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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.

BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Largest Swedish populations

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Swedish share

NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR

How the group compares

Median household income
$95,614
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
51.1%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
6.1%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
74.8%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
49.3
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$405,400
US overall: $376,019

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.

BY STATE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Where Swedish Americans earn the most

Massachusetts$117,77159.7%5.4%72.8%92,833
California$112,57556.0%6.7%68.9%293,305
Colorado$104,11262.5%5.2%72.4%109,667
Washington$102,11749.3%6.4%72.7%184,881
New York$100,60856.4%7.7%65.8%99,374
Utah$100,02547.6%4.2%72.6%93,960
Texas$99,12156.4%5.6%69.3%138,321
Illinois$96,90752.1%4.8%76.2%207,463
Minnesota$92,47846.0%5.5%79.3%354,188
Pennsylvania$90,49950.2%6.1%76.0%78,590
Wisconsin$87,36143.2%6.6%74.6%124,365
Oregon$84,47046.7%9.7%68.9%93,988
Florida$84,25945.2%7.3%77.4%148,102
Iowa$83,93143.1%8.1%80.2%69,603
Arizona$82,68947.6%7.6%78.2%91,678
Michigan$79,44145.3%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.

BY METRO AREA · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Swedish Americans across metro areas

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$151,70576.0%3.0%68.5%43,104
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$140,53466.3%3.2%62.7%15,622
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$138,12868.8%3.6%63.1%47,100
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$123,61664.9%4.8%62.5%76,782
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$121,92468.8%2.9%78.3%14,703
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$115,52557.9%4.0%70.5%65,160
Raleigh-Cary, NC$111,41363.7%4.7%73.3%10,035
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT$111,40663.4%2.3%79.8%9,030
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$106,67356.0%6.6%57.8%86,841
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$105,16257.2%4.6%76.9%34,238
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$104,72158.7%3.8%73.9%40,858
Boulder, CO$104,56270.6%6.8%67.2%6,944
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$102,90658.0%5.9%74.9%14,935
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$102,27856.0%6.3%65.5%39,130
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$102,18556.1%3.3%73.3%30,502
Richmond, VA$101,87564.1%5.4%76.0%6,743
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA$101,83064.2%3.7%75.8%27,509
New Haven-Milford, CT$100,65746.5%6.3%75.4%8,114
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$100,64550.7%6.4%71.2%9,458
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$99,93662.0%10.4%56.3%6,408
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$98,48252.8%4.5%76.8%164,738
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO$98,40359.3%4.9%71.1%61,354
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$98,07448.0%5.8%69.6%108,202
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC$97,35152.5%5.0%72.4%10,688
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$96,99248.4%7.1%72.4%28,501
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$95,06956.1%4.9%76.2%11,276
Salt Lake City, UT$94,70643.6%6.6%74.9%38,033
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$94,29947.0%3.0%66.7%8,728
Greeley, CO$93,75038.0%5.2%83.5%7,497
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT$92,95048.5%4.8%76.0%20,189
Jacksonville, FL$92,57251.7%6.2%73.9%9,845
Rochester, MN$91,71957.0%5.0%80.2%7,982
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX$91,66360.6%4.5%62.2%21,243
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$91,65152.1%8.7%74.1%11,402
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$91,55059.4%4.3%71.6%11,172
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$91,53048.0%4.1%78.9%270,401
Kennewick-Richland, WA$91,14641.0%9.5%78.8%6,266
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN$90,60462.6%5.3%78.6%13,270
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$90,17448.1%5.7%69.3%62,051
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL$89,87650.6%6.1%73.3%20,211
St. Louis, MO-IL$89,82055.3%7.6%75.8%18,368
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$89,53346.8%3.2%74.2%7,432
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$88,63847.0%5.8%74.6%21,557
Portland-South Portland, ME$88,36353.5%5.1%74.5%9,507
Fort Collins, CO$88,33651.8%7.1%77.1%10,641
Provo-Orem, UT$86,53553.3%6.5%73.2%23,261
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$86,21144.0%6.6%72.5%8,101
Fresno, CA$86,02842.8%8.7%74.1%7,184
Kansas City, MO-KS$85,81153.9%5.4%73.9%31,768
Anchorage, AK$85,31345.3%4.6%75.6%8,818
Sioux Falls, SD$85,10350.9%4.5%79.5%8,362
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$84,86036.5%6.0%74.8%31,862
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$84,74551.5%5.0%69.4%13,911
Madison, WI$84,69565.1%11.4%62.8%13,931
Ogden-Clearfield, UT$84,06539.3%4.1%77.4%21,016
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$83,55045.8%5.6%81.4%32,117
Cleveland-Elyria, OH$82,99049.9%6.7%74.3%12,907
Columbus, OH$82,43761.3%7.4%66.7%12,107
Colorado Springs, CO$82,20550.6%8.2%73.9%13,884
Worcester, MA-CT$82,02541.4%4.1%71.4%24,408
Green Bay, WI$81,77641.4%2.8%68.0%6,296
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$81,59338.0%10.5%72.4%7,870
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$81,03053.2%6.2%68.2%23,426
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA$80,61947.2%4.8%74.7%28,933
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$79,74047.7%7.0%70.0%6,730
Rochester, NY$79,61258.8%4.5%80.3%7,449
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$79,37645.8%5.6%74.9%64,343
Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI$79,26851.0%5.0%80.0%19,114
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL$77,57146.9%3.7%83.6%11,937
Tulsa, OK$77,28141.5%6.6%74.3%7,313
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$77,01049.8%5.6%75.0%7,303
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV$76,81138.4%6.5%68.9%17,939
Lincoln, NE$76,73349.9%9.6%67.5%12,405
Pittsburgh, PA$76,47352.5%6.3%70.9%16,722
Bellingham, WA$75,68239.5%9.1%73.8%6,698
Oklahoma City, OK$75,59750.3%8.3%69.0%8,681
Peoria, IL$74,81537.9%6.8%80.2%6,947
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$73,97248.7%5.0%78.4%17,901
Springfield, MA$73,92251.5%8.1%74.6%7,376
Albuquerque, NM$73,84657.3%8.6%75.8%7,956
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$73,13234.9%6.5%80.4%18,228
Reno, NV$73,10740.5%10.9%59.6%7,530
St. Cloud, MN$72,64943.8%8.1%70.4%10,042
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$71,70343.9%3.7%81.6%8,497
Boise City, ID$71,69646.5%8.2%72.8%18,050
Wichita, KS$70,87545.7%10.7%66.5%9,239
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$70,32539.9%8.0%75.8%29,148
Logan, UT-ID$69,65842.4%11.4%66.4%6,204
Fargo, ND-MN$68,90646.2%6.6%64.0%14,590
Salem, OR$68,06238.5%6.2%67.7%8,681
Modesto, CA$67,80633.4%7.4%71.9%6,508
Eugene-Springfield, OR$67,38938.3%12.5%61.7%8,706
Rockford, IL$65,86427.7%8.8%78.7%25,231
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$65,57446.1%9.2%63.0%8,084
Tucson, AZ$65,45751.0%6.5%71.3%13,877
Duluth, MN-WI$65,42232.3%7.5%80.0%30,654
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$64,68833.8%3.3%79.8%7,237
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$61,97636.6%12.8%71.6%15,152
Brainerd, MN$56,03930.5%9.2%80.0%8,219
Jamestown-Dunkirk-Fredonia, NY$54,79524.6%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.

BY CITY · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Swedish Americans across cities

Oakland$162,29279.2%2.3%52.1%3,245
Washington$161,30993.7%4.7%44.4%5,918
San Francisco$156,59280.5%3.6%34.0%8,821
Highlands Ranch$134,03466.5%1.7%73.4%3,603
Arlington$132,00092.6%2.6%50.1%3,089
Maple Grove$126,69960.3%1.5%91.1%6,031
San Jose$126,18165.1%3.9%61.8%6,460
Lakeville$123,77054.4%1.4%91.3%4,130
Boston$123,75080.2%4.3%38.4%4,801
New York$123,36581.0%6.8%32.7%25,096
Naperville$120,50077.4%4.9%77.9%3,761
Lehi$117,86856.8%0.9%87.5%3,126
Woodbury$117,80060.8%1.6%85.4%5,409
Eagan$111,93552.5%1.9%82.9%4,392
Houston$111,73073.0%3.6%58.6%8,346
Gilbert$111,65658.3%3.2%79.9%5,153
Minnetonka$111,51860.6%2.8%81.7%5,219
Scottsdale$110,64059.4%4.2%70.5%4,534
Seattle$107,93068.1%8.0%56.2%22,720
Dallas$107,83378.4%6.5%57.2%5,122
Shoreview$105,93872.3%0.0%85.7%3,639
Chicago$104,60676.6%5.3%55.0%26,328
Edina$104,41473.0%2.7%81.7%5,471
Arvada$104,10757.5%2.1%75.2%3,365
Chandler$103,00055.0%2.8%68.6%3,367
Overland Park$102,54073.2%2.3%79.1%3,928
Eden Prairie$102,33362.6%1.4%87.4%4,223
Sandy$100,78848.4%3.7%81.9%3,692
San Diego$100,63263.5%5.9%57.0%15,029
Huntington Beach$100,47652.0%8.0%55.0%3,336
Blaine$100,29440.8%5.4%89.6%5,767
Charlotte$99,61769.8%7.5%65.6%4,379
Los Angeles$98,98362.0%8.3%40.6%20,299
West Fargo$98,31634.2%3.7%75.6%3,114
Meridian$96,89757.4%6.2%81.9%3,379
Santa Rosa$96,43948.5%3.4%61.1%3,129
West Jordan$95,93829.7%3.8%82.7%3,179
Peoria$95,01852.7%5.8%77.6%4,306
Fort Worth$93,00559.8%7.8%64.2%4,181
Virginia Beach$92,44351.1%3.9%71.5%3,763
Lakewood$90,13349.3%6.5%65.7%3,255
St. Louis Park$90,06967.6%3.8%60.7%3,741
San Antonio$89,72262.3%8.7%62.5%4,653
Henderson$89,38844.3%3.7%72.0%3,718
Sacramento$89,26553.5%9.8%64.5%4,372
Denver$89,25076.9%7.8%56.0%11,701
Philadelphia$88,71772.3%10.8%49.6%4,286
St. George$88,48443.9%8.4%76.7%3,237
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)$88,08558.4%6.3%57.6%3,633
Tacoma$87,70744.8%8.9%68.6%5,450
Anchorage$87,40453.1%2.3%72.1%6,256
Rochester$86,91767.8%3.7%69.7%3,902
Bloomington$86,91448.2%4.8%80.8%7,099
Burnsville$86,87546.9%1.8%75.5%3,819
St. Petersburg$85,37041.2%5.9%68.6%3,642
Apple Valley$85,06048.1%2.8%80.1%3,478
Jacksonville$84,48147.9%5.0%66.0%4,557
Portland$84,02561.6%6.9%59.9%16,386
Billings$82,72735.1%19.9%83.7%3,051
Sioux Falls$81,34254.5%5.4%77.2%5,744
Plymouth$81,06556.8%3.5%72.8%6,977
Fort Collins$80,69760.5%9.2%64.6%4,387
Aurora$79,86844.2%3.3%77.7%5,143
Minneapolis$79,77762.0%9.1%61.1%25,889
St. Paul$79,33058.6%6.9%67.1%15,151
Oklahoma City$79,08048.8%8.8%65.7%3,816
Austin$78,89673.1%5.8%42.0%9,419
Las Vegas$76,72146.5%7.8%66.1%5,445
Wichita$75,95548.5%6.1%68.9%4,981
Madison$75,91374.2%16.7%56.5%6,256
Salem$75,50750.8%6.3%65.8%3,911
Colorado Springs$74,89650.1%7.7%73.0%9,012
Indianapolis city (balance)$74,83765.6%8.5%70.5%4,143
Phoenix$74,67347.3%7.2%69.3%16,603
Omaha$74,12948.9%6.5%70.6%14,154
Kansas City$74,03857.5%6.3%56.6%6,020
Orem$73,65656.9%6.8%74.4%3,082
Albuquerque$73,55862.1%10.9%70.8%5,091
Brooklyn Park$73,13135.2%2.3%81.8%4,229
Milwaukee$72,40448.7%12.7%50.0%4,186
Reno$72,19346.2%16.7%49.2%3,644
Columbus$70,63865.8%13.8%47.9%3,822
Lincoln$69,83350.2%11.6%63.7%10,187
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)$68,95845.1%9.1%65.6%3,287
Salt Lake City$68,61456.7%10.0%51.4%5,752
Duluth$68,59245.2%10.6%72.9%8,974
Fargo$66,56049.5%5.9%51.1%6,603
Coon Rapids$65,70828.8%5.5%79.4%4,865
Des Moines$65,48141.8%7.9%65.2%4,968
Mesa$64,78836.9%5.0%73.3%7,707
Boise City$63,92050.2%10.4%68.0%5,552
Worcester$62,32136.5%12.8%52.6%3,643
Tucson$61,41953.1%8.8%56.9%6,085
Vancouver$60,72431.2%8.9%61.6%4,641
Spokane$58,38536.6%11.8%65.2%5,958
Rockford$56,62429.6%14.7%68.7%9,752
Fresno$56,18143.5%13.4%68.1%3,280
Eugene$54,46448.3%15.3%51.5%3,997
Provo$50,17462.3%15.1%36.6%4,351
Jamestown$43,85320.7%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.

ABOUT THIS GROUP

Frequently asked

How many people of Swedish ancestry live in the United States?

About 3,335,881 US residents are of Swedish ancestry, roughly 1.0% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

Which US city has the largest Swedish population?

Chicago, IL has the largest Swedish population of any US city, with about 25,425 residents of Swedish ancestry.

Which state has the most residents of Swedish ancestry?

Minnesota leads all states with about 370,417 residents of Swedish ancestry.

What is the median household income of Swedish Americans?

Swedish Americans have a median household income of about $95,614, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024

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