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Largest Swedish population, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the number of residents who are Swedish ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 284. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Monona County, IA, up 37 places to #44.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Polk County, IAIA516,54612,383−14%

02▲1Scott County, IAIA175,2595,0930%

03▼1Linn County, IAIA232,0284,368−15%

04Johnson County, IAIA160,0444,043+1%

05▲2Dallas County, IAIA118,4573,198+29%

06Story County, IAIA101,2912,541−34%

07▼2Woodbury County, IAIA106,6492,173−42%

08▲1Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9961,997−37%

09▲1Webster County, IAIA36,8381,689−42%

10▼2Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5321,662−41%

11▲1Des Moines County, IAIA38,0771,384−25%

12▼1Boone County, IAIA26,7991,276−53%

13Warren County, IAIA57,3311,112−37%

14▲1Dubuque County, IAIA99,3811,103−23%

15▼1Clinton County, IAIA46,0021,008−29%

16▲4Cherokee County, IAIA11,369932−19%

17▲5Wapello County, IAIA35,210880−16%

18▼1Montgomery County, IAIA10,002871−49%

19▼1Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449765−48%

20▼1Page County, IAIA14,856748−48%

21▲13Hamilton County, IAIA14,944746−19%

22▲16Clay County, IAIA16,202717−20%

23▲5Henry County, IAIA19,349703−38%

24Dickinson County, IAIA18,077698−19%

25▲2Jasper County, IAIA38,153688−5%

26▲7Muscatine County, IAIA41,853651−29%

27▼4Benton County, IAIA26,004634−12%

28▼12Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372611−58%

29▲1Jefferson County, IAIA15,291595+18%

30▼9Lee County, IAIA32,306567−47%

31▼5Marion County, IAIA34,192529−32%

32Mills County, IAIA14,793505+22%

33▼2Union County, IAIA11,829462+4%

34▼5Sioux County, IAIA36,774430−11%

35▲2Cedar County, IAIA18,359407+9%

36▲6Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819401−42%

37▼1Calhoun County, IAIA9,562375−33%

38▲1Washington County, IAIA22,667362−42%

39▼14Plymouth County, IAIA25,697361−55%

40▲30Emmet County, IAIA9,107352+16%

41▲22Greene County, IAIA8,658348−14%

42▲4Mahaska County, IAIA21,880338−28%

43▲10Ida County, IAIA6,777337−19%

44▲37Monona County, IAIA8,539335−23%

45▼5Marshall County, IAIA39,890332−43%

46▼3Bremer County, IAIA25,296325−29%

47▲1Guthrie County, IAIA10,782316−32%

48▼1Kossuth County, IAIA14,322314−64%

49▲6Crawford County, IAIA16,237301−33%

50▼5Sac County, IAIA9,525284−60%

51▼16Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733284−53%

52▲7Madison County, IAIA17,270280−27%

53▼9Jones County, IAIA21,253271−22%

54▲12Delaware County, IAIA17,674265+13%

55▲9Hardin County, IAIA16,455253−29%

56Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899251−3%

57▲5Shelby County, IAIA11,689240+57%

58▲19Lyon County, IAIA12,354231−39%

59▼9Jackson County, IAIA19,288218−50%

60▼8Carroll County, IAIA20,303209−43%

61▲13Buchanan County, IAIA20,883208−68%

62▼8O'Brien County, IAIA14,220203−59%

63▼5Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368195−78%

64▲34Clarke County, IAIA9,574194−42%

65▲15Butler County, IAIA14,049192−10%

66▲13Mitchell County, IAIA10,650187+6%

67▼18Harrison County, IAIA14,623185−69%

68▼7Winnebago County, IAIA10,251184−47%

69▲9Iowa County, IAIA16,504180−41%

70▲1Monroe County, IAIA7,406178−55%

71▲5Wright County, IAIA12,801175−57%

72▲14Adair County, IAIA7,403174+51%

73▲2Grundy County, IAIA12,361172+12%

74▼2Fayette County, IAIA19,047161−50%

75▼18Lucas County, IAIA8,847157−46%

76▲16Adams County, IAIA3,617156+19%

77▲17Worth County, IAIA7,338153−39%

78▲5Appanoose County, IAIA12,077151−63%

79▼19Humboldt County, IAIA9,409146−54%

80▼15Louisa County, IAIA10,416143−64%

81▼8Keokuk County, IAIA9,797141−46%

82▼14Hancock County, IAIA10,528128−61%

83▼14Clayton County, IAIA16,845125−58%

84▼43Floyd County, IAIA14,901122−65%

85▼34Cass County, IAIA12,960120−77%

86▼1Fremont County, IAIA6,522120−59%

87▼3Taylor County, IAIA5,835115−57%

88▲2Allamakee County, IAIA14,238108−58%

89▲2Franklin County, IAIA9,868102−53%

90▼23Tama County, IAIA16,79696−45%

91▼9Van Buren County, IAIA7,13190−70%

92▲1Davis County, IAIA9,23087−54%

93▲2Audubon County, IAIA5,50986−7%

94▲3Osceola County, IAIA5,98085−34%

95▼7Decatur County, IAIA7,65582−47%

96Wayne County, IAIA6,73868−36%

97▼8Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66364−49%

98▲1Howard County, IAIA9,41556−25%

99▼12Ringgold County, IAIA4,64252−36%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES