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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1501Texas County, MOMO25,994204–

1502Bradford County, PAPA59,600204–

1503Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,018204–

1504Hardin County, TXTX58,723204–

1505Prowers County, COCO11,884204–

1506Prairie County, MTMT1,112203–

1507Rutherford County, NCNC65,745203–

1508Carroll County, GAGA131,036203–

1509Marion County, ILIL36,382203–

1510Greene County, TNTN73,831203–

1511Hamilton County, NENE9,678202–

1512Campbell County, SDSD1,377202–

1513Judith Basin County, MTMT2,162202–

1514Aroostook County, MEME66,609201–

1515Fulton County, ILIL32,901201–

1516McDowell County, NCNC45,198201–

1517Wrangell, AKAK2,007200–

1518Warren County, PAPA37,038199–

1519Daviess County, KYKY104,898199–

1520Logan County, NDND1,859198–

1521Wayne County, NENE10,020198–

1522Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135197–

1523Douglas County, ILIL19,880197–

1524Marshall County, ININ46,599197–

1525Lander County, NVNV5,872196–

1526Potter County, SDSD2,377196–

1527Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321196–

1528Mercer County, ILIL15,229196–

1529Randolph County, ILIL29,921196–

1530Lincoln County, NCNC98,654196–

1531McClain County, OKOK49,647196–

1532Wayne County, UTUT2,587195–

1533Platte County, WYWY8,634195–

1534Jackson County, FLFL49,629195–

1535Cloud County, KSKS8,833195–

1536San Miguel County, NMNM26,260194–

1537Gillespie County, TXTX28,527194–

1538Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839194–

1539Lawrence County, MOMO39,401193–

1540Cuming County, NENE8,823193–

1541Lincoln County, OKOK35,278193–

1542Bowie County, TXTX92,696193–

1543Mariposa County, CACA16,918192–

1544Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823192–

1545Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,373191–

1546Decatur County, IAIA7,655191–

1547Grand County, COCO16,496191–

1548Knox County, ININ35,652191–

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–

1555Storey County, NVNV4,260188–

1556Torrance County, NMNM16,100188–

1557Cooke County, TXTX44,461188–

1558Macoupin County, ILIL43,748188–

1559White County, ARAR80,085187–

1560Ray County, MOMO23,398187–

1561Colfax County, NMNM12,184187–

1562Republic County, KSKS4,640187–

1563Burt County, NENE6,678187–

1564Gibson County, TNTN51,779187–

1565Cleburne County, ARAR25,672186–

1566Polk County, TXTX53,434186–

1567Polk County, MOMO33,604186–

1568Holt County, NENE10,067186–

1569Caldwell County, NCNC81,105186–

1570Madison County, OHOH46,985186–

1571Custer County, OKOK28,175186–

1572Jefferson County, ILIL36,147186–

1573Marion County, MOMO28,525185–

1574Mineral County, MTMT5,185185–

1575Darke County, OHOH51,520185–

1576Bradford County, FLFL28,307185–

1577Corson County, SDSD3,781184–

1578McPherson County, SDSD2,347184–

1579Garfield County, MTMT1,148183–

1580Sheridan County, NDND1,296183–

1581Las Animas County, COCO14,391183–

1582Fulton County, ININ20,091183–

1583Marion County, KSKS11,634183–

1584Winchester, VAVA28,272182–

1585Ottawa County, OHOH39,481181–

1586Shelby County, KYKY51,243181–

1587Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,163180–

1588Franklin County, MEME30,824180–

1589McIntosh County, NDND2,451180–

1590Otero County, COCO17,683180–

1591Bear Lake County, IDID6,727180–

1592Custer County, NENE10,500179–

1593Cherokee County, TXTX53,337179–

1594Clayton County, GAGA297,471179–

1595Hancock County, MSMS46,873178–

1596Lafayette County, MSMS59,597178–

1597Trumbull County, OHOH198,972178–

1598Grimes County, TXTX34,252178–

1599Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747178–

1600Washington County, OHOH58,389178–

1601Dale County, ALAL49,912177–

1602Colusa County, CACA21,836177–

1603Logan County, OKOK55,473177–

1604Woodford County, KYKY27,883176–

1605Stanton County, NENE5,744176–

1606Hanson County, SDSD3,456176–

1607Wood County, WVWV82,385176–

1608DeSoto County, FLFL37,078176–

1609Pulaski County, ININ12,463176–

1610Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953175–

1611Andrew County, MOMO18,241175–

1612Brown County, TXTX38,711175–

1613Avery County, NCNC18,110174–

1614Boise County, IDID8,545174–

1615Lewis County, IDID3,704174–

1616Livingston County, NYNY61,438173–

1617Lake County, OROR8,187173–

1618Morgan County, MOMO22,418172–

1619Union County, IAIA11,829171–

1620Macon County, MOMO15,190171–

1621Wilkes County, NCNC66,233171–

1622Fulton County, OHOH41,853171–

1623Wilson County, NCNC81,150170–

1624Sumter County, SCSC105,067170–

1625Douglas County, SDSD2,888170–

1626Finney County, KSKS37,505170–

1627Jessamine County, KYKY57,147170–

1628Macon County, NCNC39,232169–

1629Stephens County, OKOK44,310169–

1630Hansford County, TXTX4,944169–

1631Millard County, UTUT14,057169–

1632Clinton County, ILIL37,128169–

1633San Miguel County, COCO7,753169–

1634Louisa County, IAIA10,416169–

1635Wharton County, TXTX42,060169–

1636Modoc County, CACA8,426168–

1637Callaway County, MOMO45,765168–

1638Cedar County, NENE8,373168–

1639Genesee County, NYNY58,416168–

1640Poquoson, VAVA13,292168–

1641Lowndes County, MSMS57,346167–

1642Clay County, NENE6,170166–

1643Washington County, IDID11,583166–

1644Cooper County, MOMO17,136165–

1645Atascosa County, TXTX53,590165–

1646Cleburne County, ALAL15,970164–

1647Limestone County, ALAL122,928163–

1648Blair County, PAPA119,541163–

1649Hopkins County, TXTX39,063163–

1650Red Willow County, NENE10,307163–

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–

1660Billings County, NDND1,071159–

1661Marion County, WVWV55,584159–

1662Montgomery County, ININ38,954159–

1663Orleans County, VTVT27,600158–

1664Louisa County, VAVA42,924158–

1665Grayson County, KYKY27,406158–

1666Sampson County, NCNC61,504157–

1667Boyd County, KYKY47,751156–

1668Dawson County, GAGA35,365156–

1669Bath County, KYKY13,176155–

1670Ziebach County, SDSD2,389155–

1671Henry County, ININ49,137155–

1672Audubon County, IAIA5,509155–

1673Alger County, MIMI8,641154–

1674Pierce County, NENE7,378154–

1675Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465154–

1676Clinton County, ININ33,322154–

1677Union County, SCSC26,799153–

1678McMinn County, TNTN57,404153–

1679Hamblen County, TNTN68,843153–

1680Talladega County, ALAL81,603152–

1681Sharp County, ARAR18,122152–

1682Herkimer County, NYNY59,219152–

1683Coffee County, ALAL56,953151–

1684Freestone County, TXTX20,811151–

1685Cibola County, NMNM26,807150–

1686Oconee County, GAGA44,893150–

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–

1693Davie County, NCNC45,855147–

1694Granville County, NCNC61,421147–

1695Henderson County, KYKY44,255147–

1696Bee County, TXTX32,515146–

1697Jackson County, OKOK24,764146–

1698Hamilton County, TXTX8,680146–

1699McCulloch County, TXTX7,472146–

1700Sublette County, WYWY8,929146–

1701Manassas Park, VAVA16,560146–

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–

1709Preble County, OHOH40,664144–

1710Upshur County, TXTX44,410144–

1711Bandera County, TXTX22,876144–

1712Hawkins County, TNTN59,559144–

1713Powder River County, MTMT1,781143–

1714Richmond County, NCNC42,041143–

1715Okmulgee County, OKOK37,241143–

1716Carbon County, PAPA65,868143–

1717Henry County, TNTN32,896143–

1718Glades County, FLFL13,270143–

1719Bond County, ILIL16,959143–

1720Hart County, KYKY20,117143–

1721Warren County, ILIL16,222142–

1722McKinley County, NMNM68,119141–

1723Dewey County, SDSD5,419141–

1724King George County, VAVA29,646141–

1725Jackson County, GAGA99,265141–

1726Dorchester County, MDMD33,628141–

1727Kent County, MDMD19,565141–

1728Saline County, NENE14,996140–

1729Darlington County, SCSC62,888140–

1730Walton County, GAGA112,696140–

1731Okeechobee County, FLFL42,608140–

1732Spalding County, GAGA70,775140–

1733Wheatland County, MTMT2,100139–

1734Brown County, NENE2,826139–

1735Hughes County, OKOK13,455139–

1736Osage County, KSKS15,693139–

1737Pearl River County, MSMS59,363138–

1738Barton County, MOMO11,795138–

1739Highland County, OHOH43,823138–

1740Marion County, OHOH65,115138–

1741Crisp County, GAGA19,237138–

1742Decatur County, ININ26,576138–

1743Norton County, KSKS5,288138–

1744Wyoming County, NYNY39,741138–

1745Wilson County, TXTX56,139138–

1746Keith County, NENE8,100137–

1747White Pine County, NVNV8,661137–

1748Lamoille County, VTVT26,294137–

1749Upshur County, WVWV23,758137–

1750Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488137–

1751Dubois County, ININ44,016137–

1752Giles County, TNTN31,433137–

1753Faulk County, SDSD2,178136–

1754Lawrence County, TNTN46,914136–

1755Wood County, TXTX49,688136–

1756Doniphan County, KSKS7,594136–

1757Susquehanna County, PAPA38,237136–

1758Iosco County, MIMI25,266135–

1759Major County, OKOK7,536135–

1760Powhatan County, VAVA32,591135–

1761Gilpin County, COCO6,073135–

1762Gaines County, TXTX23,956135–

1763Shelby County, OHOH48,065134–

1764Lamar County, TXTX51,503134–

1765St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,642134–

1766Tioga County, PAPA40,502134–

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

1768Skagway, AKAK1,104133–

1769Perry County, PAPA46,806133–

1770Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896133–

1771Perry County, ILIL20,160133–

1772Greene County, ININ31,165133–

1773Lawrence County, ININ45,568133–

1774Vernon Parish, LALA45,091132–

1775Gladwin County, MIMI26,077132–

1776Defiance County, OHOH38,292132–

1777Falls Church, VAVA15,159132–

1778Adams County, ININ36,650132–

1779Seneca County, NYNY32,883131–

1780Carson County, TXTX5,805131–

1781Dearborn County, ININ51,609131–

1782Van Wert County, OHOH29,013130–

1783Union County, OHOH73,446130–

1784Nemaha County, NENE7,102129–

1785Bedford County, TNTN55,273129–

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–

1792Harrison County, WVWV64,221126–

1793Laurel County, KYKY63,746126–

1794Garvin County, OKOK26,377125–

1795McDonald County, MOMO23,992124–

1796Vernon County, MOMO19,946124–

1797Pike County, GAGA20,932124–

1798Adams County, IDID5,013124–

1799Marshall County, ILIL11,473124–

1800Posey County, ININ24,988124–

1801Washington Parish, LALA44,937124–

1802Clay County, TXTX10,764123–

1803Gray County, TXTX20,919123–

1804Rooks County, KSKS4,646123–

1805Laurens County, SCSC71,848122–

1806Morgan County, TNTN22,160122–

