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Largest Swedish population, Washington counties · 2020

Washington counties 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 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01King County, WAWA2,344,93961,175−12%

02Snohomish County, WAWA870,65624,806−20%

03Pierce County, WAWA946,28822,992−20%

04Clark County, WAWA532,11915,194−0%

05Spokane County, WAWA558,34413,676−25%

06Kitsap County, WAWA283,3748,317−13%

07Thurston County, WAWA304,2617,961−15%

08Whatcom County, WAWA236,3927,624−5%

09Benton County, WAWA221,7225,359+10%

10Skagit County, WAWA132,9755,134−8%

11Clallam County, WAWA78,2023,077+3%

12Yakima County, WAWA259,1852,907−35%

13Island County, WAWA85,6572,656−16%

14Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8852,590−31%

15Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1442,435−29%

16Lewis County, WAWA88,0622,217−26%

17Mason County, WAWA71,1652,207+4%

18Kittitas County, WAWA48,8031,822−8%

19Chelan County, WAWA81,9411,757+4%

20Jefferson County, WAWA33,9701,672+35%

21Franklin County, WAWA102,6121,597+44%

22Stevens County, WAWA49,6681,515+6%

23Douglas County, WAWA46,4731,456+23%

24Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3611,435−34%

25Whitman County, WAWA48,5121,362−15%

26Grant County, WAWA105,7271,223−39%

27Okanogan County, WAWA45,230915−28%

28Pacific County, WAWA24,357853−30%

29San Juan County, WAWA18,577650−4%

30Asotin County, WAWA22,545569−22%

31Klickitat County, WAWA24,331561−17%

32Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,457538+31%

33Skamania County, WAWA12,669418−5%

34Lincoln County, WAWA11,982203−43%

35Ferry County, WAWA7,517198−35%

36Adams County, WAWA21,488185−23%

37Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,873114−66%

38Columbia County, WAWA4,141101−32%

39Garfield County, WAWA2,41688−29%

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