RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Norwegian population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Norwegian ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Minnesota leads at 866,785. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 165,002, against an all-states median of 37,936.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States1.5% of US population308,745,5384,602,337–

01Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445866,785–

02Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872466,309–

03California, CACA39,287,377401,548–

04Washington, WAWA7,816,116396,418–

05North Dakota, NDND784,841198,244–

06Illinois, ILIL12,694,798173,334–

07Iowa, IAIA3,210,507169,885–

08Oregon, OROR4,254,293151,447–

09Texas, TXTX30,188,424132,828–

10South Dakota, SDSD907,428119,341–

11Florida, FLFL22,416,077118,894–

12Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838117,455–

13Colorado, COCO5,862,189114,313–

14Montana, MTMT1,116,87595,971–

15Michigan, MIMI10,077,76187,020–

16New York, NYNY19,852,36685,859–

17Utah, UTUT3,392,33165,960–

18Idaho, IDID1,934,26253,092–

19Virginia, VAVA8,705,17050,733–

20Missouri, MOMO6,191,81445,415–

21North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40443,446–

22Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63943,252–

23New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80942,793–

24Ohio, OHOH11,810,29342,773–

25Nevada, NVNV3,184,61241,941–

26Nebraska, NENE1,978,70737,936–

27Indiana, ININ6,851,07336,566–

28Georgia, GAGA10,940,40735,864–

29Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05633,943–

30Kansas, KSKS2,947,19731,788–

31Maryland, MDMD6,206,01129,174–

32Alaska, AKAK735,70628,598–

33Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38327,199–

34Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63423,782–

35Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50819,891–

36Wyoming, WYWY582,39719,401–

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24619,139–

38South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22517,246–

39Alabama, ALAL5,086,76815,596–

40Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82413,878–

41Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39113,691–

42New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86812,016–

43Louisiana, LALA4,611,96111,962–

44Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23510,203–

45Maine, MEME1,387,81710,090–

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7796,939–

47Vermont, VTVT647,1065,306–

48Delaware, DEDE1,021,1914,636–

49Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8014,523–

50West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3734,093–

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,2943,821–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest norwegian population?

Minnesota ranks #1 with 866,785 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by norwegian population?

Minnesota, Wisconsin, California, Washington, North Dakota.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is norwegian population measured?

Number of residents who are Norwegian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.