RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Highest Swedish population share, Minnesota counties · 2010

Minnesota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swedish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 8.8%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS –

01Kittson County, MNMN4,03133.4%–

02Kanabec County, MNMN16,62823.4%–

03Isanti County, MNMN44,38620.6%–

04Chisago County, MNMN59,14219.4%–

05Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77019.3%–

06Lake County, MNMN10,74617.5%–

07Roseau County, MNMN15,24617.1%–

08Pine County, MNMN30,47216.5%–

09Marshall County, MNMN8,79816.1%–

10Aitkin County, MNMN16,25215.9%–

11Meeker County, MNMN23,60315.6%–

12Pennington County, MNMN13,68615.2%–

13Cook County, MNMN5,52215.1%–

14Carlton County, MNMN36,71114.8%–

15St. Louis County, MNMN200,51814.3%–

16Koochiching County, MNMN11,58713.7%–

17Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75313.7%–

18Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72013.5%–

19Grant County, MNMN6,08513.2%–

20Douglas County, MNMN40,12012.8%–

21Clearwater County, MNMN8,64712.7%–

22Traverse County, MNMN3,13012.7%–

23Goodhue County, MNMN48,19512.0%–

24Anoka County, MNMN381,60511.5%–

25Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13211.3%–

26Wright County, MNMN157,55911.2%–

27Itasca County, MNMN45,40411.1%–

28Pope County, MNMN11,42010.8%–

29Sherburne County, MNMN104,19410.5%–

30Swift County, MNMN9,76310.2%–

31Washington County, MNMN286,89510.2%–

32Polk County, MNMN30,54510.0%–

33Carver County, MNMN114,3799.8%–

34Becker County, MNMN35,4979.7%–

35Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7849.6%–

36Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0419.6%–

37Red Lake County, MNMN3,9409.4%–

38Sibley County, MNMN15,3569.2%–

39Renville County, MNMN14,3569.2%–

40Nicollet County, MNMN34,2739.0%–

41Cass County, MNMN31,4308.9%–

42Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7048.8%–

43Big Stone County, MNMN5,0548.8%–

44Ramsey County, MNMN541,6238.8%–

45Dakota County, MNMN457,7108.6%–

46Wilkin County, MNMN6,2888.5%–

47Watonwan County, MNMN11,4598.4%–

48Hubbard County, MNMN22,3698.4%–

49Todd County, MNMN26,0608.1%–

50Stevens County, MNMN9,7478.1%–

51Martin County, MNMN19,4408.0%–

52Beltrami County, MNMN47,0558.0%–

53Clay County, MNMN67,7347.9%–

54Morrison County, MNMN34,6207.9%–

55Scott County, MNMN159,0177.8%–

56Wadena County, MNMN14,3887.8%–

57Benton County, MNMN41,7447.3%–

58Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4777.0%–

59McLeod County, MNMN36,6317.0%–

60Rice County, MNMN69,9396.8%–

61Murray County, MNMN7,9426.5%–

62Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6346.4%–

63Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4056.3%–

64Lincoln County, MNMN5,5836.1%–

65Chippewa County, MNMN12,4065.9%–

66Lyon County, MNMN25,6845.9%–

67Waseca County, MNMN18,6885.8%–

68Stearns County, MNMN164,1105.6%–

69Norman County, MNMN6,3365.4%–

70Dodge County, MNMN21,3765.3%–

71Nobles County, MNMN22,3385.2%–

72Rock County, MNMN9,5245.1%–

73Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4535.1%–

74Brown County, MNMN25,5175.0%–

75Redwood County, MNMN15,2654.9%–

76Olmsted County, MNMN166,7314.7%–

77Jackson County, MNMN9,8574.6%–

78Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1534.5%–

79Wabasha County, MNMN21,5374.4%–

80Steele County, MNMN37,4644.2%–

81Faribault County, MNMN13,8884.2%–

82Freeborn County, MNMN30,4403.7%–

83Winona County, MNMN50,5233.7%–

84Mower County, MNMN40,9713.4%–

85Houston County, MNMN18,4003.1%–

86Pipestone County, MNMN9,2603.1%–

87Fillmore County, MNMN21,5402.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS