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The connected release provides 274 community views, including 73 exact country-of-birth matches and 40 selected Indigenous identity views. Country of birth, ancestry, Mexican origin, and Indigenous identity retain their own meanings.

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Norway

Ancestry · includes people born in the U.S. and elsewhere · 2024 ACS five-year estimates

Ancestry is the measure shown here. Reported ancestry or identity is different from country of birth. The count and rank retain the source’s definition.

Two U.S. starting points. One country connection. Each column shows a different U.S. city market connected to Norway through this community measure. Compare two of the first 10 covered areas, then choose where to begin. These columns do not pair the two U.S. markets with each other.

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ANCESTRY · PUBLISHED EVIDENCE

Minneapolis, MN

37,053

estimated residents in the Ancestry view

8.76% of this city market’s 423,069 residents

Source population rank 1 of 1,284 covered markets

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ANCESTRY · PUBLISHED EVIDENCE

Fargo, ND

32,110

estimated residents in the Ancestry view

24.02% of this city market’s 133,701 residents

Source population rank 2 of 1,284 covered markets

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U.S. area used for this answer: Minneapolis, MN. Country-level answers describe Norway.

ANSWER FROM THE AVAILABLE RECORDS

How large is this community in this U.S. area?

37,053 estimated residents appear in the Norwegian · Ancestry view for Minneapolis, Minnesota. They represent 8.76% of this source city market’s 423,069 residents.

The published population rank is 1 of 1,284 covered markets. This measure describes reported heritage or identity, including people who may have been born in the United States.

Source: 2024 ACS five-year estimates · B04006/B04006_059E. City markets group source ZIPs; they are not municipal or CBSA boundaries. Margins of error for these rollups are unavailable.

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B04006_059E · ZIP-based city markets with at least 50,000 residents, not municipal or CBSA boundaries. Source rows contain positive estimates. Margins of error for these rollups are unavailable, so nearby ranks need care.

All 251 catalog countries and territories remain selectable. Available birthplace, Hispanic or Latino origin, ancestry, and identity views keep their own definitions. Missing source coverage is not a zero population.

Norway.
Its available U.S. community evidence.

Ancestry: This estimate describes reported heritage or identity, including people who may have been born in the U.S. It is separate from country of birth.

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New York, New York · Norway

Norwegian · Ancestry · 2024 ACS five-year · B04006_059E.

ANSWER FROM THE AVAILABLE RECORDS

How large is this community in this U.S. area?

20,407 estimated residents appear in the Norwegian · Ancestry view for New York, New York. They represent 0.24% of this source city market’s 8,468,353 residents.

The published population rank is 7 of 1,284 covered markets. This measure describes reported heritage or identity, including people who may have been born in the United States.

Source: 2024 ACS five-year estimates · B04006/B04006_059E. City markets group source ZIPs; they are not municipal or CBSA boundaries. Margins of error for these rollups are unavailable.

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Top 10 by estimated population · 1,284 published city markets with positive estimates.

Norwegian · Ancestry · 2024 ACS five-year estimates
Published rankU.S. city marketEstimated residentsLocal population shareMy research
1Minneapolis, Minnesota37,0538.76%Explore a city pathway →
2Fargo, North Dakota32,11024.02%Explore a city pathway →
3Seattle, Washington25,2913.56%Explore a city pathway →
4Sioux Falls, South Dakota23,68811.31%Explore a city pathway →
5Portland, Oregon23,3553.00%Explore a city pathway →
6Saint Paul, Minnesota22,1576.81%Explore a city pathway →
7New York, New York20,4070.24%Explore a city pathway →
8Madison, Wisconsin19,1146.15%Explore a city pathway →
9Phoenix, Arizona17,4051.16%Explore a city pathway →
10Los Angeles, California17,1720.45%Explore a city pathway →

Source: Follow Your Heart community publication · B04006_059E · Download this version’s JSON feed.

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City markets group ZIPs assigned to a primary city and state and meet a 50,000-resident source threshold. They are not municipal or CBSA metro boundaries. Source rank denominators refer to published positive estimates; missing areas are not zero. Margins of error for these rollups are not supplied. Community feed version 1.0.0.

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