How many people speak "Norwegian " in America




Language category: OTHER INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES Language sub-category: Scandinavian languages

In October 2015, the U.S. Census Bureau released the "2009-2013 American Community Survey" which provides information on "languages spoken at home" and "ability to speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over" for the United States as a whole, states including Puerto Rico and Washington D.C., selected counties, and selected cities and urban areas. The following provides aggregated survey information on people who speak "Norwegian", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Norwegian speakers in the United States

CountryNumber of speakersMargin of ErrorSpeak English less than "Very Well"Margin of Error
United States39,4301,6844,675483



Norwegian speakers by U.S. state

What U.S. states have the most norwegian speakers?
StateNumber of speakersMargin of ErrorSpeak English less than "Very Well"Margin of Error
California4,915641445188
Minnesota4,665340530100
Washington3,390422510165
Florida2,880469450177
New York2,720415450142
Wisconsin2,03526825571
Texas2,010466345166
North Dakota1,42520317052
Oregon1,0002905554
New Jersey97021414589
Arizona8652355042
Massachusetts8252055535
Utah82519213567
Illinois82025213070
Colorado7402279075
Virginia7402095037
Pennsylvania6951938039
Montana59016411572
Iowa5651775530
Connecticut5351494537
Nevada5352206051
Michigan4651198550
Maryland4401612525
North Carolina420254(D)(D)
South Dakota4151148045
Alaska3651484043
Georgia320149(B)-
Louisiana2751634036
Ohio275128(B)-
Tennessee255120(D)(D)
Kentucky250174(D)(D)
South Carolina225127(B)-
Hawaii2051263531
Missouri2009749
District of Columbia170112(B)-
Kansas13565(D)(D)
Mississippi13581(D)(D)
Vermont13583(D)(D)
Idaho13061(B)-
Indiana12067(D)(D)
Rhode Island11082(D)(D)
New Hampshire10553(D)(D)
Oklahoma10565(D)(D)
Nebraska95441519
Alabama9063(B)-
Arkansas6046(B)-
New Mexico6042(D)(D)
Maine5036(B)-
Wyoming4543(D)(D)
Delaware2016(B)-
West Virginia(D)(D)(D)(D)



Norwegian speakers by U.S county

What counties in the United States have the most norwegian speakers?
CountyNumber of speakersMargin of ErrorSpeak English less than "Very Well"Margin of Error
King County [WA]1,375262265121
Los Angeles County [CA]9402467560
Hennepin County [MN]80516111559
Harris County [TX]735286160113
Maricopa County [AZ]5501702530
Pierce County [WA]5401988063
Kings County [NY]51021715587
San Diego County [CA]5053542522
Snohomish County [WA]5051615542
Broward County [FL]4601846557
Palm Beach County [FL]4301429068
Santa Clara County [CA]4151674551
Clark County [NV]4152045050
New York County [NY]405218(D)(D)
Fort Bend County [TX]405255(D)(D)
Suffolk County [NY]3751427544
Alameda County [CA]370171(B)-
Orange County [CA]340169100121
Salt Lake County [UT]3401128554
Westchester County [NY]3202235057
Fairfield County [CT]285139(D)(D)
Dakota County [MN]2701151012
Cook County [IL]2601135044
Middlesex County [MA]255118(D)(D)
Riverside County [CA]23598(B)-
Miami-Dade County [FL]230207(D)(D)
Santa Barbara County [CA]2151305064
Pima County [AZ]2051392529
Mecklenburg County [NC]205231(B)-
Ramsey County [MN]200912530
Contra Costa County [CA]19595(D)(D)
Sacramento County [CA]19084(D)(D)
San Mateo County [CA]1901202524
Fairfax County [VA]190111(D)(D)
Dane County [WI]190858052
Anchorage Municipality [AK]185109(D)(D)
Norfolk County [MA]185106(D)(D)
District of Columbia [DC]170112(B)-
Lee County [FL]170126(D)(D)
Washington County [OR]170163(D)(D)
Arapahoe County [CO]165131(B)-
Denver County [CO]16595(D)(D)
Bergen County [NJ]15084(B)-
Middlesex County [NJ]15097(D)(D)
Multnomah County [OR]15094(D)(D)
Milwaukee County [WI]150118(B)-
Morris County [NJ]14585(D)(D)
Jefferson County [KY]140164(B)-
Nassau County [NY]14063(D)(D)
Dallas County [TX]14090(D)(D)
Clark County [WA]14091(D)(D)
San Francisco County [CA]13583(B)-
Sonoma County [CA]13589(B)-
DuPage County [IL]13573(D)(D)
Kane County [IL]135201(D)(D)
Rockland County [NY]135744035
Montgomery County [MD]115592525
Richmond County [NY]11561(D)(D)
Maui County [HI]105110(D)(D)
St. Louis County [MO]10582(B)-
Orange County [NY]10082(D)(D)
Hartford County [CT]9560(D)(D)
Pinellas County [FL]9552(D)(D)
Suffolk County [MA]9569(B)-
Washoe County [NV]9589(D)(D)
Providence County [RI]9578(D)(D)
Ventura County [CA]90483533
Collier County [FL]90613538
Monmouth County [NJ]9059(D)(D)
San Bernardino County [CA]8550(B)-
Bristol County [MA]8547(B)-
Somerset County [NJ]8570(D)(D)
Allegheny County [PA]8564(B)-
Travis County [TX]8562(B)-
Fresno County [CA]8064(B)-
San Joaquin County [CA]8066(B)-
Hillsborough County [FL]8053(D)(D)
Orange County [FL]8070(B)-
Honolulu County [HI]8054(D)(D)
Howard County [MD]8088(B)-
Queens County [NY]80841518
Monterey County [CA]7597(B)-
Placer County [CA]7557(B)-
Stanislaus County [CA]7560(B)-
Jefferson Parish [LA]7552(D)(D)
Baltimore County [MD]7567(B)-
Ocean County [NJ]7566(D)(D)
Solano County [CA]7050(B)-
Chester County [PA]6590(B)-
Plymouth County [MA]6054(D)(D)
Burlington County [NJ]6039(D)(D)
New Haven County [CT]50451524
Gwinnett County [GA]5062(B)-
Erie County [NY]5040(D)(D)
Prince William County [VA]5043(D)(D)
El Paso County [CO]4543(D)(D)
Johnson County [KS]4545(D)(D)
Essex County [MA]4529(B)-
Union County [NJ]4554(B)-
Cuyahoga County [OH]4543(B)-
Shelby County [TN]4544(B)-
Loudoun County [VA]4557(B)-
Cobb County [GA]4062(B)-
Fulton County [GA]4044(B)-
Lake County [IL]4030(D)(D)
Worcester County [MA]4041(B)-
Atlantic County [NJ]4035(D)(D)
Mercer County [NJ]4040(B)-
Philadelphia County [PA]4028(D)(D)
Tarrant County [TX]4033(B)-
Oakland County [MI]3530(B)-
Washtenaw County [MI]3531(B)-
Wayne County [MI]35292528
Lancaster County [PA]3549(B)-
Yolo County [CA]3026(B)-
Essex County [NJ]3026(B)-
Franklin County [OH]3036(B)-
Oklahoma County [OK]3031(B)-
Bucks County [PA]3030(D)(D)
Delaware County [PA]3038(B)-
Macomb County [MI]2531(B)-
Onondaga County [NY]2521(D)(D)
Hawaii County [HI]2028(D)(D)
Hillsborough County [NH]2028(B)-
Guilford County [NC]2025(B)-
Virginia Beach city [VA]2037(B)-
Navajo County [AZ](D)(D)(B)-
Duval County [FL](D)(D)(D)(D)
DeKalb County [GA](D)(D)(B)-
Marion County [IN](D)(D)(B)-
Polk County [IA](D)(D)(D)(D)
Anne Arundel County [MD](D)(D)(B)-
Prince George s County [MD](D)(D)(B)-
Baltimore city [MD](D)(D)(B)-
Camden County [NJ](D)(D)(B)-
Passaic County [NJ](D)(D)(B)-
Bernalillo County [NM](D)(D)(B)-
Albany County [NY](D)(D)(B)-
Monroe County [NY](D)(D)(B)-
Wake County [NC](D)(D)(B)-
Montgomery County [PA](D)(D)(D)(D)
Davidson County [TN](D)(D)(B)-
Collin County [TX](D)(D)(B)-
Denton County [TX](D)(D)(B)-
Arlington County [VA](D)(D)(B)-



