Which metro area has the highest norwegian share?

Williston, ND ranks #1 with 46.2% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by norwegian share?

Williston, ND, Albert Lea, MN, Fargo, ND-MN, Grand Forks, ND-MN, Wahpeton, ND-MN.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

912 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is norwegian share measured?

Share of all residents who are Norwegian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 412 SHOWN OF 912

Highest Norwegian population share, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Norwegian ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Norwegian residents as a percentage of total population.

Norwegian Americans: full group profile →

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN SHAREVS –

501Hanford, CACA154,3270.5%–

502Kinston, NCNC55,8370.5%–

503Weatherford, OKOK39,0590.5%–

504Cortland, NYNY45,8500.5%–

505Longview, TXTX297,3150.5%–

506Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.5%–

507Monroe, MIMI156,0040.5%–

508Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.5%–

509Nogales, AZAZ50,0200.5%–

510Woodward, OKOK19,8270.5%–

511Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.5%–

512Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.5%–

513Odessa, TXTX173,8010.5%–

514Auburn, ININ44,5350.5%–

515Norwalk, OHOH58,2500.5%–

516Farmington, NMNM120,3400.5%–

517Worcester, MAMA888,5020.5%–

518Winchester, VAVA152,3320.5%–

519Marshall, MOMO23,2650.5%–

520Centralia, ILIL36,3820.5%–

521Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.5%–

522Arcadia, FLFL37,0780.5%–

523Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.5%–

524Quincy, ILIL74,1460.5%–

525Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.5%–

526Palestine, TXTX59,8050.5%–

527Gloversville, NYNY52,2160.5%–

528Mobile, ALAL411,6580.5%–

529Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.5%–

530Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.5%–

531Ruidoso, NMNM19,8440.5%–

532Vincennes, ININ35,6520.5%–

533Bangor, MEME157,9670.5%–

534Athens, OHOH63,1970.5%–

535Charleston, SCSC889,2630.5%–

536Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.5%–

537Hannibal, MOMO38,9690.5%–

538Gainesville, TXTX44,4610.5%–

539Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.5%–

540Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.5%–

541Muncie, ININ113,1060.5%–

542Slidell, LALA279,1080.5%–

543Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.5%–

544Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.5%–

545Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2190.5%–

546Warren, PAPA37,0380.5%–

547Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.5%–

548Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1470.5%–

549Visalia, CACA485,1460.5%–

550Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0630.5%–

551Garden City, KSKS37,5050.5%–

552Evansville, ININ273,7860.5%–

553Crossville, TNTN66,3000.5%–

554Glens Falls, NYNY124,3730.5%–

555Hermitage, PAPA107,8600.5%–

556Tahlequah, OKOK49,1960.5%–

557Frankfort, ININ33,3220.5%–

558York, PAPA473,1970.5%–

559Farmington, MOMO67,8090.5%–

560Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0020.5%–

561Dumas, TXTX21,8910.5%–

562Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.5%–

563Brownwood, TXTX38,7110.5%–

564Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.5%–

565Beeville, TXTX32,5150.5%–

566McAlester, OKOK43,3200.5%–

567Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.5%–

568Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.5%–

569Sevierville, TNTN101,3420.5%–

570Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.5%–

571Salem, OHOH99,3770.5%–

572Richmond, KYKY131,8060.5%–

573Marion, NCNC45,1980.5%–

574Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.4%–

575Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.4%–

576Dayton, OHOH826,5540.4%–

577Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.4%–

578Van Wert, OHOH29,0130.4%–

579Paris, TNTN32,8960.4%–

580Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0140.4%–

581Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9120.4%–

582New York, NYNY20,112,4480.4%–

583Cambridge, MDMD33,6280.4%–

584Sherman, TXTX153,6130.4%–

585Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.4%–

586Toledo, OHOH599,3760.4%–

587Effingham, ILIL44,7270.4%–

588Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.4%–

589Allentown, PAPA887,6150.4%–

590Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9380.4%–

591Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.4%–

592Lake City, FLFL74,0940.4%–

593Columbia, SCSC879,9180.4%–

594Bay City, MIMI102,1230.4%–

595Cullman, ALAL94,0090.4%–

596Alexander City, ALAL40,9530.4%–

597Massena, NYNY105,4880.4%–

598Auburn, ALAL208,0130.4%–

599Plymouth, ININ46,5990.4%–

600St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.4%–

601Jackson, TNTN184,5690.4%–

602Crawfordsville, ININ38,9540.4%–

603Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.4%–

604Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.4%–

605Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.4%–

606El Campo, TXTX42,0600.4%–

607Morristown, TNTN128,8670.4%–

608Springfield, OHOH135,3400.4%–

609Muskogee, OKOK66,7080.4%–

610Indiana, PAPA82,8780.4%–

611Clewiston, FLFL61,5460.4%–

612Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.4%–

613Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0990.4%–

614Burlington, NCNC186,1770.4%–

615Murray, KYKY39,4210.4%–

616Greenville, NCNC182,9360.4%–

617Shreveport, LALA383,4740.4%–

618Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.4%–

619Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.4%–

620Staunton, VAVA129,6920.4%–

621Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4280.4%–

622Shelby, NCNC103,3250.4%–

623Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.4%–

624Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.4%–

625Monticello, ININ25,1640.4%–

626Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.4%–

627Raymondville, TXTX19,9710.4%–

628Savannah, GAGA438,3140.4%–

629Richmond, ININ66,1690.4%–

630Shawnee, OKOK75,1020.4%–

631Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.4%–

632Oxford, MSMS71,9720.4%–

633Decatur, ININ36,6500.4%–

634Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.4%–

635Hinesville, GAGA91,8700.4%–

636Augusta, GAGA641,2310.4%–

637Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.4%–

638Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.4%–

639Duncan, OKOK44,3100.4%–

640Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.4%–

641Washington, ININ34,2090.4%–

642Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.4%–

643Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.4%–

644Olean, NYNY75,3900.4%–

645Moberly, MOMO24,5130.4%–

646Kingsport, TNTN314,8340.4%–

647Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.4%–

648DuBois, PAPA78,1000.4%–

649Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.4%–

650Marion, ININ66,5240.4%–

651Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.4%–

652Akron, OHOH701,7800.4%–

653Oxford, ALAL115,8340.4%–

654Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.4%–

655Williamsport, PAPA112,5870.4%–

656Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.4%–

657Jacksonville, TXTX53,3370.4%–

658Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1930.4%–

659Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.4%–

660Ozark, ALAL49,9120.4%–

661Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5990.4%–

662Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7910.4%–

663Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.4%–

664Thomasville, GAGA72,9580.4%–

665Columbus, GAGA324,8300.4%–

666Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.4%–

667Borger, TXTX19,6330.4%–

668Okeechobee, FLFL42,6080.4%–

669Miami, OKOK30,4380.4%–

670Greenville, OHOH51,5200.3%–

671Coldwater, MIMI45,9930.3%–

672Fort Payne, ALAL74,0850.3%–

673Hobbs, NMNM74,7490.3%–

674Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.3%–

675Great Bend, KSKS24,7900.3%–

676Paducah, KYKY102,2590.3%–

677Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.3%–

678Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.3%–

679Victoria, TXTX99,8640.3%–

680Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.3%–

681Defiance, OHOH38,2920.3%–

682DeRidder, LALA36,6730.3%–

683Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.3%–

684Fremont, OHOH58,6550.3%–

685Troy, ALAL33,6880.3%–

686Martin, TNTN33,2610.3%–

687Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.3%–

688Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.3%–

689Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.3%–

690Athens, TXTX88,5950.3%–

691Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9140.3%–

692Huntsville, TXTX83,8420.3%–

693Jasper, ININ44,0160.3%–

694Sayre, PAPA59,6000.3%–

695Lock Haven, PAPA37,8700.3%–

696Hickory, NCNC376,8900.3%–

697New Castle, ININ49,1370.3%–

698Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.3%–

699Findlay, OHOH75,0340.3%–

700Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.3%–

701Enterprise, ALAL56,9530.3%–

702Bay City, TXTX36,4630.3%–

703Hereford, TXTX18,6260.3%–

704Madison, ININ33,2790.3%–

705Rockingham, NCNC42,0410.3%–

706Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.3%–

707Greenwood, SCSC95,2150.3%–

708Forest City, NCNC65,7450.3%–

709Chillicothe, OHOH76,4290.3%–

710Pottsville, PAPA145,0850.3%–

711Charleston, WVWV200,1700.3%–

712Dothan, ALAL156,2660.3%–

713Wabash, ININ30,7130.3%–

714Greeneville, TNTN73,8310.3%–

715Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.3%–

716Reading, PAPA440,0720.3%–

717Taylorville, ILIL33,4430.3%–

718Coshocton, OHOH37,1880.3%–

719Shelbyville, TNTN55,2730.3%–

720McMinnville, TNTN43,7170.3%–

721Alexandria, LALA147,9520.3%–

722Utica, NYNY285,6110.3%–

723Bedford, ININ45,5680.3%–

724Marietta, OHOH58,3890.3%–

725Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.3%–

726Fayetteville, TNTN36,8530.3%–

727Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9040.3%–

728Springfield, MAMA464,3380.3%–

729Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6550.3%–

730Athens, TNTN71,5900.3%–

731Gadsden, ALAL103,8860.3%–

732Fairmont, WVWV55,5840.3%–

733Malvern, ARAR33,4510.3%–

734Durant, OKOK51,3670.3%–

735New Orleans, LALA970,8490.3%–

736Batavia, NYNY58,4160.3%–

737Sweetwater, TXTX14,1170.3%–

738Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.3%–

739Erie, PAPA265,8320.3%–

740Henderson, KYKY57,1840.3%–

741Monroe, LALA222,3900.3%–

742Palatka, FLFL77,7340.3%–

743Rome, GAGA101,3780.3%–

744Canton, OHOH400,2460.3%–

745Dodge City, KSKS33,9930.3%–

746Jackson, MSMS609,8470.3%–

747Liberal, KSKS21,0730.3%–

748Union City, TNTN30,0670.3%–

749Alice, TXTX45,3830.3%–

750Ashland, OHOH52,5230.3%–

751Sidney, OHOH48,0650.3%–

752Cumberland, MDMD93,6400.3%–

753Meridian, MSMS85,4190.3%–

754Bogalusa, LALA44,9370.3%–

755Martinsville, VAVA63,0910.3%–

756Bonham, TXTX39,2650.3%–

757Harrison, ARAR45,6540.3%–

758Lafayette, LALA423,7580.3%–

759Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.3%–

760Cambridge, OHOH38,3790.3%–

761Albany, GAGA145,5100.3%–

762Brownsville, TXTX433,9460.3%–

763Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.3%–

764Snyder, TXTX16,1620.3%–

765Peru, ININ34,4870.3%–

766Decatur, ALAL160,3260.2%–

767Searcy, ARAR80,0850.2%–

768Columbus, MSMS67,1440.2%–

769Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0760.2%–

770North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2330.2%–

771Clarksburg, WVWV88,1420.2%–

772Picayune, MSMS59,3630.2%–

773Jefferson, GAGA99,2650.2%–

774Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.2%–

775Huntingdon, PAPA43,0010.2%–

776Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9090.2%–

777Paris, TXTX63,3190.2%–

778Scottsboro, ALAL54,2810.2%–

779Bradford, PAPA38,9840.2%–

780Tupelo, MSMS133,1670.2%–

781Connersville, ININ23,5330.2%–

782Wooster, OHOH116,7580.2%–

783Paragould, ARAR47,4110.2%–

784Corinth, MSMS34,5690.2%–

785Seymour, ININ47,3700.2%–

786Brenham, TXTX38,2880.2%–

787Tiffin, OHOH54,5220.2%–

788Florence, SCSC201,3920.2%–

789McAllen, TXTX921,5490.2%–

790Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.2%–

791St. Marys, PAPA29,9260.2%–

792Wilson, NCNC81,1500.2%–

793Del Rio, TXTX47,8350.2%–

794Jesup, GAGA32,4810.2%–

795Florence, ALAL156,6090.2%–

796Parkersburg, WVWV87,2640.2%–

797Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.2%–

798Marion, OHOH65,1150.2%–

799El Centro, CACA181,4110.2%–

800Sikeston, MOMO49,9780.2%–

801New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3730.2%–

802Newport, TNTN37,8890.2%–

803Scranton, PAPA574,4180.2%–

804Johnstown, PAPA128,9680.2%–

805Logansport, ININ37,8360.2%–

806Natchez, MSMS54,7220.2%–

807Gallup, NMNM68,1190.2%–

808Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.2%–

809Waycross, GAGA57,6700.2%–

810Kingsville, TXTX30,3150.2%–

811Lima, OHOH100,8810.2%–

812Owensboro, KYKY113,9620.2%–

813Huntington, WVWV365,9650.2%–

814Madisonville, KYKY45,1270.2%–

815Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.2%–

816Vineland, NJNJ157,1480.2%–

817Washington, NCNC44,6700.2%–

818Cedartown, GAGA45,5140.2%–

819El Paso, TXTX881,2910.2%–

820Somerset, KYKY67,3840.2%–

821Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.2%–

822Ardmore, OKOK48,9100.2%–

823El Dorado, ARAR36,9260.2%–

824Glasgow, KYKY56,2240.2%–

825Albertville, ALAL103,5370.2%–

826Hammond, LALA141,3460.2%–

827Amsterdam, NYNY50,0460.2%–

828Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.2%–

829Gallipolis, OHOH29,0720.2%–

830Talladega, ALAL91,7640.2%–

831Dublin, GAGA60,3510.2%–

832Texarkana, TXTX146,8160.2%–

833Sumter, SCSC105,0670.2%–

834Calhoun, GAGA61,7010.2%–

835Kennett, MOMO26,8550.2%–

836Danville, VAVA101,1370.2%–

837Starkville, MSMS62,0630.2%–

838Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.1%–

839LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.1%–

840Portsmouth, OHOH71,3650.1%–

841Magnolia, ARAR21,8940.1%–

842Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.1%–

843Corbin, KYKY150,0400.1%–

844Natchitoches, LALA36,0890.1%–

845Gaffney, SCSC58,2750.1%–

846Vicksburg, MSMS41,7590.1%–

847Sunbury, PAPA107,7880.1%–

848Zanesville, OHOH87,0140.1%–

849Weirton, WVWV112,4680.1%–

850Campbellsville, KYKY38,4070.1%–

851Danville, KYKY56,9850.1%–

852Somerset, PAPA72,0040.1%–

853Mayfield, KYKY37,0500.1%–

854Altoona, PAPA119,5410.1%–

855Minden, LALA34,9480.1%–

856Sanford, NCNC70,2580.1%–

857Tifton, GAGA51,2370.1%–

858Wheeling, WVWV134,0890.1%–

859Elk City, OKOK22,1590.1%–

860Lumberton, NCNC119,9410.1%–

861Blytheville, ARAR37,8280.1%–

862Bluefield, WVWV96,1380.1%–

863Wilmington, OHOH42,3010.1%–

864Washington Court House, OHOH28,5520.1%–

865Orangeburg, SCSC83,1770.1%–

866Houma, LALA199,6680.1%–

867Celina, OHOH42,7370.1%–

868Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2110.1%–

869New Iberia, LALA66,8460.1%–

870Eufaula, ALAL26,8610.1%–

871Laurinburg, NCNC33,3220.1%–

872Andrews, TXTX18,9140.1%–

873Henderson, NCNC42,6380.1%–

874Bainbridge, GAGA29,4320.1%–

875Opelousas, LALA80,7650.1%–

876Americus, GAGA33,3940.1%–

877Pikeville, KYKY89,1220.1%–

878Laurel, MSMS82,2810.1%–

879Albemarle, NCNC68,8300.1%–

880Oil City, PAPA49,3460.1%–

881Moultrie, GAGA47,4380.1%–

882Vidalia, GAGA36,1800.1%–

883Franklin, KYKY20,7880.1%–

884Dyersburg, TNTN36,3200.1%–

885Selma, ALAL35,1400.1%–

886Camden, ARAR26,3630.1%–

887Brookhaven, MSMS35,0120.1%–

888Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8230.1%–

889Forrest City, ARAR21,8000.1%–

890Dalton, GAGA147,8190.1%–

891Ruston, LALA48,3600.1%–

892Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.1%–

893Newberry, SCSC39,5610.1%–

894Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0250.1%–

895Grenada, MSMS30,2220.1%–

896Morgan City, LALA46,5520.1%–

897Clarksdale, MSMS19,8490.1%–

898Cleveland, MSMS28,2620.1%–

899McComb, MSMS52,6400.1%–

900Beckley, WVWV109,9400.0%–

901Mount Airy, NCNC72,2870.0%–

902Bucyrus, OHOH41,8960.0%–

903Russellville, ALAL32,4490.0%–

904Summerville, GAGA25,3000.0%–

905Cornelia, GAGA50,4160.0%–

906Uvalde, TXTX24,9630.0%–

907Douglas, GAGA52,8610.0%–

908Middlesborough, KYKY22,8290.0%–

909Toccoa, GAGA27,8540.0%–

910Plainview, TXTX36,7000.0%–

911Laredo, TXTX281,2240.0%–

912Greenville, MSMS40,4460.0%–

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