1807Carroll County, ININ20,655122–

1808Hancock County, ILIL16,803122–

1809Montmorency County, MIMI9,842121–

1810Butler County, MOMO41,904121–

1811Northumberland County, PAPA89,920121–

1812Newton County, ININ14,188121–

1813Crawford County, ARAR62,657120–

1814Missaukee County, MIMI15,274120–

1815Anson County, NCNC21,758120–

1816Salem, VAVA25,816120–

1817Huron County, MIMI30,530119–

1818Hickory County, MOMO9,044119–

1819Saline County, MOMO23,265119–

1820Schuyler County, NYNY16,924119–

1821Blaine County, OKOK8,515119–

1822Juab County, UTUT13,567119–

1823Mason County, ILIL12,411119–

1824Owen County, KYKY11,601119–

1825Beauregard Parish, LALA36,673118–

1826Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357117–

1827Ogemaw County, MIMI21,121117–

1828Effingham County, ILIL34,519117–

1829Daviess County, ININ34,209117–

1830Scott County, ININ25,053117–

1831Scioto County, OHOH71,365116–

1832Bryan County, OKOK51,367116–

1833Pawnee County, OKOK16,029116–

1834Weakley County, TNTN33,261116–

1835Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663116–

1836Brown County, ILIL6,401116–

1837Ringgold County, IAIA4,642116–

1838Estill County, KYKY13,962116–

1839Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483115–

1840Stoddard County, MOMO28,284115–

1841Antelope County, NENE6,352115–

1842Muskingum County, OHOH87,014115–

1843Warren County, TNTN43,717115–

1844Tipton County, ININ15,319115–

1845Lancaster County, SCSC114,296115–

1846Monroe County, ILIL34,840115–

1847Linn County, KSKS9,950115–

1848Matagorda County, TXTX36,463114–

1849Scott County, KYKY62,262114–

1850Polk County, NENE5,270114–

1851Bristol, VAVA16,418114–

1852Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683114–

1853Meade County, KYKY30,699114–

1854Nantucket County, MAMA14,758113–

1855Ottawa County, OKOK30,438113–

1856Page County, VAVA23,762113–

1857Burleson County, TXTX20,549113–

1858Colbert County, ALAL59,474112–

1859Bedford County, PAPA47,480112–

1860Snyder County, PAPA39,655112–

1861Pulaski County, KYKY67,384112–

1862Texas County, OKOK20,322111–

1863Campbell County, TNTN40,290111–

1864Auglaize County, OHOH45,909110–

1865Huntingdon County, PAPA43,001110–

1866Jones County, SDSD913110–

1867Garfield County, UTUT5,256110–

1868Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256109–

1869Coshocton County, OHOH37,188109–

1870Holmes County, OHOH44,970109–

1871Tyler County, TXTX20,443109–

1872Duplin County, NCNC51,571109–

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–

1880Trousdale County, TNTN12,623107–

1881Thomas County, KSKS7,725107–

1882Waynesboro, VAVA23,951107–

1883Izard County, ARAR14,405106–

1884Kingfisher County, OKOK15,795106–

1885Edgefield County, SCSC29,808106–

1886Blanco County, TXTX13,581106–

1887Jefferson County, OHOH63,597106–

1888Logan County, KYKY28,669106–

1889Saline County, ILIL22,772106–

1890Clark County, ILIL15,114106–

1891Yates County, NYNY24,547106–

1892Phelps County, NENE8,994105–

1893Woodward County, OKOK19,827105–

1894Madison County, VAVA14,237105–

1895Washington County, COCO4,732105–

1896Waller County, TXTX69,858105–

1897Perquimans County, NCNC13,490104–

1898Guernsey County, OHOH38,379104–

1899Richardson County, NENE7,530104–

1900Franklin County, ILIL36,916104–

1901Union County, ILIL16,656104–

1902Cherokee County, KSKS19,105104–

1903Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177104–

1904Jefferson County, NENE7,070103–

1905Person County, NCNC40,636103–

1906Johnston County, OKOK10,448103–

1907McKean County, PAPA38,984103–

1908Milam County, TXTX26,258103–

1909Mercer County, WVWV57,503103–

1910Christian County, ILIL33,443103–

1911Scott County, MOMO37,975102–

1912Lincoln County, NMNM19,844102–

1913Latimer County, OKOK9,645102–

1914Somerset County, PAPA72,004102–

1915Henderson County, TNTN28,518102–

1916Putnam County, WVWV56,885102–

1917Montgomery County, ILIL28,076102–

1918Val Verde County, TXTX47,835102–

1919Cass County, TXTX28,651101–

1920New Kent County, VAVA28,022101–

1921Braxton County, WVWV11,885101–

1922Caroline County, VAVA34,413101–

1923Hart County, GAGA28,639101–

1924Fremont County, IAIA6,522101–

1925Wayne County, IAIA6,738101–

1926Goochland County, VAVA29,187100–

1927Jefferson County, ININ33,279100–

1928Clark County, ARAR20,93899–

1929Cheatham County, TNTN42,77899–

1930Wabash County, ININ30,71399–

1931Crowley County, COCO5,67799–

1932Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79199–

1933DeKalb County, MOMO9,79598–

1934McNairy County, TNTN26,23698–

1935Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80498–

1936Edgar County, ILIL16,32398–

1937White County, ININ25,16498–

1938Walker County, ALAL65,14097–

1939Seminole County, OKOK23,44197–

1940Crockett County, TXTX2,76997–

1941Moore County, TXTX21,89197–

1942Washington County, VAVA53,89897–

1943Greenwood County, KSKS5,82697–

1944Stark County, ILIL5,31997–

1945Greene County, ARAR47,41196–

1946Ashe County, NCNC27,51496–

1947Putnam County, OHOH34,38096–

1948Dallas County, MOMO18,02595–

1949Petroleum County, MTMT54895–

1950Wayne County, TNTN16,41695–

1951Randolph County, MOMO24,51395–

1952Jackson County, ININ47,37095–

1953Barton County, KSKS24,79095–

1954Marion County, ARAR17,59394–

1955Benton County, MOMO20,53694–

1956Lincoln County, TNTN36,85394–

1957Live Oak County, TXTX11,92994–

1958Titus County, TXTX31,56394–

1959Miami County, ININ34,48794–

1960Appanoose County, IAIA12,07794–

1961Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24093–

1962Kimball County, NENE3,39193–

1963Thurston County, NENE6,75293–

1964Lewis County, NYNY26,47993–

1965Chambers County, TXTX57,59493–

1966Amelia County, VAVA13,63293–

1967Nelson County, VAVA14,92093–

1968Northampton County, VAVA11,87993–

1969Lawrence County, PAPA83,91193–

1970Alamosa County, COCO16,68893–

1971Adams County, IAIA3,61793–

1972Lawrence County, ARAR16,27392–

1973Lancaster County, VAVA10,99592–

1974Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45192–

1975Ripley County, ININ29,43492–

1976Morrill County, NENE4,40492–

1977Grant County, ARAR18,75691–

1978Caddo County, OKOK26,13091–

1979Ouray County, COCO5,26591–

1980Phillips County, COCO4,42091–

1981Yuma County, COCO9,89691–

1982Jackson County, NCNC45,03990–

1983Monroe County, TNTN49,73090–

1984Patrick County, VAVA17,42490–

1985Conejos County, COCO7,52990–

1986Ford County, KSKS33,99390–

1987Hopkins County, KYKY45,12790–

1988Hempstead County, ARAR19,08089–

1989Fannin County, TXTX39,26589–

1990Merrick County, NENE7,90589–

1991Dade County, GAGA16,15489–

1992Harris County, GAGA37,28089–

1993Rice County, KSKS9,26689–

1994Piute County, UTUT1,50989–

1995Beaufort County, NCNC44,67088–

1996Gates County, NCNC10,23488–

1997Somerset County, MDMD24,97388–

1998Obion County, TNTN30,06787–

1999Austin County, TXTX33,62587–

2000Montague County, TXTX21,96687–

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