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Largest Norwegian population, US states · 2020

US states 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. Minnesota leads at 777,745. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 152,671, against an all-states median of 37,211.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States1.3% of US population331,449,2814,289,825–

01Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445777,745−10%

02Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872413,515−11%

03Washington, WAWA7,816,116356,334−10%

04California, CACA39,287,377354,919−12%

05North Dakota, NDND784,841180,029−9%

06Iowa, IAIA3,210,507147,266−13%

07Texas, TXTX30,188,424145,580+10%

08Illinois, ILIL12,694,798144,828−16%

09Oregon, OROR4,254,293141,749−6%

10Florida, FLFL22,416,077122,908+3%

11Colorado, COCO5,862,189121,339+6%

12Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838119,159+1%

13South Dakota, SDSD907,428111,462−7%

14Montana, MTMT1,116,87591,864−4%

15New York, NYNY19,852,36679,343−8%

16Michigan, MIMI10,077,76176,776−12%

17Utah, UTUT3,392,33172,620+10%

18Idaho, IDID1,934,26252,067−2%

19Virginia, VAVA8,705,17049,468−2%

20North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40447,844+10%

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,81445,081−1%

22Ohio, OHOH11,810,29344,680+4%

23Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63942,486−2%

24New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80939,302−8%

25Georgia, GAGA10,940,40738,399+7%

26Nevada, NVNV3,184,61237,211−11%

27Nebraska, NENE1,978,70735,781−6%

28Indiana, ININ6,851,07335,749−2%

29Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05635,204+4%

30Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38330,217+11%

31Kansas, KSKS2,947,19727,917−12%

32Maryland, MDMD6,206,01127,078−7%

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63424,882+5%

34Alaska, AKAK735,70622,360−22%

35South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22521,655+26%

36Wyoming, WYWY582,39720,321+5%

37Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50817,697−11%

38Alabama, ALAL5,086,76815,648+0%

39Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82415,583+12%

40Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39115,055+10%

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24614,959−22%

42New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86812,457+4%

43Louisiana, LALA4,611,96111,354−5%

44Maine, MEME1,387,81711,314+12%

45Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23510,368+2%

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7797,560+9%

47Vermont, VTVT647,1065,825+10%

48West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3734,724+15%

49District of Columbia, DCDC681,2944,501+18%

50Delaware, DEDE1,021,1913,969−14%

51Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013,673−19%

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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 777,745 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is norwegian population measured?

Number of residents who are Norwegian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.