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Highest Swedish population share, US states

US states 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. Minnesota leads at 6.5%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 2.2%, against an all-states median of 0.8%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,4991.0%–

01Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4456.5%−3.0 pts

02North Dakota, NDND784,8413.3%−1.5 pts

03Nebraska, NENE1,978,7073.2%−1.8 pts

04Utah, UTUT3,392,3312.9%−1.2 pts

05Wyoming, WYWY582,3972.7%−0.8 pts

06South Dakota, SDSD907,4282.6%−1.2 pts

07Montana, MTMT1,116,8752.6%−0.9 pts

08Washington, WAWA7,816,1162.5%−1.2 pts

09Idaho, IDID1,934,2622.4%−1.0 pts

10Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072.2%−1.0 pts

11Oregon, OROR4,254,2932.2%−0.9 pts

12Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722.1%−0.7 pts

13Colorado, COCO5,862,1892.0%−0.9 pts

14Alaska, AKAK735,7061.9%−0.8 pts

15Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971.7%−0.8 pts

16Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981.7%−0.7 pts

17New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681.6%−0.5 pts

18Maine, MEME1,387,8171.5%−0.4 pts

19Vermont, VTVT647,1061.4%−0.4 pts

20Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0561.3%−0.6 pts

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381.3%−0.5 pts

22Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081.3%−0.6 pts

23Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011.2%−0.6 pts

24Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611.2%−0.5 pts

25Nevada, NVNV3,184,6120.9%−0.6 pts

26Missouri, MOMO6,191,8140.8%−0.3 pts

27California, CACA39,287,3770.8%−0.5 pts

28New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2460.8%−0.2 pts

29Indiana, ININ6,851,0730.7%−0.3 pts

30District of Columbia, DCDC681,2940.7%+0.1 pts

31Florida, FLFL22,416,0770.7%−0.2 pts

32Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6390.6%−0.3 pts

33Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2350.6%−0.2 pts

34Virginia, VAVA8,705,1700.6%−0.2 pts

35Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6340.6%−0.2 pts

36Delaware, DEDE1,021,1910.5%−0.3 pts

37Ohio, OHOH11,810,2930.5%−0.2 pts

38North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4040.5%−0.1 pts

39New York, NYNY19,852,3660.5%−0.2 pts

40South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2250.5%−0.0 pts

41Maryland, MDMD6,206,0110.5%−0.2 pts

42Texas, TXTX30,188,4240.5%−0.2 pts

43Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3830.5%−0.1 pts

44New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8090.4%−0.2 pts

45Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3910.4%−0.2 pts

46Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8240.4%−0.0 pts

47Georgia, GAGA10,940,4070.4%−0.1 pts

48West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3730.4%−0.1 pts

49Alabama, ALAL5,086,7680.3%−0.1 pts

50Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7790.2%−0.1 pts

51Louisiana, LALA4,611,9610.2%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest swedish share?

Minnesota ranks #1 with 6.5% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by swedish share?

Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is swedish share measured?

Share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).