Norwegian Dakotan

Norwegian Dakotan

Norskamerikanere i Dakota
Total population
312,697 21.4% of the Dakotan population [1]
Regions with significant populations
North Dakota	199,154'[1][2]
Fargo	37,343[1][3]
Grand Forks	17,438[1][4]
Bismarck	13,095[1][5]
Minot	10,945[1][6]
West Fargo	8,839[1][7]
South Dakota	113,543'[1][8]
Sioux Falls	26,630[1][9]
Rapid City	7,584[1][10]
Watertown	4,137[1][11]
Brookings	4,082[1][12]
Aberdeen	3,809[1][13]
Languages
American English, Norwegian
Religion
Lutheran Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Norwegian American

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A Norwegian Dakotan is a Norwegian American (a person with Norwegian ancestry) in the U.S. states of North and South Dakota. One in three of all North Dakotans is of Norwegian heritage, which is the highest among all U.S. states. South Dakota is number three, behind Minnesota. The immigrants settled primarily between 1870 and 1920.

As of 2009, 312,697 Dakotans claim Norwegian ancestry, 21.4% of the region's population (30.8% of North Dakota's population and 14.0% of South Dakota's population), or 6.7% of the total Norwegian American population.