Norwegian Americans
Norwegian Americans (Bokmål: Norskamerikanere, Nynorsk: Norskamerikanarar) 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; most live in the Upper Midwest and on the West Coast of the United States.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 3,883,173 (1.1%) alone or in combination 1,230,354 (0.4%) Norwegian alone | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Midwest | 2,273,683 |
| West | 1,552,462 |
| South | 545,699 |
| Northeast | 266,881
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| Minnesota | 868,361 |
| Wisconsin | 466,469 |
| California | 412,177 |
| Washington | 410,818 |
| North Dakota | 199,154 |
| Iowa | 173,640 |
| Illinois | 171,745 |
| Oregon | 164,676 |
| Texas | 129,081 |
| Arizona | 124,618 |
| Colorado | 119,164 |
| Florida | 117,444 |
| South Dakota | 113,543 |
| New York | 92,796 |
| Montana | 90,425 |
| Languages | |
| English, Norwegian | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (predominantly Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod), Atheism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Norwegians • other Nordic and Scandinavian Americans | |
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| Norwegian Portal |
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