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Highest Swedish population share, Washington counties

Washington 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 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 39 is 2.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wahkiakum County, WA, up 22 places to #3.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

01Jefferson County, WAWA33,9704.5%+0.3 pts

02▲2Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4574.1%+1.0 pts

03▲22Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8734.1%−4.3 pts

04▼2Skagit County, WAWA132,9753.9%−0.9 pts

05▲2Pacific County, WAWA24,3573.9%−1.9 pts

06▲2San Juan County, WAWA18,5773.7%−0.6 pts

07▲8Island County, WAWA85,6573.7%−0.3 pts

08▲3Whatcom County, WAWA236,3923.2%−0.8 pts

09▼3Kittitas County, WAWA48,8033.2%−1.7 pts

10▲3Stevens County, WAWA49,6683.1%−0.2 pts

11▼2Skamania County, WAWA12,6692.9%−1.1 pts

12▲17Asotin County, WAWA22,5452.9%−0.5 pts

13▲9Whitman County, WAWA48,5122.9%−0.8 pts

14▲14Klickitat County, WAWA24,3312.8%−0.5 pts

15▲15Columbia County, WAWA4,1412.8%−0.9 pts

16▲3Thurston County, WAWA304,2612.7%−1.1 pts

17▲1Snohomish County, WAWA870,6562.7%−1.8 pts

18▼15Clallam County, WAWA78,2022.7%−1.6 pts

19▲16Lincoln County, WAWA11,9822.6%−0.7 pts

20▼6Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1442.6%−2.1 pts

21▲6Pierce County, WAWA946,2882.6%−1.1 pts

22▼6Clark County, WAWA532,1192.6%−1.1 pts

23▼3Lewis County, WAWA88,0622.5%−1.5 pts

24▼7Kitsap County, WAWA283,3742.4%−1.4 pts

25▼1Spokane County, WAWA558,3442.4%−1.5 pts

26▼5King County, WAWA2,344,9392.4%−1.3 pts

27▲4Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8852.3%−1.4 pts

28▼18Douglas County, WAWA46,4732.3%−0.9 pts

29▲3Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3612.3%−1.5 pts

30▼18Mason County, WAWA71,1652.3%−1.3 pts

31▲3Okanogan County, WAWA45,2302.2%−1.0 pts

32▼6Ferry County, WAWA7,5172.2%−1.9 pts

33▼28Garfield County, WAWA2,4162.1%−3.4 pts

34▼1Chelan County, WAWA81,9412.1%−0.3 pts

35▼12Benton County, WAWA221,7222.0%−0.9 pts

36▲1Grant County, WAWA105,7271.2%−1.2 pts

37▲1Yakima County, WAWA259,1851.1%−0.8 pts

38▲1Adams County, WAWA21,4881.0%−0.4 pts

39▼3Franklin County, WAWA102,6120.9%−0.6 pts

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