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Largest Norwegian population, Nebraska cities · 2020

Nebraska cities ranked by the number of residents who are Norwegian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 34 cities in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Omaha, NENE488,7978,980+5%

02Lincoln, NENE301,5225,182+3%

03Bellevue, NENE64,8631,291+0%

04La Vista, NENE16,543824+101%

05Fremont, NENE28,350656+14%

06Grand Island, NENE53,943591−2%

07Papillion, NENE25,127522−33%

08Blair, NENE7,997516+179%

09North Platte, NENE22,524483+48%

10Kearney, NENE34,782420−30%

11Hastings, NENE25,121369+30%

12Norfolk, NENE26,677342−36%

13Alliance, NENE7,914327+37%

14Columbus, NENE25,248292−25%

15Chalco, NENE10,595243−41%

16Ralston, NENE6,382232+252%

17Sidney, NENE6,432200−8%

18South Sioux City, NENE14,158189−10%

19Scottsbluff, NENE14,259178−36%

20Wayne, NENE6,338175+28%

21Crete, NENE7,747168+102%

22Seward, NENE7,892161−29%

23Holdrege, NENE5,555141+228%

24Gretna, NENE9,20789+5%

25Nebraska City, NENE7,51275+44%

26Plattsmouth, NENE6,95573−35%

27Wahoo, NENE5,02372−13%

28Beatrice, NENE12,31869−58%

29York, NENE8,28456−82%

30Offutt AFB, NENE6,07441−73%

31Gering, NENE8,53541−82%

32McCook, NENE7,15740−66%

33Schuyler, NENE6,80022–

34Lexington, NENE11,17616−84%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS