Which metro area has the highest swedish population?

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ranks #1 with 249,976 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by swedish population?

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is swedish population measured?

Number of residents who are Swedish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

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Largest Swedish population, US metro areas

US metro areas 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH POPULATIONVS 2010

501Big Rapids, MIMI42,320616−60%

502Springfield, OHOH135,340616−52%

503Gettysburg, PAPA107,594609+10%

504San Angelo, TXTX122,065600+1%

505Muncie, ININ113,106599−30%

506Oxford, ALAL115,834597+18%

507Vermillion, SDSD15,031595−20%

508New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373592−2%

509Granbury, TXTX70,501582+28%

510Sturgis, MIMI60,968572−23%

511Bennington, VTVT36,630568−10%

512Fort Madison, IAIA32,306567−47%

513Victoria, TXTX99,864565−2%

514Vernal, UTUT38,278563−37%

515Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486559+53%

516Pittsburg, KSKS39,008556+13%

517Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666555+140%

518Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691553−50%

519Enid, OKOK61,779547+31%

520Morgantown, WVWV141,995541−2%

521Brookings, OROR22,621540−54%

522Owosso, MIMI67,681538−39%

523Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442536−43%

524Carson, NVNV58,571529−60%

525Pella, IAIA34,192529−32%

526Pierre, SDSD20,588528−38%

527Cookeville, TNTN152,477527−23%

528Weirton, WVWV112,468522+24%

529Worthington, MNMN22,338521−52%

530Monticello, NYNY80,586519−13%

531Watertown, NYNY111,540507−43%

532Hailey, IDID32,436500−50%

533Wooster, OHOH116,758499−56%

534Brevard, NCNC34,211495+93%

535Elmira, NYNY80,415491−63%

536Mountain Home, ARAR42,982490−43%

537Bowling Green, KYKY197,180484−19%

538Columbus, ININ85,729483+3%

539Lawton, OKOK127,590482−49%

540Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553480−32%

541Auburn, NYNY74,365477−33%

542Mitchell, SDSD25,913477−48%

543Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,081476−44%

544Altoona, PAPA119,541474−57%

545Mountain Home, IDID29,465474+3%

546Athens, OHOH63,197474+22%

547Garden City, KSKS37,505470+103%

548Massena, NYNY105,488470−28%

549Kokomo, ININ83,904469−41%

550Adrian, MIMI97,779466−45%

551Monroe, LALA222,390465+8%

552Texarkana, TXTX146,816461−46%

553Charleston, WVWV200,170460−66%

554Morristown, TNTN128,867460+14%

555Sandusky, OHOH112,777460−48%

556Emporia, KSKS34,838458−40%

557Roswell, NMNM63,364453−26%

558Sterling, COCO20,654452−29%

559Kingsland, GAGA60,143450+17%

560Palatka, FLFL77,734446−35%

561Shawnee, OKOK75,102434+85%

562Greenville, NCNC182,936428+8%

563Coldwater, MIMI45,993427−22%

564Red Bluff, CACA64,665425−67%

565Decatur, ALAL160,326424−38%

566Dickinson, NDND39,142419−33%

567Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215418−38%

568Florence, ALAL156,609418+46%

569Mansfield, OHOH124,893418−40%

570Taylorville, ILIL33,443416+113%

571Pontiac, ILIL35,057415−51%

572Price, UTUT20,680412−35%

573Huron, SDSD19,624410−38%

574La Grande, OROR25,900410−36%

575Jackson, TNTN184,569404−32%

576Russellville, ARAR84,932403+3%

577Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014399−47%

578Alamogordo, NMNM70,368397−48%

579Yankton, SDSD23,635396−58%

580Cumberland, MDMD93,640396−43%

581Paducah, KYKY102,259396−24%

582Findlay, OHOH75,034394−15%

583Lima, OHOH100,881391−27%

584Warrensburg, MOMO56,670389−53%

585Danville, ILIL71,259388−66%

586Carbondale, ILIL52,501388−53%

587Gallup, NMNM68,119386+110%

588Nogales, AZAZ50,020385+218%

589Wheeling, WVWV134,089385−29%

590Bishop, CACA18,158384+25%

591Lincoln, ILIL27,182379−22%

