Which county has the highest norwegian population?

Hennepin County, Minnesota ranks #1 with 140,880 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by norwegian population?

Hennepin County, Minnesota, King County, Washington, Maricopa County, Arizona, Dane County, Wisconsin, Cass County, North Dakota.

How many counties are in this ranking?

2,967 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is norwegian population measured?

Number of residents who are Norwegian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 467 SHOWN OF 2,967

Largest Norwegian population, US counties · 2020

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are Norwegian ancestry, from the 2020 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 2010

2501White County, ILIL13,25030−12%

2502Cherokee County, KSKS19,10530−71%

2503Graham County, KSKS2,37130−3%

2504Forest County, PAPA6,61430+67%

2505Preston County, WVWV34,00430−6%

2506Dallas County, ALAL35,14029−15%

2507Grant County, ARAR18,75629−68%

2508Johnson County, ARAR26,22529−40%

2509Little River County, ARAR11,76329+12%

2510Trimble County, KYKY8,70129–

2511Bienville Parish, LALA12,26929−24%

2512Stone County, MSMS19,65429−9%

2513Kiowa County, OKOK8,18129−33%

2514Bath County, VAVA4,07629–

2515Brunswick County, VAVA15,72729–

2516Carroll County, VAVA29,29929–

2517Conejos County, COCO7,52929−68%

2518Franklin County, GAGA25,94829+21%

2519Worth County, GAGA20,05929–

2520Scott County, ININ25,05329−75%

2521Gove County, KSKS2,63129+190%

2522Fulton County, KYKY6,21829+21%

2523Hart County, KYKY20,11729−80%

2524Lawrence County, ALAL33,84328−49%

2525De Soto Parish, LALA27,38128−88%

2526Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09628+115%

2527Wheeler County, NENE78928+56%

2528Sullivan County, PAPA5,85628+33%

2529Macon County, TNTN27,66328−33%

2530Yoakum County, TXTX7,43828+300%

2531Buckingham County, VAVA17,13728–

2532Dickenson County, VAVA13,23628+600%

2533Summers County, WVWV11,53228+211%

2534Hardee County, FLFL25,93228+17%

2535Decatur County, GAGA29,43228+12%

2536Martin County, KYKY10,69728–

2537Randolph County, ALAL23,16327–

2538Johnson County, NENE5,21827+350%

2539Greene County, NCNC20,70027–

2540Fulton County, PAPA14,48327−53%

2541Dillon County, SCSC27,45827–

2542Jackson County, TNTN12,46627+4%

2543Monroe County, WVWV12,49127+35%

2544Gray County, KSKS5,65227+23%

2545Stafford County, KSKS4,00527+286%

2546Grainger County, TNTN25,73927–

2547Coke County, TXTX3,41227+170%

2548Caldwell County, KYKY12,60926−42%

2549Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18626−52%

2550Pike County, MOMO17,95526−63%

2551Boyd County, NENE1,67426−26%

2552Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12126−68%

2553Ellis County, OKOK3,61326+550%

2554Pushmataha County, OKOK10,80726+189%

2555Saline County, ILIL22,77226−75%

2556Bent County, COCO5,71626+73%

2557Sumter County, GAGA28,80126−7%

2558Harrison County, KYKY19,62726+225%

2559Lawrence County, KYKY15,76526+333%

2560Marion County, KYKY20,11526−32%

2561Ohio County, KYKY23,93426−33%

2562Juniata County, PAPA23,40326+13%

2563Alpine County, CACA1,04325–

2564Prentiss County, MSMS25,28425–

2565Colfax County, NENE10,93425+4%

2566Quay County, NMNM8,45425−4%

2567Cotton County, OKOK5,43225−22%

2568Lee County, VAVA21,64225+257%

2569Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60225+178%

2570Fayette County, WVWV38,16525+67%

2571Bristol, VAVA16,41825−78%

2572Mineral County, COCO91025−42%

2573Dooly County, GAGA11,15625+400%

2574Jefferson County, GAGA15,01125+56%

2575Thomas County, KSKS7,72525−77%

2576Jackson County, ALAL54,28124−81%

2577East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91124−38%

2578St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10624+500%

2579Macon County, MOMO15,19024−86%

2580Harlan County, NENE3,00024−68%

2581Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61724+50%

2582Lynn County, TXTX6,01724–

2583Mason County, TXTX3,99024+33%

2584Logan County, KYKY28,66924−77%

2585Grundy County, MOMO9,74424−17%

2586Barber County, KSKS4,08324+26%

2587Clark County, KYKY37,88824−87%

2588Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61924+118%

2589Washington Parish, LALA44,93724−81%

2590Butler County, ALAL18,10023+92%

2591Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09523−69%

2592St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76523−68%

2593Oscoda County, MIMI8,72323−47%

2594Iron County, MOMO9,31823−73%

2595Howard County, NENE6,53823−73%

2596Rock County, NENE1,25923−51%

2597Alleghany County, NCNC11,479230%

2598Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66223–

2599Delta County, TXTX5,54923+156%

2600Essex County, VTVT6,05123−8%

2601Kiowa County, COCO1,41223−63%

2602San Juan County, COCO81323−12%

2603Bleckley County, GAGA12,86623–

2604Spencer County, ININ20,06123−59%

2605Switzerland County, ININ10,03723−56%

2606Woodson County, KSKS3,11823+77%

2607Carlisle County, KYKY4,74723–

2608Bibb County, ALAL22,26222+633%

2609Walker County, ALAL65,14022−77%

2610Van Buren County, TNTN6,87422–

2611Newton County, MSMS20,96022+100%

2612Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87722+83%

2613Chowan County, NCNC14,08222–

2614Johnson County, TNTN18,71822−8%

2615Haskell County, TXTX5,49922−8%

2616Shelby County, TXTX24,28622−15%

2617Highland County, VAVA2,31822–

2618Meade County, KSKS3,85222+100%

2619Adair County, KYKY19,42322−12%

2620Bourbon County, KYKY20,24321−71%

2621Yakutat, AKAK67221−25%

2622Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35421+200%

2623Iberville Parish, LALA29,57921+62%

2624Douglas County, MOMO12,34221−25%

2625Montgomery County, MOMO11,59021−56%

2626Bladen County, NCNC30,00721+31%

2627Harrison County, OHOH14,07021+133%

2628Garza County, TXTX4,51021+163%

2629Barbour County, WVWV15,41421−40%

2630Hampshire County, WVWV24,10521−56%

2631Martin County, ININ9,85621−49%

2632Richardson County, NENE7,53021−80%

2633Grant County, KYKY26,18121−76%

2634Baca County, COCO3,34721−54%

2635North Slope, AKAK10,58220−41%

2636Morgan County, OHOH13,62620+43%

2637Adair County, OKOK19,82820−53%

2638Marshall County, OKOK16,25520+43%

2639Bamberg County, SCSC12,79620+11%

2640Decatur County, TNTN11,82020–

2641Morgan County, TNTN22,16020−84%

2642Robertson County, TXTX17,83920−62%

2643Bland County, VAVA6,15120−43%

2644Hancock County, WVWV27,72920−43%

2645Lafayette County, FLFL8,79220+100%

2646Irwin County, GAGA9,02020+18%

2647Miller County, GAGA5,81220–

2648Moultrie County, ILIL14,37120−29%

2649LaGrange County, ININ41,30520−57%

2650Logan County, KSKS2,66120−26%

2651Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58320–

2652Frio County, TXTX18,82320+43%

2653Lamar County, ALAL13,58719−57%

2654Gilmer County, WVWV7,08519−5%

2655Cameron Parish, LALA4,71819–

2656Alcorn County, MSMS34,56919−77%

2657Northampton County, NCNC16,49119+90%

2658Dallam County, TXTX7,50819−65%

2659Lamb County, TXTX12,57919+73%

2660Hamilton County, FLFL14,18019−56%

2661Pope County, ILIL3,67219+90%

2662Crawford County, ININ10,50919+138%

2663Greer County, OKOK5,37319+171%

2664Lexington, VAVA7,76919−67%

2665Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48318−84%

2666Greenlee County, AZAZ9,31218−50%

2667Wayne County, MSMS19,80718–

2668Banner County, NENE68618−70%

2669Pamlico County, NCNC12,75818–

2670Calhoun County, SCSC14,18818−44%

2671Buffalo County, SDSD1,80218–

2672Fentress County, TNTN20,32218−76%

2673Moore County, TNTN6,92018−71%

2674Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71118–

2675Nolan County, TXTX14,11718−57%

2676Sherman County, TXTX2,78118−36%

2677Swisher County, TXTX6,70318−65%

2678Grayson County, VAVA15,230180%

2679Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48118–

2680Clark County, KSKS1,90018+157%

2681Pratt County, KSKS9,11718−79%

2682Ballard County, KYKY7,59418−51%

2683Letcher County, KYKY19,95218–

2684Scott County, VAVA21,20018–

2685Martinsville, VAVA13,84918−76%

2686Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35717−85%

2687Dallas County, ARAR6,01117−6%

2688Tate County, MSMS28,72517−73%

2689Gentry County, MOMO6,38417−37%

2690Grant County, NENE56117−57%

2691Calhoun County, TXTX19,59917−77%

2692Franklin, VAVA8,47817−53%

2693Bell County, KYKY22,82917+113%

2694Castro County, TXTX7,295170%

2695Evans County, GAGA11,02817−71%

2696Sheridan County, KSKS2,42717+240%

2697Monroe County, KYKY11,19117−6%

2698Pike County, ARAR9,96416−67%

2699Scott County, TNTN22,67116+300%

2700Warren County, NCNC18,89816+78%

2701Allendale County, SCSC7,35516+220%

2702Pickett County, TNTN5,21916−36%

2703Colorado County, TXTX21,43916−74%

2704Red River County, TXTX11,81616+14%

2705Upton County, TXTX3,13116+300%

2706Madison County, VAVA14,23716−85%

2707Patrick County, VAVA17,42416−82%

2708Lewis County, WVWV16,39416+33%

2709Greeley County, NENE2,15416+129%

2710Habersham County, GAGA50,41616+7%

2711Lincoln County, GAGA8,11216–

2712Seminole County, GAGA9,16216−33%

2713Harper County, KSKS5,37016−27%

2714Clark County, MOMO6,47515−80%

2715St. Francis County, ARAR21,80015−25%

2716Grant County, WVWV11,04115−42%

2717LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15415–

2718Copiah County, MSMS27,49715–

2719Leake County, MSMS21,66215+114%

2720Simpson County, MSMS25,49815+15%

2721Shannon County, MOMO7,28515−72%

2722Sioux County, NENE1,18815−77%

2723Coal County, OKOK5,43615−81%

2724Henderson County, TNTN28,51815−85%

2725Cass County, TXTX28,65115−85%

2726Richmond County, VAVA9,29415−6%

2727Talbot County, GAGA5,70915−17%

2728Madison County, FLFL18,75915+67%

2729Greene County, ILIL11,31315−53%

2730Anderson County, KSKS8,01815−21%

2731Chase County, KSKS2,57215−80%

2732Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32115−65%

2733Clinton County, KYKY9,13915−12%

2734Magoffin County, KYKY11,11015−67%

2735Haywood County, TNTN17,04215+15%

2736Pierce County, GAGA20,76414−80%

2737Pickens County, ALAL18,22114+17%

2738Ashley County, ARAR17,83114−59%

2739Hempstead County, ARAR19,08014−84%

2740Assumption Parish, LALA19,72014−80%

2741Ralls County, MOMO10,44414+180%

2742Shelby County, MOMO5,87014−55%

2743Hayes County, NENE82114−42%

2744Torrance County, NMNM16,10014−93%

2745Swain County, NCNC14,02414−90%

2746Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64914−44%

2747Stephens County, TXTX9,38014−30%

2748Northampton County, VAVA11,87914−85%

2749Tucker County, WVWV6,54014−56%

2750Osborne County, KSKS3,28514−53%

2751Liberty County, FLFL8,03514+56%

2752Clay County, ILIL12,79314−72%

2753Kingman County, KSKS7,02914+600%

2754Rawlins County, KSKS2,43114+56%

2755Carter County, KYKY26,14914−78%

2756Crittenden County, KYKY8,80714–

2757Marshall County, KYKY31,65914−83%

2758Morgan County, KYKY14,41514−66%

2759Pike County, KYKY54,72114−68%

2760Abbeville County, SCSC24,83614−71%

2761Hardin County, TNTN27,98314−80%

2762Polk County, GAGA45,51413−83%

2763Poinsett County, ARAR22,48313–

2764Martin County, NCNC21,60113−38%

2765Iberia Parish, LALA66,84613−82%

2766Worth County, MOMO1,91413+225%

2767Dewey County, OKOK4,20713−28%

2768Wayne County, TNTN16,41613−86%

2769Taylor County, FLFL21,21013−85%

2770Nicholas County, KYKY7,94913–

2771Monroe County, ALAL18,96512–

2772Butts County, GAGA27,21812–

2773Amite County, MSMS12,48712+71%

2774Monroe County, MOMO8,95912−67%

2775Benton County, TNTN16,18312−77%

2776Carson County, TXTX5,80512−91%

2777Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80412−88%

2778La Salle County, TXTX6,51712–

2779Oldham County, TXTX1,78312−14%

2780Nelson County, VAVA14,92012−87%

2781Doddridge County, WVWV7,63412−83%

2782Berrien County, GAGA18,93212−66%

2783Candler County, GAGA11,27512–

2784Long County, GAGA21,55712−54%

2785McIntosh County, GAGA11,98912−86%

2786Turner County, GAGA8,98312−20%

2787Washington County, GAGA19,45312–

2788Hamilton County, KSKS2,50012–

2789Kiowa County, KSKS2,43212−29%

2790Pawnee County, KSKS5,99112−76%

2791Rush County, KSKS2,84512+71%

2792Lee County, KYKY7,29712+9%

2793Mason County, KYKY16,93612–

2794Grundy County, TNTN14,11612−68%

2795Coleman County, TXTX7,91512–

2796Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25611−90%

2797Tensas Parish, LALA3,70011–

2798Franklin County, MSMS7,49111−70%

2799Monroe County, MSMS33,31811−77%

2800Holt County, MOMO4,20011−62%

2801Dundy County, NENE1,56811−52%

2802Keya Paha County, NENE79211+267%

2803Beaver County, OKOK4,88211−84%

2804Jefferson County, OKOK5,43111−31%

2805Jackson County, TXTX15,39311−65%

2806Live Oak County, TXTX11,92911−88%

2807Sabine County, TXTX10,012110%

2808Alleghany County, VAVA14,54611−85%

2809Lancaster County, VAVA10,99511−88%

2810Bullock County, ALAL9,78011–

2811Edmonson County, KYKY12,74911–

2812Grady County, GAGA26,59011−65%

2813Heard County, GAGA12,14911−68%

2814Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65011–

2815Cass County, ILIL12,46311−52%

2816Clay County, KYKY19,46511+10%

2817Green County, KYKY11,64411−50%

2818McLean County, KYKY9,06411+175%

2819Todd County, KYKY12,97211+38%

2820West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75611−58%

2821Nance County, NENE3,29011−75%

2822Menominee County, WIWI4,19911−52%

2823Bristol Bay, AKAK84710−94%

2824Nevada County, ARAR7,94210–

2825Union Parish, LALA20,56110–

2826Bolivar County, MSMS28,26210−52%

2827Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94110+233%

2828Lincoln County, MSMS35,01210−62%

2829Garden County, NENE1,80410−86%

2830Shackelford County, TXTX3,19710–

2831Charles City County, VAVA6,62310+400%

2832Pendleton County, WVWV5,82610+233%

2833Upshur County, WVWV23,75810−93%

2834Cumberland County, KYKY5,992100%

2835Morgan County, WVWV18,02710−63%

2836Crosby County, TXTX4,85210−64%

2837Gallatin County, ILIL4,61610+150%

2838Elk County, KSKS2,45810−44%

2839Roberts County, TXTX86710+11%

2840Arkansas County, ARAR15,8369−78%

2841Bracken County, KYKY8,5119–

2842Benton County, MSMS7,5029–

2843Covington County, MSMS17,8989−71%

2844Clay County, NCNC12,2399−61%

2845Todd County, SDSD8,8639−85%

2846Crockett County, TNTN14,0069–

2847Kimble County, TXTX4,4389–

2848Runnels County, TXTX9,6939−18%

2849Sullivan County, MOMO5,7389−25%

2850Terrell County, GAGA8,6569–

2851Pike County, GAGA20,9329−93%

2852Hale County, ALAL15,1949−61%

2853Scott County, ILIL4,8669−40%

2854Haskell County, KSKS3,5999–

2855Russell County, KSKS6,5819−89%

2856Fleming County, KYKY15,7879−40%

2857Knox County, KYKY29,5329−70%

2858Lewis County, KYKY12,9019−63%

2859McPherson County, NENE3699−83%

2860Franklin County, ALAL32,4498−43%

2861Calhoun County, ARAR4,6328–

2862Sevier County, ARAR15,7588−69%

2863Calhoun County, WVWV5,9788−73%

2864Latimer County, OKOK9,6458−92%

2865Fairfield County, SCSC20,3408−81%

2866Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92080%

2867Archer County, TXTX9,1298−82%

2868Culberson County, TXTX2,2678–

2869McCulloch County, TXTX7,4728−95%

2870Cumberland County, VAVA10,3528−74%

2871Greensville County, VAVA11,1818−50%

2872Nottoway County, VAVA15,7968−43%

2873Marengo County, ALAL18,3118−64%

2874Wilkes County, GAGA9,5408−38%

2875Brown County, ILIL6,4018−93%

2876Wallace County, KSKS1,4418+100%

2877Carroll County, KYKY11,1418−27%

2878Esmeralda County, NVNV7298−43%

2879Bath County, KYKY13,1767−95%

2880Surry County, VAVA6,6037−46%

2881Lane County, KSKS1,5087−50%

2882Sabine Parish, LALA21,8347−77%

2883Knox County, MOMO3,7287−42%

2884Thomas County, NENE6397−22%

2885Hardeman County, TNTN25,2747−91%

2886Fisher County, TXTX3,6927−67%

2887Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2847−68%

2888Clinch County, GAGA6,8477−56%

2889Coffee County, GAGA44,4077−46%

2890Harlan County, KYKY24,7257–

2891Leslie County, KYKY9,6277–

2892Conecuh County, ALAL10,8996−85%

2893Allen Parish, LALA22,6726−87%

2894Clarke County, MSMS15,1026–

2895Marion County, MSMS24,0016−88%

2896Winston County, MSMS17,4736−88%

2897Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3756–

2898Logan County, NENE6696−84%

2899Bertie County, NCNC17,0866–

2900Armstrong County, TXTX1,8436−88%

2901Webster County, GAGA2,3696+50%

2902Blaine County, NENE4586–

2903Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8616−85%

2904Emanuel County, GAGA23,1476−25%

2905Hardin County, ILIL3,5886–

2906Cheyenne County, KSKS2,6046−82%

2907Edwards County, KSKS2,6406−54%

2908Manassas Park, VAVA16,5606−96%

2909Franklin County, ARAR17,7255–

2910Lee County, ARAR8,0295–

2911Lincoln County, ARAR12,7645−29%

2912Macon County, GAGA11,7565−50%

2913Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45150%

2914Mitchell County, TXTX8,9475−90%

2915Refugio County, TXTX6,6575−77%

2916Boone County, WVWV20,2515+25%

2917Breathitt County, KYKY12,5585–

2918Dolores County, COCO2,4665−62%

2919Greeley County, KSKS1,1825–

2920Hardeman County, TXTX3,2925–

2921Daggett County, UTUT9345−87%

2922Monroe County, ARAR6,2444–

2923Arthur County, NENE3964−33%

2924Cochran County, TXTX2,5464−69%

2925Hall County, TXTX2,7374−73%

2926Hansford County, TXTX4,9444−98%

2927Newton County, TXTX11,9544−69%

2928Parmer County, TXTX9,6784−50%

2929Hardy County, WVWV14,3374−73%

2930Donley County, TXTX3,2134−86%

2931Hinsdale County, COCO7534−86%

2932Montgomery County, GAGA8,6354−64%

2933Morton County, KSKS2,4704−85%

2934Livingston County, KYKY8,8634−93%

2935Dawson County, TXTX11,7764−94%

2936Perry County, ARAR10,3093+200%

2937Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3433−87%

2938Terry County, TXTX11,7203−94%

2939Craig County, VAVA4,8003–

2940Wetzel County, WVWV13,7343−96%

2941Taylor County, GAGA7,8183–

2942Comanche County, KSKS1,6733−70%

2943Gallatin County, KYKY8,8403−95%

2944Galax, VAVA6,6703–

2945Washington County, KYKY12,3682−95%

2946George County, MSMS26,3312−95%

2947Leflore County, MSMS25,6862–

2948Sunflower County, MSMS22,8932−98%

2949Pawnee County, NENE2,5102−33%

2950Cimarron County, OKOK2,0592−50%

2951Camas County, IDID1,3162−95%

2952Glascock County, GAGA3,1412−67%

2953Telfair County, GAGA11,1952−95%

2954Owen County, KYKY11,6012−98%

2955Prairie County, ARAR7,9231−92%

2956Franklin Parish, LALA19,0021–

2957Madison Parish, LALA8,8441–

2958Choctaw County, MSMS8,0481−98%

2959Jasper County, MSMS15,7851–

2960Walthall County, MSMS13,9281−80%

2961Reynolds County, MOMO5,9921−98%

2962Hooker County, NENE6861−98%

2963Anson County, NCNC21,7581−99%

2964Hyde County, NCNC4,5541–

2965Briscoe County, TXTX1,4741−98%

2966Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9551–

2967Amelia County, VAVA13,6321−99%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS