RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Danish population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Danish ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 194,960. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 50,846, against an all-states median of 15,620.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.5% of US population308,745,5381,453,897–

01California, CACA39,287,377194,960–

02Utah, UTUT3,392,331155,362–

03Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44586,508–

04Washington, WAWA7,816,11675,185–

05Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87268,154–

06Iowa, IAIA3,210,50766,290–

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,79853,218–

08Texas, TXTX30,188,42452,181–

09Nebraska, NENE1,978,70750,896–

10Florida, FLFL22,416,07747,700–

11Colorado, COCO5,862,18946,668–

12Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83845,625–

13Michigan, MIMI10,077,76144,243–

14Oregon, OROR4,254,29343,160–

15Idaho, IDID1,934,26237,041–

16New York, NYNY19,852,36635,247–

17Missouri, MOMO6,191,81420,826–

18Nevada, NVNV3,184,61220,157–

19New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80919,832–

20Virginia, VAVA8,705,17019,482–

21Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63919,001–

22South Dakota, SDSD907,42818,778–

23Ohio, OHOH11,810,29318,632–

24Kansas, KSKS2,947,19716,188–

25North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40415,824–

26Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05615,620–

27Montana, MTMT1,116,87514,452–

28Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50813,331–

29Indiana, ININ6,851,07313,281–

30Georgia, GAGA10,940,40713,099–

31Maryland, MDMD6,206,01111,776–

32Wyoming, WYWY582,39710,576–

33Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3839,312–

34Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6348,389–

35North Dakota, NDND784,8417,925–

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2467,207–

37Maine, MEME1,387,8176,354–

38South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2256,353–

39Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3915,934–

40Alaska, AKAK735,7065,778–

41Alabama, ALAL5,086,7684,771–

42Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8244,682–

43Louisiana, LALA4,611,9614,178–

44Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2354,172–

45New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8683,796–

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792,760–

47Vermont, VTVT647,1062,144–

48Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8012,127–

49Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911,776–

50District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941,495–

51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,451–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest danish population?

California ranks #1 with 194,960 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by danish population?

California, Utah, Minnesota, Washington, Wisconsin.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is danish population measured?

Number of residents who are Danish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.