 The racial makeup of the county was 98.47% White, 0.31% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races.0.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.43.1% were of German, 29.6% Norwegian and 7.5% Irish ancestry.