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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 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. Albert Lea, MN leads at 30.5%. 914 metro areas qualify in total. Minnesota carries 11 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN SHAREVS 2000
01Albert Lea, MNMN30,44030.5%
02Grand Forks, NDND105,04630.3%
03Fargo, NDND269,52829.8%
04Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04127.2%
05Wahpeton, NDND23,01926.6%
06Alexandria, MNMN40,12025.8%
07Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49724.2%
08Minot, NDND75,69423.3%
09Williston, NDND41,76722.4%
10Willmar, MNMN44,72021.8%
11Red Wing, MNMN48,19520.8%
12La Crosse, WIWI171,18220.6%
13Austin, MNMN40,97120.1%
14Watertown, SDSD29,56219.9%
15Jamestown, NDND21,41419.7%
16Rice Lake, WIWI46,48419.6%
17Brookings, SDSD37,63519.3%
18Owatonna, MNMN37,46419.2%
19Menomonie, WIWI46,22319.1%
20Bemidji, MNMN47,05518.7%
21Eau Claire, WIWI176,64717.3%
22Rochester, MNMN231,18416.4%
23Bismarck, NDND139,75016.4%
24Mason City, IAIA49,71015.6%
25Brainerd, MNMN100,56215.6%
26Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63815.4%
27Winona, MNMN50,52314.9%
28Marshall, MNMN25,68414.9%
29New Ulm, MNMN25,51714.5%
30Faribault, MNMN69,93914.4%
31Mankato, MNMN104,90714.1%
32Duluth, MNMN281,21913.6%
33Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40413.4%
34Spearfish, SDSD29,45913.3%
35Sparta, WIWI46,57213.1%
36Aberdeen, SDSD41,58312.9%
37Fairmont, MNMN19,44012.8%
38Dickinson, NDND39,14212.5%
39Vermillion, SDSD15,03112.0%
40Pierre, SDSD20,58812.0%
41Hutchinson, MNMN36,63111.8%
42Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29511.7%
43Janesville, WIWI166,47211.3%
44Huron, SDSD19,62410.9%
45Madison, WIWI709,68510.4%
46Billings, MTMT193,6039.8%
47St. Cloud, MNMN205,8549.8%
48Spencer, IAIA16,2029.8%
49Helena, MTMT97,1539.8%
50Yankton, SDSD23,6359.5%
51Rapid City, SDSD156,9349.4%
52Mitchell, SDSD25,9139.2%
53Ames, IAIA128,0909.1%
54Kalispell, MTMT115,4299.0%
55Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0778.5%
56Great Falls, MTMT85,0298.1%
57Bozeman, MTMT128,7407.8%
58Missoula, MTMT128,6987.6%
59Baraboo, WIWI66,6527.3%
60Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8387.3%
61Worthington, MNMN22,3387.1%
62Stevens Point, WIWI71,9437.1%
63Watertown, WIWI86,5056.9%
64Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0606.9%
65Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9756.7%
66Ketchikan, AKAK13,5496.6%
67Shelton, WAWA71,1656.5%
68Ellensburg, WAWA48,8036.4%
69Platteville, WIWI52,4466.3%
70Astoria, OROR40,9266.3%
71Bremerton, WAWA283,3745.7%
72Longview, WAWA114,8855.6%
73Port Townsend, WAWA33,9705.6%
74Aberdeen, WAWA78,1445.6%
75Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6575.6%
76Gillette, WYWY48,1455.5%
77Cody, WYWY31,1715.5%
78Port Angeles, WAWA78,2025.5%
79Bellingham, WAWA236,3925.4%
80Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8645.4%
81Whitewater, WIWI106,1275.2%
82Oshkosh, WIWI174,2185.1%
83Spokane, WAWA608,0125.1%
84Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0974.8%
85Racine, WIWI198,9194.8%
86Seattle, WAWA4,161,8834.8%
87Wausau, WIWI139,4324.8%
88Waterloo, IAIA169,1894.7%
89Moscow, IDID41,8424.5%
90Sioux City, IAIA145,7384.5%
91Lacey, WAWA304,2614.4%
92Juneau city and, AKAK31,6094.3%
93Pullman, WAWA48,5124.3%
94Centralia, WAWA88,0624.3%
95Shawano, WIWI45,7594.3%
96Iowa City, IAIA182,7114.3%
97Newport, OROR50,6364.3%
98Le Mars, IAIA25,6974.2%
99Des Moines, IAIA758,5394.1%
100Wenatchee, WAWA128,4144.0%
101Walla Walla, WAWA62,3614.0%
102Lewiston, IDID65,4504.0%
103Manitowoc, WIWI81,7103.9%
104Marinette, WIWI65,5153.9%
105Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2853.9%
106Sandpoint, IDID54,4203.9%
107Marshalltown, IAIA39,8903.9%
108Eugene, OROR381,5843.9%
109Sheboygan, WIWI118,0473.8%
110Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1183.8%
111Storm Lake, IAIA20,4493.8%
112Casper, WYWY80,5263.8%
113Rochelle, ILIL51,3993.8%
114Portland, OROR2,542,2823.7%
115Appleton, WIWI249,8763.7%
116Laramie, WYWY38,5583.7%
117Brookings, OROR22,6213.6%
118Ottawa, ILIL145,9023.6%
119Albany, OROR132,8433.6%
120Corvallis, OROR97,7283.6%
121Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6693.6%
122Green Bay, WIWI336,7563.6%
123Kenosha, WIWI168,4483.5%
124Sheridan, WYWY33,2413.5%
125Bend, OROR266,3763.4%
126Rockford, ILIL337,2423.4%
127Medford, OROR221,7953.4%
128Winnemucca, NVNV17,2673.4%
129Roseburg, OROR111,9513.3%
130Salem, OROR445,8143.2%
131Moses Lake, WAWA105,7273.2%
132Idaho Falls, IDID173,8513.2%
133Kennewick, WAWA324,3343.2%
134Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0103.2%
135La Grande, OROR25,9003.1%
136Fort Collins, COCO377,2923.1%
137Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5753.1%
138Heber, UTUT81,6553.0%
139Anchorage, AKAK405,8213.0%
140Jackson, WYWY36,5873.0%
141Pella, IAIA34,1922.9%
142Truckee, CACA101,9112.9%
143Cañon City, COCO50,0392.9%
144Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1542.9%
145Cheyenne, WYWY102,9382.9%
146Rexburg, IDID69,3802.9%
147Grants Pass, OROR87,8672.9%
148Coos Bay, OROR63,9922.8%
149Boise City, IDID864,2432.8%
150Dubuque, IAIA99,3812.8%
151Eureka, CACA131,6472.7%
152Logan, UTUT160,8892.7%
153Klamath Falls, OROR70,2742.7%
154Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5522.7%
155Mountain Home, IDID29,4652.6%
156Escanaba, MIMI36,5822.6%
157Fairbanks, AKAK93,9722.6%
158Boulder, COCO328,5602.6%
159Grand Junction, COCO162,8452.6%
160Provo, UTUT773,4262.5%
161Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1022.5%
162Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8802.5%
163Carroll, IAIA20,3032.5%
164Baker City, OROR16,6582.5%
165The Dalles, OROR26,3102.5%
166Pocatello, IDID91,5912.5%
167Clinton, IAIA46,0022.5%
168Houghton, MIMI40,0282.5%
169Hermiston, OROR93,7212.4%
170Hailey, IDID32,4362.4%
171Evanston, WYWY23,4152.4%
172Alpena, MIMI28,8532.3%
173Fremont, NENE38,0572.3%
174Breckenridge, COCO39,0692.3%
175Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3772.3%
176Riverton, WYWY39,4642.3%
177Hood River, OROR23,7202.3%
178Redding, CACA181,6482.3%
179Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4512.3%
180Freeport, ILIL43,2202.2%
181Colorado Springs, COCO781,7962.2%
182Omaha, NENE1,009,8362.2%
183Rifle, COCO80,0992.2%
184Sonora, CACA53,1602.2%
185St. George, UTUT213,6702.1%
186Ukiah, CACA88,1222.1%
187Price, UTUT20,6802.1%
188Marquette, MIMI68,0642.1%
189Ogden, UTUT672,7842.1%
190Yakima, WAWA259,1852.1%
191Kerrville, TXTX54,0372.1%
192Denver, COCO3,092,0372.1%
193Greeley, COCO378,4262.1%
194Reno, NVNV578,7342.0%
195Santa Rosa, CACA486,4442.0%
196Twin Falls, IDID123,9012.0%
197Chico, CACA209,2112.0%
198Elko, NVNV56,6822.0%
199Montrose, COCO44,5912.0%
200Dixon, ILIL32,9142.0%
201Crescent City, CACA26,4102.0%
202Mountain Home, ARAR42,9822.0%
203Los Alamos, NMNM19,4072.0%
204Santa Cruz, CACA258,8521.9%
205Edwards, COCO54,2911.9%
206Vernal, UTUT38,2781.9%
207Muscatine, IAIA41,8531.9%
208Traverse City, MIMI156,9721.9%
209Othello, WAWA21,4881.8%
210Rock Springs, WYWY41,2671.8%
211North Platte, NENE33,9721.8%
212Durango, COCO56,8981.8%
213Cedar City, UTUT67,1411.8%
214Lincoln, NENE352,0811.8%
215Red Bluff, CACA64,6651.8%
216Napa, CACA132,9491.7%
217Davenport, IAIA380,4521.7%
218San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3671.7%
219Payson, AZAZ53,8011.7%
220Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9381.7%
221Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6851.7%
222Norfolk, NENE49,2281.6%
223Pontiac, ILIL35,0571.6%
224Ludington, MIMI29,0401.6%
225Pahrump, NVNV57,3361.6%
226Manhattan, KSKS136,1221.6%
227McPherson, KSKS30,0641.6%
228Scottsbluff, NENE36,2721.6%
229Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3321.6%
230Brigham City, UTUT70,4051.5%
231Sacramento, CACA2,477,2741.5%
232Fort Morgan, COCO30,3061.5%
233Brevard, NCNC34,2111.5%
234Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3681.5%
235Muskegon, MIMI177,9011.5%
236Burlington, IAIA44,0611.4%
237Kearney, NENE57,9621.4%
238Maryville, MOMO20,1741.4%
239Silver City, NMNM27,2521.4%
240Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6661.4%
241Bishop, CACA18,1581.4%
242Santa Maria, CACA442,0651.4%
243Fallon, NVNV25,8511.4%
244Fort Madison, IAIA32,3061.4%
245Oneonta, NYNY60,5891.4%
246Columbus, NENE46,5831.4%
247Branson, MOMO57,0011.3%
248Midland, MIMI83,7541.3%
249West Plains, MOMO40,7981.3%
250Bloomington, ILIL171,4191.3%
251Carson, NVNV58,5711.3%
252Hastings, NENE40,5771.3%
253Lawrence, KSKS120,9201.3%
254Ottumwa, IAIA35,2101.3%
255Alamosa, COCO27,8961.3%
256Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7951.3%
257Hilo, HIHI210,0431.3%
258Kingsland, GAGA60,1431.2%
259Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0811.2%
260Taos, NMNM34,5641.2%
261Clearlake, CACA67,7721.2%
262Ontario, OROR60,0851.2%
263Sterling, ILIL54,1211.2%
264San Diego, CACA3,282,2481.2%
265Keene, NHNH78,2691.2%
266Sebastian, FLFL172,7991.2%
267Oxnard, CACA830,8511.2%
268Barre, VTVT59,6521.2%
269Petoskey, MIMI33,7751.2%
270Lebanon, NHNH224,5001.2%
271Yuba City, CACA187,4781.2%
272Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8081.2%
273Warrensburg, MOMO56,6701.1%
274Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4421.1%
275Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2191.1%
276Owosso, MIMI67,6811.1%
277Columbia, MOMO219,0621.1%
278Big Rapids, MIMI42,3201.1%
279Chicago, ILIL9,434,1231.1%
280Portland, MEME577,6351.1%
281Blackfoot, IDID51,1531.1%
282Nantucket, MAMA14,7581.1%
283Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6821.1%
284Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2121.1%
285Barnstable, MAMA233,5391.0%
286Hutchinson, KSKS61,5391.0%
287Galesburg, ILIL47,7671.0%
288Cadillac, MIMI49,7191.0%
289Macomb, ILIL25,9161.0%
290Springfield, MOMO500,6941.0%
291Vallejo, CACA455,3761.0%
292Santa Fe, NMNM156,9071.0%
293Lexington, NENE26,2551.0%
294Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2141.0%
295Cape Coral, FLFL875,6071.0%
296Grand Island, NENE78,0761.0%
297Brattleboro, VTVT45,2041.0%
298Pittsburg, KSKS39,0081.0%
299San Francisco, CACA4,630,0411.0%
300Kapaa, HIHI73,4001.0%
301Naples, FLFL417,1311.0%
302St. Joseph, MOMO119,1701.0%
303Hot Springs, ARAR99,6951.0%
304Burlington, VTVT227,8031.0%
305Key West, FLFL80,4061.0%
306Modesto, CACA557,7191.0%
307Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2261.0%
308Topeka, KSKS233,0521.0%
309Jacksonville, TXTX53,3371.0%
310Peoria, ILIL363,5050.9%
311Granbury, TXTX70,5010.9%
312Champaign, ILIL239,9790.9%
313Atchison, KSKS16,1720.9%
314Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.9%
315Boone, NCNC54,7860.9%
316Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.9%
317Monticello, NYNY80,5860.9%
318Ocala, FLFL442,6600.9%
319Crestview, FLFL315,0980.9%
320Concord, NHNH158,0780.9%
321Pueblo, COCO169,2770.9%
322Kahului, HIHI160,6740.9%
323Show Low, AZAZ109,9460.9%
324Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.9%
325Burley, IDID49,3080.9%
326Bennington, VTVT36,6300.9%
327Kingston, NYNY183,3300.9%
328Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.9%
329Harrison, ARAR45,6540.9%
330Salina, KSKS59,1210.9%
331Hillsdale, MIMI45,7380.9%
332Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.9%
333Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0630.9%
334Laconia, NHNH65,1470.9%
335Kankakee, ILIL105,5250.9%
336Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.9%
337Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.9%
338Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.9%
339Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.9%
340The Villages, FLFL157,7720.9%
341Lansing, MIMI479,7220.9%
342Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.8%
343North Port, FLFL948,1580.8%
344Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.8%
345Augusta, MEME129,0670.8%
346Killeen, TXTX511,4970.8%
347Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.8%
348Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.8%
349Alamogordo, NMNM70,3680.8%
350Niles, MIMI152,4440.8%
351Glens Falls, NYNY124,3730.8%
352Bartlesville, OKOK54,0370.8%
353Warren, PAPA37,0380.8%
354Monticello, ININ25,1640.8%
355Weatherford, OKOK39,0590.8%
356Flint, MIMI401,0930.8%
357Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.8%
358Amsterdam, NYNY50,0460.8%
359Sterling, COCO20,6540.8%
360Kirksville, MOMO29,8240.8%
361Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.8%
362Sedalia, MOMO44,2540.8%
363Hays, KSKS29,0750.8%
364Deming, NMNM25,4070.8%
365San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.8%
366Easton, MDMD38,2380.8%
367Alma, MIMI41,1900.8%
368Susanville, CACA28,1170.8%
369Waco, TXTX308,8070.8%
370Asheville, NCNC422,3450.8%
371Danville, ILIL71,2590.8%
372Springfield, ILIL206,0330.8%
373Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.8%
374Lawton, OKOK127,5900.7%
375Morehead City, NCNC70,4690.7%
376Plymouth, ININ46,5990.7%
377South Bend, ININ324,5380.7%
378Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.7%
379Bay City, MIMI102,1230.7%
380Manchester, NHNH433,4150.7%
381Farmington, NMNM120,3400.7%
382East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.7%
383Ada, OKOK38,5280.7%
384Michigan City, ININ111,2940.7%
385Lake City, FLFL74,0940.7%
386Vincennes, ININ35,6520.7%
387Abilene, TXTX185,4290.7%
388Canton, ILIL32,9010.7%
389Safford, AZAZ40,1570.7%
390Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.7%
391Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.7%
392Las Vegas, NMNM30,3110.7%
393Moberly, MOMO24,5130.7%
394Sherman, TXTX153,6130.7%
395Borger, TXTX19,6330.7%
396Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.7%
397Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.7%
398Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.7%
399Stockton, CACA823,8150.7%
400Elmira, NYNY80,4150.7%
401Wichita, KSKS663,8090.7%
402Ottawa, KSKS26,2990.7%
403Panama City, FLFL231,1740.7%
404New Castle, ININ49,1370.7%
405Deltona, FLFL746,9330.7%
406Warsaw, ININ80,8920.7%
407Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.7%
408Bloomington, ININ165,2310.7%
409Jefferson, GAGA99,2650.7%
410Joplin, MOMO208,7960.7%
411Kokomo, ININ83,9040.7%
412Chillicothe, OHOH76,4290.7%
413Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.7%
414Enid, OKOK61,7790.7%
415Salinas, CACA433,7290.7%
416Auburn, ININ44,5350.7%
417Wabash, ININ30,7130.7%
418Marion, ILIL67,2250.7%
419Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.7%
420Lewisburg, TNTN38,0710.7%
421Duncan, OKOK44,3100.7%
422Quincy, ILIL74,1460.7%
423Holland, MIMI123,1880.6%
424Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.6%
425Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9380.6%
426Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.6%
427Lafayette, ININ228,4680.6%
428Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.6%
429Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.6%
430Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0140.6%
431Clovis, NMNM65,2700.6%
432Winchester, VAVA152,3320.6%
433Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.6%
434Elk City, OKOK22,1590.6%
435Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.6%
436Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.6%
437Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2450.6%
438Amherst, MAMA164,0650.6%
439Durant, OKOK51,3670.6%
440Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.6%
441Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.6%
442Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7910.6%
443Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.6%
444Lebanon, MOMO36,9430.6%
445Rutland, VTVT59,6530.6%
446Calhoun, GAGA61,7010.6%
447Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0020.6%
448Sturgis, MIMI60,9680.6%
449Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.6%
450Rolla, MOMO45,2470.6%
451Miami, OKOK30,4380.6%
452Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.6%
453Waynesville, NCNC63,3690.6%
454Decatur, ILIL99,3000.6%
455Tyler, TXTX252,5490.6%
456Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.6%
457Arkansas City, KSKS34,3820.6%
458Jacksonville, ILIL37,3810.6%
459Ardmore, OKOK48,9100.6%
460Durham, NCNC625,4850.6%
461Albany, NYNY915,8350.6%
462Ashland, OHOH52,5230.6%
463Beatrice, NENE21,7110.6%
464College Station, TXTX287,4760.6%
465Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.6%
466Slidell, LALA279,1080.6%
467Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.6%
468Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.6%
469St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.6%
470Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.6%
471Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.6%
472Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.6%
473Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.6%
474Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.6%
475Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.6%
476Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.6%
477Las Cruces, NMNM229,0910.6%
478Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.6%
479Peru, ININ34,4870.6%
480Marion, ININ66,5240.6%
481Sebring, FLFL111,1220.6%
482Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.6%
483Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.6%
484Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.6%
485Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.5%
486Taylorville, ILIL33,4430.5%
487Dayton, OHOH826,5540.5%
488Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5270.5%
489Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.5%
490Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.5%
491Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.5%
492Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.5%
493New Bern, NCNC127,3580.5%
494Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.5%
495Enterprise, ALAL56,9530.5%
496Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.5%
497Jackson, MIMI159,5520.5%
498Muncie, ININ113,1060.5%
499Ponca City, OKOK43,4900.5%
500Sevierville, TNTN101,3420.5%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

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).