Norwegian Americans By State
| Region | Midwest | West | South | Northeast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Americans | 2,273,683 | 1,552,462 | 545,699 | 266,881 |
| Percent of total population | 3.4% | 2.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Percent of Norwegian Americans | 49.4% | 32.9% | 12.0% | 5.4% |
The U.S states by Norwegian Americans:
| State |
Norwegian American |
Percent Norwegian American |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,642,526 | 1.5% |
| Minnesota | 868,361 | 16.5% |
| Wisconsin | 466,469 | 8.2% |
| California | 412,177 | 1.1% |
| Washington | 410,818 | 6.2% |
| North Dakota | 199,154 | 30.8% |
| Iowa | 173,640 | 5.8% |
| Illinois | 171,745 | 1.3% |
| Oregon | 164,676 | 4.3% |
| Texas | 129,081 | 0.5% |
| Arizona | 124,618 | 1.9% |
| Colorado | 119,164 | 2.4% |
| Florida | 117,444 | 0.6% |
| South Dakota | 113,543 | 14.0% |
| New York | 92,796 | 0.5% |
| Montana | 90,425 | 9.3% |
| Michigan | 86,872 | 0.9% |
| Utah | 70,946 | 2.5% |
| Virginia | 49,826 | 0.6% |
| Idaho | 47,891 | 3.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 47,839 | 0.4% |
| North Carolina | 47,136 | 0.5% |
| Missouri | 45,428 | 0.8% |
| New Jersey | 44,010 | 0.5% |
| Ohio | 42,658 | 0.4% |
| Nebraska | 39,921 | 2.2% |
| Nevada | 38,154 | 1.4% |
| Georgia (U.S. state) | 35,881 | 0.4% |
| Massachusetts | 34,355 | 0.5% |
| Indiana | 33,650 | 0.5% |
| Kansas | 32,242 | 1.1% |
| Maryland | 31,020 | 0.5% |
| Alaska | 30,366 | 4.3% |
| Tennessee | 28,009 | 0.4% |
| Oklahoma | 23,507 | 0.6% |
| Connecticut | 18,403 | 0.5% |
| New Mexico | 18,078 | 0.9% |
| Alabama | 17,230 | 0.4% |
| Wyoming | 16,900 | 3.1% |
| South Carolina | 14,916 | 0.3% |
| Arkansas | 13,293 | 0.5% |
| Kentucky | 12,345 | 0.3% |
| New Hampshire | 11,229 | 0.8% |
| Louisiana | 11,128 | 0.2% |
| Maine | 9,008 | 0.7% |
| Hawaii | 8,249 | 0.6% |
| Mississippi | 6,226 | 0.2% |
| Delaware | 4,777 | 0.5% |
| Rhode Island | 4,697 | 0.4% |
| Vermont | 4,544 | 0.7% |
| West Virginia | 3,880 | 0.2% |
| District of Columbia | 3,801 | 0.6% |
| Puerto Rico | 172 | 0.0% |
| State | Norwegian Americans (1980) | Percent (1980) | Norwegian Americans (1990) | Percent (1990) | Norwegian Americans (2000) | Percent (2000) | Norwegian Americans (2009) | Percent (2009) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,453,839 | 1.8% | 3,869,395 | 1.5% | 4,477,725 | 1.6% | 4,642,526 | 1.5% |
| Minnesota | 712,258 | 19.1% | 757,212 | 17.3% | 850,742 | 17.3% | 868,361 | 16.5% |
| Wisconsin | 391,650 | 9.1% | 416,271 | 8.5% | 454,831 | 8.5% | 466,469 | 8.2% |
| California | 367,949 | 1.7% | 411,282 | 1.3% | 436,128 | 1.3% | 412,177 | 1.1% |
| Washington | 286,077 | 8.1% | 333,521 | 6.8% | 367,508 | 6.2% | 410,818 | 6.2% |
| North Dakota | 184,265 | 30.1% | 189,106 | 29.6% | 193,158 | 30.1% | 199,154 | 30.8% |
| Iowa | 153,187 | 6.0% | 152,084 | 5.4% | 166,667 | 5.7% | 173,640 | 5.8% |
| Illinois | 167,995 | 1.7% | 167,003 | 1.4% | 178,923 | 1.4% | 171,745 | 1.3% |
| Oregon | 113,290 | 5.1% | 124,216 | 4.3% | 147,262 | 4.3% | 164,676 | 4.3% |
| Texas | 65,335 | 0.5% | 94,096 | 0.5% | 118,968 | 0.6% | 129,081 | 0.5% |
| Arizona | 44,011 | 1.8% | 70,940 | 1.9% | 106,771 | 2.1% | 124,618 | 1.9% |
| Colorado | 59,948 | 2.3% | 75,646 | 2.2% | 109,744 | 2.6% | 119,164 | 2.4% |
| Florida | 56,567 | 0.7% | 90,375 | 0.6% | 114,687 | 0.7% | 117,444 | 0.6% |
| South Dakota | 98,995 | 15.8% | 106,361 | 15.2% | 115,292 | 15.3% | 113,543 | 14.0% |
| New York | 94,083 | 0.6% | 90,158 | 0.5% | 90,524 | 0.5% | 92,796 | 0.5% |
| Montana | 82,579 | 12.0% | 86,460 | 10.8% | 95,525 | 10.6% | 90,425 | 9.3% |
| Michigan | 72,084 | 0.8% | 72,261 | 0.7% | 85,753 | 0.9% | 86,872 | 0.9% |
| Utah | 30,053 | 2.3% | 36,178 | 2.0% | 60,567 | 2.7% | 70,946 | 2.5% |
| Virginia | 24,409 | 0.5% | 35,815 | 0.5% | 46,877 | 0.7% | 49,826 | 0.6% |
| Idaho | 27,840 | 3.4% | 32,956 | 3.2% | 46,308 | 3.6% | 47,891 | 3.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 25,447 | 0.2% | 31,146 | 0.2% | 38,869 | 0.3% | 47,839 | 0.4% |
| North Carolina | 10,775 | 0.2% | 20,184 | 0.3% | 32,627 | 0.4% | 47,136 | 0.5% |
| Missouri | 23,580 | 0.5% | 29,531 | 0.5% | 40,887 | 0.7% | 45,428 | 0.8% |
| New Jersey | 42,697 | 0.6% | 46,991 | 0.6% | 48,403 | 0.6% | 44,010 | 0.5% |
| Ohio | 27,410 | 0.3% | 31,911 | 0.2% | 41,537 | 0.4% | 42,658 | 0.4% |
| Nebraska | 27,522 | 1.9% | 30,533 | 1.9% | 39,536 | 2.3% | 39,921 | 2.2% |
| Nevada | 14,531 | 2.1% | 23,229 | 1.9% | 38,353 | 1.9% | 38,154 | 1.4% |
| Georgia (U.S. state) | 12,214 | 0.3% | 21,388 | 0.3% | 33,858 | 0.4% | 35,881 | 0.4% |
| Massachusetts | 29,015 | 0.5% | 30,726 | 0.5% | 36,106 | 0.6% | 34,355 | 0.5% |
| Indiana | 21,725 | 0.5% | 25,978 | 0.4% | 34,174 | 0.6% | 33,650 | 0.5% |
| Kansas | 18,635 | 0.9% | 21,878 | 0.8% | 29,773 | 1.1% | 32,242 | 1.1% |
| Maryland | 18,783 | 0.5% | 22,520 | 0.4% | 27,131 | 0.5% | 31,020 | 0.5% |
| Alaska | 15,100 | 4.6% | 23,087 | 4.1% | 26,439 | 4.2% | 30,366 | 4.3% |
| Tennessee | 9,122 | 0.2% | 12,098 | 0.2% | 21,654 | 0.4% | 28,009 | 0.4% |
| Oklahoma | 14,065 | 0.6% | 17,401 | 0.5% | 21,923 | 0.6% | 23,507 | 0.6% |
| Connecticut | 18,157 | 0.6% | 19,004 | 0.5% | 21,693 | 0.6% | 18,403 | 0.5% |
| New Mexico | 9,909 | 0.8% | 13,936 | 0.9% | 18,088 | 1.0% | 18,078 | 0.9% |
| Alabama | 6,521 | 0.2% | 8,489 | 0.2% | 13,779 | 0.3% | 17,230 | 0.4% |
| Wyoming | 15,263 | 3.8% | 18,047 | 3.9% | 21,204 | 4.3% | 16,900 | 3.1% |
| South Carolina | 5,897 | 0.2% | 9,170 | 0.2% | 14,279 | 0.4% | 14,916 | 0.3% |
| Arkansas | 6,185 | 0.3% | 8,778 | 0.3% | 13,046 | 0.5% | 13,293 | 0.5% |
| Kentucky | 5,693 | 0.2% | 7,355 | 0.1% | 10,826 | 0.3% | 12,345 | 0.3% |
| New Hampshire | 5,592 | 0.7% | 8,401 | 0.7% | 10,301 | 0.8% | 11,229 | 0.8% |
| Louisiana | 8,121 | 0.2% | 9,510 | 0.2% | 11,520 | 0.3% | 11,128 | 0.2% |
| Maine | 5,472 | 0.5% | 7,256 | 0.5% | 9,827 | 0.8% | 9,008 | 0.7% |
| Hawaii | 7,707 | 0.8% | 9,054 | 0.8% | 9,632 | 0.8% | 8,249 | 0.6% |
| Mississippi | 3,384 | 0.1% | 4,052 | 0.1% | 7,088 | 0.2% | 6,226 | 0.2% |
| Delaware | 2,511 | 0.5% | 3,036 | 0.4% | 3,941 | 0.5% | 4,777 | 0.5% |
| Rhode Island | 3,560 | 0.4% | 4,010 | 0.3% | 4,307 | 0.4% | 4,697 | 0.4% |
| Vermont | 2,454 | 0.5% | 3,537 | 0.6% | 4,498 | 0.7% | 4,544 | 0.7% |
| West Virginia | 2,211 | 0.1% | 2,598 | 0.1% | 3,855 | 0.2% | 3,880 | 0.2% |
| District of Columbia | 2,006 | 0.3% | 2,620 | 0.4% | 2,336 | 0.4% | 3,801 | 0.6% |
| Puerto Rico | 318 | 0.0% | 172 | 0.0% |
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