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Highest Swedish population share, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2000

01Kittson County, MNMN4,03123.9%–

02Isanti County, MNMN44,38616.4%–

03Chisago County, MNMN59,14215.8%–

04Kanabec County, MNMN16,62815.6%–

05Marshall County, MNMN8,79815.5%–

06Lake County, MNMN10,74615.2%–

07Pine County, MNMN30,47213.5%–

08Roseau County, MNMN15,24612.6%–

09Carlton County, MNMN36,71112.1%–

10Pennington County, MNMN13,68612.0%–

11Meeker County, MNMN23,60311.5%–

12Cook County, MNMN5,52211.3%–

13Aitkin County, MNMN16,25211.3%–

14Big Stone County, MNMN5,05411.3%–

15Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75311.3%–

16Clearwater County, MNMN8,64710.4%–

17St. Louis County, MNMN200,51810.3%–

18Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77010.2%–

19Grant County, MNMN6,0859.9%–

20Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1329.8%–

21Koochiching County, MNMN11,5879.6%–

22Douglas County, MNMN40,1209.5%–

23Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7209.1%–

24Traverse County, MNMN3,1309.0%–

25Anoka County, MNMN381,6058.9%–

26Wright County, MNMN157,5598.8%–

27Carver County, MNMN114,3798.8%–

28Sherburne County, MNMN104,1948.7%–

29Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0418.6%–

30Washington County, MNMN286,8958.5%–

31Itasca County, MNMN45,4048.1%–

32Hubbard County, MNMN22,3697.7%–

33Goodhue County, MNMN48,1957.7%–

34Swift County, MNMN9,7637.5%–

35Cass County, MNMN31,4307.5%–

36Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7847.3%–

37Renville County, MNMN14,3567.2%–

38Pope County, MNMN11,4207.0%–

39Polk County, MNMN30,5457.0%–

40Beltrami County, MNMN47,0556.8%–

41Watonwan County, MNMN11,4596.8%–

42Wadena County, MNMN14,3886.8%–

43Nicollet County, MNMN34,2736.8%–

44Becker County, MNMN35,4976.7%–

45Ramsey County, MNMN541,6236.6%–

46Red Lake County, MNMN3,9406.5%–

47McLeod County, MNMN36,6316.5%–

48Benton County, MNMN41,7446.4%–

49Dakota County, MNMN457,7106.4%–

50Sibley County, MNMN15,3566.3%–

51Martin County, MNMN19,4406.1%–

52Clay County, MNMN67,7345.9%–

53Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7045.8%–

54Morrison County, MNMN34,6205.7%–

55Chippewa County, MNMN12,4065.7%–

56Rice County, MNMN69,9395.6%–

57Stevens County, MNMN9,7475.6%–

58Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6345.6%–

59Scott County, MNMN159,0175.2%–

60Murray County, MNMN7,9425.2%–

61Todd County, MNMN26,0605.0%–

62Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4534.9%–

63Stearns County, MNMN164,1104.9%–

64Norman County, MNMN6,3364.8%–

65Waseca County, MNMN18,6884.8%–

66Steele County, MNMN37,4644.6%–

67Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4774.5%–

68Brown County, MNMN25,5174.5%–

69Wabasha County, MNMN21,5374.3%–

70Dodge County, MNMN21,3764.3%–

71Wilkin County, MNMN6,2884.2%–

72Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4054.1%–

73Faribault County, MNMN13,8883.8%–

74Lyon County, MNMN25,6843.8%–

75Lincoln County, MNMN5,5833.7%–

76Houston County, MNMN18,4003.6%–

77Olmsted County, MNMN166,7313.5%–

78Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1533.3%–

79Jackson County, MNMN9,8573.2%–

80Redwood County, MNMN15,2653.2%–

81Rock County, MNMN9,5243.2%–

82Mower County, MNMN40,9713.1%–

83Freeborn County, MNMN30,4403.0%–

84Pipestone County, MNMN9,2602.8%–

85Winona County, MNMN50,5232.6%–

86Nobles County, MNMN22,3382.5%–

87Fillmore County, MNMN21,5402.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES