Norwegian Americans

Norwegian Americans
Norskamerikanere (Bokmål)
Norskamerikanarar (Nynorsk)
Norway United States
Total population
3,883,173 (1.1%) alone or in combination

1,230,354 (0.4%) Norwegian alone

2021 estimates, self-reported[1]
Regions with significant populations
Midwest2,273,683
West1,552,462
South545,699
Northeast266,881
 Minnesota868,361
 Wisconsin466,469
 California412,177
 Washington410,818
 North Dakota199,154
 Iowa173,640
 Illinois171,745
 Oregon164,676
 Texas129,081
 Arizona124,618
 Colorado119,164
 Florida117,444
 South Dakota113,543
 New York92,796
 Montana90,425
Languages
English, Norwegian
American Norwegian
Religion
Christianity (predominantly Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Evangelical Lutheran Synod)
Related ethnic groups
Other Norwegians • other Nordic and Scandinavian Americans

Norwegian Americans (Norwegian: Norskamerikanere) are Americans with ancestral roots in Norway. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the latter half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century. There are more than 4.5 million Norwegian Americans, according to the 2021 U.S. census;[a] most live in the Upper Midwest and on the West Coast of the United States.

  1. ^ "IPUMS USA". University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.


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