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Largest Swedish population, Nebraska cities · 2020

Nebraska cities ranked by the number of residents who are Swedish ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 34 cities in Nebraska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Omaha, NENE488,79714,768−4%

02Lincoln, NENE301,52210,673−20%

03Kearney, NENE34,7822,007−7%

04Bellevue, NENE64,8631,612−14%

05Fremont, NENE28,3501,365−27%

06Grand Island, NENE53,9431,173−17%

07Hastings, NENE25,1211,142−7%

08Norfolk, NENE26,677994−24%

09Holdrege, NENE5,555791−36%

10North Platte, NENE22,524656−50%

11Papillion, NENE25,127591−49%

12Columbus, NENE25,248586−35%

13York, NENE8,284453−2%

14Gering, NENE8,535393+79%

15South Sioux City, NENE14,158391+0%

16La Vista, NENE16,543365−26%

17Chalco, NENE10,595350−43%

18McCook, NENE7,157337+14%

19Wahoo, NENE5,023318−16%

20Beatrice, NENE12,318316−9%

21Scottsbluff, NENE14,259309−9%

22Blair, NENE7,997279−52%

23Wayne, NENE6,338273−46%

24Seward, NENE7,892270−8%

25Alliance, NENE7,914256+8%

26Sidney, NENE6,432235−25%

27Ralston, NENE6,382227−29%

28Gretna, NENE9,207153−24%

29Plattsmouth, NENE6,955134−23%

30Lexington, NENE11,176102−54%

31Schuyler, NENE6,80093+116%

32Nebraska City, NENE7,51271−72%

33Offutt AFB, NENE6,07470−67%

34Crete, NENE7,74763−69%

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