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Largest Norwegian population, US states

US states 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. Minnesota leads at 692,350. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 138,555, against an all-states median of 35,132.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States1.2% of US population334,922,4993,920,371–

01Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445692,350−20%

02Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872363,327−22%

03Washington, WAWA7,816,116312,371−21%

04California, CACA39,287,377311,609−22%

05North Dakota, NDND784,841158,982−20%

06Texas, TXTX30,188,424145,895+10%

07Iowa, IAIA3,210,507135,794−20%

08Oregon, OROR4,254,293131,539−13%

09Illinois, ILIL12,694,798126,437−27%

10Florida, FLFL22,416,077122,084+3%

11Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838117,177−0%

12Colorado, COCO5,862,189110,572−3%

13South Dakota, SDSD907,42894,707−21%

14Montana, MTMT1,116,87583,326−13%

15New York, NYNY19,852,36674,047−14%

16Michigan, MIMI10,077,76171,869−17%

17Utah, UTUT3,392,33166,908+1%

18Idaho, IDID1,934,26253,240+0%

19North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40449,332+14%

20Virginia, VAVA8,705,17045,514−10%

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,81441,545−9%

22Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63940,935−5%

23Ohio, OHOH11,810,29340,049−6%

24Georgia, GAGA10,940,40738,113+6%

25New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80936,148−16%

26Nevada, NVNV3,184,61235,132−16%

27Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38333,156+22%

28Nebraska, NENE1,978,70732,857−13%

29Indiana, ININ6,851,07332,731−10%

30Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05632,259−5%

31Maryland, MDMD6,206,01126,044−11%

32Kansas, KSKS2,947,19724,756−22%

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63424,404+3%

34South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22522,536+31%

35Alaska, AKAK735,70622,367−22%

36Wyoming, WYWY582,39718,282−6%

37Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50817,540−12%

38New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24616,059−16%

39Alabama, ALAL5,086,76815,567−0%

40Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82415,402+11%

41Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39114,371+5%

42Maine, MEME1,387,81710,723+6%

43Louisiana, LALA4,611,96110,682−11%

44Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23510,401+2%

45New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86810,170−15%

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7796,966+0%

47Vermont, VTVT647,1065,970+13%

48West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3735,198+27%

49Delaware, DEDE1,021,1914,671+1%

50District of Columbia, DCDC681,2944,449+16%

51Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013,808−16%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest norwegian population?

Minnesota ranks #1 with 692,350 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by norwegian population?

Minnesota, Wisconsin, Washington, California, North Dakota.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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).