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Highest Swedish population share, US counties

US counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swedish residents as a percentage of total population. Kittson County, Minnesota leads at 19.8%. 2,974 counties qualify in total. Minnesota carries 17 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2000
01Kittson County, MNMN4,03119.8%
02Polk County, NENE5,27015.0%
03Phelps County, NENE8,99414.9%
04Chisago County, MNMN59,14212.7%
05Isanti County, MNMN44,38612.6%
06Kanabec County, MNMN16,62812.1%
07Marshall County, MNMN8,79811.9%
08Pine County, MNMN30,47211.5%
09Carlton County, MNMN36,71111.5%
10Koochiching County, MNMN11,58711.3%
11Roseau County, MNMN15,24610.9%
12Burt County, NENE6,67810.9%
13Burnett County, WIWI17,22310.9%
14Traverse County, MNMN3,13010.8%
15Lake County, MNMN10,74610.8%
16Cook County, MNMN5,52210.8%
17Kearney County, NENE6,79010.7%
18Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75310.6%
19Delta County, MIMI36,58210.5%
20Meeker County, MNMN23,60310.2%
21Polk County, WIWI45,80310.2%
22St. Louis County, MNMN200,5189.8%
23Grant County, MNMN6,0859.4%
24Aitkin County, MNMN16,2529.4%
25Douglas County, WIWI43,9909.4%
26Republic County, KSKS4,6409.4%
27Dickinson County, MIMI25,8279.2%
28Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1269.0%
29Florence County, WIWI4,7489.0%
30Bayfield County, WIWI16,7878.9%
31Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7208.8%
32Montgomery County, IAIA10,0028.5%
33Douglas County, MNMN40,1208.5%
34Esmeralda County, NVNV7298.5%
35Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1328.3%
36Henry County, ILIL48,0958.2%
37Cherokee County, IAIA11,3698.0%
38Warren County, PAPA37,0388.0%
39McPherson County, KSKS30,0648.0%
40Itasca County, MNMN45,4047.9%
41Pennington County, MNMN13,6867.9%
43Iron County, MIMI11,7577.8%
44Mercer County, ILIL15,2297.8%
45Carver County, MNMN114,3797.7%
46Wright County, MNMN157,5597.7%
47Washington County, MNMN286,8957.7%
48Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0417.6%
49Goodhue County, MNMN48,1957.5%
50Harlan County, NENE3,0007.5%
51Granite County, MTMT3,6587.3%
52Anoka County, MNMN381,6057.3%
53Polk County, MNMN30,5457.3%
54Cass County, MNMN31,4307.2%
55Burke County, NDND2,1327.0%
56Swift County, MNMN9,7637.0%
57Washburn County, WIWI17,0877.0%
58Marquette County, MIMI68,0647.0%
59Hamilton County, KSKS2,5006.9%
60Watonwan County, MNMN11,4596.9%
61Pierce County, WIWI43,5196.8%
62Steele County, NDND1,7976.8%
63Cimarron County, OKOK2,0596.8%
64Gogebic County, MIMI14,2856.8%
65St. Croix County, WIWI98,2766.7%
66Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7846.6%
67Menominee County, MIMI22,9416.6%
68Beaver County, UTUT7,3016.5%
69Hubbard County, MNMN22,3696.5%
70McPherson County, NENE3696.5%
71Cedar County, NENE8,3736.5%
72Nance County, NENE3,2906.4%
73Winnebago County, ILIL283,6746.4%
74Knox County, ILIL47,7676.3%
75Sherburne County, MNMN104,1946.3%
76Gilpin County, COCO6,0736.3%
77Big Stone County, MNMN5,0546.3%
78Clearwater County, MNMN8,6476.2%
79Wadena County, MNMN14,3886.2%
80Kimball County, NENE3,3916.2%
81Ontonagon County, MIMI5,8236.1%
82Ramsey County, MNMN541,6236.1%
83McKean County, PAPA38,9846.1%
84Pope County, MNMN11,4206.1%
85York County, NENE14,5646.1%
86Red Lake County, MNMN3,9406.0%
87Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7046.0%
88Benton County, MNMN41,7446.0%
89Becker County, MNMN35,4975.9%
90Bear Lake County, IDID6,7275.9%
91Sibley County, MNMN15,3565.8%
92Cuming County, NENE8,8235.8%
93Wayne County, NENE10,0205.7%
94Lincoln County, MNMN5,5835.7%
95Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8195.7%
96Beltrami County, MNMN47,0555.7%
97Clark County, SDSD4,0315.6%
98McLeod County, MNMN36,6315.6%
99Dakota County, MNMN457,7105.6%
100Decatur County, KSKS2,7165.4%
101Ashland County, WIWI16,2035.4%
102Saunders County, NENE23,7025.4%
103Nelson County, NDND2,9635.4%
104Clay County, MNMN67,7345.3%
105Price County, WIWI13,9885.3%
106Caribou County, IDID7,2525.3%
107Custer County, IDID4,6365.3%
108Butler County, NENE8,5075.3%
109Henderson County, ILIL5,9845.2%
110Cass County, NDND201,7945.2%
111Boone County, ILIL53,5685.2%
112Garden County, NENE1,8045.2%
113Buffalo County, NENE51,1725.1%
114Meagher County, MTMT2,1375.1%
115Chippewa County, MNMN12,4065.1%
116Nicollet County, MNMN34,2735.1%
117Merrick County, NENE7,9055.1%
118Ogle County, ILIL51,3995.1%
119Knox County, NENE8,3355.1%
120Uinta County, WYWY20,7285.0%
121Renville County, MNMN14,3565.0%
122Hamilton County, IAIA14,9445.0%
123Elk County, PAPA29,9265.0%
124Clay County, KSKS7,9904.9%
125Page County, IAIA14,8564.9%
126Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,1874.9%
127Ida County, IAIA6,7774.9%
128Bureau County, ILIL32,5104.9%
129Miner County, SDSD2,2814.8%
130Scott County, MNMN159,0174.8%
131Valley County, MTMT7,3854.8%
132Boone County, IAIA26,7994.8%
133Morris County, KSKS5,3484.8%
134Putnam County, ILIL5,6194.8%
135LaMoure County, NDND4,1354.7%
136Sargent County, NDND3,7114.7%
137Perkins County, NENE2,8494.7%
138Bowman County, NDND2,7624.7%
139Stanton County, NENE5,7444.7%
140Sawyer County, WIWI18,8464.7%
141Todd County, MNMN26,0604.7%
142Clear Creek County, COCO8,9944.7%
143Lincoln County, KSKS2,8614.7%
144Antelope County, NENE6,3524.6%
145Furnas County, NENE4,5244.6%
146Mono County, CACA12,5054.6%
147Petersburg, AKAK3,3944.6%
148Barron County, WIWI46,4844.6%
149Daggett County, UTUT9344.6%
150Webster County, IAIA36,8384.6%
151Hamilton County, NENE9,6784.6%
152Washington County, NENE21,3024.5%
153Marshall County, SDSD4,4264.5%
154Walworth County, SDSD5,2174.5%
155Traill County, NDND7,9204.5%
156Dixon County, NENE5,6024.5%
157Keya Paha County, NENE7924.5%
158Jefferson County, WAWA33,9704.5%
159Bottineau County, NDND6,2844.5%
160Houghton County, MIMI37,8424.5%
161Oliver County, NDND1,8984.5%
162Martin County, MNMN19,4404.4%
163Wheeler County, NENE7894.4%
164Vilas County, WIWI23,7614.4%
165Jefferson County, MTMT13,3294.4%
166Clay County, IAIA16,2024.4%
168Adams County, IAIA3,6174.3%
169Murray County, MNMN7,9424.3%
170Sanpete County, UTUT31,4534.3%
171Morrison County, MNMN34,6204.3%
172Grant County, SDSD7,5344.3%
173King County, TXTX1924.3%
174Gosper County, NENE1,8034.3%
175Lemhi County, IDID8,4744.2%
176Carbon County, MTMT11,4664.2%
177Union County, SDSD17,4024.2%
178Norman County, MNMN6,3364.2%
179Dodge County, MNMN21,3764.2%
180Terrell County, TXTX7024.2%
181Rock Island County, ILIL141,8694.2%
182Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4054.2%
183Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4574.1%
184Stevens County, MNMN9,7474.1%
185Spink County, SDSD6,1554.1%
186Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8734.1%
187Pierce County, NENE7,3784.1%
188DeKalb County, ILIL101,8354.1%
189Grand Forks County, NDND74,5014.1%
190Cache County, UTUT145,0004.1%
191Wabasha County, MNMN21,5374.1%
192Ransom County, NDND5,6174.1%
193Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4534.1%
194Lawrence County, SDSD29,4594.0%
195Stutsman County, NDND21,4144.0%
196Warren County, ILIL16,2224.0%
197Lincoln County, NENE33,3034.0%
198Niobrara County, WYWY2,3414.0%
