RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Highest Swedish population share, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2020 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

01Mono County, CACA12,5056.3%+3.1 pts

02Mariposa County, CACA16,9183.1%+1.2 pts

03Plumas County, CACA18,5832.8%+1.0 pts

04Calaveras County, CACA46,6052.7%−0.3 pts

05Glenn County, CACA28,1412.7%+1.3 pts

06Inyo County, CACA18,1582.5%+0.8 pts

07Marin County, CACA253,6942.2%−0.6 pts

08Mendocino County, CACA88,1222.1%−0.2 pts

09Humboldt County, CACA131,6472.0%−0.7 pts

10Colusa County, CACA21,8362.0%+0.5 pts

11Nevada County, CACA101,9112.0%−1.7 pts

12El Dorado County, CACA192,3232.0%−1.2 pts

13Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8522.0%−0.5 pts

14Trinity County, CACA15,7202.0%−1.4 pts

15Shasta County, CACA181,6481.9%−1.2 pts

16Siskiyou County, CACA42,0131.9%−0.9 pts

17Placer County, CACA442,0811.9%−0.9 pts

18Sonoma County, CACA486,4441.7%−0.5 pts

19Butte County, CACA209,2111.7%−0.6 pts

20San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3671.7%−0.7 pts

21Tuolumne County, CACA53,1601.6%−1.9 pts

22Amador County, CACA41,8761.5%−2.7 pts

23Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0651.5%−0.3 pts

24Stanislaus County, CACA557,7191.3%−0.3 pts

25Sutter County, CACA98,7871.3%+0.3 pts

26Yolo County, CACA224,4101.2%−0.4 pts

27Tehama County, CACA64,6651.2%−0.9 pts

28Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0701.2%−0.4 pts

29San Diego County, CACA3,282,2481.2%−0.3 pts

30Napa County, CACA132,9491.2%−0.8 pts

31Yuba County, CACA88,6911.1%−0.0 pts

32Lassen County, CACA28,1171.1%−0.8 pts

33Ventura County, CACA830,8511.1%−0.5 pts

34Del Norte County, CACA26,4101.1%−1.5 pts

35Orange County, CACA3,149,5071.1%−0.4 pts

36Lake County, CACA67,7721.1%−1.9 pts

37San Francisco County, CACA826,0791.0%−0.1 pts

38Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4601.0%−0.5 pts

39San Benito County, CACA70,0820.9%+0.0 pts

40San Mateo County, CACA743,5680.9%−0.5 pts

41Alameda County, CACA1,636,6300.9%−0.3 pts

42Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3910.8%−0.3 pts

43Riverside County, CACA2,544,9160.8%−0.5 pts

44Fresno County, CACA1,035,4560.8%−0.2 pts

45Solano County, CACA455,3760.8%−0.3 pts

46Madera County, CACA167,9270.7%−0.2 pts

47San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.7%−0.3 pts

48Monterey County, CACA433,7290.7%−0.3 pts

49San Joaquin County, CACA823,8150.6%−0.4 pts

50Kern County, CACA927,0680.6%−0.4 pts

51Alpine County, CACA1,0430.6%−2.6 pts

52Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9340.6%−0.2 pts

53Kings County, CACA154,3270.5%−0.2 pts

54Tulare County, CACA485,1460.5%−0.2 pts

55Merced County, CACA297,2600.5%−0.3 pts

56Modoc County, CACA8,4260.4%−1.9 pts

57Sierra County, CACA3,0980.3%−9.5 pts

58Imperial County, CACA181,4110.2%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS