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Largest Danish population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Danish ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 154,261. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 43,421, against an all-states median of 14,602.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.4% of US population331,449,2811,244,498–

01California, CACA39,287,377154,261−21%

02Utah, UTUT3,392,331145,502−6%

03Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44569,619−20%

04Washington, WAWA7,816,11664,853−14%

05Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87256,107−18%

06Iowa, IAIA3,210,50750,402−24%

07Texas, TXTX30,188,42449,957−4%

08Illinois, ILIL12,694,79843,130−19%

09Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83843,055−6%

10Florida, FLFL22,416,07740,832−14%

11Colorado, COCO5,862,18939,743−15%

12Oregon, OROR4,254,29339,225−9%

13Nebraska, NENE1,978,70738,729−24%

14Michigan, MIMI10,077,76135,196−20%

15Idaho, IDID1,934,26232,824−11%

16New York, NYNY19,852,36632,512−8%

17Virginia, VAVA8,705,17017,964−8%

18Nevada, NVNV3,184,61217,938−11%

19North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40416,786+6%

20Ohio, OHOH11,810,29316,728−10%

21Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63916,664−12%

22Missouri, MOMO6,191,81416,583−20%

23New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80916,259−18%

24South Dakota, SDSD907,42816,019−15%

25Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05614,649−6%

26Kansas, KSKS2,947,19714,602−10%

27Georgia, GAGA10,940,40714,001+7%

28Montana, MTMT1,116,87511,932−17%

29Indiana, ININ6,851,07311,045−17%

30Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50810,637−20%

31Maryland, MDMD6,206,0119,513−19%

32Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3838,564−8%

33Wyoming, WYWY582,3978,487−20%

34South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2257,310+15%

35Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6346,952−17%

36North Dakota, NDND784,8416,580−17%

37Maine, MEME1,387,8175,776−9%

38New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2465,539−23%

39Alaska, AKAK735,7064,979−14%

40Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3914,571−23%

41Alabama, ALAL5,086,7684,329−9%

42Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8244,129−12%

43New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8683,830+1%

44Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2353,309−21%

45Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,725−35%

46Vermont, VTVT647,1062,425+13%

47Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792,051−26%

48District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942,007+34%

49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,347−7%

50Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011,182−44%

51Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911,139−36%

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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 154,261 (2020 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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is danish population measured?

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