199Sherman County, NENE2,9244.0%
200Greene County, IAIA8,6584.0%
201Stearns County, MNMN164,1104.0%
202Dickey County, NDND4,8954.0%
203Waseca County, MNMN18,6883.9%
204Skagit County, WAWA132,9753.9%
205Mineral County, NVNV4,4073.9%
206Monona County, IAIA8,5393.9%
207Clay County, SDSD15,0313.9%
208Brown County, MNMN25,5173.9%
209Dickinson County, IAIA18,0773.9%
210Rice County, MNMN69,9393.9%
211Pacific County, WAWA24,3573.9%
212Chaffee County, COCO20,8313.9%
213Platte County, WYWY8,6343.9%
214Dickinson County, KSKS18,6373.9%
215Union County, IAIA11,8293.9%
216Albany County, WYWY38,5583.9%
217Lyon County, MNMN25,6843.9%
218Pepin County, WIWI7,5133.8%
219Divide County, NDND2,1103.8%
220Calhoun County, IAIA9,5623.8%
221Sublette County, WYWY8,9293.8%
222Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1533.8%
223Emmet County, IAIA9,1073.8%
224Washington County, KSKS5,5333.8%
225Madison County, MTMT10,0263.8%
226Jefferson County, IAIA15,2913.8%
227Pembina County, NDND6,5683.8%
228Iron County, WIWI6,1273.7%
229San Juan County, WAWA18,5773.7%
230Flathead County, MTMT115,4293.7%
231Marshall County, KSKS9,8523.7%
232Island County, WAWA85,6573.7%
233Gregory County, SDSD4,0373.7%
234Clay County, NENE6,1703.7%
235Richland County, NDND16,7313.7%
236Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4493.7%
237Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2843.7%
238Steele County, MNMN37,4643.7%
239Johnson County, WYWY8,9083.6%
240Ottawa County, KSKS5,7443.6%
241Foster County, NDND3,2123.6%
242Walsh County, NDND10,1793.6%
243Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,3313.6%
244Des Moines County, IAIA38,0773.6%
245Gunnison County, COCO17,4393.6%
247Rich County, UTUT2,6873.6%
248Harding County, SDSD1,3313.6%
249Lancaster County, NENE334,0493.6%
250Washington County, IDID11,5833.6%
251Dawson County, NENE24,4523.6%
252Alger County, MIMI8,6413.6%
253Lincoln County, SDSD77,1453.6%
254Hooker County, NENE6863.6%
255Lincoln County, WYWY21,1803.6%
256Broadwater County, MTMT8,4933.5%
257Ouray County, COCO5,2653.5%
258Wexford County, MIMI34,4453.5%
259Saline County, KSKS53,3773.5%
260Dunn County, WIWI46,2233.5%
261Moody County, SDSD6,6323.5%
262Henry County, IAIA19,3493.5%
263Chase County, KSKS2,5723.5%
264Redwood County, MNMN15,2653.5%
265Lincoln County, NVNV4,3203.5%
266Door County, WIWI30,6163.5%
267Eddy County, NDND2,3293.5%
268Mills County, IAIA14,7933.5%
269Loup County, NENE5703.5%
270Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6343.5%
271Powell County, MTMT7,1573.4%
272Mason County, MIMI29,0403.4%
273Custer County, NENE10,5003.4%
274Newton County, ININ14,1883.4%
275Olmsted County, MNMN166,7313.4%
276Baraga County, MIMI8,1693.4%
277Washakie County, WYWY7,5973.4%
278Jackson County, MNMN9,8573.4%
279Wilkin County, MNMN6,2883.4%
280Juneau, AKAK31,6093.4%
281Marinette County, WIWI42,5743.4%
282Clark County, KSKS1,9003.4%
283Park County, WYWY31,1713.4%
284Adams County, NENE31,0713.4%
285Camas County, IDID1,3163.4%
286Oneida County, WIWI38,1313.4%
287Summit County, UTUT43,1413.4%
288Logan County, NENE6693.4%
289Faribault County, MNMN13,8883.4%
290Jackson County, COCO1,2113.4%
291Houston County, MNMN18,4003.4%
292McHenry County, ILIL317,7513.3%
293Renville County, NDND2,3313.3%
294Griggs County, NDND2,2393.3%
295Cheyenne County, NENE9,5283.3%
296Blaine County, NENE4583.3%
297Wrangell, AKAK2,0073.3%
298Eau Claire County, WIWI109,0333.3%
299Latah County, IDID41,8423.3%
300Boone County, NENE5,3553.3%
301Phillips County, MTMT4,2033.3%
302Morrill County, NENE4,4043.3%
303Chautauqua County, KSKS3,3213.3%
304Bonneville County, IDID135,7713.3%
305Dodge County, NENE38,0573.3%
306Crook County, OROR27,5643.2%
307Columbia County, OROR54,0913.2%
308Whatcom County, WAWA236,3923.2%
309Smith County, KSKS3,5663.2%
310Kittitas County, WAWA48,8033.2%
311Jewell County, KSKS2,8303.2%
312Cass County, NENE27,6573.2%
313Pitkin County, COCO16,6253.2%
314Lincoln County, WIWI28,4033.2%
315Clatsop County, OROR40,9263.2%
316Brown County, NENE2,8263.2%
317Cloud County, KSKS8,8333.2%
318Keith County, NENE8,1003.2%
319Marion County, KSKS11,6343.2%
320Custer County, SDSD9,4313.2%
321Walworth County, WIWI106,1273.2%
322Butte County, SDSD10,8563.2%
323Rusk County, WIWI14,1463.2%
324Franklin County, NENE2,7953.2%
325Edmunds County, SDSD4,0223.2%
326Utah County, UTUT759,8593.2%
327Fillmore County, NENE5,4583.1%
328Boyd County, NENE1,6743.1%
329Crook County, WYWY7,8523.1%
330Big Horn County, WYWY12,0243.1%
331Madison County, IDID55,1723.1%
332Codington County, SDSD29,5623.1%
333Thurston County, NENE6,7523.1%
334Stevens County, WAWA49,6683.1%
335Bannock County, IDID91,5913.1%
336Idaho County, IDID17,8743.1%
337Box Elder County, UTUT65,3203.0%
338Teton County, MTMT6,4963.0%
339Sevier County, UTUT22,8273.0%
340Wasco County, OROR26,3103.0%
341Manistee County, MIMI25,6563.0%
342Potter County, SDSD2,3773.0%
343Dallas County, IAIA118,4573.0%
344Guthrie County, IAIA10,7823.0%
345Rock County, MNMN9,5243.0%
346Pipestone County, MNMN9,2603.0%
347Barnes County, NDND10,5732.9%
348Sac County, IAIA9,5252.9%
349Box Butte County, NENE10,4942.9%
350Davis County, UTUT381,2272.9%
351Hettinger County, NDND2,4922.9%
352Scott County, IAIA175,2592.9%
353Haakon County, SDSD1,8022.9%
354Skamania County, WAWA12,6692.9%
355Riley County, KSKS72,5982.9%
356Slope County, NDND6282.9%
357Asotin County, WAWA22,5452.9%
358Whitman County, WAWA48,5122.9%
359Summit County, COCO31,5172.9%
360McCook County, SDSD5,9642.9%
361McDonough County, ILIL25,9162.8%
362Washington County, UTUT213,6702.8%
363Larimer County, COCO377,2922.8%
364Lake County, SDSD10,9932.8%
365Deuel County, SDSD4,4082.8%
366Woodford County, ILIL38,1112.8%
367Shoshone County, IDID14,1302.8%
368Goshen County, WYWY12,6402.8%
369Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8992.8%
370Oneida County, IDID5,0852.8%
371Teton County, WYWY23,3332.8%
372Klickitat County, WAWA24,3312.8%
373Bonner County, IDID54,4202.8%
374Hughes County, SDSD17,5702.8%
375Roberts County, SDSD10,2552.8%
376McLean County, NDND9,7402.8%
377Nemaha County, NENE7,1022.8%
378Ward County, NDND68,2332.8%
379Carroll County, ILIL15,4192.8%
380Columbia County, WAWA4,1412.8%
381Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9162.8%
382Benson County, NDND5,7592.8%
383Rawlins County, KSKS2,4312.8%
384Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6912.8%
385Emery County, UTUT10,1772.8%
387Geary County, KSKS36,3382.8%
388Gallatin County, MTMT128,7402.8%
389Winona County, MNMN50,5232.8%
390Red Willow County, NENE10,3072.8%
391Platte County, NENE35,6492.7%
392Daniels County, MTMT1,6122.7%
393Douglas County, NENE606,4602.7%
394Thurston County, WAWA304,2612.7%
395Benton County, OROR97,7282.7%
396Carroll County, NHNH52,7842.7%
397Ellsworth County, KSKS6,2572.7%
398Denali, AKAK1,6162.7%
399Laramie County, WYWY102,9382.7%
400Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,7092.7%
401Snohomish County, WAWA870,6562.7%
402Ravalli County, MTMT48,5822.7%
403Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,7292.7%
404Adams County, NDND2,2752.7%
405Clallam County, WAWA78,2022.7%
406Deuel County, NENE1,8622.7%
407Lincoln County, WAWA11,9822.6%
408Hickory County, MOMO9,0442.6%
