page_title: Norwegian Americans
section_title: Communities by percentage of Norwegians
hierarchical_section_title: Norwegian Americans / Communities by percentage of Norwegians
caption_attribution_description: English: en:Sunflowers in en:Traill County, North Dakota
context_page_description: Norwegian Americans 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 most recent U.S. census, most live in the Upper Midwest. Norwegian Americans are currently the 10th-largest European ancestry group in the United States. In a U.S. context Norwegian Americans often refer to themselves as Norwegian; however in Norway they are primarily seen as Americans with only distant ancestral ties to Norway. There are significant cultural differences between Norwegians and Norwegian Americans; for example Norwegians are highly secular, while Norwegian Americans are often religious.
context_section_description: The 100 U.S. communities with the highest percentage of residents claiming Norwegian ancestry (those in bold are the largest in the state) are:
  Northwood, North Dakota 55.5%
  Fertile, Minnesota 54.4%
  Blair, Wisconsin 53.3%
  Crosby, North Dakota 52.3%
  Spring Grove, Minnesota 52.0%
  Strum, Wisconsin 50.9%
  Twin Valley, Minnesota 49.9%
  Mayville, North Dakota 48.5%
  Westby, Wisconsin 48.1%
  Maddock, North Dakota 47.6%
  Cooperstown, North Dakota 46.6%
  Rushford, Minnesota 46.5%
  Christiana, Wisconsin 46.4%
  Tioga, North Dakota 45.7%
  Starbuck, Minnesota 45.0%
  Hawley, Minnesota 44.5%
  Jefferson, Wisconsin 43.7%
  Franklin, Wisconsin 43.0%
  Sumner, Wisconsin 43.0%
  Osseo, Wisconsin 42.9%
  Ada, Minnesota 42.9%
  Stanley, North Dakota 42.4%
  Lake Mills, Iowa 42.3%
  Dawson, Minnesota 42.2%
  Fosston, Minnesota 42.1%
  Bagley, Minnesota 41.0%
  Viroqua, Wisconsin 40.4%
  Ettrick, Wisconsin 40.3%
  Karlstad, Minnesota 39.4%
  Lakota, North Dakota 39.2%
  Thief River Falls, Minnesota 39.0%
  Dane Prairie Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota 39.0%
  Madison, Minnesota 38.8%
  Pigeon, Wisconsin 38.7%
  Harmony, Minnesota 38.4%
  Viroqua, Wisconsin 38.4%
  Sparta Township, Minnesota 38.1%
  Velva, North Dakota 38.1%
  Clarkfield, Minnesota 38.0%
  Wanamingo, Minnesota 38.0%
  Williston, North Dakota 37.6%
  Hillsboro, North Dakota 37.3%
  Hamburg, Wisconsin 37.2%
  Lake Park, Minnesota 37.2%
  Park River, North Dakota 37.1%
  Watford City, North Dakota 37.0%
  Preston, Wisconsin 37.0%
  Colfax, Wisconsin 36.7%
  Whitehall, Wisconsin 36.4%
  Hale, Wisconsin 36.1%
  Montevideo, Minnesota 35.9%
  Dunn Township, Minnesota 35.2%
  Northwood, Iowa 35.0%
  Cormorant Township, Minnesota 34.9%
  New Rockford, North Dakota 34.4%
  Oakport, Minnesota 34.3%
  Dunkirk, Wisconsin 34.3
  Williston, North Dakota 34.2%
  Houston, Minnesota 34.1%
  Rocksbury Township, Minnesota 34.1%
  Roseau, Minnesota 33.6%
  Fergus Falls, Minnesota 33.6%
  Thompson, North Dakota 33.6%
  Copley Township, Minnesota 33.5%
  Pelican Township, Minnesota 33.5%
  Kenyon, Minnesota 33.5%
  Albert Lea, Minnesota 33.4%
  Reeder, North Dakota 33.3%
  Rugby, North Dakota 33.1%
  Lida Township, Minnesota 33.0%
  Fergus Falls, Minnesota 33.0%
  Glyndon, Minnesota 33.0%
  Granite Falls, Minnesota 32.7%
  Mondovi, Wisconsin 32.7%
  Woodville, Wisconsin 32.6%
  Gale, Wisconsin 32.5%
  Bottineau, North Dakota 32.1%
  Bancroft Township, Minnesota 32.1%
  Garrison, North Dakota 31.8%
  Horace, North Dakota 31.7%
  Lake Andrew Township, Minnesota 31.6%
  Grafton, North Dakota 31.4%
  Moranville Township, Minnesota 31.4%
  Barnesville, Minnesota 31.3%
  Stanley, North Dakota 31.2%
  Colfax, Wisconsin 31.1%
  Elbow Lake, Minnesota 31.1%
  Lake Eunice Township, Minnesota 30.9%
  Enderlin, North Dakota 30.8%
  Moorhead, Minnesota 30.6%
  Blanchardville, Wisconsin 30.6%
  Volga, South Dakota 30.3%
  Lisbon, North Dakota 30.2%
  Pickerel Lake Township, Minnesota 30.2%
  Scobey, Montana 30.1%
  Wiota, Wisconsin 30.0%
  Valley City, North Dakota 29.9%
  Nedrose Township, North Dakota 29.8%
  Galesville, Wisconsin 29.8%
  Warren, Minnesota 29.7%
caption: Mayville, North Dakota
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