RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Highest Swedish population share, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota 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 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 6.7%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

01Kittson County, MNMN4,03123.9%−9.5 pts

02Isanti County, MNMN44,38616.4%−4.2 pts

03Chisago County, MNMN59,14215.8%−3.6 pts

04Kanabec County, MNMN16,62815.6%−7.9 pts

05Marshall County, MNMN8,79815.5%−0.6 pts

06Lake County, MNMN10,74615.2%−2.3 pts

07Pine County, MNMN30,47213.5%−3.1 pts

08Roseau County, MNMN15,24612.6%−4.6 pts

09Carlton County, MNMN36,71112.1%−2.7 pts

10Pennington County, MNMN13,68612.0%−3.2 pts

11Meeker County, MNMN23,60311.5%−4.2 pts

12Cook County, MNMN5,52211.3%−3.7 pts

13Aitkin County, MNMN16,25211.3%−4.6 pts

14Big Stone County, MNMN5,05411.3%+2.5 pts

15Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75311.3%−2.4 pts

16Clearwater County, MNMN8,64710.4%−2.3 pts

17St. Louis County, MNMN200,51810.3%−3.9 pts

18Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77010.2%−9.1 pts

19Grant County, MNMN6,0859.9%−3.3 pts

20Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1329.8%−1.5 pts

21Koochiching County, MNMN11,5879.6%−4.1 pts

22Douglas County, MNMN40,1209.5%−3.3 pts

23Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7209.1%−4.4 pts

24Traverse County, MNMN3,1309.0%−3.7 pts

25Anoka County, MNMN381,6058.9%−2.6 pts

26Wright County, MNMN157,5598.8%−2.4 pts

27Carver County, MNMN114,3798.8%−1.0 pts

28Sherburne County, MNMN104,1948.7%−1.7 pts

29Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0418.6%−1.0 pts

30Washington County, MNMN286,8958.5%−1.7 pts

31Itasca County, MNMN45,4048.1%−3.0 pts

32Hubbard County, MNMN22,3697.7%−0.7 pts

33Goodhue County, MNMN48,1957.7%−4.3 pts

34Swift County, MNMN9,7637.5%−2.7 pts

35Cass County, MNMN31,4307.5%−1.4 pts

36Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7847.3%−2.2 pts

37Renville County, MNMN14,3567.2%−2.0 pts

38Pope County, MNMN11,4207.0%−3.8 pts

39Polk County, MNMN30,5457.0%−3.1 pts

40Beltrami County, MNMN47,0556.8%−1.1 pts

41Watonwan County, MNMN11,4596.8%−1.6 pts

42Wadena County, MNMN14,3886.8%−1.0 pts

43Nicollet County, MNMN34,2736.8%−2.3 pts

44Becker County, MNMN35,4976.7%−3.0 pts

45Ramsey County, MNMN541,6236.6%−2.1 pts

46Red Lake County, MNMN3,9406.5%−2.8 pts

47McLeod County, MNMN36,6316.5%−0.5 pts

48Benton County, MNMN41,7446.4%−0.8 pts

49Dakota County, MNMN457,7106.4%−2.2 pts

50Sibley County, MNMN15,3566.3%−2.9 pts

51Martin County, MNMN19,4406.1%−1.9 pts

52Clay County, MNMN67,7345.9%−2.0 pts

53Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7045.8%−3.0 pts

54Morrison County, MNMN34,6205.7%−2.2 pts

55Chippewa County, MNMN12,4065.7%−0.3 pts

56Rice County, MNMN69,9395.6%−1.2 pts

57Stevens County, MNMN9,7475.6%−2.5 pts

58Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6345.6%−0.8 pts

59Scott County, MNMN159,0175.2%−2.7 pts

60Murray County, MNMN7,9425.2%−1.4 pts

61Todd County, MNMN26,0605.0%−3.1 pts

62Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4534.9%−0.2 pts

63Stearns County, MNMN164,1104.9%−0.7 pts

64Norman County, MNMN6,3364.8%−0.6 pts

65Waseca County, MNMN18,6884.8%−1.1 pts

66Steele County, MNMN37,4644.6%+0.4 pts

67Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4774.5%−2.5 pts

68Brown County, MNMN25,5174.5%−0.5 pts

69Wabasha County, MNMN21,5374.3%−0.1 pts

70Dodge County, MNMN21,3764.3%−1.0 pts

71Wilkin County, MNMN6,2884.2%−4.3 pts

72Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4054.1%−2.2 pts

73Faribault County, MNMN13,8883.8%−0.4 pts

74Lyon County, MNMN25,6843.8%−2.1 pts

75Lincoln County, MNMN5,5833.7%−2.3 pts

76Houston County, MNMN18,4003.6%+0.4 pts

77Olmsted County, MNMN166,7313.5%−1.2 pts

78Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1533.3%−1.2 pts

79Jackson County, MNMN9,8573.2%−1.4 pts

80Redwood County, MNMN15,2653.2%−1.7 pts

81Rock County, MNMN9,5243.2%−2.0 pts

82Mower County, MNMN40,9713.1%−0.3 pts

83Freeborn County, MNMN30,4403.0%−0.7 pts

84Pipestone County, MNMN9,2602.8%−0.3 pts

85Winona County, MNMN50,5232.6%−1.1 pts

86Nobles County, MNMN22,3382.5%−2.7 pts

87Fillmore County, MNMN21,5402.5%−0.4 pts

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