Norwegian speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most norwegian speakers?
City / Metropolitan area / CBSANumber of speakersMargin of ErrorSpeak English less than "Very Well"Margin of Error
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY]3,005437510176
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]2,420381400151
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]1,92023120584
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]1,435410215124
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]1,280312175138
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]1,125331205131
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]1,0752767047
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]73527011065
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]7052065031
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]6801925534
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]6252224541
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]5601712530
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]5053542522
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]4351832534
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]4152045050
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]4151674551
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]360169(D)(D)
Salt Lake City [UT]3451128554
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]3201854039
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]320111(B)-
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]3001505032
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]290111(D)(D)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]285139(D)(D)
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]270974038
Madison [WI]260938553
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]250231(B)-
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]215124(B)-
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]2151305064
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]2101013043
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]205157(D)(D)
Tucson [AZ]2051392529
Anchorage [AK]195109(D)(D)
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]19595(D)(D)
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]185116(B)-
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]185117(B)-
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]1751114036
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]170126(D)(D)
St. Louis [MO-IL]170105(B)-
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]16583(D)(D)
Austin-Round Rock [TX]160117(B)-
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]155165(B)-
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]15095(B)-
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]14082(B)-
Santa Rosa [CA]13589(B)-
Pittsburgh [PA]12574(D)(D)
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]110534035
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]10560(D)(D)
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]105110(D)(D)
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]10066(D)(D)
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]9579(D)(D)
Reno [NV]9589(D)(D)
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]90631012
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]90613538
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]90483533
Fresno [CA]8064(B)-
Stockton-Lodi [CA]8066(B)-
Urban Honolulu [HI]8054(D)(D)
Jacksonville [FL]7561(D)(D)
Kansas City [MO-KS]7557(D)(D)
Modesto [CA]7560(B)-
Salinas [CA]7597(B)-
Richmond [VA]7061(B)-
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]7050(B)-
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]6539(D)(D)
Worcester [MA-CT]6046(B)-
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]5543(D)(D)
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]5046(B)-
New Haven-Milford [CT]50451524
Colorado Springs [CO]4543(D)(D)
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]4544(B)-
Oklahoma City [OK]4542(B)-
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]4035(D)(D)
Rochester [NY]4046(D)(D)
Trenton [NJ]4040(B)-
Ann Arbor [MI]3531(B)-
Lancaster [PA]3549(B)-
Tulsa [OK]3544(B)-
Columbus [OH]3036(B)-
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]3036(B)-
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]3028(D)(D)
Syracuse [NY]2521(D)(D)
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]2022(D)(D)
Greensboro-High Point [NC]2025(B)-
Hilo [HI]2028(D)(D)
Manchester-Nashua [NH]2028(B)-
Akron [OH](D)(D)(B)-
Albuquerque [NM](D)(D)(B)-
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN](D)(D)(B)-
Dayton [OH](D)(D)(B)-
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC](D)(D)(B)-
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN](D)(D)(B)-
Portland-South Portland [ME](D)(D)(B)-
Raleigh [NC](D)(D)(B)-
Show Low [AZ](D)(D)(B)-







Notes
  • Number of speakers and Speak English less than "Very Well": Detailed-language estimates are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Aggregate estimates ("language category" and "language sub-category" entries) are unrounded and appear in table B16001. Detailed-language estimates may not sum to aggregate estimates because of rounding.
  • Margin of Error and Margin of Error: Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data. The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.
  • (D): Data withheld to avoid disclosure.
  • (B): Either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
  • (X): Question does not apply.
  • -: Either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.


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