 The racial makeup of the county was 97.11% White, 0.24% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.36% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races.3.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.45.5% were of German, 21.2% Norwegian and 5.1% Irish ancestry.