592Starkville, MSMS62,063379+56%

593Greencastle, ININ37,876378+23%

594Charleston, ILIL46,607375−47%

595Hannibal, MOMO38,969373+0%

596Hot Springs, ARAR99,695373−56%

597Marion, ININ66,524372−42%

598Defiance, OHOH38,292371+69%

599Lufkin, TXTX88,154370+214%

600Batavia, NYNY58,416370−7%

601Richmond, KYKY131,806370−2%

602Ottawa, KSKS26,299366−49%

603Crescent City, CACA26,410365−51%

604Le Mars, IAIA25,697361−55%

605Plymouth, ININ46,599360−47%

606Parkersburg, WVWV87,264358+44%

607Seneca, SCSC83,775357−31%

608Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137357−42%

609Plattsburgh, NYNY78,138356−39%

610Sedalia, MOMO44,254353+19%

611Marion, ILIL67,225352−56%

612Cortland, NYNY45,850351+7%

613Jonesboro, ARAR139,440350−21%

614Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912349+63%

615Amsterdam, NYNY50,046348+38%

616Safford, AZAZ40,157347−50%

617Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527343+11%

618Sayre, PAPA59,600343−57%

619Effingham, ILIL44,727341−5%

620Hillsdale, MIMI45,738341−14%

621Carlsbad, NMNM62,509339+8%

622Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880338−28%

623Marshall, MOMO23,265337+161%

624Statesboro, GAGA97,977336+9%

625Valdosta, GAGA153,276336−41%

626Alma, MIMI41,190336−23%

627Arkansas City, KSKS34,382335−40%

628Marshalltown, IAIA39,890332−43%

629Shelby, NCNC103,325332−11%

630Farmington, MOMO67,809330−18%

631Baker City, OROR16,658327−25%

632Zanesville, OHOH87,014324−48%

633Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083324−38%

634Lock Haven, PAPA37,870322−51%

635Los Alamos, NMNM19,407322−28%

636Rome, GAGA101,378322−16%

637Elkins, WVWV26,882321+25%

638Hays, KSKS29,075321−47%

639Stillwater, OKOK83,889320−36%

640Crossville, TNTN66,300315−13%

641Picayune, MSMS59,363312+57%

642Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245310+44%

643Beatrice, NENE21,711308−41%

644Brownwood, TXTX38,711308+199%

645Gadsden, ALAL103,886306+59%

646Fallon, NVNV25,851302−47%

647Morehead City, NCNC70,469299−32%

648Rolla, MOMO45,247298−36%

649Peru, ININ34,487298−8%

650Alamosa, COCO27,896297+10%

651Hood River, OROR23,720293−50%

652Forest City, NCNC65,745288−20%

653Jefferson, GAGA99,265287+30%

654Easton, MDMD38,238281−13%

655Beckley, WVWV109,940281+8%

656Wilson, NCNC81,150281+89%

657Huntingdon, PAPA43,001280−5%

658Calhoun, GAGA61,701279+72%

659Ponca City, OKOK43,490278−48%

660Dalton, GAGA147,819277−44%

661Duncan, OKOK44,310276+0%

662Goldsboro, NCNC122,278276−55%

663Sumter, SCSC105,067271+4%

664Sanford, NCNC70,258271+12%

665Muskogee, OKOK66,708270+9%

666Auburn, ININ44,535268−40%

667Susanville, CACA28,117267−61%

668Fayetteville, TNTN36,853266+30%

669Florence, SCSC201,392266−38%

670Dothan, ALAL156,266263−49%

671Okeechobee, FLFL42,608257−19%

672Lewistown, PAPA46,127254+37%

673Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808252−45%

674Paris, TXTX63,319252+12%

675Ketchikan, AKAK13,549251−38%

676Hinesville, GAGA91,870249−13%

677Great Bend, KSKS24,790247−49%

678Owensboro, KYKY113,962247−33%

679Crawfordsville, ININ38,954246−29%

680Taos, NMNM34,564244−19%

681Nantucket, MAMA14,758242−23%

682Kirksville, MOMO29,824241−34%

683Fremont, OHOH58,655240+37%

684Waynesville, NCNC63,369238−58%

685Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201236+63%

686Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459236−32%

687Sidney, OHOH48,065236+165%

688Weatherford, OKOK39,059235−37%

689Jacksonville, ILIL37,381233−52%

690Mount Airy, NCNC72,287232−31%

691Somerset, KYKY67,384227−23%

692Greenville, OHOH51,520226−13%

693Dodge City, KSKS33,993224−19%

694Bluefield, WVWV96,138224−6%

695Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076224−41%

696Oxford, MSMS71,972223−52%

697Greenwood, SCSC95,215222−25%

698Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904222−23%

699Atchison, KSKS16,172222−19%

700Angola, ININ34,799220−41%

701Laurel, MSMS82,281219+97%

702Frankfort, KYKY77,874218+5%

703Campbellsville, KYKY38,407218+30%

704Richmond, ININ66,169217−27%

705Clovis, NMNM65,270217−34%

706El Centro, CACA181,411215−61%

707Bucyrus, OHOH41,896214+18%

708Huntsville, TXTX83,842212−52%

709Maryville, MOMO20,174212−55%

710McAlester, OKOK43,320212+63%

711Somerset, PAPA72,004211−34%

712Malvern, ARAR33,451209+44%

713Thomasville, GAGA72,958209+5%

714Athens, TNTN71,590209−27%

715Carroll, IAIA20,303209−43%

716Kendallville, ININ47,937208−60%

717Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219208−39%

718Harrison, ARAR45,654207−60%

719Gloversville, NYNY52,216207−50%

720Lebanon, MOMO36,943202−20%

721Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883200−6%

722Corbin, KYKY150,040200−30%

723West Plains, MOMO40,798199−38%

724Othello, WAWA21,488198−17%

725Orangeburg, SCSC83,177197+101%

726Albemarle, NCNC68,830196−28%

727Lewisburg, PAPA42,313194−69%

728Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791191−21%

729Greensburg, ININ26,576190+67%

730Monticello, ININ25,164190−55%

731North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233189+38%

732Silver City, NMNM27,252186−36%

733Cornelia, GAGA50,416185−29%

734Corsicana, TXTX57,181182−55%

735Seymour, ININ47,370181+48%

736Enterprise, ALAL56,953180+13%

737Cambridge, MDMD33,628179−17%

738Alpena, MIMI28,853177−51%

739Danville, VAVA101,137176−7%

740Gainesville, TXTX44,461174−25%

741Del Rio, TXTX47,835174−4%

742Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302170−39%

743Huntington, ININ37,224169−55%

744Houma, LALA199,668167−37%

745Searcy, ARAR80,085166−50%

746Arcadia, FLFL37,078166−31%

747Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147166−51%

748Albertville, ALAL103,537164−29%

749Fairmont, WVWV55,584162−64%

750Cullman, ALAL94,009162−22%

751Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193161−62%

752Clarksburg, WVWV88,142161−49%

753Albany, GAGA145,510159−30%

754Murray, KYKY39,421157−57%

755New Castle, ININ49,137156+31%

756Bonham, TXTX39,265155−51%

757Alexander City, ALAL40,953153+89%

758Centralia, ILIL36,382151−37%

759Ashland, OHOH52,523150−48%

760Miami, OKOK30,438150−38%

761Deming, NMNM25,407148+17%

762Tahlequah, OKOK49,196147−49%

763Bedford, ININ45,568147−41%

764Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035147−9%

765Cleveland, MSMS28,262146+11%

766Winnemucca, NVNV17,267145−71%

767LaGrange, GAGA107,097144−34%

768Alice, TXTX45,383144+21%

769Vidalia, GAGA36,180142+238%

770Alexandria, LALA147,952140−69%

771Ozark, ALAL49,912140−34%

772Columbus, MSMS67,144140−8%

773Scottsboro, ALAL54,281138+20%

774Cambridge, OHOH38,379138−12%

775Frankfort, ININ33,322137−65%

776Hobbs, NMNM74,749137+26%

777Tupelo, MSMS133,167137−80%

778Talladega, ALAL91,764133+55%

779Greeneville, TNTN73,831132−57%

780Union City, TNTN30,067132+32%

781Marion, NCNC45,198132−35%

782Durant, OKOK51,367130−10%

783Norwalk, OHOH58,250127−50%

784El Campo, TXTX42,060126−64%

785Winchester, TNTN45,579121−71%

786Danville, KYKY56,985120−29%

787Chillicothe, OHOH76,429120−64%

788Marietta, OHOH58,389119−53%

789Marion, OHOH65,115118−60%

790Waycross, GAGA57,670115+22%

791Hammond, LALA141,346115−77%

792Palestine, TXTX59,805114−35%

793Madison, ININ33,279113−45%

794Paris, TNTN32,896113−69%

795Wabash, ININ30,713112−21%

796Moberly, MOMO24,513111−26%

797Logansport, ININ37,836110−74%

798Madisonville, KYKY45,127109−69%

799Glasgow, KYKY56,224108+20%

800Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909108−51%

801Woodward, OKOK19,827108+23%

802Jacksonville, TXTX53,337107−41%

803Greenville, MSMS40,446105+119%

804Toccoa, GAGA27,854105+38%

805Brenham, TXTX38,288105−55%

806Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211105−34%

807Ada, OKOK38,528104−68%

808Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655104−48%

809Ruidoso, NMNM19,844103−53%

810DeRidder, LALA36,673102−44%

811Urbana, OHOH38,820102−68%

812Henderson, KYKY57,184101−53%

813Pampa, TXTX21,786101−25%

814Tullahoma, TNTN69,339100−81%

815Decatur, ININ36,65099−46%

816Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00299−86%

817Newberry, SCSC39,56197−22%

818Tiffin, OHOH54,52297−61%

819Camden, ARAR26,36396+210%

820Shelbyville, TNTN55,27395−38%

821Stephenville, TXTX43,91194−64%

822Clewiston, FLFL61,54691−31%

823Mexico, MOMO24,52891−23%

824New Iberia, LALA66,84690−65%

825Kinston, NCNC55,83787−40%

826Las Vegas, NMNM30,31185+16%

827Mayfield, KYKY37,05085−38%

828Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59985−40%

829Elk City, OKOK22,15984+71%

830Ardmore, OKOK48,91084+38%

831McMinnville, TNTN43,71784−13%

832Milledgeville, GAGA44,02984−64%

833Washington, NCNC44,67083−28%

834Wilmington, OHOH42,30181−29%

835Dyersburg, TNTN36,32080+105%

836Coshocton, OHOH37,18879−11%

837Dublin, GAGA60,35178−16%

838Bainbridge, GAGA29,43277+20%

839Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02575−54%

840Corinth, MSMS34,56975−49%

841Lewisburg, TNTN38,07175−38%

842Vernon, TXTX12,48174+139%

843Laredo, TXTX281,22474−16%

844Moultrie, GAGA47,43873+66%

845Vicksburg, MSMS41,75973−64%

846Kingsville, TXTX30,31572−35%

847Natchitoches, LALA36,08972−35%

848Washington, ININ34,20971−88%

849Liberal, KSKS21,07370−66%

850Raymondville, TXTX19,97170+289%

851Portsmouth, OHOH71,36568−73%

852Batesville, ARAR38,78568−58%

853Plainview, TXTX36,70066−13%

854Meridian, MSMS85,41965−76%

855Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06364−59%

856Española, NMNM39,83261−77%

857Connersville, ININ23,53360+22%

858Van Wert, OHOH29,01359−42%

859Bay City, TXTX36,46359−37%

860Celina, OHOH42,73759−40%

861El Dorado, ARAR36,92658−47%

862Kennett, MOMO26,85557−47%

863Beeville, TXTX32,51553+141%

864Borger, TXTX19,63353−74%

865Dumas, TXTX21,89149+9%

866Tifton, GAGA51,23749−44%

867Sikeston, MOMO49,97849−72%

868Gaffney, SCSC58,27547−60%

869Fort Payne, ALAL74,08547−61%

870Cordele, GAGA19,23747–

871Magnolia, ARAR21,89446−47%

872Selma, ALAL35,14045+275%

873Jasper, ININ44,01643−84%

874Middlesborough, KYKY22,82943−51%

875Ruston, LALA48,36042−64%

876Martin, TNTN33,26140−49%

877Vincennes, ININ35,65240−59%

878Minden, LALA34,94838−83%

879Hereford, TXTX18,62638+245%

880Pikeville, KYKY89,12238−68%

881Forrest City, ARAR21,80037−29%

882Summerville, GAGA25,30037−12%

883Paragould, ARAR47,41136−79%

884Morgan City, LALA46,55235−61%

885Natchez, MSMS54,72235−27%

886Henderson, NCNC42,63834+240%

887Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91434−65%

888Eufaula, ALAL26,86132−20%

889Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42830−23%

890Lumberton, NCNC119,94129−46%

891Russellville, ALAL32,44929+53%

892Altus, OKOK24,76429−81%

893Americus, GAGA33,39429−29%

894Cedartown, GAGA45,51428−71%

895Guymon, OKOK20,32227−86%

896Blytheville, ARAR37,82826−73%

897Clarksdale, MSMS19,84926+4%

898Big Spring, TXTX30,50422−79%

899Franklin, KYKY20,78820+18%

900Greenwood, MSMS34,91220+33%

901Uvalde, TXTX24,96319−72%

902Troy, ALAL33,68819−76%

903Andrews, TXTX18,91419−5%

904Newport, TNTN37,88918−83%

905Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93818−95%

906Martinsville, VAVA63,09117−91%

907McComb, MSMS52,64017−48%

908Rockingham, NCNC42,04116−56%

909Washington Court House, OHOH28,55216−27%

910Gallipolis, OHOH29,07212−89%

911Sweetwater, TXTX14,11712−87%

912Douglas, GAGA52,86111−90%

913Jesup, GAGA32,4819−25%

914Laurinburg, NCNC33,3229−75%

915Zapata, TXTX13,7537–

916Thomaston, GAGA28,5007−84%

917Grenada, MSMS30,2223−95%

918Snyder, TXTX16,1622−97%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES