Swedish Americans
About 3,335,881 US residents are of Swedish ancestry, 1.0% of the population · down 8.0% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
Largest Swedish populations
Highest Swedish share
How the group compares
From the Census Bureau's Selected Population Profile (S0201), which publishes socioeconomic data for detailed groups at the national level. US-overall figures shown for comparison.
Where Swedish Americans earn the most
| Massachusetts | $117,771 | 59.7% | 5.4% | 72.8% | 92,833 |
| California | $112,575 | 56.0% | 6.7% | 68.9% | 293,305 |
| Colorado | $104,112 | 62.5% | 5.2% | 72.4% | 109,667 |
| Washington | $102,117 | 49.3% | 6.4% | 72.7% | 184,881 |
| New York | $100,608 | 56.4% | 7.7% | 65.8% | 99,374 |
| Utah | $100,025 | 47.6% | 4.2% | 72.6% | 93,960 |
| Texas | $99,121 | 56.4% | 5.6% | 69.3% | 138,321 |
| Illinois | $96,907 | 52.1% | 4.8% | 76.2% | 207,463 |
| Minnesota | $92,478 | 46.0% | 5.5% | 79.3% | 354,188 |
| Pennsylvania | $90,499 | 50.2% | 6.1% | 76.0% | 78,590 |
| Wisconsin | $87,361 | 43.2% | 6.6% | 74.6% | 124,365 |
| Oregon | $84,470 | 46.7% | 9.7% | 68.9% | 93,988 |
| Florida | $84,259 | 45.2% | 7.3% | 77.4% | 148,102 |
| Iowa | $83,931 | 43.1% | 8.1% | 80.2% | 69,603 |
| Arizona | $82,689 | 47.6% | 7.6% | 78.2% | 91,678 |
| Michigan | $79,441 | 45.3% | 7.2% | 84.5% | 108,619 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. The Census publishes a state only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller states are absent by design.
Swedish Americans across metro areas
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $151,705 | 76.0% | 3.0% | 68.5% | 43,104 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $140,534 | 66.3% | 3.2% | 62.7% | 15,622 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | $138,128 | 68.8% | 3.6% | 63.1% | 47,100 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | $123,616 | 64.9% | 4.8% | 62.5% | 76,782 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $121,924 | 68.8% | 2.9% | 78.3% | 14,703 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $115,525 | 57.9% | 4.0% | 70.5% | 65,160 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $111,413 | 63.7% | 4.7% | 73.3% | 10,035 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | $111,406 | 63.4% | 2.3% | 79.8% | 9,030 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $106,673 | 56.0% | 6.6% | 57.8% | 86,841 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $105,162 | 57.2% | 4.6% | 76.9% | 34,238 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $104,721 | 58.7% | 3.8% | 73.9% | 40,858 |
| Boulder, CO | $104,562 | 70.6% | 6.8% | 67.2% | 6,944 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $102,906 | 58.0% | 5.9% | 74.9% | 14,935 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $102,278 | 56.0% | 6.3% | 65.5% | 39,130 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | $102,185 | 56.1% | 3.3% | 73.3% | 30,502 |
| Richmond, VA | $101,875 | 64.1% | 5.4% | 76.0% | 6,743 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | $101,830 | 64.2% | 3.7% | 75.8% | 27,509 |
| New Haven-Milford, CT | $100,657 | 46.5% | 6.3% | 75.4% | 8,114 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $100,645 | 50.7% | 6.4% | 71.2% | 9,458 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $99,936 | 62.0% | 10.4% | 56.3% | 6,408 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | $98,482 | 52.8% | 4.5% | 76.8% | 164,738 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | $98,403 | 59.3% | 4.9% | 71.1% | 61,354 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $98,074 | 48.0% | 5.8% | 69.6% | 108,202 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | $97,351 | 52.5% | 5.0% | 72.4% | 10,688 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $96,992 | 48.4% | 7.1% | 72.4% | 28,501 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $95,069 | 56.1% | 4.9% | 76.2% | 11,276 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $94,706 | 43.6% | 6.6% | 74.9% | 38,033 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $94,299 | 47.0% | 3.0% | 66.7% | 8,728 |
| Greeley, CO | $93,750 | 38.0% | 5.2% | 83.5% | 7,497 |
| Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT | $92,950 | 48.5% | 4.8% | 76.0% | 20,189 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $92,572 | 51.7% | 6.2% | 73.9% | 9,845 |
| Rochester, MN | $91,719 | 57.0% | 5.0% | 80.2% | 7,982 |
| Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | $91,663 | 60.6% | 4.5% | 62.2% | 21,243 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $91,651 | 52.1% | 8.7% | 74.1% | 11,402 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $91,550 | 59.4% | 4.3% | 71.6% | 11,172 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $91,530 | 48.0% | 4.1% | 78.9% | 270,401 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $91,146 | 41.0% | 9.5% | 78.8% | 6,266 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | $90,604 | 62.6% | 5.3% | 78.6% | 13,270 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $90,174 | 48.1% | 5.7% | 69.3% | 62,051 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | $89,876 | 50.6% | 6.1% | 73.3% | 20,211 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $89,820 | 55.3% | 7.6% | 75.8% | 18,368 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $89,533 | 46.8% | 3.2% | 74.2% | 7,432 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $88,638 | 47.0% | 5.8% | 74.6% | 21,557 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $88,363 | 53.5% | 5.1% | 74.5% | 9,507 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $88,336 | 51.8% | 7.1% | 77.1% | 10,641 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | $86,535 | 53.3% | 6.5% | 73.2% | 23,261 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $86,211 | 44.0% | 6.6% | 72.5% | 8,101 |
| Fresno, CA | $86,028 | 42.8% | 8.7% | 74.1% | 7,184 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $85,811 | 53.9% | 5.4% | 73.9% | 31,768 |
| Anchorage, AK | $85,313 | 45.3% | 4.6% | 75.6% | 8,818 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $85,103 | 50.9% | 4.5% | 79.5% | 8,362 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $84,860 | 36.5% | 6.0% | 74.8% | 31,862 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $84,745 | 51.5% | 5.0% | 69.4% | 13,911 |
| Madison, WI | $84,695 | 65.1% | 11.4% | 62.8% | 13,931 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | $84,065 | 39.3% | 4.1% | 77.4% | 21,016 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $83,550 | 45.8% | 5.6% | 81.4% | 32,117 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH | $82,990 | 49.9% | 6.7% | 74.3% | 12,907 |
| Columbus, OH | $82,437 | 61.3% | 7.4% | 66.7% | 12,107 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $82,205 | 50.6% | 8.2% | 73.9% | 13,884 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | $82,025 | 41.4% | 4.1% | 71.4% | 24,408 |
| Green Bay, WI | $81,776 | 41.4% | 2.8% | 68.0% | 6,296 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $81,593 | 38.0% | 10.5% | 72.4% | 7,870 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $81,030 | 53.2% | 6.2% | 68.2% | 23,426 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | $80,619 | 47.2% | 4.8% | 74.7% | 28,933 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $79,740 | 47.7% | 7.0% | 70.0% | 6,730 |
| Rochester, NY | $79,612 | 58.8% | 4.5% | 80.3% | 7,449 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $79,376 | 45.8% | 5.6% | 74.9% | 64,343 |
| Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI | $79,268 | 51.0% | 5.0% | 80.0% | 19,114 |
| North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | $77,571 | 46.9% | 3.7% | 83.6% | 11,937 |
| Tulsa, OK | $77,281 | 41.5% | 6.6% | 74.3% | 7,313 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $77,010 | 49.8% | 5.6% | 75.0% | 7,303 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | $76,811 | 38.4% | 6.5% | 68.9% | 17,939 |
| Lincoln, NE | $76,733 | 49.9% | 9.6% | 67.5% | 12,405 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $76,473 | 52.5% | 6.3% | 70.9% | 16,722 |
| Bellingham, WA | $75,682 | 39.5% | 9.1% | 73.8% | 6,698 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $75,597 | 50.3% | 8.3% | 69.0% | 8,681 |
| Peoria, IL | $74,815 | 37.9% | 6.8% | 80.2% | 6,947 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $73,972 | 48.7% | 5.0% | 78.4% | 17,901 |
| Springfield, MA | $73,922 | 51.5% | 8.1% | 74.6% | 7,376 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $73,846 | 57.3% | 8.6% | 75.8% | 7,956 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $73,132 | 34.9% | 6.5% | 80.4% | 18,228 |
| Reno, NV | $73,107 | 40.5% | 10.9% | 59.6% | 7,530 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $72,649 | 43.8% | 8.1% | 70.4% | 10,042 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $71,703 | 43.9% | 3.7% | 81.6% | 8,497 |
| Boise City, ID | $71,696 | 46.5% | 8.2% | 72.8% | 18,050 |
| Wichita, KS | $70,875 | 45.7% | 10.7% | 66.5% | 9,239 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $70,325 | 39.9% | 8.0% | 75.8% | 29,148 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $69,658 | 42.4% | 11.4% | 66.4% | 6,204 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $68,906 | 46.2% | 6.6% | 64.0% | 14,590 |
| Salem, OR | $68,062 | 38.5% | 6.2% | 67.7% | 8,681 |
| Modesto, CA | $67,806 | 33.4% | 7.4% | 71.9% | 6,508 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $67,389 | 38.3% | 12.5% | 61.7% | 8,706 |
| Rockford, IL | $65,864 | 27.7% | 8.8% | 78.7% | 25,231 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $65,574 | 46.1% | 9.2% | 63.0% | 8,084 |
| Tucson, AZ | $65,457 | 51.0% | 6.5% | 71.3% | 13,877 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $65,422 | 32.3% | 7.5% | 80.0% | 30,654 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $64,688 | 33.8% | 3.3% | 79.8% | 7,237 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $61,976 | 36.6% | 12.8% | 71.6% | 15,152 |
| Brainerd, MN | $56,039 | 30.5% | 9.2% | 80.0% | 8,219 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk-Fredonia, NY | $54,795 | 24.6% | 10.3% | 75.2% | 12,528 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a metro area only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller metro areas are absent by design.
Swedish Americans across cities
| Oakland | $162,292 | 79.2% | 2.3% | 52.1% | 3,245 |
| Washington | $161,309 | 93.7% | 4.7% | 44.4% | 5,918 |
| San Francisco | $156,592 | 80.5% | 3.6% | 34.0% | 8,821 |
| Highlands Ranch | $134,034 | 66.5% | 1.7% | 73.4% | 3,603 |
| Arlington | $132,000 | 92.6% | 2.6% | 50.1% | 3,089 |
| Maple Grove | $126,699 | 60.3% | 1.5% | 91.1% | 6,031 |
| San Jose | $126,181 | 65.1% | 3.9% | 61.8% | 6,460 |
| Lakeville | $123,770 | 54.4% | 1.4% | 91.3% | 4,130 |
| Boston | $123,750 | 80.2% | 4.3% | 38.4% | 4,801 |
| New York | $123,365 | 81.0% | 6.8% | 32.7% | 25,096 |
| Naperville | $120,500 | 77.4% | 4.9% | 77.9% | 3,761 |
| Lehi | $117,868 | 56.8% | 0.9% | 87.5% | 3,126 |
| Woodbury | $117,800 | 60.8% | 1.6% | 85.4% | 5,409 |
| Eagan | $111,935 | 52.5% | 1.9% | 82.9% | 4,392 |
| Houston | $111,730 | 73.0% | 3.6% | 58.6% | 8,346 |
| Gilbert | $111,656 | 58.3% | 3.2% | 79.9% | 5,153 |
| Minnetonka | $111,518 | 60.6% | 2.8% | 81.7% | 5,219 |
| Scottsdale | $110,640 | 59.4% | 4.2% | 70.5% | 4,534 |
| Seattle | $107,930 | 68.1% | 8.0% | 56.2% | 22,720 |
| Dallas | $107,833 | 78.4% | 6.5% | 57.2% | 5,122 |
| Shoreview | $105,938 | 72.3% | 0.0% | 85.7% | 3,639 |
| Chicago | $104,606 | 76.6% | 5.3% | 55.0% | 26,328 |
| Edina | $104,414 | 73.0% | 2.7% | 81.7% | 5,471 |
| Arvada | $104,107 | 57.5% | 2.1% | 75.2% | 3,365 |
| Chandler | $103,000 | 55.0% | 2.8% | 68.6% | 3,367 |
| Overland Park | $102,540 | 73.2% | 2.3% | 79.1% | 3,928 |
| Eden Prairie | $102,333 | 62.6% | 1.4% | 87.4% | 4,223 |
| Sandy | $100,788 | 48.4% | 3.7% | 81.9% | 3,692 |
| San Diego | $100,632 | 63.5% | 5.9% | 57.0% | 15,029 |
| Huntington Beach | $100,476 | 52.0% | 8.0% | 55.0% | 3,336 |
| Blaine | $100,294 | 40.8% | 5.4% | 89.6% | 5,767 |
| Charlotte | $99,617 | 69.8% | 7.5% | 65.6% | 4,379 |
| Los Angeles | $98,983 | 62.0% | 8.3% | 40.6% | 20,299 |
| West Fargo | $98,316 | 34.2% | 3.7% | 75.6% | 3,114 |
| Meridian | $96,897 | 57.4% | 6.2% | 81.9% | 3,379 |
| Santa Rosa | $96,439 | 48.5% | 3.4% | 61.1% | 3,129 |
| West Jordan | $95,938 | 29.7% | 3.8% | 82.7% | 3,179 |
| Peoria | $95,018 | 52.7% | 5.8% | 77.6% | 4,306 |
| Fort Worth | $93,005 | 59.8% | 7.8% | 64.2% | 4,181 |
| Virginia Beach | $92,443 | 51.1% | 3.9% | 71.5% | 3,763 |
| Lakewood | $90,133 | 49.3% | 6.5% | 65.7% | 3,255 |
| St. Louis Park | $90,069 | 67.6% | 3.8% | 60.7% | 3,741 |
| San Antonio | $89,722 | 62.3% | 8.7% | 62.5% | 4,653 |
| Henderson | $89,388 | 44.3% | 3.7% | 72.0% | 3,718 |
| Sacramento | $89,265 | 53.5% | 9.8% | 64.5% | 4,372 |
| Denver | $89,250 | 76.9% | 7.8% | 56.0% | 11,701 |
| Philadelphia | $88,717 | 72.3% | 10.8% | 49.6% | 4,286 |
| St. George | $88,484 | 43.9% | 8.4% | 76.7% | 3,237 |
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) | $88,085 | 58.4% | 6.3% | 57.6% | 3,633 |
| Tacoma | $87,707 | 44.8% | 8.9% | 68.6% | 5,450 |
| Anchorage | $87,404 | 53.1% | 2.3% | 72.1% | 6,256 |
| Rochester | $86,917 | 67.8% | 3.7% | 69.7% | 3,902 |
| Bloomington | $86,914 | 48.2% | 4.8% | 80.8% | 7,099 |
| Burnsville | $86,875 | 46.9% | 1.8% | 75.5% | 3,819 |
| St. Petersburg | $85,370 | 41.2% | 5.9% | 68.6% | 3,642 |
| Apple Valley | $85,060 | 48.1% | 2.8% | 80.1% | 3,478 |
| Jacksonville | $84,481 | 47.9% | 5.0% | 66.0% | 4,557 |
| Portland | $84,025 | 61.6% | 6.9% | 59.9% | 16,386 |
| Billings | $82,727 | 35.1% | 19.9% | 83.7% | 3,051 |
| Sioux Falls | $81,342 | 54.5% | 5.4% | 77.2% | 5,744 |
| Plymouth | $81,065 | 56.8% | 3.5% | 72.8% | 6,977 |
| Fort Collins | $80,697 | 60.5% | 9.2% | 64.6% | 4,387 |
| Aurora | $79,868 | 44.2% | 3.3% | 77.7% | 5,143 |
| Minneapolis | $79,777 | 62.0% | 9.1% | 61.1% | 25,889 |
| St. Paul | $79,330 | 58.6% | 6.9% | 67.1% | 15,151 |
| Oklahoma City | $79,080 | 48.8% | 8.8% | 65.7% | 3,816 |
| Austin | $78,896 | 73.1% | 5.8% | 42.0% | 9,419 |
| Las Vegas | $76,721 | 46.5% | 7.8% | 66.1% | 5,445 |
| Wichita | $75,955 | 48.5% | 6.1% | 68.9% | 4,981 |
| Madison | $75,913 | 74.2% | 16.7% | 56.5% | 6,256 |
| Salem | $75,507 | 50.8% | 6.3% | 65.8% | 3,911 |
| Colorado Springs | $74,896 | 50.1% | 7.7% | 73.0% | 9,012 |
| Indianapolis city (balance) | $74,837 | 65.6% | 8.5% | 70.5% | 4,143 |
| Phoenix | $74,673 | 47.3% | 7.2% | 69.3% | 16,603 |
| Omaha | $74,129 | 48.9% | 6.5% | 70.6% | 14,154 |
| Kansas City | $74,038 | 57.5% | 6.3% | 56.6% | 6,020 |
| Orem | $73,656 | 56.9% | 6.8% | 74.4% | 3,082 |
| Albuquerque | $73,558 | 62.1% | 10.9% | 70.8% | 5,091 |
| Brooklyn Park | $73,131 | 35.2% | 2.3% | 81.8% | 4,229 |
| Milwaukee | $72,404 | 48.7% | 12.7% | 50.0% | 4,186 |
| Reno | $72,193 | 46.2% | 16.7% | 49.2% | 3,644 |
| Columbus | $70,638 | 65.8% | 13.8% | 47.9% | 3,822 |
| Lincoln | $69,833 | 50.2% | 11.6% | 63.7% | 10,187 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | $68,958 | 45.1% | 9.1% | 65.6% | 3,287 |
| Salt Lake City | $68,614 | 56.7% | 10.0% | 51.4% | 5,752 |
| Duluth | $68,592 | 45.2% | 10.6% | 72.9% | 8,974 |
| Fargo | $66,560 | 49.5% | 5.9% | 51.1% | 6,603 |
| Coon Rapids | $65,708 | 28.8% | 5.5% | 79.4% | 4,865 |
| Des Moines | $65,481 | 41.8% | 7.9% | 65.2% | 4,968 |
| Mesa | $64,788 | 36.9% | 5.0% | 73.3% | 7,707 |
| Boise City | $63,920 | 50.2% | 10.4% | 68.0% | 5,552 |
| Worcester | $62,321 | 36.5% | 12.8% | 52.6% | 3,643 |
| Tucson | $61,419 | 53.1% | 8.8% | 56.9% | 6,085 |
| Vancouver | $60,724 | 31.2% | 8.9% | 61.6% | 4,641 |
| Spokane | $58,385 | 36.6% | 11.8% | 65.2% | 5,958 |
| Rockford | $56,624 | 29.6% | 14.7% | 68.7% | 9,752 |
| Fresno | $56,181 | 43.5% | 13.4% | 68.1% | 3,280 |
| Eugene | $54,464 | 48.3% | 15.3% | 51.5% | 3,997 |
| Provo | $50,174 | 62.3% | 15.1% | 36.6% | 4,351 |
| Jamestown | $43,853 | 20.7% | 15.1% | 58.3% | 3,638 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a citie only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller cities are absent by design.
Frequently asked
About 3,335,881 US residents are of Swedish ancestry, roughly 1.0% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
Chicago, IL has the largest Swedish population of any US city, with about 25,425 residents of Swedish ancestry.
Minnesota leads all states with about 370,417 residents of Swedish ancestry.
Swedish Americans have a median household income of about $95,614, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.
Other ancestry groups
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024