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Highest Swedish population share, Nebraska counties

Nebraska 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 93 counties in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 93 is 3.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Garden County, NE, up 61 places to #15.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲1Polk County, NENE5,27015.0%−6.9 pts

02▼1Phelps County, NENE8,99414.9%−11.3 pts

03Burt County, NENE6,67810.9%−4.3 pts

04▲1Kearney County, NENE6,79010.7%+1.7 pts

05▼1Harlan County, NENE3,0007.5%−2.5 pts

06▲4McPherson County, NENE3696.5%−4.9 pts

07▲7Cedar County, NENE8,3736.5%+0.1 pts

08▼1Nance County, NENE3,2906.4%−2.3 pts

09▲13Kimball County, NENE3,3916.2%+0.2 pts

10▲15York County, NENE14,5646.1%+0.4 pts

11▲9Cuming County, NENE8,8235.8%+0.4 pts

12▲16Wayne County, NENE10,0205.7%−4.7 pts

13▼2Saunders County, NENE23,7025.4%−1.6 pts

14▲50Butler County, NENE8,5075.3%+1.4 pts

15▲61Garden County, NENE1,8045.2%−1.2 pts

16▲1Buffalo County, NENE51,1725.1%−1.8 pts

17▼8Merrick County, NENE7,9055.1%−3.4 pts

18▲1Knox County, NENE8,3355.1%−3.3 pts

19▼3Perkins County, NENE2,8494.7%−2.3 pts

20▼2Stanton County, NENE5,7444.7%−0.8 pts

21▲10Antelope County, NENE6,3524.6%+0.4 pts

22▲35Furnas County, NENE4,5244.6%−3.5 pts

23▼10Hamilton County, NENE9,6784.6%−2.8 pts

24▼1Washington County, NENE21,3024.5%−2.5 pts

25▼17Dixon County, NENE5,6024.5%−2.7 pts

26▼11Keya Paha County, NENE7924.5%−1.0 pts

27▼3Wheeler County, NENE7894.4%−1.5 pts

28▼22Gosper County, NENE1,8034.3%−5.2 pts

29▲10Pierce County, NENE7,3784.1%−0.7 pts

30▲25Lincoln County, NENE33,3034.0%−1.8 pts

31▲35Sherman County, NENE2,9244.0%−0.6 pts

32Clay County, NENE6,1703.7%−4.8 pts

33▲14Lancaster County, NENE334,0493.6%−1.8 pts

34▲26Dawson County, NENE24,4523.6%−2.2 pts

35▲58Hooker County, NENE6863.6%+0.1 pts

36▲8Loup County, NENE5703.5%−1.7 pts

37▼10Custer County, NENE10,5003.4%−3.1 pts

38▼2Adams County, NENE31,0713.4%−1.5 pts

39▲34Logan County, NENE6693.4%+0.9 pts

40▲9Cheyenne County, NENE9,5283.3%−1.1 pts

41▲1Blaine County, NENE4583.3%+1.8 pts

42▼13Boone County, NENE5,3553.3%−2.9 pts

43▲37Morrill County, NENE4,4043.3%−2.4 pts

44▼18Dodge County, NENE38,0573.3%−3.6 pts

45▲30Cass County, NENE27,6573.2%−1.2 pts

46▼12Brown County, NENE2,8263.2%−0.4 pts

47▲14Keith County, NENE8,1003.2%−3.1 pts

48▼2Franklin County, NENE2,7953.2%−2.6 pts

49▼4Fillmore County, NENE5,4583.1%−1.5 pts

50▼17Boyd County, NENE1,6743.1%−2.9 pts

51▲12Thurston County, NENE6,7523.1%−0.8 pts

52▲13Box Butte County, NENE10,4942.9%−0.3 pts

53▲32Nemaha County, NENE7,1022.8%+0.8 pts

54▼24Red Willow County, NENE10,3072.8%−1.2 pts

55▼3Platte County, NENE35,6492.7%−1.5 pts

56▲6Douglas County, NENE606,4602.7%−1.3 pts

57▼16Deuel County, NENE1,8622.7%−5.0 pts

58▲25Cherry County, NENE5,5612.6%−0.2 pts

59▼38Webster County, NENE3,3362.5%−1.9 pts

60▼7Madison County, NENE36,1062.5%−2.4 pts

61▼10Frontier County, NENE2,6552.4%−3.9 pts

62▼22Howard County, NENE6,5382.4%−1.2 pts

63▲27Jefferson County, NENE7,0702.4%+0.2 pts

64▼5Dundy County, NENE1,5682.3%−2.5 pts

65▲7Banner County, NENE6862.3%−5.9 pts

66▼12Seward County, NENE18,0322.2%−2.1 pts

67▼9Hitchcock County, NENE2,4672.2%−1.3 pts

68▲2Sarpy County, NENE208,3032.2%−2.3 pts

69▼26Hayes County, NENE8212.1%−3.8 pts

70▼1Sioux County, NENE1,1882.1%−0.9 pts

71▼4Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5862.1%−0.6 pts

72▲17Valley County, NENE4,0942.0%−2.7 pts

73▼5Dawes County, NENE7,8582.0%−5.6 pts

74▲3Greeley County, NENE2,1541.9%−2.7 pts

75▲4Colfax County, NENE10,9341.8%+0.4 pts

76▲10Sheridan County, NENE4,8091.8%−3.2 pts

77▲5Thayer County, NENE4,8421.8%−1.1 pts

78▼43Arthur County, NENE3961.7%−8.9 pts

79▲13Grant County, NENE5611.6%−2.3 pts

80▲8Otoe County, NENE16,5311.6%−3.2 pts

81▼10Hall County, NENE63,6331.6%−1.8 pts

82▼34Holt County, NENE10,0671.5%−1.7 pts

83▼9Nuckolls County, NENE4,1001.5%−2.0 pts

84▲3Saline County, NENE14,9961.5%−0.7 pts

85▼7Gage County, NENE21,7111.4%−0.9 pts

86▼74Thomas County, NENE6391.4%−0.2 pts

87▼6Johnson County, NENE5,2181.4%−0.2 pts

88▼38Chase County, NENE3,7181.4%−3.7 pts

89▼5Pawnee County, NENE2,5101.3%−0.7 pts

90▼53Rock County, NENE1,2591.3%−3.4 pts

91▼53Dakota County, NENE21,6871.2%−2.2 pts

92▼36Garfield County, NENE1,7101.0%−4.8 pts

93▼2Richardson County, NENE7,5301.0%−1.4 pts

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