 The racial makeup of the county was 98.85% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races.0.51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.38.8% were of Norwegian and 31.6% German ancestry.