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