US-census 2000

In the US-census 2000, 4.48 millions stated that they were completely or partly of Norwegian descent. (Corresponding figures for 1990 was 3.87 millions (3 869 395 persons).) Figures for 2000: State         Persons  Percentage --------------------------------- North Dakota  193,158  30.1 Minnesota     850,742  17.3 South Dakota  115,292  15.3 Montana        95,525  10.6 Wisconsin     454,831   8.5 Washington    367,508   6.2 Iowa          166,667   5.7 Wyoming        21,204   4.3 Oregon        147,262   4.3 Alaska         26,439   4.2 Idaho          46,308   3.6 Utah           60,567   2.7 Colorado      109,744   2.6 Nebraska       39,536   2.3 Arizona       106,771   2.1 Nevada         38,353   1.9 Illinois      178,923   1.4 California    436,128   1.3 Kansas         29,773   1.1 New Mexico     18,088   1.0 Michigan       85,753   0.9 New Hampshire  10,301   0.8 Hawaii          9,632   0.8 Maine           9,827   0.8 Missouri       40,887   0.7 Vermont         4,498   0.7 Virginia       46,877   0.7 Florida       114,687   0.7 Massachusetts  36,106   0.6 Connecticut    21,693   0.6 Texas         118,968   0.6 New Jersey     48,403   0.6 Oklahoma       21,923   0.6 Indiana        34,174   0.6 Maryland       27,131   0.5 New York       90,524   0.5 Delaware        3,941   0.5 Arkansas       13,046   0.5 DC              2,336   0.4 North Carolina 32,627   0.4 Ohio           41,537   0.4 Georgia        33,858   0.4 Tennessee      21,654   0.4 South Carolina 14,279   0.4 Rhode Island    4,307   0.4 Louisiana      11,520   0.3 Kentucky       10,826   0.3 Alabama        13,779   0.3 Pennsylvania   38,869   0.3 Mississippi     7,088   0.2 West Virginia   3,855   0.2 Total:      4,477,725   1.6 US-census'es - people born in Norway: 1850:  12678 1860:  43995 1870: 114246 1880: 181729 1890: 322665 1900: 336388 1910: 403877 1920: 363863 1930: 347852 1940:  ... 1950: 202448 1960: 152698 1970:  97243 1980:  63316 1990:  42240 2000:  32207 Jan Peter