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

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS –

1501Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018204–

1502Clare County, MIMI31,543204–

1503Bradford County, PAPA59,600204–

1504Texas County, MOMO25,994204–

1505Hardin County, TXTX58,723204–

1506Carroll County, GAGA131,036203–

1507Marion County, ILIL36,382203–

1508Greene County, TNTN73,831203–

1509Prairie County, MTMT1,112203–

1510Rutherford County, NCNC65,745203–

1511Campbell County, SDSD1,377202–

1512Judith Basin County, MTMT2,162202–

1513Hamilton County, NENE9,678202–

1514Aroostook County, MEME66,609201–

1515Fulton County, ILIL32,901201–

1516McDowell County, NCNC45,198201–

1517Wrangell, AKAK2,007200–

1518Daviess County, KYKY104,898199–

1519Warren County, PAPA37,038199–

1520Wayne County, NENE10,020198–

1521Logan County, NDND1,859198–

1522Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135197–

1523Marshall County, ININ46,599197–

1524Douglas County, ILIL19,880197–

1525Mercer County, ILIL15,229196–

1526Randolph County, ILIL29,921196–

1527McClain County, OKOK49,647196–

1528Potter County, SDSD2,377196–

1529Lander County, NVNV5,872196–

1530Lincoln County, NCNC98,654196–

1531Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321196–

1532Jackson County, FLFL49,629195–

1533Cloud County, KSKS8,833195–

1534Wayne County, UTUT2,587195–

1535Platte County, WYWY8,634195–

1536San Miguel County, NMNM26,260194–

1537Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839194–

1538Gillespie County, TXTX28,527194–

1539Lincoln County, OKOK35,278193–

1540Lawrence County, MOMO39,401193–

1541Cuming County, NENE8,823193–

1542Bowie County, TXTX92,696193–

1543Mariposa County, CACA16,918192–

1544Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823192–

1545Grand County, COCO16,496191–

1546Knox County, ININ35,652191–

1547Decatur County, IAIA7,655191–

1548Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,373191–

1549Columbia County, WAWA4,141191–

1550Clark County, KYKY37,888190–

1551Autauga County, ALAL61,920189–

1552Van Buren County, ARAR16,238189–

1553Piatt County, ILIL16,791189–

1554Mackinac County, MIMI11,236188–

1555Macoupin County, ILIL43,748188–

1556Storey County, NVNV4,260188–

1557Torrance County, NMNM16,100188–

1558Cooke County, TXTX44,461188–

1559White County, ARAR80,085187–

1560Republic County, KSKS4,640187–

1561Gibson County, TNTN51,779187–

1562Ray County, MOMO23,398187–

1563Burt County, NENE6,678187–

1564Colfax County, NMNM12,184187–

1565Cleburne County, ARAR25,672186–

1566Jefferson County, ILIL36,147186–

1567Custer County, OKOK28,175186–

1568Polk County, MOMO33,604186–

1569Holt County, NENE10,067186–

1570Caldwell County, NCNC81,105186–

1571Madison County, OHOH46,985186–

1572Polk County, TXTX53,434186–

1573Bradford County, FLFL28,307185–

1574Marion County, MOMO28,525185–

1575Mineral County, MTMT5,185185–

1576Darke County, OHOH51,520185–

1577Corson County, SDSD3,781184–

1578McPherson County, SDSD2,347184–

1579Las Animas County, COCO14,391183–

1580Fulton County, ININ20,091183–

1581Marion County, KSKS11,634183–

1582Garfield County, MTMT1,148183–

1583Sheridan County, NDND1,296183–

1584Winchester, VAVA28,272182–

1585Shelby County, KYKY51,243181–

1586Ottawa County, OHOH39,481181–

1587Otero County, COCO17,683180–

1588Bear Lake County, IDID6,727180–

1589Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,163180–

1590Franklin County, MEME30,824180–

1591McIntosh County, NDND2,451180–

1592Clayton County, GAGA297,471179–

1593Custer County, NENE10,500179–

1594Cherokee County, TXTX53,337179–

1595Hancock County, MSMS46,873178–

1596Lafayette County, MSMS59,597178–

1597Trumbull County, OHOH198,972178–

1598Washington County, OHOH58,389178–

1599Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747178–

1600Grimes County, TXTX34,252178–

1601Dale County, ALAL49,912177–

1602Colusa County, CACA21,836177–

1603Logan County, OKOK55,473177–

1604DeSoto County, FLFL37,078176–

1605Pulaski County, ININ12,463176–

1606Woodford County, KYKY27,883176–

1607Hanson County, SDSD3,456176–

1608Stanton County, NENE5,744176–

1609Wood County, WVWV82,385176–

1610Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953175–

1611Andrew County, MOMO18,241175–

1612Brown County, TXTX38,711175–

1613Boise County, IDID8,545174–

1614Lewis County, IDID3,704174–

1615Avery County, NCNC18,110174–

1616Lake County, OROR8,187173–

1617Livingston County, NYNY61,438173–

1618Morgan County, MOMO22,418172–

1619Union County, IAIA11,829171–

1620Macon County, MOMO15,190171–

1621Wilkes County, NCNC66,233171–

1622Fulton County, OHOH41,853171–

1623Finney County, KSKS37,505170–

1624Jessamine County, KYKY57,147170–

1625Sumter County, SCSC105,067170–

1626Douglas County, SDSD2,888170–

1627Wilson County, NCNC81,150170–

1628San Miguel County, COCO7,753169–

1629Louisa County, IAIA10,416169–

1630Clinton County, ILIL37,128169–

1631Stephens County, OKOK44,310169–

1632Macon County, NCNC39,232169–

1633Hansford County, TXTX4,944169–

1634Wharton County, TXTX42,060169–

1635Millard County, UTUT14,057169–

1636Modoc County, CACA8,426168–

1637Callaway County, MOMO45,765168–

1638Cedar County, NENE8,373168–

1639Genesee County, NYNY58,416168–

1640Poquoson, VAVA13,292168–

1641Lowndes County, MSMS57,346167–

1642Washington County, IDID11,583166–

1643Clay County, NENE6,170166–

1644Cooper County, MOMO17,136165–

1645Atascosa County, TXTX53,590165–

1646Cleburne County, ALAL15,970164–

1647Limestone County, ALAL122,928163–

1648Blair County, PAPA119,541163–

1649Red Willow County, NENE10,307163–

1650Hopkins County, TXTX39,063163–

1651Luna County, NMNM25,407162–

1652Robeson County, NCNC119,941162–

1653Pickaway County, OHOH62,978162–

1654Branch County, MIMI45,993161–

1655Caribou County, IDID7,252160–

1656Piscataquis County, MEME17,409160–

1657Caroline County, MDMD34,116160–

1658Marshall County, ALAL103,537159–

1659Bristol Bay, AKAK847159–

1660Montgomery County, ININ38,954159–

1661Billings County, NDND1,071159–

1662Marion County, WVWV55,584159–

1663Grayson County, KYKY27,406158–

1664Orleans County, VTVT27,600158–

1665Louisa County, VAVA42,924158–

1666Sampson County, NCNC61,504157–

1667Dawson County, GAGA35,365156–

1668Boyd County, KYKY47,751156–

1669Henry County, ININ49,137155–

1670Audubon County, IAIA5,509155–

1671Bath County, KYKY13,176155–

1672Ziebach County, SDSD2,389155–

1673Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465154–

1674Alger County, MIMI8,641154–

1675Clinton County, ININ33,322154–

1676Pierce County, NENE7,378154–

1677Union County, SCSC26,799153–

1678Hamblen County, TNTN68,843153–

1679McMinn County, TNTN57,404153–

1680Talladega County, ALAL81,603152–

1681Sharp County, ARAR18,122152–

1682Herkimer County, NYNY59,219152–

1683Coffee County, ALAL56,953151–

1684Freestone County, TXTX20,811151–

1685Oconee County, GAGA44,893150–

1686Cibola County, NMNM26,807150–

1687Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830149–

1688Armstrong County, PAPA63,698149–

1689Union County, PAPA42,313149–

1690Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270148–

1691Stokes County, NCNC46,126148–

1692Calloway County, KYKY39,421147–

1693Henderson County, KYKY44,255147–

1694Davie County, NCNC45,855147–

1695Granville County, NCNC61,421147–

1696Jackson County, OKOK24,764146–

1697Hamilton County, TXTX8,680146–

1698McCulloch County, TXTX7,472146–

1699Manassas Park, VAVA16,560146–

1700Sublette County, WYWY8,929146–

1701Bee County, TXTX32,515146–

1702Polk County, ARAR19,486145–

1703Franklin County, NYNY46,500145–

1704Swain County, NCNC14,024145–

1705Ashland County, OHOH52,523145–

1706Campbell County, VAVA55,629145–

1707Lake County, COCO7,552144–

1708Roscommon County, MIMI23,914144–

1709Hawkins County, TNTN59,559144–

1710Preble County, OHOH40,664144–

1711Upshur County, TXTX44,410144–

1712Bandera County, TXTX22,876144–

1713Glades County, FLFL13,270143–

1714Hart County, KYKY20,117143–

1715Bond County, ILIL16,959143–

1716Okmulgee County, OKOK37,241143–

1717Carbon County, PAPA65,868143–

1718Henry County, TNTN32,896143–

1719Powder River County, MTMT1,781143–

1720Richmond County, NCNC42,041143–

1721Warren County, ILIL16,222142–

1722Jackson County, GAGA99,265141–

1723Dorchester County, MDMD33,628141–

1724Kent County, MDMD19,565141–

1725Dewey County, SDSD5,419141–

1726McKinley County, NMNM68,119141–

1727King George County, VAVA29,646141–

1728Okeechobee County, FLFL42,608140–

1729Spalding County, GAGA70,775140–

1730Walton County, GAGA112,696140–

1731Darlington County, SCSC62,888140–

1732Saline County, NENE14,996140–

1733Osage County, KSKS15,693139–

1734Hughes County, OKOK13,455139–

1735Wheatland County, MTMT2,100139–

1736Brown County, NENE2,826139–

1737Crisp County, GAGA19,237138–

1738Norton County, KSKS5,288138–

1739Pearl River County, MSMS59,363138–

1740Decatur County, ININ26,576138–

1741Barton County, MOMO11,795138–

1742Wyoming County, NYNY39,741138–

1743Highland County, OHOH43,823138–

1744Marion County, OHOH65,115138–

1745Wilson County, TXTX56,139138–

1746Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488137–

1747Dubois County, ININ44,016137–

1748Giles County, TNTN31,433137–

1749Keith County, NENE8,100137–

1750White Pine County, NVNV8,661137–

1751Lamoille County, VTVT26,294137–

1752Upshur County, WVWV23,758137–

1753Doniphan County, KSKS7,594136–

1754Susquehanna County, PAPA38,237136–

1755Faulk County, SDSD2,178136–

1756Lawrence County, TNTN46,914136–

1757Wood County, TXTX49,688136–

1758Gilpin County, COCO6,073135–

1759Iosco County, MIMI25,266135–

1760Major County, OKOK7,536135–

1761Powhatan County, VAVA32,591135–

1762Gaines County, TXTX23,956135–

1763St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,642134–

1764Shelby County, OHOH48,065134–

1765Tioga County, PAPA40,502134–

1766Lamar County, TXTX51,503134–

1767Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777133–

1768Skagway, AKAK1,104133–

1769Greene County, ININ31,165133–

1770Lawrence County, ININ45,568133–

1771Perry County, ILIL20,160133–

1772Perry County, PAPA46,806133–

1773Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896133–

1774Vernon Parish, LALA45,091132–

1775Gladwin County, MIMI26,077132–

1776Adams County, ININ36,650132–

1777Defiance County, OHOH38,292132–

1778Falls Church, VAVA15,159132–

1779Dearborn County, ININ51,609131–

1780Seneca County, NYNY32,883131–

1781Carson County, TXTX5,805131–

1782Union County, OHOH73,446130–

1783Van Wert County, OHOH29,013130–

1784Bedford County, TNTN55,273129–

1785Nemaha County, NENE7,102129–

1786Wayne County, KYKY19,597128–

1787Seneca County, OHOH54,522128–

1788Radford, VAVA17,243128–

1789Clinton County, PAPA37,870127–

1790Jackson County, ALAL54,281126–

1791Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271126–

1792Laurel County, KYKY63,746126–

1793Harrison County, WVWV64,221126–

1794Garvin County, OKOK26,377125–

1795Pike County, GAGA20,932124–

1796Adams County, IDID5,013124–

1797Posey County, ININ24,988124–

1798Washington Parish, LALA44,937124–

1799Marshall County, ILIL11,473124–

1800McDonald County, MOMO23,992124–

1801Vernon County, MOMO19,946124–

1802Rooks County, KSKS4,646123–

1803Clay County, TXTX10,764123–

1804Gray County, TXTX20,919123–

1805Hancock County, ILIL16,803122–

1806Carroll County, ININ20,655122–

1807Laurens County, SCSC71,848122–

1808Morgan County, TNTN22,160122–

1809Newton County, ININ14,188121–

1810Montmorency County, MIMI9,842121–

1811Northumberland County, PAPA89,920121–

1812Butler County, MOMO41,904121–

1813Crawford County, ARAR62,657120–

1814Missaukee County, MIMI15,274120–

1815Anson County, NCNC21,758120–

1816Salem, VAVA25,816120–

1817Owen County, KYKY11,601119–

1818Huron County, MIMI30,530119–

1819Mason County, ILIL12,411119–

1820Blaine County, OKOK8,515119–

1821Hickory County, MOMO9,044119–

1822Saline County, MOMO23,265119–

1823Schuyler County, NYNY16,924119–

1824Juab County, UTUT13,567119–

1825Beauregard Parish, LALA36,673118–

1826Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357117–

1827Scott County, ININ25,053117–

1828Ogemaw County, MIMI21,121117–

1829Effingham County, ILIL34,519117–

1830Daviess County, ININ34,209117–

1831Ringgold County, IAIA4,642116–

1832Estill County, KYKY13,962116–

1833Brown County, ILIL6,401116–

1834Scioto County, OHOH71,365116–

1835Bryan County, OKOK51,367116–

1836Pawnee County, OKOK16,029116–

1837Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663116–

1838Weakley County, TNTN33,261116–

1839Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483115–

1840Tipton County, ININ15,319115–

1841Linn County, KSKS9,950115–

1842Monroe County, ILIL34,840115–

1843Lancaster County, SCSC114,296115–

1844Stoddard County, MOMO28,284115–

1845Antelope County, NENE6,352115–

1846Muskingum County, OHOH87,014115–

1847Warren County, TNTN43,717115–

1848Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683114–

1849Meade County, KYKY30,699114–

1850Scott County, KYKY62,262114–

1851Polk County, NENE5,270114–

1852Matagorda County, TXTX36,463114–

1853Bristol, VAVA16,418114–

1854Nantucket County, MAMA14,758113–

1855Ottawa County, OKOK30,438113–

1856Page County, VAVA23,762113–

1857Burleson County, TXTX20,549113–

1858Colbert County, ALAL59,474112–

1859Pulaski County, KYKY67,384112–

1860Bedford County, PAPA47,480112–

1861Snyder County, PAPA39,655112–

1862Texas County, OKOK20,322111–

1863Campbell County, TNTN40,290111–

1864Huntingdon County, PAPA43,001110–

1865Jones County, SDSD913110–

1866Auglaize County, OHOH45,909110–

1867Garfield County, UTUT5,256110–

1868Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256109–

1869Duplin County, NCNC51,571109–

1870Coshocton County, OHOH37,188109–

1871Holmes County, OHOH44,970109–

1872Tyler County, TXTX20,443109–

1873Pike County, ALAL33,688108–

1874Boone County, ARAR38,628108–

1875Williams County, OHOH36,549108–

1876Sully County, SDSD1,479108–

1877Kane County, UTUT8,597108–

1878Henry County, VAVA49,242108–

1879Sierra County, CACA3,098107–

1880Thomas County, KSKS7,725107–

1881Waynesboro, VAVA23,951107–

1882Trousdale County, TNTN12,623107–

1883Izard County, ARAR14,405106–

1884Logan County, KYKY28,669106–

1885Clark County, ILIL15,114106–

1886Saline County, ILIL22,772106–

1887Kingfisher County, OKOK15,795106–

1888Edgefield County, SCSC29,808106–

1889Yates County, NYNY24,547106–

1890Jefferson County, OHOH63,597106–

1891Blanco County, TXTX13,581106–

1892Washington County, COCO4,732105–

1893Woodward County, OKOK19,827105–

1894Phelps County, NENE8,994105–

1895Waller County, TXTX69,858105–

1896Madison County, VAVA14,237105–

1897Cherokee County, KSKS19,105104–

1898Franklin County, ILIL36,916104–

1899Union County, ILIL16,656104–

1900Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177104–

1901Richardson County, NENE7,530104–

1902Perquimans County, NCNC13,490104–

1903Guernsey County, OHOH38,379104–

1904Christian County, ILIL33,443103–

1905Johnston County, OKOK10,448103–

1906McKean County, PAPA38,984103–

1907Jefferson County, NENE7,070103–

1908Person County, NCNC40,636103–

1909Milam County, TXTX26,258103–

1910Mercer County, WVWV57,503103–

1911Montgomery County, ILIL28,076102–

1912Latimer County, OKOK9,645102–

1913Somerset County, PAPA72,004102–

1914Henderson County, TNTN28,518102–

1915Scott County, MOMO37,975102–

1916Lincoln County, NMNM19,844102–

1917Val Verde County, TXTX47,835102–

1918Putnam County, WVWV56,885102–

1919Hart County, GAGA28,639101–

1920Fremont County, IAIA6,522101–

1921Wayne County, IAIA6,738101–

1922Caroline County, VAVA34,413101–

1923New Kent County, VAVA28,022101–

1924Braxton County, WVWV11,885101–

1925Cass County, TXTX28,651101–

1926Jefferson County, ININ33,279100–

1927Goochland County, VAVA29,187100–

1928Crowley County, COCO5,67799–

1929Clark County, ARAR20,93899–

1930Wabash County, ININ30,71399–

1931Cheatham County, TNTN42,77899–

1932Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79199–

1933White County, ININ25,16498–

1934Edgar County, ILIL16,32398–

1935McNairy County, TNTN26,23698–

1936DeKalb County, MOMO9,79598–

1937Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80498–

1938Walker County, ALAL65,14097–

1939Greenwood County, KSKS5,82697–

1940Stark County, ILIL5,31997–

1941Seminole County, OKOK23,44197–

1942Moore County, TXTX21,89197–

1943Washington County, VAVA53,89897–

1944Crockett County, TXTX2,76997–

1945Greene County, ARAR47,41196–

1946Ashe County, NCNC27,51496–

1947Putnam County, OHOH34,38096–

1948Jackson County, ININ47,37095–

1949Barton County, KSKS24,79095–

1950Dallas County, MOMO18,02595–

1951Randolph County, MOMO24,51395–

1952Petroleum County, MTMT54895–

1953Wayne County, TNTN16,41695–

1954Marion County, ARAR17,59394–

1955Miami County, ININ34,48794–

1956Appanoose County, IAIA12,07794–

1957Lincoln County, TNTN36,85394–

1958Benton County, MOMO20,53694–

1959Live Oak County, TXTX11,92994–

1960Titus County, TXTX31,56394–

1961Alamosa County, COCO16,68893–

1962Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24093–

1963Adams County, IAIA3,61793–

1964Lawrence County, PAPA83,91193–

1965Kimball County, NENE3,39193–

1966Thurston County, NENE6,75293–

1967Lewis County, NYNY26,47993–

1968Amelia County, VAVA13,63293–

1969Nelson County, VAVA14,92093–

1970Northampton County, VAVA11,87993–

1971Chambers County, TXTX57,59493–

1972Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45192–

1973Lawrence County, ARAR16,27392–

1974Ripley County, ININ29,43492–

1975Morrill County, NENE4,40492–

1976Lancaster County, VAVA10,99592–

1977Ouray County, COCO5,26591–

1978Phillips County, COCO4,42091–

1979Yuma County, COCO9,89691–

1980Grant County, ARAR18,75691–

1981Caddo County, OKOK26,13091–

1982Conejos County, COCO7,52990–

1983Ford County, KSKS33,99390–

1984Hopkins County, KYKY45,12790–

1985Jackson County, NCNC45,03990–

1986Patrick County, VAVA17,42490–

1987Monroe County, TNTN49,73090–

1988Dade County, GAGA16,15489–

1989Harris County, GAGA37,28089–

1990Hempstead County, ARAR19,08089–

1991Rice County, KSKS9,26689–

1992Merrick County, NENE7,90589–

1993Piute County, UTUT1,50989–

1994Fannin County, TXTX39,26589–

1995Somerset County, MDMD24,97388–

1996Beaufort County, NCNC44,67088–

1997Gates County, NCNC10,23488–

1998Troup County, GAGA72,84487–

1999Montague County, TXTX21,96687–

2000Obion County, TNTN30,06787–

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