RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest Swedish population share, US states · 2020

US states 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. Minnesota leads at 7.3%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 2.4%, against an all-states median of 0.9%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States331,449,2811.1%–

01Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4457.3%−2.1 pts

02North Dakota, NDND784,8413.9%−0.9 pts

03Nebraska, NENE1,978,7073.7%−1.3 pts

04Utah, UTUT3,392,3313.4%−0.7 pts

05South Dakota, SDSD907,4283.0%−0.8 pts

06Idaho, IDID1,934,2622.8%−0.6 pts

07Washington, WAWA7,816,1162.8%−0.9 pts

08Wyoming, WYWY582,3972.8%−0.7 pts

09Montana, MTMT1,116,8752.7%−0.7 pts

10Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072.5%−0.8 pts

11Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722.4%−0.4 pts

12Oregon, OROR4,254,2932.3%−0.8 pts

13Colorado, COCO5,862,1892.2%−0.6 pts

14Alaska, AKAK735,7062.0%−0.7 pts

15Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972.0%−0.5 pts

16Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981.9%−0.5 pts

17New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681.9%−0.1 pts

18Vermont, VTVT647,1061.6%−0.2 pts

19Maine, MEME1,387,8171.6%−0.3 pts

20Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0561.5%−0.4 pts

21Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011.5%−0.3 pts

22Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081.4%−0.5 pts

23Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381.3%−0.4 pts

24Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611.3%−0.4 pts

25Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121.1%−0.4 pts

26California, CACA39,287,3770.9%−0.3 pts

27Missouri, MOMO6,191,8140.9%−0.2 pts

28District of Columbia, DCDC681,2940.8%+0.1 pts

29Indiana, ININ6,851,0730.8%−0.2 pts

30Delaware, DEDE1,021,1910.7%−0.1 pts

31Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6390.7%−0.2 pts

32New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2460.7%−0.2 pts

33Florida, FLFL22,416,0770.7%−0.2 pts

34Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2350.6%−0.1 pts

35Virginia, VAVA8,705,1700.6%−0.1 pts

36Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6340.6%−0.2 pts

37Ohio, OHOH11,810,2930.6%−0.1 pts

38New York, NYNY19,852,3660.6%−0.1 pts

39North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4040.6%−0.0 pts

40New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8090.5%−0.1 pts

41Maryland, MDMD6,206,0110.5%−0.1 pts

42Texas, TXTX30,188,4240.5%−0.2 pts

43South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2250.5%−0.1 pts

44Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3830.5%−0.1 pts

45Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3910.5%−0.2 pts

46Georgia, GAGA10,940,4070.4%−0.1 pts

47Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8240.4%−0.0 pts

48West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3730.3%−0.1 pts

49Alabama, ALAL5,086,7680.3%−0.1 pts

50Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7790.3%+0.0 pts

51Louisiana, LALA4,611,9610.3%−0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest swedish share?

Minnesota ranks #1 with 7.3% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by swedish share?

Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Utah, South Dakota.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is swedish share measured?

Share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.