RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 39 SHOWN OF 39

Highest Swedish population share, Washington counties · 2020

Washington 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 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 39 is 2.8%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

01Jefferson County, WAWA33,9705.3%+1.1 pts

02Skagit County, WAWA132,9754.0%−0.8 pts

03Clallam County, WAWA78,2024.0%−0.2 pts

04Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4574.0%+0.8 pts

05Garfield County, WAWA2,4163.9%−1.6 pts

06Kittitas County, WAWA48,8033.9%−1.1 pts

07Pacific County, WAWA24,3573.9%−1.9 pts

08San Juan County, WAWA18,5773.8%−0.5 pts

09Skamania County, WAWA12,6693.5%−0.5 pts

10Douglas County, WAWA46,4733.4%+0.2 pts

11Whatcom County, WAWA236,3923.4%−0.7 pts

12Mason County, WAWA71,1653.4%−0.2 pts

13Stevens County, WAWA49,6683.3%0.0 pts

14Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1443.3%−1.5 pts

15Island County, WAWA85,6573.2%−0.9 pts

16Clark County, WAWA532,1193.2%−0.5 pts

17Kitsap County, WAWA283,3743.1%−0.8 pts

18Snohomish County, WAWA870,6563.1%−1.4 pts

19Thurston County, WAWA304,2612.8%−1.1 pts

20Lewis County, WAWA88,0622.8%−1.2 pts

21King County, WAWA2,344,9392.7%−1.0 pts

22Whitman County, WAWA48,5122.7%−0.9 pts

23Benton County, WAWA221,7222.7%−0.3 pts

24Spokane County, WAWA558,3442.7%−1.3 pts

25Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8732.6%−5.8 pts

26Ferry County, WAWA7,5172.6%−1.5 pts

27Pierce County, WAWA946,2882.6%−1.1 pts

28Klickitat County, WAWA24,3312.5%−0.8 pts

29Asotin County, WAWA22,5452.5%−0.9 pts

30Columbia County, WAWA4,1412.5%−1.2 pts

31Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8852.4%−1.3 pts

32Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3612.4%−1.4 pts

33Chelan County, WAWA81,9412.3%−0.1 pts

34Okanogan County, WAWA45,2302.2%−1.0 pts

35Lincoln County, WAWA11,9821.9%−1.5 pts

36Franklin County, WAWA102,6121.7%+0.2 pts

37Grant County, WAWA105,7271.3%−1.1 pts

38Yakima County, WAWA259,1851.2%−0.7 pts

39Adams County, WAWA21,4880.9%−0.4 pts

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