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Highest Swedish population share, Iowa counties

Iowa 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 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 1.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Clarke County, IA, up 56 places to #42.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

01Montgomery County, IAIA10,0028.5%−7.1 pts

02Cherokee County, IAIA11,3698.0%−1.5 pts

03▲1Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8195.7%−3.4 pts

04▲10Hamilton County, IAIA14,9445.0%−0.8 pts

05Page County, IAIA14,8564.9%−4.0 pts

06▲3Ida County, IAIA6,7774.9%−0.9 pts

07▼4Boone County, IAIA26,7994.8%−5.4 pts

08Webster County, IAIA36,8384.6%−3.0 pts

09▲14Clay County, IAIA16,2024.4%−1.0 pts

10▲23Adams County, IAIA3,6174.3%+1.1 pts

11▲17Greene County, IAIA8,6584.0%−0.3 pts

12▲48Monona County, IAIA8,5393.9%−0.7 pts

13▼2Dickinson County, IAIA18,0773.9%−1.3 pts

14▼7Union County, IAIA11,8293.9%+0.3 pts

15▼9Calhoun County, IAIA9,5623.8%−1.8 pts

16▲30Emmet County, IAIA9,1073.8%+0.9 pts

17Jefferson County, IAIA15,2913.8%+0.8 pts

18▼8Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4493.7%−3.6 pts

19▼3Des Moines County, IAIA38,0773.6%−1.0 pts

20Henry County, IAIA19,3493.5%−2.1 pts

21▼9Mills County, IAIA14,7933.5%+0.7 pts

22▲4Dallas County, IAIA118,4573.0%−1.1 pts

23▼4Guthrie County, IAIA10,7823.0%−1.3 pts

24▼11Sac County, IAIA9,5252.9%−3.9 pts

25▼3Scott County, IAIA175,2592.9%−0.2 pts

26▼8Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8992.8%+0.1 pts

27▲3Johnson County, IAIA160,0442.6%−0.6 pts

28▼1Story County, IAIA101,2912.5%−1.9 pts

29▲21Wapello County, IAIA35,2102.5%−0.5 pts

30▼9Benton County, IAIA26,0042.5%−0.3 pts

31▲1Polk County, IAIA516,5462.5%−1.0 pts

32▲4Monroe County, IAIA7,4062.4%−2.7 pts

33▲28Adair County, IAIA7,4032.3%+0.9 pts

34▼9Cedar County, IAIA18,3592.2%+0.2 pts

35▲2Clinton County, IAIA46,0022.2%−0.7 pts

36▲9Kossuth County, IAIA14,3222.2%−3.4 pts

37▲17Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9962.1%−1.3 pts

38▲45Worth County, IAIA7,3382.1%−1.2 pts

39▼8Woodbury County, IAIA106,6492.0%−1.6 pts

40▲7Warren County, IAIA57,3312.0%−1.9 pts

41▲8Shelby County, IAIA11,6892.0%+0.8 pts

42▲56Clarke County, IAIA9,5742.0%−1.6 pts

43▲1Taylor County, IAIA5,8352.0%−2.2 pts

44▲28Lyon County, IAIA12,3541.9%−1.4 pts

45▼5Linn County, IAIA232,0281.9%−0.6 pts

46▲18Crawford County, IAIA16,2371.8%−0.8 pts

47▲9Fremont County, IAIA6,5221.8%−2.1 pts

48▲18Jasper County, IAIA38,1531.8%−0.1 pts

49▼34Lucas County, IAIA8,8471.8%−1.4 pts

50▲20Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501.8%+0.1 pts

51▼16Winnebago County, IAIA10,2511.7%−1.4 pts

52▼9Lee County, IAIA32,3061.7%−1.2 pts

53▲12Madison County, IAIA17,2701.7%−0.8 pts

54▲4Washington County, IAIA22,6671.6%−1.3 pts

55Marion County, IAIA34,1921.6%−0.7 pts

56▲19Audubon County, IAIA5,5091.5%0.0 pts

57▲14Mahaska County, IAIA21,8801.5%−0.6 pts

58▲23Muscatine County, IAIA41,8531.5%−0.6 pts

59▼35Humboldt County, IAIA9,4091.5%−1.6 pts

60▲18Hardin County, IAIA16,4551.5%−0.5 pts

61▲19Delaware County, IAIA17,6741.5%+0.2 pts

62▼10O'Brien County, IAIA14,2201.4%−2.0 pts

63▼21Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3721.4%−1.8 pts

64▼30Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7331.4%−1.5 pts

65▼6Keokuk County, IAIA9,7971.4%−1.0 pts

66▼37Plymouth County, IAIA25,6971.4%−1.8 pts

67▲27Osceola County, IAIA5,9801.4%−0.6 pts

68▲6Grundy County, IAIA12,3611.4%+0.2 pts

69▲10Wright County, IAIA12,8011.4%−1.7 pts

70▲17Butler County, IAIA14,0491.3%−0.1 pts

71▼20Louisa County, IAIA10,4161.3%−2.0 pts

72▼9Jones County, IAIA21,2531.3%−0.4 pts

73▲3Bremer County, IAIA25,2961.3%−0.6 pts

74▼7Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5321.3%−0.9 pts

75▼27Harrison County, IAIA14,6231.3%−2.7 pts

76▼23Van Buren County, IAIA7,1311.2%−2.7 pts

77▲8Appanoose County, IAIA12,0771.2%−1.9 pts

78▼21Hancock County, IAIA10,5281.2%−1.6 pts

79▼17Sioux County, IAIA36,7741.2%−0.3 pts

80▼12Jackson County, IAIA19,2881.1%−1.0 pts

81▼40Ringgold County, IAIA4,6421.1%−0.4 pts

82▲6Dubuque County, IAIA99,3811.1%−0.4 pts

83▲6Iowa County, IAIA16,5041.1%−0.8 pts

84▼7Decatur County, IAIA7,6551.1%−0.8 pts

85▼16Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3681.1%−3.6 pts

86Wayne County, IAIA6,7381.0%−0.6 pts

87▲4Franklin County, IAIA9,8681.0%−1.0 pts

88▼15Carroll County, IAIA20,3031.0%−0.7 pts

89▲6Buchanan County, IAIA20,8831.0%−2.1 pts

90Davis County, IAIA9,2301.0%−1.2 pts

91▼52Cass County, IAIA12,9600.9%−2.8 pts

92▲1Fayette County, IAIA19,0470.8%−0.7 pts

93▼1Marshall County, IAIA39,8900.8%−0.6 pts

94▼56Floyd County, IAIA14,9010.8%−1.3 pts

95▲2Allamakee County, IAIA14,2380.8%−1.0 pts

96▼12Clayton County, IAIA16,8450.7%−0.9 pts

97▲2Howard County, IAIA9,4150.6%−0.2 pts

98▼16Tama County, IAIA16,7960.6%−0.4 pts

99▼3Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6630.5%−0.5 pts

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