RANKING · 2024 ACS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest Swedish population, Minnesota counties

Minnesota 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 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 1,181. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Koochiching County, MN, up 7 places to #42.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78484,072−23%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,62333,110−25%

03Anoka County, MNMN381,60526,904−28%

04Dakota County, MNMN457,71024,862−26%

05Washington County, MNMN286,89521,230−10%

06St. Louis County, MNMN200,51819,525−31%

07Wright County, MNMN157,55911,462−15%

08Carver County, MNMN114,3798,514−2%

09▲3Scott County, MNMN159,0177,403−25%

10▼1Chisago County, MNMN59,1427,372−28%

11Stearns County, MNMN164,1106,403−23%

12▼2Sherburne County, MNMN104,1946,341−30%

13▲2Olmsted County, MNMN166,7315,653−15%

14Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1325,621−19%

15▼2Isanti County, MNMN44,3865,349−31%

16Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0414,594−16%

17Carlton County, MNMN36,7114,182−19%

18▲1Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7203,886−31%

19▲6Goodhue County, MNMN48,1953,594−35%

20▲3Itasca County, MNMN45,4043,593−28%

21▼1Clay County, MNMN67,7343,522−22%

22▼4Pine County, MNMN30,4723,405−30%

23▲1Douglas County, MNMN40,1203,371−27%

24▲3Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7532,880−19%

25▼3Rice County, MNMN69,9392,633−39%

26Beltrami County, MNMN47,0552,629−25%

27▲2Benton County, MNMN41,7442,486−10%

28▼7Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6342,411−40%

29▼1Meeker County, MNMN23,6032,400−34%

30▲4Cass County, MNMN31,4302,245−12%

31▲4Polk County, MNMN30,5452,228−29%

32▲1Becker County, MNMN35,4972,089−33%

33▼2McLeod County, MNMN36,6312,055−20%

34▼4Kanabec County, MNMN16,6281,982−48%

35▼3Nicollet County, MNMN34,2731,760−40%

36Roseau County, MNMN15,2461,674−38%

37▲1Aitkin County, MNMN16,2521,517−42%

38▼1Morrison County, MNMN34,6201,467−44%

39▲2Hubbard County, MNMN22,3691,428−16%

40▲5Winona County, MNMN50,5231,375−28%

41▼1Steele County, MNMN37,4641,369−11%

42▲7Koochiching County, MNMN11,5871,343−27%

43▲3Todd County, MNMN26,0601,197−41%

44Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4531,181−17%

45▼3Lake County, MNMN10,7461,177−38%

46▼7Pennington County, MNMN13,6861,093−48%

47▼4Marshall County, MNMN8,7981,062−31%

48▼1Mower County, MNMN40,9711,026−22%

49▲1Brown County, MNMN25,5171,008−22%

50▲3Lyon County, MNMN25,684982−35%

51▲5Wadena County, MNMN14,388887−18%

52▲7Dodge County, MNMN21,376883−17%

53▲2Wabasha County, MNMN21,537883−8%

54Sibley County, MNMN15,356873−38%

55▼7Martin County, MNMN19,440872−48%

56▼4Kittson County, MNMN4,031808−48%

57▲5Watonwan County, MNMN11,459771−18%

58▼1Freeborn County, MNMN30,440769−34%

59▲1Waseca County, MNMN18,688744−33%

60▼9Renville County, MNMN14,356730−50%

61Pope County, MNMN11,420693−42%

62▲1Swift County, MNMN9,763682−33%

63▲1Chippewa County, MNMN12,406635−14%

64▲1Houston County, MNMN18,400625+4%

65▲1Cook County, MNMN5,522606−23%

66▲1Grant County, MNMN6,085579−28%

67▼9Clearwater County, MNMN8,647538−51%

68▲5Redwood County, MNMN15,265537−32%

69Nobles County, MNMN22,338521−52%

70▲1Fillmore County, MNMN21,540497−18%

71▲3Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405477−35%

72Faribault County, MNMN13,888467−24%

73▲2Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477408−44%

74▼4Stevens County, MNMN9,747404−49%

75▲2Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704401−38%

76▲6Traverse County, MNMN3,130351−24%

77▼1Murray County, MNMN7,942348−39%

78▲1Jackson County, MNMN9,857339−29%

79▼11Big Stone County, MNMN5,054322−31%

80▲6Lincoln County, MNMN5,583319−11%

81▼3Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770301−62%

82▼1Rock County, MNMN9,524284−42%

83▲2Pipestone County, MNMN9,260274−8%

84▼4Norman County, MNMN6,336268−28%

85▼1Red Lake County, MNMN3,940235−39%

86▼3Wilkin County, MNMN6,288217−62%

87Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153204−15%

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