Distribution of Northern European People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Northern European

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Kalawao County, Hawaii	2.67%
2	Esmeralda County, Nevada	2.65%
3	Owyhee County, Idaho	2.03%
4	Falls Church city, Virginia	1.57%
5	Lake County, Colorado	1.5%
6	Sheridan County, Montana	1.48%
7	Jefferson County, Washington	1.42%
8	McPherson County, Nebraska	1.32%
9	Dawson County, Montana	1.18%
10	Garfield County, Montana	1.14%
11	Petersburg Borough, Alaska	1.08%
12	Denali Borough, Alaska	1.08%
13	Windham County, Vermont	1.03%
14	Jasper County, Mississippi	1%
15	San Juan County, Washington	1%
16	Golden Valley County, North Dakota	0.9%
17	Delta County, Michigan	0.89%
18	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska	0.88%
19	Benton County, Oregon	0.87%
20	Beaver County, Utah	0.87%

Top Counties by Population of Northern European

#	County	Population
1	King County, Washington	15,210
2	Los Angeles County, California	10,524
3	San Diego County, California	6,031
4	Orange County, California	4,888
5	Maricopa County, Arizona	4,756
6	Salt Lake County, Utah	4,657
7	Hennepin County, Minnesota	4,287
8	Multnomah County, Oregon	4,283
9	Santa Clara County, California	3,998
10	Alameda County, California	3,905
11	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	3,404
12	Pierce County, Washington	3,137
13	Contra Costa County, California	3,032
14	San Francisco County, California	2,999
15	Snohomish County, Washington	2,925
16	Harris County, Texas	2,844
17	Cook County, Illinois	2,739
18	Travis County, Texas	2,727
19	Dallas County, Texas	2,583
20	Sacramento County, California	2,560

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Washington	0.46%	33,613
2	Oregon	0.4%	16,122
3	Vermont	0.36%	2,225
4	Alaska	0.35%	2,595
5	Montana	0.33%	3,412
6	Utah	0.31%	9,312
7	Idaho	0.24%	4,060
8	Colorado	0.23%	12,972
9	Minnesota	0.22%	11,993
10	New Mexico	0.22%	4,502
11	Wyoming	0.19%	1,128
12	Maine	0.18%	2,406
13	California	0.16%	64,483
14	District of Columbia	0.16%	1,125
15	Iowa	0.16%	4,969
16	South Dakota	0.15%	1,313
17	Virginia	0.14%	12,126
18	New Hampshire	0.14%	1,853
19	Massachusetts	0.13%	9,208
20	Arizona	0.13%	9,281
21	Wisconsin	0.13%	7,237
22	Nevada	0.12%	3,571
23	Connecticut	0.12%	4,147
24	Missouri	0.1%	6,380
25	Maryland	0.1%	6,285
26	Hawaii	0.1%	1,476
27	Kansas	0.1%	2,857
28	Nebraska	0.1%	1,845
29	Michigan	0.09%	9,034
30	Georgia	0.09%	8,921
31	Arkansas	0.08%	2,421
32	Delaware	0.08%	767
33	North Carolina	0.08%	8,183
34	Oklahoma	0.08%	2,949
35	South Carolina	0.07%	3,663
36	Indiana	0.07%	4,887
37	West Virginia	0.07%	1,328
38	Texas	0.07%	20,103
39	Illinois	0.07%	9,192
40	Florida	0.07%	14,067
41	Kentucky	0.07%	3,022
42	Tennessee	0.07%	4,508
43	New York	0.07%	13,074
44	North Dakota	0.06%	486
45	Ohio	0.06%	7,261
46	Rhode Island	0.06%	653
47	Pennsylvania	0.06%	7,512
48	Mississippi	0.06%	1,727
49	Alabama	0.05%	2,646
50	New Jersey	0.05%	4,282
51	Louisiana	0.05%	2,151
52	Puerto Rico	0%	24

Top States and Territories by Population of Northern European

#	State	Population
1	California	64,483
2	Washington	33,613
3	Texas	20,103
4	Oregon	16,122
5	Florida	14,067
6	New York	13,074
7	Colorado	12,972
8	Virginia	12,126
9	Minnesota	11,993
10	Utah	9,312
11	Arizona	9,281
12	Massachusetts	9,208
13	Illinois	9,192
14	Michigan	9,034
15	Georgia	8,921
16	North Carolina	8,183
17	Pennsylvania	7,512
18	Ohio	7,261
19	Wisconsin	7,237
20	Missouri	6,380
21	Maryland	6,285
22	Iowa	4,969
23	Indiana	4,887
24	Tennessee	4,508
25	New Mexico	4,502
26	New Jersey	4,282
27	Connecticut	4,147
28	Idaho	4,060
29	South Carolina	3,663
30	Nevada	3,571
31	Montana	3,412
32	Kentucky	3,022
33	Oklahoma	2,949
34	Kansas	2,857
35	Alabama	2,646
36	Alaska	2,595
37	Arkansas	2,421
38	Maine	2,406
39	Vermont	2,225
40	Louisiana	2,151
41	New Hampshire	1,853
42	Nebraska	1,845
43	Mississippi	1,727
44	Hawaii	1,476
45	West Virginia	1,328
46	South Dakota	1,313
47	Wyoming	1,128
48	District of Columbia	1,125
49	Delaware	767
50	Rhode Island	653
51	North Dakota	486
52	Puerto Rico	24

Source Data

This data was sourced from the 2013-2018 American Communities Survey. As this is freely available government data, feel free to use and share these numbers and metrics.