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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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