| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 9,365,489 (2.8%) alone or in combination 3,419,197 (1.0%) Nordic or Scandinavian alone | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Minnesota | 1,603,124 |
 California | 1,224,541 |
 Washington | 739,043 |
 Wisconsin | 728,248 |
 Illinois | 575,991 |
 Michigan | 403,888 |
 Florida | 355,458 |
 Oregon | 339,031 |
 Iowa | 338,161 |
 Utah | 333,405 |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| 61% Protestant, 22% Catholic, 14% other (no religion, Mormonism, etc.)[2] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other North Germanic peoples • other Finns • Estonian Americans • Inuit • Sámi Americans | |
Nordic and Scandinavian Americans are Americans of Scandinavian and/or Nordic ancestry, including Danish Americans (estimate: 1,453,897), Faroese Americans, Finnish Americans (estimate: 653,222[3]), Greenlandic Americans, Icelandic Americans (estimate: 49,442[4]), Norwegian Americans (estimate: 4,602,337), and Swedish Americans (estimate: 4,293,208).[5] Also included are persons who reported 'Scandinavian' ancestry (estimate: 582,549) on their census. According to 2021 census estimates, there are approximately 9,365,489 people of Scandinavian ancestry in the United States.[1][full citation needed]
Norsemen had explored the eastern coast of North America as early as the 11th century, though they created no lasting settlements. Later, a Swedish colony briefly existed on the Delaware River during the 17th century. The vast majority of Americans of Nordic or Scandinavian ancestry, however, are descended from immigrants of the 19th century. This era saw mass emigration from Scandinavia following a population increase that the region's existing infrastructure could not support. Many prevailing traditions observed by Nordic and Scandinavian Americans are from this era, and are reflective of the lifestyle of rural immigrant communities during the late 19th century.
- ^ a b "IPUMS USA". University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society, p. 120.
- ^ "Table B04006 – People Reporting Ancestry – 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "ACS 2019 1-Year Estimates. Table B04006". data.census.gov. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Estrem, Andrew; Nelson, O. N. (1904). "History of the Scandinavians and Successful Scandinavians in the United States". The American Historical Review. 3 (1): 161. doi:10.2307/1832827. hdl:2027/coo1.ark:/13960/t3rv14q4f. ISSN 0002-8762. JSTOR 1832827.
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