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Largest Danish population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Danish ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 135,946. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 39,447, against an all-states median of 13,424.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.3% of US population334,922,4991,134,225–

01California, CACA39,287,377135,946−30%

02Utah, UTUT3,392,331134,778−13%

03Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44561,391−29%

04Washington, WAWA7,816,11658,308−22%

05Texas, TXTX30,188,42450,767−3%

06Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87247,899−30%

07Iowa, IAIA3,210,50744,541−33%

08Florida, FLFL22,416,07740,598−15%

09Colorado, COCO5,862,18938,241−18%

10Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83837,864−17%

11Illinois, ILIL12,694,79836,313−32%

12Oregon, OROR4,254,29335,759−17%

13Nebraska, NENE1,978,70733,693−34%

14Idaho, IDID1,934,26231,698−14%

15Michigan, MIMI10,077,76130,808−30%

16New York, NYNY19,852,36628,598−19%

17Virginia, VAVA8,705,17017,306−11%

18North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40416,253+3%

19Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63915,783−17%

20Missouri, MOMO6,191,81415,771−24%

21Nevada, NVNV3,184,61215,646−22%

22Ohio, OHOH11,810,29315,121−19%

23Georgia, GAGA10,940,40714,745+13%

24New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80914,373−28%

25South Dakota, SDSD907,42813,979−26%

26Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05613,424−14%

27Kansas, KSKS2,947,19711,480−29%

28Montana, MTMT1,116,87511,018−24%

29Indiana, ININ6,851,07310,587−20%

30Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5089,160−31%

31Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3838,778−6%

32Maryland, MDMD6,206,0118,628−27%

33South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2257,252+14%

34Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6347,155−15%

35Wyoming, WYWY582,3976,384−40%

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2466,379−11%

37North Dakota, NDND784,8416,220−22%

38Maine, MEME1,387,8174,912−23%

39Alabama, ALAL5,086,7684,888+2%

40Alaska, AKAK735,7064,723−18%

41Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243,984−15%

42Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3913,923−34%

43New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8683,742−1%

44Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2353,320−20%

45Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,776−34%

46Vermont, VTVT647,1062,185+2%

47District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942,171+45%

48Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,405−49%

49Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011,400−34%

50Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911,120−37%

51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,032−29%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest danish population?

California ranks #1 with 135,946 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by danish population?

California, Utah, Minnesota, Washington, Texas.

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 danish population measured?

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