Norwegian Americans

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Norwegian Americans

Norskamerikanere (Bokmål) Norskamerikanarar (Nynorsk)
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
Midwest	2,273,683
West	1,552,462
South	545,699
Northeast	266,881
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 American Norwegian
Religion
Christianity (predominantly Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Evangelical Lutheran Synod)
Related ethnic groups
Other Norwegians • other Nordic and Scandinavian Americans

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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;^[a] most live in the Upper Midwest and on the West Coast of the United States.

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