Which metro area has the highest norwegian population?

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ranks #1 with 384,011 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by norwegian population?

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

920 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is norwegian population measured?

Number of residents who are Norwegian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 420 SHOWN OF 920

Largest Norwegian population, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are Norwegian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

501McPherson, KSKS30,064496+83%

502Alamogordo, NMNM70,368494−14%

503Burlington, NCNC186,177493−16%

504Taos, NMNM34,564493+3%

505Hutchinson, KSKS61,539491+5%

506Jamestown, NYNY124,126490−28%

507Burley, IDID49,308490−18%

508Ludington, MIMI29,040486−23%

509Decatur, ILIL99,300486−39%

510Cadillac, MIMI49,719486−39%

511Fort Morgan, COCO30,306483−14%

512Sanford, NCNC70,258481+587%

513Lewiston, MEME116,487480−21%

514Morehead City, NCNC70,469475+9%

515Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850466+16%

516Decatur, ALAL160,326462+22%

517Dothan, ALAL156,266457+7%

518Silver City, NMNM27,252450+31%

519St. Simons, GAGA118,524447−2%

520Lebanon, PAPA146,380444−5%

521Fort Madison, IAIA32,306443−16%

522Warren, PAPA37,038439+121%

523Lewisburg, TNTN38,071439+114%

524Chambersburg, PAPA160,652438+44%

525Crescent City, CACA26,410436−33%

526Pontiac, ILIL35,057435−52%

527Springfield, OHOH135,340434−24%

528Valdosta, GAGA153,276432+8%

529Warrensburg, MOMO56,670431−37%

530Lafayette, LALA423,758431−49%

531Greenfield, MAMA70,698430+4%

532Greenville, NCNC182,936417−35%

533Rutland, VTVT59,653415−17%

534Stephenville, TXTX43,911415+65%

535Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,081413+1%

536Crossville, TNTN66,300411+59%

537Athens, TXTX88,595411+59%

538Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691409−36%

539Winnemucca, NVNV17,267409+7%

540Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880407−42%

541Florence, ALAL156,609406+31%

542Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553406−8%

543Kokomo, ININ83,904405−33%

544Seneca, SCSC83,775402+2%

545Shawnee, OKOK75,102402+49%

546Boone, NCNC54,786402−43%

547Carbondale, ILIL52,501401−33%

548Kapaa, HIHI73,400399−39%

549Enid, OKOK61,779399−0%

550Goldsboro, NCNC122,278398−26%

551Hudson, NYNY60,168392−21%

552Muncie, ININ113,106388−33%

553Othello, WAWA21,488387+5%

554Auburn, NYNY74,365386−17%

555Rolla, MOMO45,247385+33%

556El Centro, CACA181,411385+11%

557Elmira, NYNY80,415384−35%

558Houma, LALA199,668384+71%

559Pittsburg, KSKS39,008381+52%

560Columbus, ININ85,729378−42%

561Petoskey, MIMI33,775378−23%

562Adrian, MIMI97,779375−46%

563Hastings, NENE40,577373−29%

564Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035373+49%

565Corbin, KYKY150,040372+76%

566Sevierville, TNTN101,342370−7%

567Vineland, NJNJ157,148368+26%

568Chillicothe, OHOH76,429367+58%

569Los Alamos, NMNM19,407366−8%

570Sedalia, MOMO44,254364+28%

571Lebanon, MOMO36,943363+73%

572Cullman, ALAL94,009363+7%

573Odessa, TXTX173,801353−49%

574Amsterdam, NYNY50,046353+310%

575Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459353+15%

576Picayune, MSMS59,363349+153%

577Russellville, ARAR84,932347−39%

578Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215346−4%

579Bishop, CACA18,158344+3%

580Jacksonville, TXTX53,337344+92%

581Marion, OHOH65,115344+149%

582Bluefield, WVWV96,138344+171%

583Williamsport, PAPA112,587338−19%

584Massena, NYNY105,488337−28%

585Beckley, WVWV109,940334+439%

586Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486332+1%

587New Castle, ININ49,137328+112%

588Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002327+18%

589Roswell, NMNM63,364323−42%

590Ponca City, OKOK43,490320+9%

591Price, UTUT20,680320−1%

592Victoria, TXTX99,864316+0%

593Jefferson, GAGA99,265315+123%

594Parkersburg, WVWV87,264314+62%

595Baker City, OROR16,658314−55%

596Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083313+296%

597Corning, NYNY91,855310−43%

598Lake City, FLFL74,094307+7%

599Olean, NYNY75,390307+2%

600Jonesboro, ARAR139,440305−4%

601Susanville, CACA28,117304−51%

602Tullahoma, TNTN69,339304−5%

603Wheeling, WVWV134,089303+64%

604Hermitage, PAPA107,860302−45%

605Kinston, NCNC55,837298−6%

606Alamosa, COCO27,896298+43%

607Bennington, VTVT36,630296−7%

608Canton, ILIL32,901294+46%

609Starkville, MSMS62,063291+234%

610Thomasville, GAGA72,958291+19%

611Coldwater, MIMI45,993291+81%

612Waynesville, NCNC63,369290−10%

613Ardmore, OKOK48,910290+245%

614Big Rapids, MIMI42,320289−59%

615Wooster, OHOH116,758289+8%

616Hillsdale, MIMI45,738287−6%

617Ottumwa, IAIA35,210286−58%

618Batavia, NYNY58,416285+70%

619Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791282+185%

620Brevard, NCNC34,211281−2%

621Oxford, ALAL115,834280−34%

622Vernal, UTUT38,278278−74%

623Harrison, ARAR45,654276+134%

624Las Vegas, NMNM30,311276+37%

625Athens, OHOH63,197274−14%

626Sumter, SCSC105,067273+61%

627Mansfield, OHOH124,893272−48%

628Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442269−45%

629Newport, TNTN37,889269+268%

630Quincy, ILIL74,146268−32%

631Mount Airy, NCNC72,287266+660%

632Owensboro, KYKY113,962265+31%

633Ada, OKOK38,528264−4%

634Carroll, IAIA20,303262−49%

635Safford, AZAZ40,157258−22%

636Searcy, ARAR80,085257+37%

637Alma, MIMI41,190254+2%

638Laurel, MSMS82,281253+352%

639Clovis, NMNM65,270252−52%

640Fremont, OHOH58,655251+22%

641Altoona, PAPA119,541249+53%

642Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193249+5%

643Carlsbad, NMNM62,509249−56%

644Jacksonville, ILIL37,381248−28%

645Statesboro, GAGA97,977247−31%

646Oxford, MSMS71,972244+37%

647Talladega, ALAL91,764244+58%

648Enterprise, ALAL56,953242+60%

649Murray, KYKY39,421242+65%

650Batesville, ARAR38,785241+16%

651Washington, ININ34,209238+103%

652Alexandria, LALA147,952237−47%

653Lima, OHOH100,881237+14%

654Decatur, ININ36,650236+79%

655Meadville, PAPA81,792236−55%

656Shelbyville, TNTN55,273235+82%

657Sunbury, PAPA107,788233+49%

658Lumberton, NCNC119,941231+43%

659Salisbury, MDMD131,872231−64%

660Marion, ININ66,524231−10%

661Beatrice, NENE21,711228−23%

662Athens, TNTN71,590228+26%

663Kendallville, ININ47,937227−14%

664Greeneville, TNTN73,831224+10%

665Tahlequah, OKOK49,196223+4%

666Cumberland, MDMD93,640223−19%

667Albertville, ALAL103,537223+40%

668McComb, MSMS52,640223+597%

669Albemarle, NCNC68,830221+342%

670Gallup, NMNM68,119219+55%

671Sayre, PAPA59,600219+7%

672Frankfort, KYKY77,874218+108%

673Easton, MDMD38,238215−50%

674Rome, GAGA101,378215−19%

675Richmond, KYKY131,806215−58%

676Bucyrus, OHOH41,896214+970%

677Ruston, LALA48,360212+584%

678Weirton, WVWV112,468210+26%

679Muskogee, OKOK66,708210−27%

680Galesburg, ILIL47,767209−58%

681Miami, OKOK30,438208+84%

682Fallon, NVNV25,851202−58%

683Weatherford, OKOK39,059202−1%

684Tupelo, MSMS133,167201−18%

685Huntsville, TXTX83,842200−8%

686Ozark, ALAL49,912199+12%

687Kirksville, MOMO29,824198−39%

688Seymour, ININ47,370197+107%

689Clarksburg, WVWV88,142196−15%

690Crawfordsville, ININ38,954194+22%

691DuBois, PAPA78,100194−36%

692Florence, SCSC201,392193−58%

693Sikeston, MOMO49,978192+73%

694Ottawa, KSKS26,299191−35%

695Somerset, PAPA72,004190+86%

696Wilmington, OHOH42,301190+288%

697Findlay, OHOH75,034190−19%

698Palestine, TXTX59,805189−35%

699Duncan, OKOK44,310188+11%

700Charleston, ILIL46,607188−57%

701Campbellsville, KYKY38,407187+298%

702Bay City, TXTX36,463185+62%

703Angola, ININ34,799185−40%

704McAlester, OKOK43,320182−12%

705Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914179+32%

706Nogales, AZAZ50,020179−26%

707Ruidoso, NMNM19,844179+75%

708Elk City, OKOK22,159177+556%

709Zanesville, OHOH87,014175+52%

710Sterling, COCO20,654175−68%

711Okeechobee, FLFL42,608175+25%

712Hinesville, GAGA91,870174−42%

713Cortland, NYNY45,850173−35%

714Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245173−34%

715Maryville, MOMO20,174172−30%

716North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233172+1%

717Hobbs, NMNM74,749170−22%

718Farmington, MOMO67,809169−43%

719Garden City, KSKS37,505168−1%

720Magnolia, ARAR21,894167+364%

721Somerset, KYKY67,384167+49%

722Ashland, OHOH52,523166+14%

723Lexington, NENE26,255165−36%

724Jasper, ININ44,016164+20%

725Palatka, FLFL77,734163−21%

726Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912163−38%

727Corsicana, TXTX57,181162−62%

728Lincoln, ILIL27,182162−30%

729Marietta, OHOH58,389162−9%

730Brenham, TXTX38,288161+118%

731Effingham, ILIL44,727160−18%

732Centralia, ILIL36,382160−21%

733Meridian, MSMS85,419160−25%

734Macomb, ILIL25,916158−65%

735Salem, OHOH99,377158−68%

736Plymouth, ININ46,599158−20%

737Paris, TXTX63,319156+5%

738Washington, NCNC44,670156+77%

739Hannibal, MOMO38,969155−18%

740Henderson, KYKY57,184155−6%

741Pottsville, PAPA145,085155−65%

742Gadsden, ALAL103,886154−48%

743Danville, KYKY56,985154+123%

744Johnstown, PAPA128,968154−47%

745Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527153−21%

746Dalton, GAGA147,819151+56%

747Pampa, TXTX21,786149+13%

748Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883149+14%

749Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904147+21%

750Gainesville, TXTX44,461144−23%

751Bradford, PAPA38,984143+39%

752Brownwood, TXTX38,711143−18%

753Greenville, OHOH51,520140−24%

754Richmond, ININ66,169140−49%

755Beeville, TXTX32,515140−4%

756Wabash, ININ30,713138+39%

757Greenwood, SCSC95,215137−52%

758Calhoun, GAGA61,701137+61%

759Douglas, GAGA52,861134+931%

760Durant, OKOK51,367133+15%

761Dublin, GAGA60,351132+40%

762Gettysburg, PAPA107,594132−77%

763Morristown, TNTN128,867132−71%

764Malvern, ARAR33,451131+42%

765Winchester, TNTN45,579131−55%

766Alexander City, ALAL40,953131−25%

767Auburn, ININ44,535131−40%

768Logansport, ININ37,836130+65%

769Peru, ININ34,487130+38%

770Altus, OKOK24,764128−12%

771Guymon, OKOK20,322124+12%

772Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147124−33%

773Deming, NMNM25,407123−24%

774Tiffin, OHOH54,522123−4%

775Marshall, MOMO23,265121+2%

776Martinsville, VAVA63,091120−34%

777Huntington, ININ37,224119−60%

778Russellville, ALAL32,449118+743%

779Gloversville, NYNY52,216118−58%

780Scottsboro, ALAL54,281117−7%

781Fayetteville, TNTN36,853116+23%

782Emporia, KSKS34,838116−71%

783DeRidder, LALA36,673114−3%

784Washington Court House, OHOH28,552114+245%

785Marion, NCNC45,198114−43%

786Laredo, TXTX281,224114+280%

787Fort Payne, ALAL74,085113−54%

788Tifton, GAGA51,237113+85%

789Vincennes, ININ35,652113−41%

790Monticello, ININ25,164112+14%

791Mexico, MOMO24,528112−50%

792Fairmont, WVWV55,584111−30%

793Danville, VAVA101,137111−33%

794Arkansas City, KSKS34,382111−70%

795Atchison, KSKS16,172111−50%

796Indiana, PAPA82,878111−69%

797Española, NMNM39,832110−60%

798Jesup, GAGA32,481110+75%

799Lewistown, PAPA46,127110−64%

800Paragould, ARAR47,411110+15%

801Lewisburg, PAPA42,313110−26%

802Bonham, TXTX39,265108+21%

803Columbus, MSMS67,144108−39%

804Greensburg, ININ26,576106−23%

805Hays, KSKS29,075105−64%

806Vicksburg, MSMS41,759105+54%

807Taylorville, ILIL33,443104+1%

808Cedartown, GAGA45,514104+37%

809Martin, TNTN33,261102−12%

810Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063102−37%

811Frankfort, ININ33,322101−34%

812Henderson, NCNC42,638100+144%

813Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02599+102%

814Wilson, NCNC81,15099−42%

815El Dorado, ARAR36,92698+32%

816Norwalk, OHOH58,25098−69%

817Greenwood, MSMS34,91297–

818Huntingdon, PAPA43,00194−15%

819Forest City, NCNC65,74594−54%

820Wapakoneta, OHOH45,90992−16%

821Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20191+20%

822Cornelia, GAGA50,41691+507%

823Big Spring, TXTX30,50490+55%

824Franklin, KYKY20,78890+543%

825Vidalia, GAGA36,18089+197%

826Arcadia, FLFL37,07888−50%

827Toccoa, GAGA27,85487+1143%

828Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21186−1%

829Madisonville, KYKY45,12785−6%

830Moberly, MOMO24,51384−12%

831Albany, GAGA145,51083−73%

832Minden, LALA34,94880+54%

833Great Bend, KSKS24,79080−16%

834LaGrange, GAGA107,09779−47%

835New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37379−59%

836Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07679−43%

837Gaffney, SCSC58,27578+1%

838Kingsville, TXTX30,31577+24%

839Shelby, NCNC103,32573−81%

840Nantucket, MAMA14,75873−35%

841Oil City, PAPA49,34673+59%

842Grenada, MSMS30,22272+414%

843Coshocton, OHOH37,18871−35%

844El Campo, TXTX42,06071−58%

845Bedford, ININ45,56871−47%

846Van Wert, OHOH29,01370−46%

847Thomaston, GAGA28,50070−76%

848Urbana, OHOH38,82070−82%

849Bogalusa, LALA44,93770−44%

850Corinth, MSMS34,56970−17%

851Paris, TNTN32,89669−52%

852Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59967−11%

853Camden, ARAR26,36366+230%

854Del Rio, TXTX47,83565−36%

855Cambridge, OHOH38,37964−38%

856Elkins, WVWV26,88263–

857Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42863−64%

858Americus, GAGA33,39462+121%

859Defiance, OHOH38,29261−54%

860Dumas, TXTX21,89160−38%

861Andrews, TXTX18,91460+362%

862Dyersburg, TNTN36,32059+90%

863Clewiston, FLFL61,54659−71%

864Eufaula, ALAL26,86157+119%

865Waycross, GAGA57,67056−47%

866Greenville, MSMS40,44656+833%

867Portsmouth, OHOH71,36555−53%

868Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30255−80%

869Orangeburg, SCSC83,17755−47%

870Greencastle, ININ37,87654−78%

871Cambridge, MDMD33,62854−62%

872Opelousas, LALA80,76554−26%

873Summerville, GAGA25,30054+440%

874Rockingham, NCNC42,04152−64%

875Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65552−54%

876Sidney, OHOH48,06552−61%

877St. Marys, PAPA29,92651−28%

878Plainview, TXTX36,70051+920%

879Middlesborough, KYKY22,82950+525%

880Liberal, KSKS21,07348−23%

881Lock Haven, PAPA37,87048−62%

882Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93848−52%

883McMinnville, TNTN43,71748−58%

884Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21947−39%

885Madison, ININ33,27946−54%

886Natchitoches, LALA36,08946−18%

887Glasgow, KYKY56,22445−38%

888Pikeville, KYKY89,12244−50%

889Newberry, SCSC39,56140+67%

890New Iberia, LALA66,84639−47%

891Uvalde, TXTX24,96338+322%

892Kennett, MOMO26,85538−24%

893Cleveland, MSMS28,26238+81%

894Alice, TXTX45,38336−73%

895Borger, TXTX19,63334−56%

896Gallipolis, OHOH29,07233−37%

897Mayfield, KYKY37,05033−31%

898Raymondville, TXTX19,97133−62%

899Natchez, MSMS54,72233−69%

900Connersville, ININ23,53332−44%

901Milledgeville, GAGA44,02931+0%

902Selma, ALAL35,14030−12%

903Dodge City, KSKS33,99329−68%

904Snyder, TXTX16,16229−31%

905Union City, TNTN30,06728−68%

906Celina, OHOH42,73728−33%

907Moultrie, GAGA47,43827−27%

908Cordele, GAGA19,23726−81%

909Bainbridge, GAGA29,43225+0%

910Woodward, OKOK19,82722−79%

911Morgan City, LALA46,55218−45%

912Sweetwater, TXTX14,11715−64%

913Blytheville, ARAR37,82811−81%

914Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31910–

915Hereford, TXTX18,62610−83%

916Troy, ALAL33,68810−91%

917Clarksdale, MSMS19,84910−38%

918Zapata, TXTX13,7537–

919Laurinburg, NCNC33,3226−82%

920Forrest City, ARAR21,8004−80%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES