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Norwegian Americans

About 3,920,371 US residents are of Norwegian ancestry, 1.2% of the population · down 8.6% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.

BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Largest Norwegian populations

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Norwegian share

NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR

How the group compares

Median household income
$94,807
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
46.3%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
6.4%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
73.5%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
46.3
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$397,300
US overall: $376,019

From the Census Bureau's Selected Population Profile (S0201), which publishes socioeconomic data for detailed groups at the national level. US-overall figures shown for comparison.

BY STATE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Where Norwegian Americans earn the most

California$111,45550.9%6.6%66.1%301,479
Colorado$106,43359.8%5.3%72.5%112,237
New York$106,30957.6%6.7%63.3%72,406
Texas$102,24452.2%5.4%69.8%144,346
Florida$101,63846.2%7.1%81.0%123,661
Washington$100,26742.7%7.8%70.1%307,420
Illinois$96,67553.4%6.0%76.2%130,142
Utah$96,66344.3%4.0%77.3%65,260
Oregon$93,70843.2%7.9%67.0%119,970
Minnesota$91,26643.5%6.1%77.7%662,072
Arizona$90,56245.6%5.8%76.7%118,766
Iowa$85,11240.7%6.0%75.3%132,407
Wisconsin$84,55637.1%6.7%74.5%352,188
North Dakota$84,46140.2%5.9%71.6%156,283
South Dakota$83,94341.9%4.3%80.4%94,279
Michigan$81,53442.1%8.1%81.3%65,916
Montana$77,72540.5%6.5%74.8%82,895

Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. The Census publishes a state only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller states are absent by design.

BY METRO AREA · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Norwegian Americans across metro areas

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$144,15175.6%2.8%69.0%36,530
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$136,20559.4%5.3%62.6%15,128
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$134,24664.8%4.0%60.1%45,802
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$121,70065.2%3.8%68.3%26,987
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$121,25064.6%2.3%73.7%13,011
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$117,59356.1%3.9%65.4%75,667
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$113,24249.8%6.3%79.6%10,077
Raleigh-Cary, NC$113,13466.8%6.7%81.5%9,222
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$109,25955.3%3.1%71.3%30,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$106,58053.4%6.4%59.6%78,569
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$105,80957.8%4.9%70.0%10,611
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO$104,04258.0%4.3%71.9%58,672
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA$102,88857.2%5.0%77.8%23,252
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$102,65256.0%4.6%69.8%23,932
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$102,18351.4%6.6%65.8%37,781
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$99,79251.7%3.9%69.2%43,621
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$98,42252.3%5.1%75.3%105,933
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$97,56642.7%9.7%63.9%9,352
Anchorage, AK$97,15638.2%5.8%78.4%11,677
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC$96,81246.4%7.1%65.4%11,266
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$96,50742.1%5.0%69.8%180,390
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$95,83048.2%4.1%77.8%413,140
Boulder, CO$94,62270.4%8.6%67.0%8,478
Ogden-Clearfield, UT$94,46839.0%3.0%77.4%14,716
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$94,42442.2%6.5%73.8%33,896
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX$93,94560.5%5.7%59.6%18,600
Columbus, OH$93,88960.6%4.8%65.8%9,750
Colorado Springs, CO$93,63947.9%7.6%72.7%16,222
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$92,21050.2%4.3%72.1%9,409
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$91,61152.6%5.1%74.5%28,641
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$90,83955.2%5.0%64.9%11,382
St. Louis, MO-IL$90,61958.5%3.5%75.4%15,880
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$90,44732.0%7.4%75.9%35,459
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$90,29046.1%7.2%69.8%86,465
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$90,18138.2%7.0%71.9%15,409
Kansas City, MO-KS$90,09851.3%5.3%67.9%23,361
Cedar Rapids, IA$88,08441.0%3.8%80.0%10,037
Jacksonville, FL$87,42651.6%8.2%71.5%10,006
Bozeman, MT$86,89258.0%5.7%64.5%8,634
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$86,83852.6%4.6%68.1%12,674
Reno, NV$85,46943.6%8.5%66.2%9,192
Fort Collins, CO$85,42653.7%6.6%71.2%10,278
Appleton, WI$85,30439.0%5.1%71.7%8,552
Bismarck, ND$84,70248.4%3.9%78.3%21,057
Rochester, MN$84,41137.6%4.7%80.7%34,573
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$84,33248.4%4.3%72.0%48,717
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$84,25632.6%5.6%70.6%8,735
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL$84,05646.8%4.1%72.0%16,192
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$83,84047.7%5.7%72.4%13,268
Salt Lake City, UT$83,68044.2%4.0%72.1%27,088
Bellingham, WA$83,63634.4%6.8%71.0%11,787
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA$83,55548.6%6.1%72.9%20,045
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$83,53444.8%5.8%75.7%21,541
Provo-Orem, UT$83,25348.0%6.0%70.8%15,823
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN$82,73660.8%4.5%74.4%11,217
Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI$82,07246.6%4.4%80.2%8,949
Kennewick-Richland, WA$82,03138.9%8.8%74.5%8,997
Mankato, MN$81,84542.2%8.1%68.0%13,322
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$81,72539.3%6.9%71.3%11,980
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$80,95442.8%5.4%77.1%80,145
Bend, OR$80,51140.6%7.2%72.8%8,607
Madison, WI$79,03540.8%5.3%71.6%67,058
Oklahoma City, OK$78,33147.0%5.4%64.2%9,908
Racine, WI$77,63030.8%4.6%87.2%9,003
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV$77,53237.4%6.5%69.9%20,713
Green Bay, WI$77,26843.7%3.9%75.8%10,838
Red Wing, MN$76,90228.0%7.0%81.7%9,567
Fargo, ND-MN$76,64841.4%6.6%64.4%70,344
Boise City, ID$76,58038.6%5.0%77.3%19,580
Minot, ND$76,18533.5%6.2%75.3%18,327
Faribault-Northfield, MN$76,00038.6%5.5%83.4%9,856
Alexandria, MN$75,48835.7%6.0%77.4%9,683
Sioux Falls, SD$73,80239.2%4.5%72.2%38,912
St. Cloud, MN$73,67941.4%7.9%69.4%18,362
Billings, MT$71,56333.3%8.5%70.6%17,629
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$71,40940.7%7.2%70.1%21,467
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$70,97736.0%7.5%71.9%8,979
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$70,13434.6%7.5%72.5%27,145
Willmar, MN$69,69228.0%5.8%81.5%9,149
Rapid City, SD$69,52036.7%6.2%74.5%12,167
Fergus Falls, MN$68,48130.1%6.0%81.1%15,745
Salem, OR$68,46730.6%8.0%66.5%13,082
Menomonie, WI$67,80426.1%7.8%72.6%8,546
Kalispell, MT$67,54533.0%12.3%81.6%9,131
Tucson, AZ$67,47950.6%8.3%70.1%16,949
Duluth, MN-WI$66,96233.0%8.9%77.6%38,322
Coeur d'Alene, ID$66,94328.8%7.0%75.5%8,702
Ames, IA$66,70339.5%9.4%71.2%10,686
Wausau-Weston, WI$66,63831.1%6.7%76.4%8,436
Janesville-Beloit, WI$66,47322.5%6.4%76.3%18,197
Bemidji, MN$65,77037.3%9.4%71.9%8,223
Rockford, IL$64,86928.1%6.8%79.4%10,779
Austin, MN$62,66923.8%6.8%81.9%7,923
Eau Claire, WI$62,62428.5%9.0%72.6%27,734
Grand Forks, ND-MN$62,45835.2%9.3%63.8%30,433
Missoula, MT$61,99250.5%13.2%62.1%8,014
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$61,47929.0%8.2%71.1%25,195
Albert Lea, MN$61,33414.6%7.9%82.3%9,149
Eugene-Springfield, OR$61,11435.5%13.8%64.8%14,202
Brainerd, MN$60,98128.4%6.3%80.6%14,023

Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a metro area only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller metro areas are absent by design.

BY CITY · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Norwegian Americans across cities

San Francisco$153,67681.5%3.9%28.7%7,175
San Jose$152,03658.3%4.4%62.5%6,314
Washington$146,17495.1%1.3%47.0%4,102
Lakeville$139,89652.7%2.3%88.9%9,983
Savage$138,93158.6%0.3%85.4%4,857
Chanhassen$123,55368.4%4.6%89.3%4,252
Eden Prairie$121,41167.3%1.6%86.6%7,298
New York$120,38970.3%4.9%36.6%24,184
Maple Grove$119,40454.5%2.2%89.3%8,189
Plymouth$119,37565.9%1.5%75.8%9,966
Williston$118,12531.0%1.3%75.0%4,289
Prior Lake$117,35856.4%1.2%91.9%4,323
Gilbert$116,57152.4%3.2%82.5%5,662
Woodbury$111,40363.0%2.3%82.1%7,868
Cottage Grove$111,10042.4%1.8%92.0%4,214
Edina$111,07170.7%2.7%78.8%7,135
San Diego$108,65762.3%5.9%57.1%14,195
Andover$108,49335.5%1.6%91.9%4,814
West Fargo$107,68845.2%5.4%75.2%11,690
Seattle$105,02069.5%4.7%54.0%30,554
Los Angeles$101,82758.8%8.0%45.4%16,245
Minnetonka$101,81059.8%3.4%73.0%7,314
Chicago$101,62175.3%6.9%49.4%18,129
Eagan$100,63660.0%2.6%76.6%8,042
Anchorage$99,82141.8%3.6%77.0%7,742
Fort Worth$98,70747.3%5.4%71.4%4,873
Apple Valley$95,24750.9%1.7%78.4%6,146
Houston$95,03769.4%3.9%49.8%7,172
Blaine$94,00336.2%4.8%85.1%7,554
Dallas$93,39673.5%2.5%50.1%5,057
St. Louis Park$93,18763.6%3.7%64.7%5,903
Scottsdale$92,84965.1%4.2%71.8%5,753
Denver$91,82073.0%7.0%57.3%11,510
Austin$89,85168.3%8.0%43.0%7,278
Brooklyn Park$88,62140.7%2.4%82.8%5,433
Portland$88,39859.7%7.2%55.2%19,450
Cedar Rapids$88,07138.9%3.9%74.3%4,368
Aurora$88,03647.6%5.1%75.5%5,684
Roseville$87,94061.7%2.5%77.1%4,495
Minneapolis$86,09563.0%8.5%59.5%39,516
Burnsville$85,41747.5%3.1%74.7%6,351
Rochester$85,33149.6%5.8%72.6%14,490
Marysville$85,29821.7%4.0%75.1%5,094
Bellingham$85,18452.5%13.1%61.3%4,055
Phoenix$84,78445.8%6.7%67.3%19,035
Bloomington$84,63945.5%4.0%75.3%11,339
Kansas City$83,68657.6%6.9%60.5%4,114
Indianapolis city (balance)$83,25360.9%7.3%67.3%4,025
Colorado Springs$82,90547.9%6.2%67.2%10,277
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)$81,50863.0%5.3%49.0%4,015
Las Vegas$80,41041.0%8.5%62.8%5,453
Henderson$80,16338.4%4.5%71.6%4,286
Boise City$79,58348.2%4.8%72.9%6,783
Jacksonville$78,39849.1%8.2%56.6%4,435
Oklahoma City$77,83249.0%5.1%59.2%4,304
Reno$77,67051.3%9.8%52.0%4,691
Sacramento$77,53255.4%8.4%57.3%4,519
Omaha$77,37248.7%7.8%63.1%9,062
Richfield$77,04247.1%3.4%73.5%4,116
Moorhead$76,64440.9%10.5%66.1%12,314
Bismarck$76,10051.8%3.5%73.4%12,128
Everett$75,95624.8%7.8%63.3%6,286
Fort Collins$75,85160.3%11.3%54.0%4,658
Bend$75,81642.4%7.2%63.9%4,428
Tacoma$74,88439.2%7.4%63.7%9,907
St. Paul$73,62157.1%8.9%61.0%20,680
Bozeman$72,98167.6%8.7%43.0%4,073
Madison$72,57858.2%10.0%60.2%18,388
Owatonna$71,05039.3%3.7%78.0%4,297
Billings$70,76134.8%8.8%64.1%11,637
Mesa$70,65937.7%5.4%77.6%9,288
Vancouver$70,49438.6%9.1%61.3%7,315
Coon Rapids$70,13226.4%3.0%76.0%8,092
Minot$68,69438.6%7.3%68.1%9,850
Salt Lake City$68,41958.3%8.5%52.2%4,069
Rapid City$68,28337.0%8.9%66.0%6,677
San Antonio$67,40063.9%4.1%62.0%5,086
Albuquerque$67,37556.8%3.7%67.2%4,247
Spokane$67,28633.5%10.6%66.6%10,749
Sioux Falls$66,97342.4%5.5%66.4%24,899
Des Moines$66,64148.8%12.2%68.6%6,186
Great Falls$64,88332.1%11.8%74.8%4,571
Fargo$63,79543.3%7.0%53.3%32,842
Duluth$63,34346.4%12.2%64.4%11,830
Mankato$63,19842.1%13.4%51.3%5,346
Lincoln$62,73460.6%10.0%60.5%5,262
Janesville$62,55923.9%5.4%72.2%7,659
Spokane Valley$61,78932.4%5.7%62.7%5,009
Eau Claire$60,90728.1%12.0%66.0%12,231
Milwaukee$58,89146.8%9.9%53.9%8,334
St. Cloud$58,40242.4%13.8%57.1%5,599
Missoula$58,32555.2%16.4%49.7%5,532
Ames$57,58362.9%16.7%62.1%4,131
Austin$57,54923.5%7.6%77.8%4,575
Eugene$56,36942.9%17.7%52.8%5,991
Grand Forks$56,29841.4%11.4%51.5%15,459
Salem$56,18231.5%12.5%56.8%5,641
Tucson$54,91048.5%13.6%54.2%6,974
Albert Lea$52,31313.4%10.7%74.8%4,742
La Crosse$46,12729.5%15.1%51.7%7,629

Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a citie only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller cities are absent by design.

ABOUT THIS GROUP

Frequently asked

How many people of Norwegian ancestry live in the United States?

About 3,920,371 US residents are of Norwegian ancestry, roughly 1.2% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

Which US city has the largest Norwegian population?

Minneapolis, MN has the largest Norwegian population of any US city, with about 37,564 residents of Norwegian ancestry.

Which state has the most residents of Norwegian ancestry?

Minnesota leads all states with about 692,350 residents of Norwegian ancestry.

What is the median household income of Norwegian Americans?

Norwegian Americans have a median household income of about $94,807, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024

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