 The racial makeup of the county was 97.77% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races.1.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.41.8% were of German and 29.2% Norwegian ancestry.