328Columbia County, FLFL74,094286–

1329Upson County, GAGA28,500286–

1330Oxford County, MEME60,346285–

1331Pettis County, MOMO44,254285–

1332Hancock County, ININ90,969284–

1333Harvey County, KSKS33,580284–

1334Fayette County, PAPA123,021283–

1335Elmore County, ALAL91,577282–

1336Augusta County, VAVA78,940281–

1337Woodford County, ILIL38,111280–

1338Baraga County, MIMI8,169279–

1339Fulton County, NYNY52,216279–

1340Washington County, NYNY59,353279–

1341Lonoke County, ARAR76,664277–

1342Kershaw County, SCSC73,166277–

1343Knox County, OHOH64,002277–

1344Curry County, NMNM46,655276–

1345Pontotoc County, OKOK38,528274–

1346Liberty County, GAGA70,313272–

1347Wayne County, ININ66,169272–

1348Rosebud County, MTMT8,253272–

1349Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,832272–

1350McPherson County, KSKS30,064271–

1351Starke County, ININ23,425270–

1352Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,102270–

1353Webster County, MOMO43,054270–

1354Logan County, OHOH46,302270–

1355Kendall County, TXTX53,289270–

1356Emery County, UTUT10,177270–

1357Boone County, NENE5,355269–

1358Essex County, NYNY36,438268–

1359Carbon County, WYWY14,013268–

1360Wayne County, OHOH116,758267–

1361Barry County, MOMO36,200266–

1362Forest County, WIWI9,574266–

1363Noble County, ININ47,937265–

1364Hyde County, SDSD1,191265–

1365Cortland County, NYNY45,850265–

1366Floyd County, GAGA101,378264–

1367Lee County, GAGA34,179264–

1368Keokuk County, IAIA9,797264–

1369Georgetown County, SCSC65,912264–

1370Gloucester County, VAVA40,097264–

1371Catoosa County, GAGA69,628263–

1372Robertson County, TNTN80,175263–

1373Fremont County, IDID14,208261–

1374Gooding County, IDID16,446261–

1375St. Clair County, ALAL98,206261–

1376Dare County, NCNC38,245261–

1377Dickinson County, KSKS18,637259–

1378Henderson County, TXTX88,595259–

1379Grant County, ININ66,524258–

1380Cumberland County, TNTN66,300258–

1381Sumner County, KSKS22,312257–

1382Gregory County, SDSD4,037257–

1383Coffee County, TNTN62,419257–

1384Morgan County, UTUT13,383257–

1385Tuscola County, MIMI52,680255–

1386Clark County, ININ130,451255–

1387Aransas County, TXTX26,146255–

1388Knox County, NENE8,335254–

1389Grand County, UTUT9,790253–

1390Whitley County, ININ35,046252–

1391Big Horn County, MTMT12,752252–

1392Erath County, TXTX43,911252–

1393Crawford County, KSKS39,008250–

1394Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035250–

1395Orange County, TXTX86,266250–

1396Putnam County, ININ37,876248–

1397Gratiot County, MIMI41,190248–

1398Nash County, NCNC99,365248–

1399Jefferson County, WVWV63,102248–

1400Jasper County, ININ33,894247–

1401Campbell County, KYKY95,441247–

1402Forrest County, MSMS79,034247–

1403Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615247–

1404Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186246–

1405Lampasas County, TXTX23,657245–

1406Goshen County, WYWY12,640245–

1407DeKalb County, ALAL74,085244–

1408Nodaway County, MOMO20,174244–

1409Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,020243–

1410Cabell County, WVWV91,183243–

1411Nelson County, KYKY49,036242–

1412Harney County, OROR7,380242–

1413Carter County, MTMT1,383242–

1414Clarke County, IAIA9,574241–

1415Otsego County, MIMI26,080241–

1416Ford County, ILIL13,216241–

1417Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391240–

1418Greenwood County, SCSC70,379240–

1419Russell County, ALAL58,898239–

1420Somerset County, MEME51,620238–

1421Columbia County, PAPA66,193238–

1422Fairfax, VAVA26,772238–

1423Newton County, GAGA125,583237–

1424Hill County, TXTX39,503237–

1425Florence County, WIWI4,748237–

1426Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187236–

1427Carroll County, ARAR29,263235–

1428Vermilion Parish, LALA57,671235–

1429Otoe County, NENE16,531235–

1430Lucas County, IAIA8,847234–

1431Alcona County, MIMI10,556234–

1432Hancock County, OHOH75,034234–

1433Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128233–

1434Logan County, ILIL27,182233–

1435Ross County, OHOH76,429233–

1436Llano County, TXTX23,353233–

1437Effingham County, GAGA74,397232–

1438Clinton County, MOMO21,661232–

1439Allegany County, MDMD66,848231–

1440Salem County, NJNJ66,280231–

1441De Soto Parish, LALA27,381230–

1442Washington County, MEME31,334230–

1443Adair County, IAIA7,403229–

1444Liberty County, TXTX121,364229–

1445Golden Valley County, NDND1,808227–

1446Rio Grande County, COCO11,087226–

1447Loudon County, TNTN63,764226–

1448Audrain County, MOMO24,528226–

1449Dawson County, NENE24,452226–

1450Warren County, MOMO39,016225–

1451Glenn County, CACA28,141224–

1452Page County, IAIA14,856224–

1453Botetourt County, VAVA34,144224–

1454Slope County, NDND628223–

1455Hot Springs County, WYWY4,600222–

1456Jefferson County, IAIA15,291221–

1457McCracken County, KYKY67,553221–

1458Sanilac County, MIMI40,083221–

1459Atchison County, KSKS16,172220–

1460DeKalb County, ININ44,535219–

1461Harrison County, TXTX71,956218–

1462Walker County, TXTX83,842218–

1463Johnson County, WYWY8,908218–

1464Tripp County, SDSD5,708217–

1465Lafayette County, MOMO33,531217–

1466Lea County, NMNM74,749217–

1467Rockingham County, NCNC94,195217–

1468Bryan County, GAGA52,062216–

1469Culpeper County, VAVA57,666216–

1470Lee County, MSMS83,731215–

1471Thomas County, GAGA46,368214–

1472Cherokee County, OKOK49,196214–

1473Pershing County, NVNV6,421214–

1474Allegany County, NYNY46,800214–

1475Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317213–

1476Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975212–

1477Custer County, IDID4,636211–

1478Van Zandt County, TXTX66,130211–

1479Yell County, ARAR19,956210–

1480Laclede County, MOMO36,943210–

1481King William County, VAVA19,617210–

1482Carter County, TNTN57,361209–

1483Sheridan County, NENE4,809209–

1484Independence County, ARAR38,785208–

1485Warrick County, ININ66,803208–

1486Geary County, KSKS36,338208–

1487Osceola County, MIMI23,516208–

1488Harrison County, ININ40,437207–

1489Pittsburg County, OKOK43,320207–

1490Wallowa County, OROR7,595207–

1491Allen County, OHOH100,881207–

1492Roane County, TNTN57,395207–

1493Putnam County, FLFL77,734206–

1494Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,346206–

1495Sandusky County, OHOH58,655206–

1496Rockingham County, VAVA89,316206–

1497Rabun County, GAGA17,764205–

1498Marshall County, TNTN38,071205–

1499Manassas, VAVA44,332205–

1500Prowers County, COCO11,884204–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS