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

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS –

2501Graham County, KSKS2,37131–

2502Mitchell County, KSKS5,59031–

2503Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36031–

2504Covington County, MSMS17,89831–

2505Dyer County, TNTN36,32031–

2506St. Clair County, MOMO9,97631–

2507Shelby County, MOMO5,87031–

2508Yancey County, NCNC19,08431–

2509Paulding County, OHOH18,72731–

2510Jackson County, TXTX15,39331–

2511Madison County, TXTX14,22631–

2512Cumberland County, VAVA10,35231–

2513Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43931–

2514Comanche County, TXTX14,43231–

2515Gulf County, FLFL15,94330–

2516Winston County, ALAL23,82930–

2517Clay County, ARAR14,05230–

2518Fulton County, ARAR12,49230–

2519Sullivan County, ININ20,83130–

2520Decatur County, KSKS2,71630–

2521Osborne County, KSKS3,28530–

2522Knox County, KYKY29,53230–

2523Sabine Parish, LALA21,83430–

2524Itawamba County, MSMS24,15230–

2525Chariton County, MOMO7,37730–

2526Putnam County, MOMO4,54630–

2527Gosper County, NENE1,80330–

2528Webster County, NENE3,33630–

2529Lavaca County, TXTX20,65130–

2530Webb County, TXTX281,22430–

2531Calhoun County, WVWV5,97830–

2532Mingo County, WVWV21,45530–

2533Hinsdale County, COCO75329–

2534Attala County, MSMS17,10029–

2535Clay County, MSMS18,23829–

2536Atoka County, OKOK14,60929–

2537McCurtain County, OKOK30,74429–

2538Grundy County, MOMO9,74429–

2539Holt County, MOMO4,20029–

2540Wyoming County, WVWV19,80129–

2541Donley County, TXTX3,21329–

2542Custer County, COCO5,59028–

2543Sumter County, GAGA28,80128–

2544Geneva County, ALAL27,55428–

2545Yakutat, AKAK67228–

2546Montgomery County, ARAR8,57928–

2547Crawford County, ILIL18,64828–

2548Fayette County, ILIL20,79028–

2549Moultrie County, ILIL14,37128–

2550Love County, OKOK10,78028–

2551Meigs County, TNTN14,18628–

2552Douglas County, MOMO12,34228–

2553Pecos County, TXTX14,56028–

2554Sherman County, TXTX2,78128–

2555Northumberland County, VAVA12,55728–

2556Crosby County, TXTX4,85228–

2557Monroe County, GAGA32,02327–

2558Logan County, KSKS2,66127–

2559Henry County, KYKY16,44727–

2560Mercer County, KYKY23,73327–

2561Concordia Parish, LALA17,83627–

2562Pike County, MSMS38,71227–

2563Beckham County, OKOK22,15927–

2564Gentry County, MOMO6,38427–

2565Franklin County, NENE2,79527–

2566Socorro County, NMNM15,83827–

2567Clarke County, VAVA15,60927–

2568Morgan County, WVWV18,02727–

2569Costilla County, COCO3,67926–

2570San Juan County, COCO81326–

2571Burke County, GAGA24,40826–

2572Long County, GAGA21,55726–

2573Barbour County, ALAL24,60726–

2574Desha County, ARAR9,98426–

2575Little River County, ARAR11,76326–

2576Sevier County, ARAR15,75826–

2577Morton County, KSKS2,47026–

2578Allen County, KYKY22,53626–

2579West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75626–

2580Lincoln County, MSMS35,01226–

2581Fountain County, ININ17,01326–

2582Jackson County, TNTN12,46626–

2583Frontier County, NENE2,65526–

2584Quay County, NMNM8,45426–

2585Shelby County, TXTX24,28626–

2586Brooke County, WVWV21,14226–

2587Grant County, WVWV11,04126–

2588McDowell County, WVWV16,87826–

2589Camp County, TXTX13,38026–

2590Goliad County, TXTX7,20826–

2591Jefferson County, FLFL16,00725–

2592Charlton County, GAGA13,12125–

2593Decatur County, GAGA29,43225–

2594Wichita County, KSKS2,03125–

2595Adair County, KYKY19,42325–

2596Taylor County, KYKY26,76325–

2597Calhoun County, ILIL4,30025–

2598Pulaski County, ILIL4,82025–

2599Richland County, ILIL15,21925–

2600Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64925–

2601Claiborne County, TNTN33,22925–

2602Jack County, TXTX9,56325–

2603Essex County, VTVT6,05125–

2604Giles County, VAVA16,56425–

2605Pickett County, TNTN5,21925–

2606Gonzales County, TXTX20,15925–

2607Hardee County, FLFL25,93224–

2608Franklin County, GAGA25,94824–

2609Haralson County, GAGA33,06624–

2610Seminole County, GAGA9,16224–

2611Neosho County, KSKS15,63724–

2612Fulton County, KYKY6,21824–

2613Lewis County, KYKY12,90124–

2614Newberry County, SCSC39,56124–

2615Johnson County, TNTN18,71824–

2616Colfax County, NENE10,93424–

2617Hayes County, NENE82124–

2618Haskell County, TXTX5,49924–

2619Sutton County, TXTX3,20324–

2620Tazewell County, VAVA38,63524–

2621Wheeler County, GAGA7,57023–

2622Chilton County, ALAL47,70823–

2623Hale County, ALAL15,19423–

2624Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94123–

2625Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98023–

2626Neshoba County, MSMS28,73223–

2627Cass County, ILIL12,46323–

2628Massac County, ILIL13,50223–

2629Vinton County, OHOH12,64523–

2630Roger Mills County, OKOK3,25923–

2631Tillman County, OKOK6,78023–

2632Juniata County, PAPA23,40323–

2633Dundy County, NENE1,56823–

2634Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34323–

2635Alleghany County, NCNC11,47923–

2636Clay County, NCNC12,23923–

2637Brown County, OHOH44,39723–

2638Southampton County, VAVA18,11023–

2639Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71523–

2640Ritchie County, WVWV8,03423–

2641Menominee County, WIWI4,19923–

2642Peach County, GAGA29,87722–

2643Marengo County, ALAL18,31122–

2644Gray County, KSKS5,65222–

2645Harper County, KSKS5,37022–

2646Green County, KYKY11,64422–

2647Garrett County, MDMD28,37022–

2648Caldwell County, MOMO9,01222–

2649Madison County, NCNC22,55322–

2650Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28422–

2651Refugio County, TXTX6,65722–

2652Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05822–

2653Stewart County, TNTN14,43922–

2654Union County, FLFL16,25021–

2655Conway County, ARAR21,39321–

2656Smith County, KSKS3,56621–

2657Bolivar County, MSMS28,26221–

2658Wheeler County, OROR1,47221–

2659Sullivan County, PAPA5,85621–

2660Scotland County, MOMO4,79621–

2661Martin County, NCNC21,60121–

2662Fisher County, TXTX3,69221–

2663Escambia County, ALAL36,66520–

2664Ouachita County, ARAR21,73120–

2665St. Francis County, ARAR21,80020–

2666Grant Parish, LALA22,07520–

2667West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13420–

2668Crawford County, OHOH41,89620–

2669Stephens County, TXTX9,38020–

2670Gilmer County, WVWV7,08520–

2671Monroe County, WVWV12,49120–

2672Unicoi County, TNTN17,85620–

2673Duval County, TXTX9,40220–

2674Franklin County, TXTX10,99420–

2675Brooks County, GAGA16,10119–

2676Cook County, GAGA18,23219–

2677Dodge County, GAGA19,66319–

2678Toombs County, GAGA27,54519–

2679Anderson County, KSKS8,01819–

2680Barber County, KSKS4,08319–

2681Trego County, KSKS2,74019–

2682Blackford County, ININ11,73019–

2683Washita County, OKOK10,88419–

2684Karnes County, TXTX15,01819–

2685Morris County, TXTX12,13319–

2686Hancock County, GAGA8,68218–

2687Talbot County, GAGA5,70918–

2688Cleveland County, ARAR7,22418–

2689Dallas County, ARAR6,01118–

2690Elk County, KSKS2,45818–

2691Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25718–

2692Casey County, KYKY16,20518–

2693Monroe County, KYKY11,19118–

2694Webster County, KYKY12,92918–

2695Lawrence County, ILIL13,79018–

2696Dewey County, OKOK4,20718–

2697Forest County, PAPA6,61418–

2698Bamberg County, SCSC12,79618–

2699Wheeler County, NENE78918–

2700Mason County, TXTX3,99018–

2701Ward County, TXTX11,12518–

2702Grayson County, VAVA15,23018–

2703Wirt County, WVWV4,87918–

2704Irwin County, GAGA9,02017–

2705Macon County, ALAL18,13217–

2706Miller County, ARAR42,35717–

2707Kiowa County, KSKS2,43217–

2708Clinton County, KYKY9,13917–

2709Terrell County, TXTX70217–

2710Buchanan County, VAVA18,49217–

2711Covington, VAVA5,68017–

2712Bailey County, TXTX6,96317–

2713Castro County, TXTX7,29517–

2714Clinch County, GAGA6,84716–

2715Jefferson County, GAGA15,01116–

2716Johnson County, GAGA9,31016–

2717Logan County, ARAR21,63316–

2718Coahoma County, MSMS19,84916–

2719Harper County, OKOK3,17216–

2720Jefferson County, OKOK5,43116–

2721Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61716–

2722Bladen County, NCNC30,00716–

2723Beaver County, UTUT7,30116–

2724Greensville County, VAVA11,18116–

2725Richmond County, VAVA9,29416–

2726Crane County, TXTX4,55416–

2727Bent County, COCO5,71615–

2728Habersham County, GAGA50,41615–

2729Turner County, GAGA8,98315–

2730Fleming County, KYKY15,78715–

2731Scott County, ILIL4,86615–

2732Craig County, OKOK14,51815–

2733New Madrid County, MOMO15,08615–

2734Osage County, MOMO13,61115–

2735Fayette County, WVWV38,16515–

2736Hardy County, WVWV14,33715–

2737Perry County, TNTN9,12615–

2738Hall County, TXTX2,73715–

2739Franklin County, ALAL32,44914–

2740Pike County, ININ12,00314–

2741Lane County, KSKS1,50814–

2742Menifee County, KYKY6,43014–

2743Simpson County, KYKY20,78814–

2744Grenada County, MSMS20,86814–

2745Jasper County, ILIL9,03214–

2746Marshall County, OKOK16,25514–

2747Cameron County, PAPA4,21114–

2748Esmeralda County, NVNV72914–

2749Graham County, NCNC8,19014–

2750Morgan County, OHOH13,62614–

2751Oldham County, TXTX1,78314–

2752Red River County, TXTX11,81614–

2753Wheeler County, TXTX4,77314–

2754Nottoway County, VAVA15,79614–

2755Frio County, TXTX18,82314–

2756Dolores County, COCO2,46613–

2757Baker County, GAGA2,72513–

2758Coffee County, GAGA44,40713–

2759Wilkes County, GAGA9,54013–

2760Prairie County, ARAR7,92313–

2761Edwards County, KSKS2,64013–

2762Woodson County, KSKS3,11813–

2763Iberville Parish, LALA29,57913–

2764Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09613–

2765Simpson County, MSMS25,49813–

2766Edwards County, ILIL5,89813–

2767Hampton County, SCSC18,17413–

2768DeKalb County, TNTN21,87313–

2769Haywood County, TNTN17,04213–

2770Schuyler County, MOMO4,14013–

2771Newton County, TXTX11,95413–

2772Surry County, VAVA6,60313–

2773Andrews County, TXTX18,91413–

2774Cochran County, TXTX2,54613–

2775Butler County, ALAL18,10012–

2776Pickens County, ALAL18,22112–

2777Perry County, ININ19,38912–

2778Union County, ININ6,86312–

2779Stevens County, KSKS4,98412–

2780Elliott County, KYKY7,26512–

2781Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22312–

2782Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87712–

2783Knox County, MOMO3,72812–

2784Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,68912–

2785Sullivan County, MOMO5,73812–

2786Eureka County, NVNV1,86712–

2787Lewis County, WVWV16,39412–

2788Montgomery County, GAGA8,63511–

2789Murray County, GAGA41,60711–

2790Washington County, ALAL14,82211–

2791Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61911–

2792Lincoln County, KSKS2,86111–

2793Meade County, KSKS3,85211–

2794Scott County, KSKS4,81511–

2795Carroll County, KYKY11,14111–

2796Lee County, KYKY7,29711–

2797Richland Parish, LALA19,58211–

2798Claiborne County, MSMS8,05811–

2799Newton County, MSMS20,96011–

2800Chester County, SCSC33,00111–

2801Bollinger County, MOMO10,64611–

2802Monroe County, OHOH12,99411–

2803Lamb County, TXTX12,57911–

2804Runnels County, TXTX9,69311–

2805Sabine County, TXTX10,01211–

2806Lafayette County, FLFL8,79210–

2807Chattooga County, GAGA25,30010–

2808Macon County, GAGA11,75610–

2809Stewart County, GAGA4,63110–

2810Newton County, ARAR7,02610–

2811Scott County, ARAR9,96510–

2812Comanche County, KSKS1,67310–

2813Gove County, KSKS2,63110–

2814Ness County, KSKS2,61710–

2815Clay County, KYKY19,46510–

2816Cumberland County, KYKY5,99210–

2817Lincoln County, KYKY25,35310–

2818Noxubee County, MSMS9,79810–

2819Pope County, ILIL3,67210–

2820Chester County, TNTN17,99410–

2821Garfield County, NENE1,71010–

2822Mitchell County, NCNC15,06210–

2823Northampton County, NCNC16,49110–

2824Hemphill County, TXTX3,08310–

2825Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43310–

2826Nicholas County, WVWV23,84810–

2827Coke County, TXTX3,41210–

2828Liberty County, FLFL8,0359–

2829Madison County, FLFL18,7599–

2830Phillips County, ARAR14,2559–

2831Rawlins County, KSKS2,4319–

2832Perry County, MSMS11,5779–

2833Scott County, MSMS28,0739–

2834Pushmataha County, OKOK10,8079–

2835McCormick County, SCSC10,2159–

2836Mississippi County, MOMO12,0039–

2837Thomas County, NENE6399–

2838Hertford County, NCNC19,0159–

2839Warren County, NCNC18,8989–

2840Harrison County, OHOH14,0709–

2841Roberts County, TXTX8679–

2842Uvalde County, TXTX24,9639–

2843Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6029–

2844Summers County, WVWV11,5329–

2845Baylor County, TXTX3,4729–

2846Delta County, TXTX5,5499–

2847Emanuel County, GAGA23,1478–

2848Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2198–

2849Stanton County, KSKS1,9868–

2850Bell County, KYKY22,8298–

2851Butler County, KYKY12,5208–

2852Harrison County, KYKY19,6278–

2853Johnson County, KYKY22,0518–

2854Todd County, KYKY12,9728–

2855Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7308–

2856Greene County, MSMS13,7078–

2857Webster County, MSMS10,1678–

2858Yazoo County, MSMS22,9478–

2859Crawford County, ININ10,5098–

2860Grant County, OKOK4,0678–

2861Harmon County, OKOK2,3278–

2862Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9208–

2863Mora County, NMNM4,0518–

2864Parmer County, TXTX9,6788–

2865Garza County, TXTX4,5108–

2866Stephens County, GAGA27,8547–

2867Lincoln County, ARAR12,7647–

2868Clark County, KSKS1,9007–

2869Rush County, KSKS2,8457–

2870Stafford County, KSKS4,0057–

2871Montgomery County, KYKY28,8227–

2872Union County, KYKY12,8397–

2873Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3547–

2874Amite County, MSMS12,4877–

2875Leake County, MSMS21,6627–

2876Greer County, OKOK5,3737–

2877Greeley County, NENE2,1547–

2878Marion County, TXTX9,8967–

2879Yoakum County, TXTX7,4387–

2880Lee County, VAVA21,6427–

2881Sussex County, VAVA10,7557–

2882Edwards County, TXTX1,3707–

2883Glascock County, GAGA3,1416–

2884Owen County, ININ21,8866–

2885Lawrence County, KYKY15,7656–

2886Winn Parish, LALA14,9616–

2887Washington County, MSMS40,4466–

2888Barnwell County, SCSC20,6536–

2889Madison County, MOMO12,8586–

2890Arthur County, NENE3966–

2891Johnson County, NENE5,2186–

2892Dooly County, GAGA11,1565–

2893Clark County, IDID7835–

2894Sheridan County, KSKS2,4275–

2895Sharkey County, MSMS3,0975–

2896Walthall County, MSMS13,9285–

2897Okfuskee County, OKOK11,4515–

2898Allendale County, SCSC7,3555–

2899Ralls County, MOMO10,4445–

2900Mills County, TXTX4,5805–

2901Lincoln County, WVWV19,1775–

2902Hale County, TXTX31,8195–

2903Mitchell County, GAGA20,4674–

2904Webster County, GAGA2,3694–

2905Choctaw County, ALAL11,9044–

2906Clarke County, ALAL22,0144–

2907Clay County, ALAL14,2074–

2908Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1754–

2909Washington County, ININ28,3834–

2910Wallace County, KSKS1,4414–

2911McLean County, KYKY9,0644–

2912Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1484–

2913Wolfe County, KYKY6,2984–

2914St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1064–

2915Gallatin County, ILIL4,6164–

2916Cimarron County, OKOK2,0594–

2917Ellis County, OKOK3,6134–

2918Worth County, MOMO1,9144–

2919Irion County, TXTX1,4634–

2920Upton County, TXTX3,1314–

2921Dickenson County, VAVA13,2364–

2922Boone County, WVWV20,2514–

2923Scott County, TNTN22,6714–

2924Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4874–

2925Bibb County, ALAL22,2623–

2926Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9413–

2927Keya Paha County, NENE7923–

2928Pawnee County, NENE2,5103–

2929Trinity County, TXTX14,3843–

2930Logan County, WVWV30,3753–

2931Pendleton County, WVWV5,8263–

2932Concho County, TXTX3,6073–

2933Dickens County, TXTX1,6923–

2934Coosa County, ALAL10,1612–

2935Kingman County, KSKS7,0292–

2936Charles City County, VAVA6,6232–

2937Cross County, ARAR16,1861–

2938Perry County, ARAR10,3091–

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