Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 76.52K people in Michigan with Norwegian ancestry (0.76% of Michigan population). Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Escanaba city had the highest percentage of its population with Norwegian ancestry (2.93%), followed by Owosso city (2.88%), and Niles city (2.27%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Norwegian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Michigan.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
Escanaba city
Owosso city
Niles city
Midland city
Portage city
Marquette city
Alpena city
Grand Haven city
Sault Ste. Marie city
Norton Shores city
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Escanaba city 2.93
2 Owosso city 2.88
3 Niles city 2.27
4 Midland city 2.20
5 Portage city 2.14
6 Marquette city 2.12
7 Alpena city 1.93
8 Grand Haven city 1.87
9 Sault Ste. Marie city 1.71
10 Norton Shores city 1.67
11 Fenton city 1.66
12 Ann Arbor city 1.39
13 Okemos CDP 1.33
14 Northview CDP 1.32
15 Traverse City city 1.25
16 Comstock Park CDP 1.24
17 Clawson city 1.23
18 Jenison CDP 1.21
19 Howell city 1.14
19 Wixom city 1.14
20 Grandville city 1.02
21 East Grand Rapids city 1.01
22 Muskegon city 0.96
22 Royal Oak city 0.96
23 Haslett CDP 0.95
23 Ypsilanti city 0.95
24 Cutlerville CDP 0.94
25 Holt CDP 0.92
26 Holland city 0.88
26 Kalamazoo city 0.88
27 Grosse Pointe Woods city 0.86
28 Grosse Pointe Farms city 0.85
29 Forest Hills CDP 0.84
30 Rochester city 0.81
31 Troy city 0.80
32 Coldwater city 0.79
32 Garden City city 0.79
33 Mount Pleasant city 0.78
33 Oak Park city 0.78
34 Rochester Hills city 0.77
35 Bay City city 0.73
35 Wyoming city 0.73
36 Berkley city 0.70
37 Allendale CDP 0.67
37 Grand Rapids city 0.67
38 Eastpointe city 0.66
38 Kentwood city 0.66
38 Waverly CDP 0.66
39 Roseville city 0.64
39 Woodhaven city 0.64
40 Auburn Hills city 0.63
40 Hazel Park city 0.63
40 Taylor city 0.63
41 East Lansing city 0.62
41 Ferndale city 0.62
41 Wayne city 0.62
41 Westland city 0.62
42 Wyandotte city 0.60
43 Lambertville CDP 0.58
43 Livonia city 0.58
44 Fraser city 0.56
44 Port Huron city 0.56
45 Novi city 0.55
46 Lansing city 0.54
46 Madison Heights city 0.54
47 Flat Rock city 0.51
48 St. Clair Shores city 0.46
49 Beverly Hills village 0.45
50 Burton city 0.44
51 Birmingham city 0.43
51 Grosse Pointe Park city 0.43
52 Jackson city 0.42
53 Battle Creek city 0.39
53 Cadillac city 0.39
54 Ionia city 0.38
55 South Lyon city 0.37
56 Dearborn city 0.36
56 Mount Clemens city 0.36
57 Farmington city 0.34
58 Farmington Hills city 0.33
58 Sturgis city 0.33
58 Walker city 0.33
59 Riverview city 0.32
59 Southgate city 0.32
59 Warren city 0.32
60 Sterling Heights city 0.29
61 Allen Park city 0.28
62 Southfield city 0.23
63 Adrian city 0.22
63 Romulus city 0.22
64 Dearborn Heights city 0.20
64 Trenton city 0.20
65 Lincoln Park city 0.18
66 Saginaw city 0.15
67 Pontiac city 0.14
68 Inkster city 0.13
69 Flint city 0.10
69 New Baltimore city 0.10
70 Detroit city 0.09
71 Muskegon Heights city 0.06
72 Monroe city 0.04
73 Hamtramck city 0.03