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–

1006Dakota County, NENE21,687540–

1007Toole County, MTMT5,211540–

1008Wayne County, NCNC122,278539–

1009Gogebic County, MIMI14,285538–

1010Oceana County, MIMI27,177538–

1011Carroll County, NHNH52,784537–

1012Rockwall County, TXTX140,738536–

1013Muscogee County, GAGA202,171536–

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–

1029Harding County, SDSD1,331517–

1030Jefferson County, OROR25,740517–

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–

1043Miner County, SDSD2,281499–

1044Kerr County, TXTX54,037499–

1045Calhoun County, IAIA9,562499–

1046Charlevoix County, MIMI26,036498–

1047Rutland County, VTVT59,653498–

1048Hood River County, OROR23,720497–

1049Douglas County, GAGA154,293497–

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–

1062Madison County, TNTN100,790485–

1063Kosciusko County, ININ80,892485–

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–

1074Weston County, WYWY6,840466–

1075Sac County, IAIA9,525466–

1076Reno County, KSKS61,539466–

1077Saline County, ARAR133,288465–

1078Lebanon County, PAPA146,380465–

1079Washington County, PAPA210,802462–

1080Miami County, KSKS36,240462–

1081Schoharie County, NYNY30,176461–

1082Johnston County, NCNC256,448461–

1083Hancock County, MEME57,171460–

1084St. Joseph County, MIMI60,968460–

1085Edmunds County, SDSD4,022460–

1086Aiken County, SCSC181,515460–

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–

1107Chenango County, NYNY45,715432–

1108Montrose County, COCO44,591432–

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–

1117Rapides Parish, LALA125,877423–

1118Greene County, NYNY47,238423–

1119Mayes County, OKOK40,416423–

1120Calhoun County, ALAL115,834423–

1121Big Horn County, WYWY12,024422–

1122Wagoner County, OKOK93,263422–

1123Navarro County, TXTX57,181421–

1124Franklin County, MOMO108,090420–

1125Broadwater County, MTMT8,493420–

1126Montgomery County, KSKS30,177420–

1127Hood County, TXTX70,501419–

1128Payette County, IDID27,824419–

1129Valencia County, NMNM82,013418–

1130Lycoming County, PAPA112,587418–

1131Frederick County, VAVA99,955416–

1132Christian County, KYKY70,115416–

1133Franklin County, MAMA70,698415–

1134Randolph County, NCNC149,516415–

1135Granite County, MTMT3,658412–

1136Clinton County, NYNY78,138411–

1137Osage County, OKOK46,794411–

1138Addison County, VTVT38,048411–

1139Chippewa County, MIMI36,081410–

1140Anderson County, TNTN82,066406–

1141Henry County, IAIA19,349406–

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–

1149Sevier County, TNTN101,342397–

1150Lackawanna County, PAPA216,502397–

1151McCone County, MTMT1,720396–

1152Hettinger County, NDND2,492395–

1153Champaign County, OHOH38,820395–

1154Oconee County, SCSC83,775394–

1155Howell County, MOMO40,798391–

1156Madison County, KYKY101,696391–

1157Cheboygan County, MIMI25,793388–

1158DeSoto County, MSMS197,918388–

1159Cleveland County, NCNC103,325388–

1160Wayne County, NYNY91,250387–

1161Angelina County, TXTX88,154386–

1162Cass County, IAIA12,960386–

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–

1172York County, NENE14,564372–

1173Maury County, TNTN118,131372–

1174Guthrie County, IAIA10,782372–

1175Montezuma County, COCO26,678371–

1176Washington County, OKOK54,037370–

1177Adams County, WAWA21,488368–

1178Creek County, OKOK74,967367–

1179Iron County, WIWI6,127367–

1180Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368366–

1181Bradley County, TNTN115,465366–

1182Jones County, IAIA21,253366–

1183Antrim County, MIMI24,698365–

1184Moniteau County, MOMO15,428365–

1185Moffat County, COCO13,122365–

1186Cowley County, KSKS34,382365–

1187Lincoln County, MOMO66,676364–

1188Rowan County, NCNC155,096363–

1189Orange County, VTVT30,002362–

1190Putnam County, TNTN86,612361–

1191Owyhee County, IDID12,661361–

1192Floyd County, ININ82,153361–

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–

1200Adams County, ILIL64,267353–

1201Madison County, ININ135,088353–

1202Duchesne County, UTUT20,856353–

1203Medina County, TXTX56,881350–

1204Oliver County, NDND1,898349–

1205Imperial County, CACA181,411348–

1206Miami County, OHOH112,634348–

1207Sanborn County, SDSD2,388348–

1208Grant County, NDND2,206347–

1209Windham County, VTVT45,204347–

1210Jennings County, ININ27,622347–

1211Saunders County, NENE23,702345–

1212Delaware County, OKOK41,910345–

1213Grant County, NMNM27,252344–

1214Tioga County, NYNY47,453344–

1215Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,448343–

1216Bullitt County, KYKY86,454340–

1217Dawes County, NENE7,858340–

1218Lyman County, SDSD3,694340–

1219Box Butte County, NENE10,494340–

1220Fallon County, MTMT2,959339–

1221Cullman County, ALAL94,009338–

1222Gaston County, NCNC246,558338–

1223Camden County, GAGA60,143335–

1224Inyo County, CACA18,158334–

1225Rockdale County, GAGA98,416334–

1226St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586334–

1227Burke County, NCNC88,655333–

1228Haakon County, SDSD1,802332–

1229Graham County, AZAZ40,157332–

1230Jerome County, IDID26,362332–

1231Musselshell County, MTMT5,582331–

1232Morgan County, ILIL32,515331–

1233Lyon County, KSKS32,266329–

1234Adams County, NENE31,071328–

1235Franklin County, VAVA55,526328–

1236Montgomery County, IAIA10,002327–

1237Wright County, MOMO19,671325–

1238Dixon County, NENE5,602325–

1239Morgan County, ININ74,967325–

1240Morgan County, ALAL126,483324–

1241Aurora County, SDSD2,801324–

1242Warren County, NYNY65,020324–

1243Harnett County, NCNC150,137324–

1244Carbon County, UTUT20,680324–

1245Ferry County, WAWA7,517324–

1246Sullivan County, NHNH43,961323–

1247Caledonia County, VTVT30,414323–

1248Archuleta County, COCO14,306323–

1249Montcalm County, MIMI69,406322–

1250Rusk County, TXTX54,854322–

1251Cheyenne County, NENE9,528321–

1252Haywood County, NCNC63,369321–

1253Caldwell County, TXTX55,150320–

1254Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,999319–

1255Carroll County, ILIL15,419319–

1256Athens County, OHOH63,197319–

1257Bennington County, VTVT36,630319–

1258Greene County, IAIA8,658319–

1259Craighead County, ARAR116,957319–

1260Wise County, TXTX83,778318–

1261Lenoir County, NCNC55,837318–

1262Florence County, SCSC138,504316–

1263Kaufman County, TXTX209,235316–

1264Suwannee County, FLFL48,149316–

1265Bibb County, GAGA157,556316–

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–

1274Adair County, MOMO25,684310–

1275Stanley County, SDSD3,018310–

1276Iroquois County, ILIL26,150310–

1277Mifflin County, PAPA46,127309–

1278Jefferson County, TNTN60,024309–

1279Burnet County, TXTX57,015309–

1280Worcester County, MDMD54,459308–

1281Cedar County, MOMO14,888308–

1282Steuben County, ININ34,799307–

1283Hand County, SDSD3,121306–

1284Clear Creek County, COCO8,994306–

1285Wakulla County, FLFL38,089306–

1286Hillsdale County, MIMI45,738305–

1287Madison County, NYNY67,120305–

1288Clearfield County, PAPA78,100304–

1289Franklin County, PAPA160,652304–

1290Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390302–

1291Cassia County, IDID26,397302–

1292Jackson County, SDSD2,666301–

1293Walton County, FLFL93,288301–

1294Bulloch County, GAGA86,949301–

1295Ida County, IAIA6,777301–

1296Morrow County, OROR12,602300–

1297Erie County, OHOH73,296299–

1298Morrow County, OHOH36,305299–

1299Bedford County, VAVA83,059299–

1300Gage County, NENE21,711298–

1301Huntington County, ININ37,224298–

1302Hinds County, MSMS211,888297–

1303Valley County, IDID12,831297–

1304St. Francois County, MOMO67,809296–

1305Etowah County, ALAL103,886294–

1306Franklin County, TNTN45,579294–

1307Crook County, WYWY7,852294–

1308Gem County, IDID21,773294–

1309Boone County, ININ80,689294–

1310Davis County, IAIA9,230294–

1311Tippah County, MSMS21,389293–

1312Kay County, OKOK43,490293–

1313Cambria County, PAPA128,968293–

1314Anderson County, TXTX59,805293–

1315Minidoka County, IDID22,911293–

1316Franklin County, KSKS26,299293–

1317Cumberland County, NJNJ157,148291–

1318Ellis County, KSKS29,075291–

1319Kalkaska County, MIMI18,693290–

1320Meagher County, MTMT2,137290–

1321Phelps County, MOMO45,247289–

1322Victoria County, TXTX92,656289–

1323Muskogee County, OKOK66,708288–

1324Grant County, OROR7,075288–

1325Transylvania County, NCNC34,211287–

1326Dickson County, TNTN58,662287–

1327Lincoln County, COCO5,645287–

1328Columbia County, FLFL74,094286–

1329Upson County, GAGA28,500286–

1330Pettis County, MOMO44,254285–

1331Oxford County, MEME60,346285–

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–

1342Knox County, OHOH64,002277–

1343Kershaw County, SCSC73,166277–

1344Curry County, NMNM46,655276–

1345Pontotoc County, OKOK38,528274–

1346Rosebud County, MTMT8,253272–

1347Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,832272–

1348Liberty County, GAGA70,313272–

1349Wayne County, ININ66,169272–

1350McPherson County, KSKS30,064271–

1351Webster County, MOMO43,054270–

1352Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,102270–

1353Kendall County, TXTX53,289270–

1354Logan County, OHOH46,302270–

1355Starke County, ININ23,425270–

1356Emery County, UTUT10,177270–

1357Boone County, NENE5,355269–

1358Essex County, NYNY36,438268–

1359Carbon County, WYWY14,013268–

1360Wayne County, OHOH116,758267–

1361Forest County, WIWI9,574266–

1362Barry County, MOMO36,200266–

1363Cortland County, NYNY45,850265–

1364Hyde County, SDSD1,191265–

1365Noble County, ININ47,937265–

1366Georgetown County, SCSC65,912264–

1367Gloucester County, VAVA40,097264–

1368Floyd County, GAGA101,378264–

1369Lee County, GAGA34,179264–

1370Keokuk County, IAIA9,797264–

1371Robertson County, TNTN80,175263–

1372Catoosa County, GAGA69,628263–

1373St. Clair County, ALAL98,206261–

1374Dare County, NCNC38,245261–

1375Gooding County, IDID16,446261–

1376Fremont County, IDID14,208261–

1377Henderson County, TXTX88,595259–

1378Dickinson County, KSKS18,637259–

1379Cumberland County, TNTN66,300258–

1380Grant County, ININ66,524258–

1381Gregory County, SDSD4,037257–

1382Coffee County, TNTN62,419257–

1383Morgan County, UTUT13,383257–

1384Sumner County, KSKS22,312257–

1385Clark County, ININ130,451255–

1386Tuscola County, MIMI52,680255–

1387Aransas County, TXTX26,146255–

1388Knox County, NENE8,335254–

1389Grand County, UTUT9,790253–

1390Big Horn County, MTMT12,752252–

1391Erath County, TXTX43,911252–

1392Whitley County, ININ35,046252–

1393Crawford County, KSKS39,008250–

1394Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,035250–

1395Orange County, TXTX86,266250–

1396Gratiot County, MIMI41,190248–

1397Nash County, NCNC99,365248–

1398Jefferson County, WVWV63,102248–

1399Putnam County, ININ37,876248–

1400Campbell County, KYKY95,441247–

1401Forrest County, MSMS79,034247–

1402Jasper County, ININ33,894247–

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–

1411Carter County, MTMT1,383242–

1412Harney County, OROR7,380242–

1413Nelson County, KYKY49,036242–

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–

1420Columbia County, PAPA66,193238–

1421Fairfax, VAVA26,772238–

1422Somerset County, MEME51,620238–

1423Hill County, TXTX39,503237–

1424Florence County, WIWI4,748237–

1425Newton County, GAGA125,583237–

1426Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187236–

1427Carroll County, ARAR29,263235–

1428Otoe County, NENE16,531235–

1429Vermilion Parish, LALA57,671235–

1430Alcona County, MIMI10,556234–

1431Hancock County, OHOH75,034234–

1432Lucas County, IAIA8,847234–

1433Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128233–

1434Ross County, OHOH76,429233–

1435Llano County, TXTX23,353233–

1436Logan County, ILIL27,182233–

1437Clinton County, MOMO21,661232–

1438Effingham County, GAGA74,397232–

1439Salem County, NJNJ66,280231–

1440Allegany County, MDMD66,848231–

1441De Soto Parish, LALA27,381230–

1442Washington County, MEME31,334230–

1443Liberty County, TXTX121,364229–

1444Adair County, IAIA7,403229–

1445Golden Valley County, NDND1,808227–

1446Audrain County, MOMO24,528226–

1447Dawson County, NENE24,452226–

1448Loudon County, TNTN63,764226–

1449Rio Grande County, COCO11,087226–

1450Warren County, MOMO39,016225–

1451Glenn County, CACA28,141224–

1452Botetourt County, VAVA34,144224–

1453Page County, IAIA14,856224–

1454Slope County, NDND628223–

1455Hot Springs County, WYWY4,600222–

1456Sanilac County, MIMI40,083221–

1457Jefferson County, IAIA15,291221–

1458McCracken County, KYKY67,553221–

1459Atchison County, KSKS16,172220–

1460DeKalb County, ININ44,535219–

1461Johnson County, WYWY8,908218–

1462Harrison County, TXTX71,956218–

1463Walker County, TXTX83,842218–

1464Lea County, NMNM74,749217–

1465Rockingham County, NCNC94,195217–

1466Tripp County, SDSD5,708217–

1467Lafayette County, MOMO33,531217–

1468Culpeper County, VAVA57,666216–

1469Bryan County, GAGA52,062216–

1470Lee County, MSMS83,731215–

1471Allegany County, NYNY46,800214–

1472Cherokee County, OKOK49,196214–

1473Thomas County, GAGA46,368214–

1474Pershing County, NVNV6,421214–

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–

1485Osceola County, MIMI23,516208–

1486Warrick County, ININ66,803208–

1487Geary County, KSKS36,338208–

1488Allen County, OHOH100,881207–

1489Wallowa County, OROR7,595207–

1490Pittsburg County, OKOK43,320207–

1491Roane County, TNTN57,395207–

1492Harrison County, ININ40,437207–

1493Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,346206–

1494Sandusky County, OHOH58,655206–

1495Rockingham County, VAVA89,316206–

1496Putnam County, FLFL77,734206–

1497Rabun County, GAGA17,764205–

1498Marshall County, TNTN38,071205–

1499Manassas, VAVA44,332205–

1500Clare County, MIMI31,543204–

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