RANKING · 2024 ACS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Highest Swedish population share, California counties

California counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swedish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 58 is 1.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sierra County, CA, up 31 places to #26.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

01Mono County, CACA12,5054.6%+1.5 pts

02▲10El Dorado County, CACA192,3232.5%−0.7 pts

03▲4Marin County, CACA253,6942.2%−0.7 pts

04▲17Tuolumne County, CACA53,1602.1%−1.4 pts

05Glenn County, CACA28,1412.1%+0.7 pts

06Inyo County, CACA18,1582.0%+0.4 pts

07▼3Calaveras County, CACA46,6052.0%−1.0 pts

08▲7Shasta County, CACA181,6481.9%−1.1 pts

09▼7Mariposa County, CACA16,9181.9%+0.1 pts

10▼7Plumas County, CACA18,5831.9%+0.2 pts

11Nevada County, CACA101,9111.9%−1.8 pts

12▼4Mendocino County, CACA88,1221.7%−0.5 pts

13▲3Siskiyou County, CACA42,0131.7%−1.1 pts

14▼5Humboldt County, CACA131,6471.7%−1.0 pts

15▲3Sonoma County, CACA486,4441.7%−0.5 pts

16▲4San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3671.6%−0.8 pts

17▼4Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8521.6%−0.9 pts

18▼1Placer County, CACA442,0811.6%−1.2 pts

19▲3Amador County, CACA41,8761.5%−2.8 pts

20▼1Butte County, CACA209,2111.4%−0.9 pts

21▲15Lake County, CACA67,7721.4%−1.5 pts

22▲17San Benito County, CACA70,0821.4%+0.5 pts

23▲28Alpine County, CACA1,0431.4%−1.9 pts

24▲10Del Norte County, CACA26,4101.3%−1.3 pts

25▲5Napa County, CACA132,9491.3%−0.7 pts

26▲31Sierra County, CACA3,0981.3%−8.6 pts

27▼13Trinity County, CACA15,7201.3%−2.1 pts

28▼5Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0651.2%−0.6 pts

29San Diego County, CACA3,282,2481.1%−0.4 pts

30▲3Ventura County, CACA830,8511.1%−0.5 pts

31▼7Stanislaus County, CACA557,7191.0%−0.5 pts

32▼6Yolo County, CACA224,4101.0%−0.6 pts

33▲4San Francisco County, CACA826,0791.0%−0.1 pts

34▲1Orange County, CACA3,149,5071.0%−0.5 pts

35▼7Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0700.9%−0.7 pts

36▼11Sutter County, CACA98,7870.9%0.0 pts

37▲1Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4600.9%−0.6 pts

38▼6Lassen County, CACA28,1170.9%−1.1 pts

39▲7Madera County, CACA167,9270.9%−0.1 pts

40San Mateo County, CACA743,5680.8%−0.6 pts

41▲4Solano County, CACA455,3760.7%−0.3 pts

42▼1Alameda County, CACA1,636,6300.7%−0.5 pts

43▼1Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3910.7%−0.5 pts

44▲12Modoc County, CACA8,4260.7%−1.6 pts

45▼2Riverside County, CACA2,544,9160.7%−0.6 pts

46▼19Tehama County, CACA64,6650.7%−1.4 pts

47▼3Fresno County, CACA1,035,4560.6%−0.4 pts

48Monterey County, CACA433,7290.6%−0.5 pts

49San Joaquin County, CACA823,8150.5%−0.6 pts

50▲2Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9340.5%−0.2 pts

51▼20Yuba County, CACA88,6910.5%−0.7 pts

52▲1Kings County, CACA154,3270.4%−0.3 pts

53▼6San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.4%−0.5 pts

54▼4Kern County, CACA927,0680.4%−0.6 pts

55▼45Colusa County, CACA21,8360.4%−1.1 pts

56▼1Merced County, CACA297,2600.4%−0.4 pts

57▼3Tulare County, CACA485,1460.4%−0.3 pts

58Imperial County, CACA181,4110.1%−0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES