Which metro area has the highest norwegian share?

Albert Lea, MN ranks #1 with 30.5% (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by norwegian share?

Albert Lea, MN, Grand Forks, ND-MN, Fargo, ND-MN, Fergus Falls, MN, Wahpeton, ND-MN.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

914 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 ACS 5-year data.

How is norwegian share measured?

Share of all residents who are Norwegian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 414 SHOWN OF 914

Highest Norwegian population share, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Norwegian ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Norwegian residents as a percentage of total population.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN SHAREVS 2000

501Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.5%–

502Gainesville, TXTX44,4610.5%–

503Auburn, ALAL208,0130.5%–

504Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.5%–

505Hudson, NYNY60,1680.5%–

506Daphne, ALAL267,7610.5%–

507Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.5%–

508Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.5%–

509Huntsville, TXTX83,8420.5%–

510Washington, NCNC44,6700.5%–

511Dover, DEDE194,7860.5%–

512Crossville, TNTN66,3000.5%–

513Summerville, GAGA25,3000.5%–

514Decatur, ININ36,6500.5%–

515Martin, TNTN33,2610.5%–

516Columbus, GAGA324,8300.5%–

517Utica, NYNY285,6110.5%–

518Staunton, VAVA129,6920.5%–

519Jackson, TNTN184,5690.5%–

520Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.5%–

521Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.5%–

522Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.5%–

523Murray, KYKY39,4210.5%–

524San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.5%–

525Starkville, MSMS62,0630.5%–

526Charleston, ILIL46,6070.5%–

527Athens, TXTX88,5950.5%–

528Rome, GAGA101,3780.5%–

529Elkhart, ININ208,7740.5%–

530Garden City, KSKS37,5050.5%–

531Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.5%–

532Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.5%–

533Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.5%–

534Athens, TNTN71,5900.5%–

535Batesville, ARAR38,7850.5%–

536Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.5%–

537Russellville, ARAR84,9320.5%–

538Charleston, SCSC889,2630.5%–

539Logansport, ININ37,8360.5%–

540Seaford, DEDE277,1400.5%–

541Lexington, KYKY535,1740.5%–

542Altus, OKOK24,7640.5%–

543Watertown, NYNY111,5400.5%–

544Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.5%–

545Seneca, SCSC83,7750.5%–

546Mayfield, KYKY37,0500.5%–

547Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.5%–

548Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.5%–

549Hanford, CACA154,3270.5%–

550Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.5%–

551Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.5%–

552Sumter, SCSC105,0670.5%–

553Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.5%–

554Bangor, MEME157,9670.5%–

555Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.5%–

556Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.5%–

557Parkersburg, WVWV87,2640.5%–

558Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.5%–

559Greeneville, TNTN73,8310.5%–

560Augusta, GAGA641,2310.4%–

561Tahlequah, OKOK49,1960.4%–

562Emporia, KSKS34,8380.4%–

563Evansville, ININ273,7860.4%–

564Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.4%–

565Cortland, NYNY45,8500.4%–

566Allentown, PAPA887,6150.4%–

567Auburn, NYNY74,3650.4%–

568DeRidder, LALA36,6730.4%–

569Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.4%–

570Gettysburg, PAPA107,5940.4%–

571Toledo, OHOH599,3760.4%–

572Troy, ALAL33,6880.4%–

573Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.4%–

574Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.4%–

575Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.4%–

576Huntington, ININ37,2240.4%–

577Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.4%–

578Oxford, ALAL115,8340.4%–

579Worcester, MAMA888,5020.4%–

580Hickory, NCNC376,8900.4%–

581Lincoln, ILIL27,1820.4%–

582Akron, OHOH701,7800.4%–

583Paris, TXTX63,3190.4%–

584Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.4%–

585Midland, TXTX193,1390.4%–

586McAlester, OKOK43,3200.4%–

587Savannah, GAGA438,3140.4%–

588Hinesville, GAGA91,8700.4%–

589Talladega, ALAL91,7640.4%–

590Nogales, AZAZ50,0200.4%–

591Paducah, KYKY102,2590.4%–

592Bradford, PAPA38,9840.4%–

593Corning, NYNY91,8550.4%–

594Morristown, TNTN128,8670.4%–

595San Angelo, TXTX122,0650.4%–

596Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.4%–

597Visalia, CACA485,1460.4%–

598Adrian, MIMI97,7790.4%–

599Jesup, GAGA32,4810.4%–

600Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3020.4%–

601Brenham, TXTX38,2880.4%–

602Pampa, TXTX21,7860.4%–

603Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.4%–

604Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.4%–

605Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.4%–

606Stephenville, TXTX43,9110.4%–

607Athens, GAGA224,1480.4%–

608Merced, CACA297,2600.4%–

609Danville, KYKY56,9850.4%–

610Frankfort, ININ33,3220.4%–

611Coldwater, MIMI45,9930.4%–

612York, PAPA473,1970.4%–

613Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.4%–

614Columbia, SCSC879,9180.4%–

615Wilmington, OHOH42,3010.4%–

616Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.4%–

617Hobbs, NMNM74,7490.4%–

618Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.4%–

619Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.4%–

620Great Bend, KSKS24,7900.4%–

621New York, NYNY20,112,4480.4%–

622Mobile, ALAL411,6580.4%–

623Lewiston, MEME116,4870.4%–

624Bedford, ININ45,5680.4%–

625Sayre, PAPA59,6000.4%–

626Effingham, ILIL44,7270.4%–

627Longview, TXTX297,3150.4%–

628Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.4%–

629Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.4%–

630Monroe, MIMI156,0040.4%–

631Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.4%–

632Ruidoso, NMNM19,8440.4%–

633Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.4%–

634Huntingdon, PAPA43,0010.4%–

635Mexico, MOMO24,5280.4%–

636Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.4%–

637State College, PAPA157,3930.4%–

638Cullman, ALAL94,0090.4%–

639Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.4%–

640Monroe, LALA222,3900.4%–

641Liberal, KSKS21,0730.4%–

642Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.4%–

643Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.4%–

644Somerset, KYKY67,3840.4%–

645Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.4%–

646Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.4%–

647Farmington, MOMO67,8090.4%–

648Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.3%–

649Florence, ALAL156,6090.3%–

650Moultrie, GAGA47,4380.3%–

651Seymour, ININ47,3700.3%–

652Palestine, TXTX59,8050.3%–

653Oil City, PAPA49,3460.3%–

654Greensburg, ININ26,5760.3%–

655Madison, ININ33,2790.3%–

656Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.3%–

657Winchester, TNTN45,5790.3%–

658Roswell, NMNM63,3640.3%–

659Forest City, NCNC65,7450.3%–

660Gadsden, ALAL103,8860.3%–

661Franklin, KYKY20,7880.3%–

662Paris, TNTN32,8960.3%–

663Fremont, OHOH58,6550.3%–

664Muskogee, OKOK66,7080.3%–

665Vineland, NJNJ157,1480.3%–

666Palatka, FLFL77,7340.3%–

667Shawnee, OKOK75,1020.3%–

668Picayune, MSMS59,3630.3%–

669Massena, NYNY105,4880.3%–

670Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.3%–

671Fairmont, WVWV55,5840.3%–

672Corsicana, TXTX57,1810.3%–

673Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.3%–

674Mount Airy, NCNC72,2870.3%–

675Fayetteville, TNTN36,8530.3%–

676Athens, OHOH63,1970.3%–

677Columbus, ININ85,7290.3%–

678Brownwood, TXTX38,7110.3%–

679Springfield, OHOH135,3400.3%–

680Charleston, WVWV200,1700.3%–

681Zanesville, OHOH87,0140.3%–

682Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1380.3%–

683Tullahoma, TNTN69,3390.3%–

684Andrews, TXTX18,9140.3%–

685Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1470.3%–

686Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.3%–

687Springfield, MAMA464,3380.3%–

688Norwalk, OHOH58,2500.3%–

689Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.3%–

690Oxford, MSMS71,9720.3%–

691Wheeling, WVWV134,0890.3%–

692Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.3%–

693Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0760.3%–

694Shreveport, LALA383,4740.3%–

695Texarkana, TXTX146,8160.3%–

696Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9140.3%–

697Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.3%–

698Kingsport, TNTN314,8340.3%–

699Angola, ININ34,7990.3%–

700Bluefield, WVWV96,1380.3%–

701Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.3%–

702Cumberland, MDMD93,6400.3%–

703Malvern, ARAR33,4510.3%–

704Jasper, ININ44,0160.3%–

705Albemarle, NCNC68,8300.3%–

706St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.3%–

707Batavia, NYNY58,4160.3%–

708Dothan, ALAL156,2660.3%–

709Victoria, TXTX99,8640.3%–

710Wooster, OHOH116,7580.3%–

711Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.3%–

712Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.3%–

713Findlay, OHOH75,0340.3%–

714Snyder, TXTX16,1620.3%–

715Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.3%–

716Olean, NYNY75,3900.3%–

717Ozark, ALAL49,9120.3%–

718Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1930.3%–

719Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.3%–

720Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.3%–

721Lima, OHOH100,8810.3%–

722Newport, TNTN37,8890.3%–

723Alexandria, LALA147,9520.3%–

724Dyersburg, TNTN36,3200.3%–

725Cordele, GAGA19,2370.3%–

726Hannibal, MOMO38,9690.3%–

727Sidney, OHOH48,0650.3%–

728Uvalde, TXTX24,9630.3%–

729Albertville, ALAL103,5370.3%–

730Marion, OHOH65,1150.3%–

731Okeechobee, FLFL42,6080.3%–

732Crawfordsville, ININ38,9540.3%–

733Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.3%–

734Sikeston, MOMO49,9780.3%–

735Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.3%–

736Greenville, NCNC182,9360.3%–

737Plainview, TXTX36,7000.3%–

738Connersville, ININ23,5330.3%–

739Del Rio, TXTX47,8350.3%–

740Meadville, PAPA81,7920.3%–

741Toccoa, GAGA27,8540.3%–

742Campbellsville, KYKY38,4070.3%–

743Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.3%–

744Richmond, KYKY131,8060.3%–

745Reading, PAPA440,0720.3%–

746Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.3%–

747Hereford, TXTX18,6260.3%–

748Raymondville, TXTX19,9710.3%–

749Washington Court House, OHOH28,5520.3%–

750Greenville, OHOH51,5200.2%–

751Gloversville, NYNY52,2160.2%–

752Laurel, MSMS82,2810.2%–

753New Orleans, LALA970,8490.2%–

754Clewiston, FLFL61,5460.2%–

755Woodward, OKOK19,8270.2%–

756DuBois, PAPA78,1000.2%–

757Fort Payne, ALAL74,0850.2%–

758Magnolia, ARAR21,8940.2%–

759Marietta, OHOH58,3890.2%–

760Hermitage, PAPA107,8600.2%–

761Lewistown, PAPA46,1270.2%–

762Weirton, WVWV112,4680.2%–

763Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0990.2%–

764Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.2%–

765Beeville, TXTX32,5150.2%–

766Huntington, WVWV365,9650.2%–

767Sanford, NCNC70,2580.2%–

768Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.2%–

769Grenada, MSMS30,2220.2%–

770Coshocton, OHOH37,1880.2%–

771Hammond, LALA141,3460.2%–

772Gallup, NMNM68,1190.2%–

773Centralia, ILIL36,3820.2%–

774LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.2%–

775Canton, OHOH400,2460.2%–

776Decatur, ALAL160,3260.2%–

777Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.2%–

778Burlington, NCNC186,1770.2%–

779Defiance, OHOH38,2920.2%–

780Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.2%–

781Laurinburg, NCNC33,3220.2%–

782Florence, SCSC201,3920.2%–

783Union City, TNTN30,0670.2%–

784Bonham, TXTX39,2650.2%–

785Indiana, PAPA82,8780.2%–

786Sunbury, PAPA107,7880.2%–

787Columbus, MSMS67,1440.2%–

788Tiffin, OHOH54,5220.2%–

789New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3730.2%–

790Scranton, PAPA574,4180.2%–

791Portsmouth, OHOH71,3650.2%–

792Española, NMNM39,8320.2%–

793Carlsbad, NMNM62,5090.2%–

794Wilson, NCNC81,1500.2%–

795Kennett, MOMO26,8550.2%–

796Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.2%–

797Bucyrus, OHOH41,8960.2%–

798Thomaston, GAGA28,5000.2%–

799Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4280.2%–

800Camden, ARAR26,3630.2%–

801Odessa, TXTX173,8010.2%–

802Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.2%–

803Thomasville, GAGA72,9580.2%–

804Lafayette, LALA423,7580.2%–

805McAllen, TXTX921,5490.2%–

806Owensboro, KYKY113,9620.2%–

807Marshall, MOMO23,2650.2%–

808Paragould, ARAR47,4110.2%–

809Arcadia, FLFL37,0780.2%–

810Greencastle, ININ37,8760.2%–

811Houma, LALA199,6680.2%–

812Erie, PAPA265,8320.2%–

813Gallipolis, OHOH29,0720.2%–

814Kingsville, TXTX30,3150.2%–

815Jackson, MSMS609,8470.2%–

816Ruston, LALA48,3600.2%–

817North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2330.2%–

818El Paso, TXTX881,2910.2%–

819Cambridge, MDMD33,6280.2%–

820Clarksburg, WVWV88,1420.2%–

821Somerset, PAPA72,0040.2%–

822Meridian, MSMS85,4190.2%–

823Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.2%–

824Tupelo, MSMS133,1670.2%–

825Dumas, TXTX21,8910.2%–

826Shelbyville, TNTN55,2730.2%–

827Martinsville, VAVA63,0910.2%–

828Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.2%–

829Pottsville, PAPA145,0850.2%–

830El Centro, CACA181,4110.1%–

831Williamsport, PAPA112,5870.1%–

832Salem, OHOH99,3770.1%–

833Glasgow, KYKY56,2240.1%–

834Brownsville, TXTX433,9460.1%–

835Greenwood, SCSC95,2150.1%–

836Clarksdale, MSMS19,8490.1%–

837Guymon, OKOK20,3220.1%–

838Vernon, TXTX12,4810.1%–

839Henderson, NCNC42,6380.1%–

840Lumberton, NCNC119,9410.1%–

841Celina, OHOH42,7370.1%–

842Henderson, KYKY57,1840.1%–

843Marion, NCNC45,1980.1%–

844St. Marys, PAPA29,9260.1%–

845Cambridge, OHOH38,3790.1%–

846Corbin, KYKY150,0400.1%–

847Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9040.1%–

848Altoona, PAPA119,5410.1%–

849El Dorado, ARAR36,9260.1%–

850Searcy, ARAR80,0850.1%–

851Urbana, OHOH38,8200.1%–

852Bay City, TXTX36,4630.1%–

853El Campo, TXTX42,0600.1%–

854Danville, VAVA101,1370.1%–

855Richmond, ININ66,1690.1%–

856Dublin, GAGA60,3510.1%–

857Albany, GAGA145,5100.1%–

858Rockingham, NCNC42,0410.1%–

859Dodge City, KSKS33,9930.1%–

860Sweetwater, TXTX14,1170.1%–

861Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9120.1%–

862Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.1%–

863Natchitoches, LALA36,0890.1%–

864Alexander City, ALAL40,9530.1%–

865Van Wert, OHOH29,0130.1%–

866Greenville, MSMS40,4460.1%–

867Vidalia, GAGA36,1800.1%–

868Dalton, GAGA147,8190.1%–

869Washington, ININ34,2090.1%–

870Madisonville, KYKY45,1270.1%–

871Blytheville, ARAR37,8280.1%–

872Elkins, WVWV26,8820.1%–

873Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9090.1%–

874Bainbridge, GAGA29,4320.1%–

875Natchez, MSMS54,7220.1%–

876Newberry, SCSC39,5610.1%–

877Waycross, GAGA57,6700.1%–

878Morgan City, LALA46,5520.1%–

879Minden, LALA34,9480.1%–

880Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0250.1%–

881Kinston, NCNC55,8370.1%–

882Beckley, WVWV109,9400.1%–

883Tifton, GAGA51,2370.1%–

884Vicksburg, MSMS41,7590.1%–

885Johnstown, PAPA128,9680.1%–

886Americus, GAGA33,3940.1%–

887Lock Haven, PAPA37,8700.1%–

888Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6550.1%–

889Kendallville, ININ47,9370.1%–

890Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5990.1%–

891Selma, ALAL35,1400.1%–

892McMinnville, TNTN43,7170.1%–

893Shelby, NCNC103,3250.1%–

894Middlesborough, KYKY22,8290.1%–

895Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2110.1%–

896Gaffney, SCSC58,2750.1%–

897Orangeburg, SCSC83,1770.1%–

898Forrest City, ARAR21,8000.1%–

899Bogalusa, LALA44,9370.1%–

900Corinth, MSMS34,5690.1%–

901Scottsboro, ALAL54,2810.0%–

902Cornelia, GAGA50,4160.0%–

903Cleveland, MSMS28,2620.0%–

904Laredo, TXTX281,2240.0%–

905Cedartown, GAGA45,5140.0%–

906Alice, TXTX45,3830.0%–

907Brookhaven, MSMS35,0120.0%–

908Opelousas, LALA80,7650.0%–

909Russellville, ALAL32,4490.0%–

910Pikeville, KYKY89,1220.0%–

911New Iberia, LALA66,8460.0%–

912Douglas, GAGA52,8610.0%–

913Greenwood, MSMS34,9120.0%–

914McComb, MSMS52,6400.0%–

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