Ranking of Mississippi 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 7.56K people in Mississippi with Norwegian ancestry (0.26% of Mississippi population). Among all Mississippi cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Ocean Springs city had the highest percentage of its population with Norwegian ancestry (1.49%), followed by Gulfport city (1.02%), and Long Beach city (0.93%).

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 Mississippi.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
Ocean Springs city
Gulfport city
Long Beach city
Petal city
Southaven city
Biloxi city
Olive Branch city
Oxford city
West Point city
Starkville city
Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Ocean Springs city 1.49
2 Gulfport city 1.02
3 Long Beach city 0.93
4 Petal city 0.86
5 Southaven city 0.54
6 Biloxi city 0.47
7 Olive Branch city 0.38
7 Oxford city 0.38
8 West Point city 0.37
9 Starkville city 0.34
10 Greenville city 0.28
11 Clinton city 0.26
11 Grenada city 0.26
12 Gautier city 0.25
13 Ridgeland city 0.24
14 Natchez city 0.23
15 Brandon city 0.20
16 Columbus city 0.19
16 Hattiesburg city 0.19
16 Pascagoula city 0.19
17 Madison city 0.14
18 Clarksdale city 0.13
19 Meridian city 0.12
20 Moss Point city 0.09
20 Picayune city 0.09
21 Hernando city 0.08
22 Vicksburg city 0.07
23 Pearl city 0.06
24 Jackson city 0.05
25 Horn Lake city 0.03
26 Byram city 0.01