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 –

2001Austin County, TXTX33,62587–

2002Whitfield County, GAGA106,21286–

2003Henry County, ALAL18,39486–

2004Grant County, KSKS7,02886–

2005Grant County, KYKY26,18186–

2006Dent County, MOMO14,58486–

2007Howard County, NENE6,53886–

2008Montgomery County, NYNY50,04686–

2009Somervell County, TXTX10,26186–

2010Willacy County, TXTX19,97186–

2011Greene County, VAVA21,95886–

2012Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39386–

2013Gordon County, GAGA61,70185–

2014Covington County, ALAL37,94785–

2015Searcy County, ARAR7,84885–

2016Russell County, KSKS6,58185–

2017Wibaux County, MTMT88585–

2018Cherry County, NENE5,56185–

2019Sioux County, NDND3,66785–

2020Henry County, OHOH27,59885–

2021Williamsburg, VAVA15,86185–

2022Tipton County, TNTN62,28785–

2023Taylor County, FLFL21,21084–

2024Pratt County, KSKS9,11784–

2025Alcorn County, MSMS34,56984–

2026Menard County, ILIL11,86384–

2027Carter County, OKOK48,91084–

2028Iron County, MOMO9,31884–

2029Perry County, OHOH35,91884–

2030Hockley County, TXTX21,60084–

2031Elbert County, GAGA20,07283–

2032McIntosh County, GAGA11,98983–

2033Bourbon County, KSKS14,31983–

2034West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15683–

2035De Witt County, ILIL15,11883–

2036Livingston County, MOMO14,70883–

2037San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48883–

2038Danville, VAVA41,64783–

2039Madison County, GAGA32,91982–

2040Orleans County, NYNY39,82582–

2041Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12182–

2042Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49082–

2043Wetzel County, WVWV13,73482–

2044White County, GAGA29,80281–

2045McCreary County, KYKY17,12481–

2046Marshall County, KYKY31,65981–

2047Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63981–

2048Putnam County, ILIL5,61981–

2049Carroll County, TNTN29,20081–

2050Polk County, NCNC20,53381–

2051Fayette County, TXTX25,45981–

2052Lincoln County, IDID5,60380–

2053Garrard County, KYKY18,20780–

2054Adams County, MSMS30,06180–

2055Sunflower County, MSMS22,89380–

2056Ozark County, MOMO9,17280–

2057Franklin County, VTVT51,17780–

2058Staunton, VAVA26,80180–

2059Marshall County, WVWV29,15980–

2060Chicot County, ARAR9,10779–

2061Gibson County, ININ33,09179–

2062Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89679–

2063Cass County, ININ37,83679–

2064Wyoming County, PAPA25,79079–

2065Perkins County, NENE2,84979–

2066Hamilton County, NYNY5,00679–

2067Alexander County, NCNC36,95879–

2068Charlotte County, VAVA11,40179–

2069Orange County, VAVA40,08379–

2070Laurens County, GAGA51,04178–

2071Larue County, KYKY15,18478–

2072Cumberland County, ILIL10,20878–

2073Brown County, ININ15,77778–

2074Murray County, OKOK13,80578–

2075Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63378–

2076Putnam County, GAGA23,72277–

2077Dukes County, MAMA21,21977–

2078Coal County, OKOK5,43677–

2079Cherokee County, SCSC58,27577–

2080Hardeman County, TNTN25,27477–

2081Columbus County, NCNC50,48777–

2082Hopewell, VAVA23,26177–

2083Brewster County, TXTX9,45877–

2084Banks County, GAGA21,27376–

2085Polk County, GAGA45,51476–

2086Jewell County, KSKS2,83076–

2087Labette County, KSKS19,68576–

2088Crawford County, MIMI13,72276–

2089Fentress County, TNTN20,32276–

2090Clark County, MOMO6,47576–

2091Harlan County, NENE3,00076–

2092Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20176–

2093Gadsden County, FLFL44,29875–

2094Gilmer County, GAGA33,89475–

2095Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09575–

2096Chase County, KSKS2,57275–

2097Calhoun County, TXTX19,59975–

2098Union County, ARAR36,92674–

2099Washington County, TXTX38,28874–

2100Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39174–

2101Martinsville, VAVA13,84974–

2102Barren County, KYKY45,64173–

2103Iberia Parish, LALA66,84673–

2104St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76573–

2105Greene County, PAPA33,88573–

2106Mellette County, SDSD2,13773–

2107Cocke County, TNTN37,88973–

2108Fillmore County, NENE5,45873–

2109Sherman County, NENE2,92473–

2110Sierra County, NMNM11,39573–

2111Wayne County, WVWV37,30973–

2112Fannin County, GAGA26,11172–

2113Butte County, IDID2,78372–

2114Bourbon County, KYKY20,24372–

2115Hardin County, OHOH30,07272–

2116Alleghany County, VAVA14,54672–

2117Prince George County, VAVA43,93672–

2118Niobrara County, WYWY2,34172–

2119Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09971–

2120Towns County, GAGA13,28571–

2121Assumption Parish, LALA19,72071–

2122Benton County, ININ8,88371–

2123Elk County, PAPA29,92671–

2124Fayette County, TNTN45,07171–

2125Hardin County, TNTN27,98371–

2126Henry County, MOMO22,67171–

2127Pike County, MOMO17,95571–

2128Garden County, NENE1,80471–

2129Saguache County, COCO6,73270–

2130Beaver County, OKOK4,88270–

2131Deuel County, NENE1,86270–

2132Hitchcock County, NENE2,46770–

2133Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92970–

2134Lee County, NCNC70,25870–

2135Hartley County, TXTX4,90470–

2136San Juan County, UTUT14,54270–

2137Accomack County, VAVA33,85970–

2138Garfield County, WAWA2,41670–

2139Pierce County, GAGA20,76469–

2140Jefferson County, ARAR62,98769–

2141Madison County, ARAR18,41069–

2142Jackson County, KSKS13,43869–

2143Morris County, KSKS5,34869–

2144Furnas County, NENE4,52469–

2145Doddridge County, WVWV7,63469–

2146Warren County, MSMS41,75968–

2147Butler County, NENE8,50768–

2148Sedgwick County, COCO2,24767–

2149Le Flore County, OKOK50,19667–

2150Nuckolls County, NENE4,10067–

2151Noble County, OHOH14,27667–

2152Panola County, TXTX23,01867–

2153Rains County, TXTX13,54267–

2154Winkler County, TXTX7,54067–

2155McDuffie County, GAGA21,64066–

2156Marion County, ALAL29,09766–

2157Franklin County, KYKY52,64966–

2158Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51166–

2159Smyth County, VAVA28,88266–

2160Smith County, TNTN20,98166–

2161Falls County, TXTX17,86966–

2162Jackson County, ARAR16,74165–

2163Wyandot County, OHOH21,56765–

2164Noble County, OKOK10,89965–

2165Clarion County, PAPA36,68065–

2166Wayne County, MOMO10,78265–

2167Dawson County, TXTX11,77665–

2168Hendry County, FLFL48,27664–

2169Howard County, ARAR12,30664–

2170Johnson County, ILIL13,36364–

2171Sioux County, NENE1,18864–

2172Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17863–

2173Union County, GAGA27,85963–

2174Wayne County, GAGA32,48163–

2175Randolph County, ARAR18,87663–

2176Carter County, KYKY26,14963–

2177Greenup County, KYKY35,21363–

2178Arenac County, MIMI15,06863–

2179Tate County, MSMS28,72563–

2180Atchison County, MOMO5,17563–

2181Treasure County, MTMT72863–

2182Moore County, TNTN6,92063–

2183Kiowa County, COCO1,41262–

2184Chambers County, ALAL34,25362–

2185Seward County, KSKS21,07362–

2186Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47162–

2187Luce County, MIMI6,33962–

2188Choctaw County, MSMS8,04862–

2189Sequoyah County, OKOK40,84262–

2190Todd County, SDSD8,86362–

2191Jackson County, OHOH32,81762–

2192Kleberg County, TXTX30,31562–

2193Callahan County, TXTX14,49162–

2194Meriwether County, GAGA21,51661–

2195Parke County, ININ16,64261–

2196Humphreys County, TNTN19,64661–

2197Linn County, MOMO11,81561–

2198Banner County, NENE68661–

2199Union County, NMNM3,84461–

2200Colorado County, TXTX21,43961–

2201Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63460–

2202McIntosh County, OKOK19,75860–

2203Valley County, NENE4,09460–

2204Huerfano County, COCO7,01159–

2205Brantley County, GAGA18,93659–

2206Evans County, GAGA11,02859–

2207Monroe County, IAIA7,40659–

2208Boyle County, KYKY31,63259–

2209Gallatin County, KYKY8,84059–

2210Chase County, NENE3,71859–

2211Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62659–

2212Yadkin County, NCNC38,32558–

2213Howard County, TXTX30,50458–

2214Leon County, TXTX16,89458–

2215Amherst County, VAVA31,96258–

2216Mississippi County, ARAR37,82857–

2217Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50357–

2218Livingston County, KYKY8,86357–

2219Fayette County, ININ23,53357–

2220Fulton County, PAPA14,48357–

2221Wise County, VAVA34,82457–

2222Lexington, VAVA7,76957–

2223Baker County, FLFL29,73756–

2224Pickens County, GAGA37,16756–

2225Denali, AKAK1,61656–

2226Spencer County, ININ20,06156–

2227Taylor County, IAIA5,83556–

2228Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08956–

2229Jones County, MSMS66,49656–

2230Union County, MSMS28,45956–

2231Sherman County, OROR2,05156–

2232Cannon County, TNTN15,29656–

2233Dade County, MOMO7,80456–

2234Jasper County, TXTX33,07556–

2235Rich County, UTUT2,68756–

2236Screven County, GAGA14,40855–

2237Lawrence County, ALAL33,84355–

2238Clay County, KSKS7,99055–

2239Marshall County, KSKS9,85255–

2240Jersey County, ILIL21,16055–

2241Kearney County, NENE6,79055–

2242Belmont County, OHOH64,43455–

2243Rhea County, TNTN34,84455–

2244Dallam County, TXTX7,50855–

2245Kit Carson County, COCO7,06954–

2246Allen County, KSKS12,30254–

2247St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87554–

2248Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18654–

2249Bennett County, SDSD3,30754–

2250Crawford County, MOMO22,92954–

2251Shannon County, MOMO7,28554–

2252McPherson County, NENE36954–

2253White County, TNTN29,61254–

2254Dixie County, FLFL18,03853–

2255Holmes County, FLFL20,11953–

2256Pike County, ILIL14,23153–

2257Franklin County, ININ23,28653–

2258Benton County, TNTN16,18353–

2259Jones County, TXTX20,86153–

2260Terry County, TXTX11,72053–

2261Jackson County, WVWV27,45053–

2262Overton County, TNTN23,78753–

2263Union County, TNTN21,45053–

2264Switzerland County, ININ10,03752–

2265Webster Parish, LALA34,94852–

2266Marion County, MSMS24,00152–

2267Winston County, MSMS17,47352–

2268Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74052–

2269Lewis County, TNTN13,48752–

2270Cherokee County, NCNC30,83052–

2271Gallia County, OHOH29,07252–

2272Meigs County, OHOH21,58752–

2273Robertson County, TXTX17,83952–

2274Swisher County, TXTX6,70352–

2275Eastland County, TXTX18,14352–

2276Jones County, GAGA29,17151–

2277Jay County, ININ20,11851–

2278Coffey County, KSKS8,46751–

2279Wilson County, KSKS8,29951–

2280Hancock County, KYKY9,05051–

2281Hoke County, NCNC56,93951–

2282Carroll County, OHOH26,47551–

2283Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57851–

2284Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02850–

2285Clay County, ILIL12,79350–

2286Marion County, TNTN29,80450–

2287Dunklin County, MOMO26,85550–

2288Howard County, MOMO10,18050–

2289Miller County, MOMO25,81750–

2290Golden Valley County, MTMT84450–

2291Stanly County, NCNC68,83050–

2292Ohio County, WVWV40,49650–

2293Dougherty County, GAGA82,61649–

2294Greene County, GAGA21,36749–

2295Crittenden County, ARAR46,21049–

2296Drew County, ARAR17,05449–

2297Orange County, ININ19,83449–

2298Pawnee County, KSKS5,99149–

2299Shelby County, ILIL20,57649–

2300Clarendon County, SCSC31,04349–

2301Mercer County, MOMO3,40449–

2302Montgomery County, NCNC26,40349–

2303Clinton County, OHOH42,30149–

2304Mitchell County, TXTX8,94749–

2305Johnson County, ARAR26,22548–

2306Pike County, ARAR9,96448–

2307Ottawa County, KSKS5,74448–

2308Graves County, KYKY37,05048–

2309Monroe County, MSMS33,31848–

2310Abbeville County, SCSC24,83648–

2311Marlboro County, SCSC25,48848–

2312Montgomery County, MOMO11,59048–

2313Hooker County, NENE68648–

2314Hampshire County, WVWV24,10548–

2315Armstrong County, TXTX1,84348–

2316Crawford County, GAGA12,20647–

2317Lake County, MIMI13,18247–

2318Gilliam County, OROR1,97147–

2319Carroll County, MOMO8,41747–

2320Rock County, NENE1,25947–

2321Washington County, NCNC10,63847–

2322Middlesex County, VAVA10,84147–

2323Pleasants County, WVWV7,33847–

2324Raleigh County, WVWV71,77547–

2325Baca County, COCO3,34746–

2326Washington County, FLFL26,69546–

2327Tift County, GAGA42,25446–

2328LaGrange County, ININ41,30546–

2329Wells County, ININ28,88346–

2330Panola County, MSMS32,69146–

2331Washington County, ILIL13,56446–

2332Nowata County, OKOK9,52246–

2333Venango County, PAPA49,34646–

2334Mineral County, WVWV26,79246–

2335Lamar County, GAGA20,94145–

2336Oneida County, IDID5,08545–

2337Vermillion County, ININ15,48845–

2338Caldwell County, KYKY12,60945–

2339Magoffin County, KYKY11,11045–

2340Whitley County, KYKY37,29745–

2341Allen Parish, LALA22,67245–

2342Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50545–

2343Hickman County, TNTN26,21945–

2344Mineral County, NVNV4,40745–

2345Real County, TXTX2,74545–

2346Archer County, TXTX9,12945–

2347Jackson County, COCO1,21144–

2348Lamar County, ALAL13,58744–

2349Perry County, ALAL7,42544–

2350Shelby County, ININ45,88244–

2351Nemaha County, KSKS10,05444–

2352Floyd County, KYKY34,40144–

2353Lyon County, KYKY9,12344–

2354Pike County, KYKY54,72144–

2355Oregon County, MOMO8,70944–

2356Nance County, NENE3,29044–

2357Limestone County, TXTX22,84944–

2358Wythe County, VAVA27,98344–

2359DeWitt County, TXTX20,30944–

2360Mineral County, COCO91043–

2361Hamilton County, FLFL14,18043–

2362Camas County, IDID1,31643–

2363Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32143–

2364Russell County, KYKY18,60843–

2365Washington County, KYKY12,36843–

2366Oscoda County, MIMI8,72343–

2367George County, MSMS26,33143–

2368Wayne County, ILIL15,88243–

2369Adair County, OKOK19,82843–

2370Kiowa County, OKOK8,18143–

2371Woods County, OKOK8,44343–

2372Fairfield County, SCSC20,34043–

2373Lincoln County, NVNV4,32043–

2374Buena Vista, VAVA6,67243–

2375Briscoe County, TXTX1,47443–

2376Camden County, NCNC11,31542–

2377Telfair County, GAGA11,19542–

2378Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52042–

2379Marshall County, MSMS34,65442–

2380Macon County, TNTN27,66342–

2381Reynolds County, MOMO5,99242–

2382Mercer County, OHOH42,73742–

2383Nolan County, TXTX14,11742–

2384Scurry County, TXTX16,16242–

2385Petersburg, VAVA33,73442–

2386Martin County, ININ9,85641–

2387Rush County, ININ16,76741–

2388Phillips County, KSKS4,72841–

2389Washington County, KSKS5,53341–

2390Morgan County, KYKY14,41541–

2391Rowan County, KYKY24,47641–

2392Clay County, ININ26,41041–

2393Potter County, PAPA15,89741–

2394Houston County, TNTN8,47941–

2395Vance County, NCNC42,63841–

2396Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73841–

2397Tyler County, WVWV7,88141–

2398Jasper County, GAGA17,63240–

2399Arkansas County, ARAR15,83640–

2400Jefferson County, PAPA43,25540–

2401Colleton County, SCSC39,38240–

2402Daviess County, MOMO8,55840–

2403Grant County, NENE56140–

2404Pulaski County, VAVA33,58640–

2405Pulaski County, GAGA10,17239–

2406Conecuh County, ALAL10,89939–

2407Stone County, ARAR12,70339–

2408Randolph County, ININ24,43839–

2409Anderson County, KYKY25,22539–

2410Ohio County, KYKY23,93439–

2411East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91139–

2412Henderson County, ILIL5,98439–

2413Marion County, SCSC28,24239–

2414Gasconade County, MOMO14,78439–

2415Lewis County, MOMO9,87939–

2416Catron County, NMNM3,82739–

2417Halifax County, NCNC46,53439–

2418Hocking County, OHOH27,51239–

2419Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86139–

2420Power County, IDID8,24638–

2421Blount County, ALAL60,15638–

2422Haines, AKAK2,06838–

2423Marion County, KYKY20,11538–

2424Trigg County, KYKY14,51238–

2425Bienville Parish, LALA12,26938–

2426Jasper County, SCSC38,53338–

2427Grundy County, TNTN14,11638–

2428Perry County, MOMO19,09338–

2429Washington County, MOMO23,81038–

2430Adams County, OHOH27,86538–

2431Knox County, TXTX3,19238–

2432Maverick County, TXTX58,82338–

2433Daggett County, UTUT93438–

2434Halifax County, VAVA33,44738–

2435Colquitt County, GAGA47,43837–

2436Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41537–

2437Ware County, GAGA36,90637–

2438Ballard County, KYKY7,59437–

2439Franklin County, MSMS7,49137–

2440Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46537–

2441Logan County, NENE66937–

2442Pike County, OHOH27,06137–

2443Houston County, TXTX22,31637–

2444Cheyenne County, COCO1,71336–

2445Tattnall County, GAGA24,37636–

2446Aleutians East, AKAK3,47936–

2447Greenlee County, AZAZ9,31236–

2448Columbia County, ARAR21,89436–

2449Warren County, ININ8,47436–

2450Spencer County, KYKY20,99836–

2451Monroe County, MOMO8,95936–

2452Martin County, TXTX5,28436–

2453Franklin, VAVA8,47836–

2454Polk County, TNTN18,59236–

2455Berrien County, GAGA18,93235–

2456Van Buren County, IAIA7,13135–

2457Choctaw County, OKOK14,05935–

2458Montour County, PAPA17,86835–

2459Bates County, MOMO16,51235–

2460Harrison County, MOMO8,28135–

2461Boyd County, NENE1,67435–

2462Surry County, NCNC72,28735–

2463San Saba County, TXTX5,78735–

2464Bland County, VAVA6,15135–

2465Barbour County, WVWV15,41435–

2466Hancock County, WVWV27,72935–

2467Taylor County, WVWV16,28735–

2468Franklin County, FLFL13,02934–

2469Heard County, GAGA12,14934–

2470Dallas County, ALAL35,14034–

2471North Slope, AKAK10,58234–

2472Ashley County, ARAR17,83134–

2473Sherman County, KSKS5,76334–

2474White County, ILIL13,25034–

2475Maries County, MOMO8,39734–

2476Thayer County, NENE4,84234–

2477Scotland County, NCNC33,32234–

2478Lawrence County, OHOH55,71034–

2479Appomattox County, VAVA17,17234–

2480Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60433–

2481St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55233–

2482Schuyler County, ILIL6,65733–

2483Lee County, SCSC15,73033–

2484Fayette County, OHOH28,55233–

2485Lee County, TXTX18,72933–

2486Brooks County, TXTX6,57933–

2487Knott County, KYKY13,32132–

2488Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70532–

2489Stone County, MSMS19,65432–

2490Alexander County, ILIL4,57032–

2491Greene County, ILIL11,31332–

2492Cotton County, OKOK5,43232–

2493Calhoun County, SCSC14,18832–

2494Saluda County, SCSC19,68032–

2495Caswell County, NCNC22,56332–

2496Preston County, WVWV34,00432–

2497Tucker County, WVWV6,54032–

2498Baldwin County, GAGA44,02931–

2499Grady County, GAGA26,59031–

2500Lafayette County, ARAR5,88831–

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