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 · 438 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 –

2501St. Clair County, MOMO9,97631–

2502Shelby County, MOMO5,87031–

2503Yancey County, NCNC19,08431–

2504Paulding County, OHOH18,72731–

2505Dyer County, TNTN36,32031–

2506Comanche County, TXTX14,43231–

2507Jackson County, TXTX15,39331–

2508Madison County, TXTX14,22631–

2509Cumberland County, VAVA10,35231–

2510Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43931–

2511Baldwin County, GAGA44,02931–

2512Grady County, GAGA26,59031–

2513Graham County, KSKS2,37131–

2514Mitchell County, KSKS5,59031–

2515Winston County, ALAL23,82930–

2516Chariton County, MOMO7,37730–

2517Clay County, ARAR14,05230–

2518Fulton County, ARAR12,49230–

2519Calhoun County, WVWV5,97830–

2520Sullivan County, ININ20,83130–

2521Decatur County, KSKS2,71630–

2522Sabine Parish, LALA21,83430–

2523Itawamba County, MSMS24,15230–

2524Putnam County, MOMO4,54630–

2525Webster County, NENE3,33630–

2526Lavaca County, TXTX20,65130–

2527Osborne County, KSKS3,28530–

2528Gulf County, FLFL15,94330–

2529Knox County, KYKY29,53230–

2530Gosper County, NENE1,80330–

2531Webb County, TXTX281,22430–

2532Mingo County, WVWV21,45530–

2533Attala County, MSMS17,10029–

2534Clay County, MSMS18,23829–

2535Holt County, MOMO4,20029–

2536Atoka County, OKOK14,60929–

2537McCurtain County, OKOK30,74429–

2538Wyoming County, WVWV19,80129–

2539Grundy County, MOMO9,74429–

2540Donley County, TXTX3,21329–

2541Hinsdale County, COCO75329–

2542Geneva County, ALAL27,55428–

2543Yakutat, AKAK67228–

2544Montgomery County, ARAR8,57928–

2545Douglas County, MOMO12,34228–

2546Love County, OKOK10,78028–

2547Meigs County, TNTN14,18628–

2548Pecos County, TXTX14,56028–

2549Sherman County, TXTX2,78128–

2550Northumberland County, VAVA12,55728–

2551Crawford County, ILIL18,64828–

2552Crosby County, TXTX4,85228–

2553Custer County, COCO5,59028–

2554Sumter County, GAGA28,80128–

2555Fayette County, ILIL20,79028–

2556Moultrie County, ILIL14,37128–

2557Henry County, KYKY16,44727–

2558Concordia Parish, LALA17,83627–

2559Pike County, MSMS38,71227–

2560Gentry County, MOMO6,38427–

2561Franklin County, NENE2,79527–

2562Socorro County, NMNM15,83827–

2563Beckham County, OKOK22,15927–

2564Clarke County, VAVA15,60927–

2565Morgan County, WVWV18,02727–

2566Monroe County, GAGA32,02327–

2567Logan County, KSKS2,66127–

2568Mercer County, KYKY23,73327–

2569Barbour County, ALAL24,60726–

2570Desha County, ARAR9,98426–

2571Little River County, ARAR11,76326–

2572Sevier County, ARAR15,75826–

2573Grant County, WVWV11,04126–

2574Lincoln County, MSMS35,01226–

2575Frontier County, NENE2,65526–

2576Quay County, NMNM8,45426–

2577Jackson County, TNTN12,46626–

2578Camp County, TXTX13,38026–

2579Goliad County, TXTX7,20826–

2580Shelby County, TXTX24,28626–

2581Brooke County, WVWV21,14226–

2582McDowell County, WVWV16,87826–

2583Costilla County, COCO3,67926–

2584San Juan County, COCO81326–

2585Burke County, GAGA24,40826–

2586Long County, GAGA21,55726–

2587Fountain County, ININ17,01326–

2588Morton County, KSKS2,47026–

2589Allen County, KYKY22,53626–

2590West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75626–

2591Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64925–

2592Claiborne County, TNTN33,22925–

2593Pickett County, TNTN5,21925–

2594Gonzales County, TXTX20,15925–

2595Jack County, TXTX9,56325–

2596Essex County, VTVT6,05125–

2597Jefferson County, FLFL16,00725–

2598Calhoun County, ILIL4,30025–

2599Charlton County, GAGA13,12125–

2600Decatur County, GAGA29,43225–

2601Pulaski County, ILIL4,82025–

2602Richland County, ILIL15,21925–

2603Wichita County, KSKS2,03125–

2604Adair County, KYKY19,42325–

2605Taylor County, KYKY26,76325–

2606Giles County, VAVA16,56425–

2607Colfax County, NENE10,93424–

2608Hayes County, NENE82124–

2609Newberry County, SCSC39,56124–

2610Johnson County, TNTN18,71824–

2611Haskell County, TXTX5,49924–

2612Sutton County, TXTX3,20324–

2613Tazewell County, VAVA38,63524–

2614Hardee County, FLFL25,93224–

2615Franklin County, GAGA25,94824–

2616Haralson County, GAGA33,06624–

2617Seminole County, GAGA9,16224–

2618Neosho County, KSKS15,63724–

2619Fulton County, KYKY6,21824–

2620Lewis County, KYKY12,90124–

2621Chilton County, ALAL47,70823–

2622Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94123–

2623Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98023–

2624Neshoba County, MSMS28,73223–

2625Dundy County, NENE1,56823–

2626Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34323–

2627Alleghany County, NCNC11,47923–

2628Clay County, NCNC12,23923–

2629Brown County, OHOH44,39723–

2630Roger Mills County, OKOK3,25923–

2631Tillman County, OKOK6,78023–

2632Southampton County, VAVA18,11023–

2633Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71523–

2634Ritchie County, WVWV8,03423–

2635Wheeler County, GAGA7,57023–

2636Hale County, ALAL15,19423–

2637Cass County, ILIL12,46323–

2638Massac County, ILIL13,50223–

2639Vinton County, OHOH12,64523–

2640Juniata County, PAPA23,40323–

2641Menominee County, WIWI4,19923–

2642Stewart County, TNTN14,43922–

2643Caldwell County, MOMO9,01222–

2644Madison County, NCNC22,55322–

2645Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28422–

2646Refugio County, TXTX6,65722–

2647Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05822–

2648Marengo County, ALAL18,31122–

2649Peach County, GAGA29,87722–

2650Gray County, KSKS5,65222–

2651Harper County, KSKS5,37022–

2652Green County, KYKY11,64422–

2653Garrett County, MDMD28,37022–

2654Conway County, ARAR21,39321–

2655Martin County, NCNC21,60121–

2656Bolivar County, MSMS28,26221–

2657Scotland County, MOMO4,79621–

2658Wheeler County, OROR1,47221–

2659Sullivan County, PAPA5,85621–

2660Fisher County, TXTX3,69221–

2661Union County, FLFL16,25021–

2662Smith County, KSKS3,56621–

2663Escambia County, ALAL36,66520–

2664Ouachita County, ARAR21,73120–

2665St. Francis County, ARAR21,80020–

2666Duval County, TXTX9,40220–

2667Gilmer County, WVWV7,08520–

2668Grant Parish, LALA22,07520–

2669West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13420–

2670Crawford County, OHOH41,89620–

2671Stephens County, TXTX9,38020–

2672Monroe County, WVWV12,49120–

2673Unicoi County, TNTN17,85620–

2674Franklin County, TXTX10,99420–

2675Blackford County, ININ11,73019–

2676Washita County, OKOK10,88419–

2677Karnes County, TXTX15,01819–

2678Morris County, TXTX12,13319–

2679Barber County, KSKS4,08319–

2680Brooks County, GAGA16,10119–

2681Cook County, GAGA18,23219–

2682Dodge County, GAGA19,66319–

2683Toombs County, GAGA27,54519–

2684Anderson County, KSKS8,01819–

2685Trego County, KSKS2,74019–

2686Cleveland County, ARAR7,22418–

2687Dallas County, ARAR6,01118–

2688Webster County, KYKY12,92918–

2689Wheeler County, NENE78918–

2690Dewey County, OKOK4,20718–

2691Bamberg County, SCSC12,79618–

2692Mason County, TXTX3,99018–

2693Grayson County, VAVA15,23018–

2694Wirt County, WVWV4,87918–

2695Lawrence County, ILIL13,79018–

2696Talbot County, GAGA5,70918–

2697Hancock County, GAGA8,68218–

2698Elk County, KSKS2,45818–

2699Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25718–

2700Casey County, KYKY16,20518–

2701Monroe County, KYKY11,19118–

2702Forest County, PAPA6,61418–

2703Ward County, TXTX11,12518–

2704Macon County, ALAL18,13217–

2705Miller County, ARAR42,35717–

2706Bailey County, TXTX6,96317–

2707Terrell County, TXTX70217–

2708Buchanan County, VAVA18,49217–

2709Covington, VAVA5,68017–

2710Castro County, TXTX7,29517–

2711Irwin County, GAGA9,02017–

2712Kiowa County, KSKS2,43217–

2713Clinton County, KYKY9,13917–

2714Logan County, ARAR21,63316–

2715Coahoma County, MSMS19,84916–

2716Bladen County, NCNC30,00716–

2717Harper County, OKOK3,17216–

2718Jefferson County, OKOK5,43116–

2719Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61716–

2720Crane County, TXTX4,55416–

2721Greensville County, VAVA11,18116–

2722Richmond County, VAVA9,29416–

2723Clinch County, GAGA6,84716–

2724Jefferson County, GAGA15,01116–

2725Johnson County, GAGA9,31016–

2726Beaver County, UTUT7,30116–

2727Osage County, MOMO13,61115–

2728Craig County, OKOK14,51815–

2729Perry County, TNTN9,12615–

2730Hall County, TXTX2,73715–

2731Hardy County, WVWV14,33715–

2732Fayette County, WVWV38,16515–

2733New Madrid County, MOMO15,08615–

2734Bent County, COCO5,71615–

2735Habersham County, GAGA50,41615–

2736Turner County, GAGA8,98315–

2737Scott County, ILIL4,86615–

2738Fleming County, KYKY15,78715–

2739Franklin County, ALAL32,44914–

2740Lane County, KSKS1,50814–

2741Grenada County, MSMS20,86814–

2742Graham County, NCNC8,19014–

2743Morgan County, OHOH13,62614–

2744Marshall County, OKOK16,25514–

2745Cameron County, PAPA4,21114–

2746Oldham County, TXTX1,78314–

2747Red River County, TXTX11,81614–

2748Nottoway County, VAVA15,79614–

2749Jasper County, ILIL9,03214–

2750Pike County, ININ12,00314–

2751Menifee County, KYKY6,43014–

2752Simpson County, KYKY20,78814–

2753Esmeralda County, NVNV72914–

2754Frio County, TXTX18,82314–

2755Wheeler County, TXTX4,77314–

2756Prairie County, ARAR7,92313–

2757DeKalb County, TNTN21,87313–

2758Surry County, VAVA6,60313–

2759Iberville Parish, LALA29,57913–

2760Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09613–

2761Simpson County, MSMS25,49813–

2762Schuyler County, MOMO4,14013–

2763Hampton County, SCSC18,17413–

2764Andrews County, TXTX18,91413–

2765Cochran County, TXTX2,54613–

2766Newton County, TXTX11,95413–

2767Dolores County, COCO2,46613–

2768Baker County, GAGA2,72513–

2769Coffee County, GAGA44,40713–

2770Wilkes County, GAGA9,54013–

2771Edwards County, ILIL5,89813–

2772Edwards County, KSKS2,64013–

2773Woodson County, KSKS3,11813–

2774Haywood County, TNTN17,04213–

2775Butler County, ALAL18,10012–

2776Pickens County, ALAL18,22112–

2777Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22312–

2778Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87712–

2779Knox County, MOMO3,72812–

2780Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,68912–

2781Lewis County, WVWV16,39412–

2782Sullivan County, MOMO5,73812–

2783Perry County, ININ19,38912–

2784Union County, ININ6,86312–

2785Stevens County, KSKS4,98412–

2786Elliott County, KYKY7,26512–

2787Eureka County, NVNV1,86712–

2788Washington County, ALAL14,82211–

2789Richland Parish, LALA19,58211–

2790Claiborne County, MSMS8,05811–

2791Newton County, MSMS20,96011–

2792Bollinger County, MOMO10,64611–

2793Monroe County, OHOH12,99411–

2794Chester County, SCSC33,00111–

2795Lamb County, TXTX12,57911–

2796Runnels County, TXTX9,69311–

2797Sabine County, TXTX10,01211–

2798Montgomery County, GAGA8,63511–

2799Murray County, GAGA41,60711–

2800Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61911–

2801Lincoln County, KSKS2,86111–

2802Meade County, KSKS3,85211–

2803Scott County, KSKS4,81511–

2804Carroll County, KYKY11,14111–

2805Lee County, KYKY7,29711–

2806Newton County, ARAR7,02610–

2807Scott County, ARAR9,96510–

2808Macon County, GAGA11,75610–

2809Noxubee County, MSMS9,79810–

2810Garfield County, NENE1,71010–

2811Mitchell County, NCNC15,06210–

2812Northampton County, NCNC16,49110–

2813Chester County, TNTN17,99410–

2814Hemphill County, TXTX3,08310–

2815Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43310–

2816Nicholas County, WVWV23,84810–

2817Cumberland County, KYKY5,99210–

2818Lincoln County, KYKY25,35310–

2819Lafayette County, FLFL8,79210–

2820Chattooga County, GAGA25,30010–

2821Stewart County, GAGA4,63110–

2822Pope County, ILIL3,67210–

2823Comanche County, KSKS1,67310–

2824Gove County, KSKS2,63110–

2825Ness County, KSKS2,61710–

2826Clay County, KYKY19,46510–

2827Coke County, TXTX3,41210–

2828Phillips County, ARAR14,2559–

2829Perry County, MSMS11,5779–

2830Scott County, MSMS28,0739–

2831Mississippi County, MOMO12,0039–

2832Thomas County, NENE6399–

2833Warren County, NCNC18,8989–

2834Harrison County, OHOH14,0709–

2835Pushmataha County, OKOK10,8079–

2836McCormick County, SCSC10,2159–

2837Baylor County, TXTX3,4729–

2838Delta County, TXTX5,5499–

2839Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6029–

2840Summers County, WVWV11,5329–

2841Liberty County, FLFL8,0359–

2842Madison County, FLFL18,7599–

2843Rawlins County, KSKS2,4319–

2844Hertford County, NCNC19,0159–

2845Roberts County, TXTX8679–

2846Uvalde County, TXTX24,9639–

2847Butler County, KYKY12,5208–

2848Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7308–

2849Greene County, MSMS13,7078–

2850Webster County, MSMS10,1678–

2851Yazoo County, MSMS22,9478–

2852Mora County, NMNM4,0518–

2853Harmon County, OKOK2,3278–

2854Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9208–

2855Garza County, TXTX4,5108–

2856Parmer County, TXTX9,6788–

2857Bell County, KYKY22,8298–

2858Grant County, OKOK4,0678–

2859Emanuel County, GAGA23,1478–

2860Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2198–

2861Crawford County, ININ10,5098–

2862Stanton County, KSKS1,9868–

2863Harrison County, KYKY19,6278–

2864Johnson County, KYKY22,0518–

2865Todd County, KYKY12,9728–

2866Lincoln County, ARAR12,7647–

2867Union County, KYKY12,8397–

2868Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3547–

2869Amite County, MSMS12,4877–

2870Leake County, MSMS21,6627–

2871Edwards County, TXTX1,3707–

2872Marion County, TXTX9,8967–

2873Yoakum County, TXTX7,4387–

2874Lee County, VAVA21,6427–

2875Sussex County, VAVA10,7557–

2876Greeley County, NENE2,1547–

2877Stephens County, GAGA27,8547–

2878Clark County, KSKS1,9007–

2879Rush County, KSKS2,8457–

2880Stafford County, KSKS4,0057–

2881Montgomery County, KYKY28,8227–

2882Greer County, OKOK5,3737–

2883Winn Parish, LALA14,9616–

2884Washington County, MSMS40,4466–

2885Madison County, MOMO12,8586–

2886Arthur County, NENE3966–

2887Johnson County, NENE5,2186–

2888Barnwell County, SCSC20,6536–

2889Glascock County, GAGA3,1416–

2890Owen County, ININ21,8866–

2891Lawrence County, KYKY15,7656–

2892Sharkey County, MSMS3,0975–

2893Walthall County, MSMS13,9285–

2894Ralls County, MOMO10,4445–

2895Okfuskee County, OKOK11,4515–

2896Allendale County, SCSC7,3555–

2897Hale County, TXTX31,8195–

2898Mills County, TXTX4,5805–

2899Lincoln County, WVWV19,1775–

2900Dooly County, GAGA11,1565–

2901Clark County, IDID7835–

2902Sheridan County, KSKS2,4275–

2903Choctaw County, ALAL11,9044–

2904Clay County, ALAL14,2074–

2905Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1754–

2906Scott County, TNTN22,6714–

2907Wolfe County, KYKY6,2984–

2908St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1064–

2909Worth County, MOMO1,9144–

2910Cimarron County, OKOK2,0594–

2911Ellis County, OKOK3,6134–

2912Irion County, TXTX1,4634–

2913Upton County, TXTX3,1314–

2914Dickenson County, VAVA13,2364–

2915Boone County, WVWV20,2514–

2916Clarke County, ALAL22,0144–

2917Webster County, GAGA2,3694–

2918Washington County, ININ28,3834–

2919Mitchell County, GAGA20,4674–

2920Gallatin County, ILIL4,6164–

2921Wallace County, KSKS1,4414–

2922McLean County, KYKY9,0644–

2923Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1484–

2924Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4874–

2925Bibb County, ALAL22,2623–

2926Dickens County, TXTX1,6923–

2927Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9413–

2928Keya Paha County, NENE7923–

2929Pawnee County, NENE2,5103–

2930Trinity County, TXTX14,3843–

2931Logan County, WVWV30,3753–

2932Pendleton County, WVWV5,8263–

2933Concho County, TXTX3,6073–

2934Coosa County, ALAL10,1612–

2935Charles City County, VAVA6,6232–

2936Kingman County, KSKS7,0292–

2937Cross County, ARAR16,1861–

2938Perry County, ARAR10,3091–

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