Ranking of Wisconsin 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 403.99K people in Wisconsin with Norwegian ancestry (6.88% of Wisconsin population). Among all Wisconsin cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Stoughton city had the highest percentage of its population with Norwegian ancestry (22.69%), followed by Eau Claire city (17.72%), and Holmen village (16.29%).

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 Wisconsin.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Wisconsin Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
Stoughton city
Eau Claire city
Holmen village
Onalaska city
River Falls city
Chippewa Falls city
Monroe city
La Crosse city
Hudson city
Verona city
Ranking of Wisconsin Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Stoughton city 22.69
2 Eau Claire city 17.72
3 Holmen village 16.29
4 Onalaska city 16.00
5 River Falls city 15.72
6 Chippewa Falls city 15.47
7 Monroe city 15.20
8 La Crosse city 14.53
9 Hudson city 14.15
10 Verona city 13.92
11 Menomonie city 13.65
12 Janesville city 11.69
13 DeForest village 11.31
14 Superior city 11.16
15 Oregon village 10.29
16 Middleton city 8.67
17 Baraboo city 8.35
18 Sun Prairie city 7.99
19 Fitchburg city 7.73
20 Oconomowoc city 7.44
21 Portage city 7.27
22 Waunakee village 7.24
23 Platteville city 7.02
24 Madison city 6.93
25 Stevens Point city 6.83
26 Fort Atkinson city 6.63
27 Beloit city 6.54
28 Neenah city 6.43
29 Burlington city 6.27
30 Greenfield city 5.70
31 Beaver Dam city 5.64
32 Mount Pleasant village 5.51
32 Plover village 5.51
33 Shorewood village 5.45
34 Watertown city 5.44
35 Waupun city 5.35
36 Marshfield city 5.33
37 Weston village 5.31
38 Elkhorn city 5.29
39 Salem Lakes village 5.19
40 Hartford city 5.15
41 Wisconsin Rapids city 4.84
42 Richfield village 4.80
43 New Berlin city 4.79
44 Harrison village 4.78
45 De Pere city 4.73
46 Wausau city 4.63
47 Cedarburg city 4.61
48 Muskego city 4.60
49 Marinette city 4.58
50 Brookfield city 4.56
50 Caledonia village 4.56
51 Fox Crossing village 4.49
52 Oshkosh city 4.46
53 Sussex village 4.44
54 Greendale village 4.35
55 Allouez village 4.32
55 Wauwatosa city 4.32
56 Ashwaubenon village 4.18
57 Whitefish Bay village 4.15
58 Whitewater city 4.07
59 Menasha city 3.98
59 West Allis city 3.98
60 Appleton city 3.95
61 Sheboygan city 3.90
62 Manitowoc city 3.83
63 Cudahy city 3.82
63 Pewaukee city 3.82
64 Port Washington city 3.75
65 Two Rivers city 3.59
66 Menomonee Falls village 3.57
67 Grafton village 3.50
68 Waukesha city 3.46
69 Glendale city 3.42
70 Franklin city 3.40
71 South Milwaukee city 3.38
72 Racine city 3.32
73 Kenosha city 3.21
74 Germantown village 3.20
75 Mequon city 3.14
76 Suamico village 3.13
77 Howard village 2.99
78 Pleasant Prairie village 2.98
79 Green Bay city 2.91
80 Fond du Lac city 2.86
81 West Bend city 2.78
82 Kaukauna city 2.40
83 Oak Creek city 2.36
84 Brown Deer village 2.09
85 Little Chute village 1.94
86 Bellevue village 1.64
87 Milwaukee city 1.44