Ranking of Kansas 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 27.70K people in Kansas with Norwegian ancestry (0.95% of Kansas population). Among all Kansas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Junction City city had the highest percentage of its population with Norwegian ancestry (2.49%), followed by Lenexa city (2.02%), and Prairie Village city (1.78%).

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 Kansas.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
Junction City city
Lenexa city
Prairie Village city
Gardner city
Overland Park city
Pittsburg city
Newton city
Lansing city
Derby city
Leavenworth city
Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Junction City city 2.49
2 Lenexa city 2.02
3 Prairie Village city 1.78
4 Gardner city 1.65
5 Overland Park city 1.52
6 Pittsburg city 1.50
7 Newton city 1.41
8 Lansing city 1.40
9 Derby city 1.38
10 Leavenworth city 1.28
11 Manhattan city 1.23
12 Shawnee city 1.21
13 Leawood city 1.20
14 Arkansas City city 1.16
15 Lawrence city 1.12
16 Hutchinson city 1.09
17 Olathe city 1.06
18 Salina city 1.04
19 Merriam city 0.89
20 Andover city 0.88
21 Kansas City city 0.72
22 Topeka city 0.70
22 Wichita city 0.70
23 Great Bend city 0.55
24 McPherson city 0.50
25 Haysville city 0.47
26 Atchison city 0.46
27 Winfield city 0.43
28 Hays city 0.41
29 El Dorado city 0.40
30 Ottawa city 0.36
31 Liberal city 0.35
32 Emporia city 0.25
33 Garden City city 0.21