409Kane County, UTUT8,5972.6%
410Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1442.6%
411Broomfield County, COCO79,1742.6%
412Cherry County, NENE5,5612.6%
413Brule County, SDSD5,2782.6%
414Linn County, OROR132,8432.6%
415Goliad County, TXTX7,2082.6%
416Pierce County, WAWA946,2882.6%
417Gove County, KSKS2,6312.6%
418Franklin County, IDID15,8892.6%
419Grant County, KSKS7,0282.6%
420Ada County, IDID546,1412.6%
421Stark County, ILIL5,3192.6%
422Treasure County, MTMT7282.6%
423Clark County, WAWA532,1192.6%
424Polk County, OROR90,0372.6%
425Clackamas County, OROR426,2802.6%
426Stephenson County, ILIL43,2202.6%
427Johnson County, IAIA160,0442.6%
429Pennington County, SDSD116,7922.5%
430Teller County, COCO24,7562.5%
431Routt County, COCO25,3292.5%
432Mower County, MNMN40,9712.5%
433Green County, WIWI37,2272.5%
434Lewis County, WAWA88,0622.5%
435Muskegon County, MIMI177,9012.5%
436Webster County, NENE3,3362.5%
437Story County, IAIA101,2912.5%
438Tooele County, UTUT87,4612.5%
439Wasatch County, UTUT38,5142.5%
440Madison County, NENE36,1062.5%
441Missoula County, MTMT123,5132.5%
442Custer County, COCO5,5902.5%
443Douglas County, COCO399,3962.5%
444Freeborn County, MNMN30,4402.5%
445Custer County, MTMT12,0342.5%
446Yamhill County, OROR110,0242.5%
447Park County, MTMT18,2142.5%
448Haines, AKAK2,0682.5%
449Cassia County, IDID26,3972.5%
450Craig County, VAVA4,8002.5%
451Gray County, KSKS5,6522.5%
452Fremont County, IDID14,2082.5%
453Wapello County, IAIA35,2102.5%
454Burleigh County, NDND103,2512.5%
455Lee County, ILIL32,9142.5%
456El Dorado County, CACA192,3232.5%
457Beaverhead County, MTMT10,0432.5%
458Delta County, COCO32,1782.5%
459Benton County, IAIA26,0042.5%
460Polk County, IAIA516,5462.5%
461Sanders County, MTMT14,0622.5%
462Wallowa County, OROR7,5952.4%
463Fremont County, WYWY39,4642.4%
464Keweenaw County, MIMI2,1862.4%
465La Plata County, COCO56,8982.4%
466Brookings County, SDSD37,6352.4%
467Kitsap County, WAWA283,3742.4%
468Millard County, UTUT14,0572.4%
469McPherson County, SDSD2,3472.4%
470Spokane County, WAWA558,3442.4%
471Barnstable County, MAMA233,5392.4%
472Windham County, VTVT45,2042.4%
473Skagway, AKAK1,1042.4%
474Josephine County, OROR87,8672.4%
475Chippewa County, WIWI67,6142.4%
476McHenry County, NDND5,1302.4%
477Bingham County, IDID51,1532.4%
478Weber County, UTUT278,1742.4%
479Jefferson County, COCO580,4512.4%
480King County, WAWA2,344,9392.4%
481Yellowstone County, MTMT172,6922.4%
482Frontier County, NENE2,6552.4%
483Howard County, NENE6,5382.4%
484Taney County, MOMO57,0012.4%
485Monroe County, IAIA7,4062.4%
486Leelanau County, MIMI22,9822.4%
487Nobles County, MNMN22,3382.4%
489Antrim County, MIMI24,6982.4%
490Jefferson County, NENE7,0702.4%
491Kane County, ILIL525,7572.4%
492Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3902.3%
493Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,1862.3%
494Langlade County, WIWI19,5342.3%
495Hamlin County, SDSD6,9002.3%
496Shawano County, WIWI41,5602.3%
497Brown County, SDSD37,5612.3%
498Adair County, IAIA7,4032.3%
499Whiteside County, ILIL54,1212.3%
500Wallace County, KSKS1,4412.3%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest swedish share?

Kittson County, Minnesota ranks #1 with 19.8% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by swedish share?

Kittson County, Minnesota, Polk County, Nebraska, Phelps County, Nebraska, Chisago County, Minnesota, Isanti County, Minnesota.

How many counties are in this ranking?

2,974 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is swedish share measured?

Share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).