Which metro area has the highest swedish population?

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ranks #1 with 275,121 (2020 Decennial Census).

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?

912 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is swedish population measured?

Number of residents who are Swedish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 412 SHOWN OF 912

Largest Swedish population, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH POPULATIONVS 2010

501Cookeville, TNTN152,477636−7%

502Oil City, PAPA49,346633−26%

503Greenville, NCNC182,936631+59%

504Vermillion, SDSD15,031626−16%

505Pinehurst, NCNC110,619622−25%

506Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215621−8%

507Morgantown, WVWV141,995617+12%

508Muncie, ININ113,106611−29%

509Petoskey, MIMI33,775608−34%

510Mountain Home, IDID29,465607+31%

511Auburn, ALAL208,013604−13%

512Lawton, OKOK127,590601−36%

513Montrose, COCO44,591600−28%

514Sayre, PAPA59,600600−25%

515Platteville, WIWI52,446595−11%

516Pahrump, NVNV57,336593−36%

517Hot Springs, ARAR99,695591−30%

518Jefferson, GAGA99,265584+164%

519Hudson, NYNY60,168579−34%

520Salisbury, MDMD131,872579−9%

521Muscatine, IAIA41,853578−37%

522Lake Charles, LALA244,655574−17%

523Auburn, NYNY74,365571−20%

524New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373562−7%

525Athens, OHOH63,197561+45%

526Staunton, VAVA129,692558−48%

527The Dalles, OROR26,310556−55%

528Dickinson, NDND39,142555−12%

529Sumter, SCSC105,067552+111%

530Springfield, OHOH135,340551−57%

531Warsaw, ININ80,892550+1%

532Worthington, MNMN22,338549−50%

533Coldwater, MIMI45,993548+1%

534Hillsdale, MIMI45,738547+38%

535Gettysburg, PAPA107,594546−1%

536Mitchell, SDSD25,913546−40%

537Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850544−32%

538Morehead City, NCNC70,469540+22%

539Pottsville, PAPA145,085533−23%

540Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,081532−37%

541San Angelo, TXTX122,065525−12%

542Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553519−26%

543Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808517+13%

544Price, UTUT20,680516−19%

545West Plains, MOMO40,798512+61%

546Plattsburgh, NYNY78,138511−13%

547Sunbury, PAPA107,788511−23%

548La Grande, OROR25,900509−21%

549Sterling, COCO20,654500−22%

550Arkansas City, KSKS34,382491−12%

551Greencastle, ININ37,876489+59%

552Crossville, TNTN66,300488+35%

553Wheeling, WVWV134,089488−10%

554Mountain Home, ARAR42,982487−44%

555Palatka, FLFL77,734486−29%

556Plymouth, ININ46,599483−29%

557Fallon, NVNV25,851482−15%

558Spencer, IAIA16,202477−47%

559Beatrice, NENE21,711475−9%

560Easton, MDMD38,238474+46%

561Effingham, ILIL44,727473+32%

562Ottawa, KSKS26,299473−34%

563Taylorville, ILIL33,443468+140%

564Huron, SDSD19,624463−30%

565Frankfort, KYKY77,874462+123%

566Enid, OKOK61,779459+10%

567Warrensburg, MOMO56,670454−45%

568Batavia, NYNY58,416454+14%

569Garden City, KSKS37,505453+96%

570Marion, ININ66,524453−29%

571Brookings, OROR22,621447−62%

572Bishop, CACA18,158446+45%

573Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245436+102%

574Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219435+27%

575Roswell, NMNM63,364434−29%

576Hailey, IDID32,436433−57%

577Norwalk, OHOH58,250431+68%

578Granbury, TXTX70,501429−6%

579Lake City, FLFL74,094429−21%

580Bartlesville, OKOK54,037427−26%

581Duncan, OKOK44,310425+54%

582Sheridan, WYWY33,241423−58%

583Oxford, MSMS71,972414−11%

584Goldsboro, NCNC122,278406−34%

585Carbondale, ILIL52,501405−51%

586Dalton, GAGA147,819402−19%

587Baker City, OROR16,658401−8%

588Marshalltown, IAIA39,890400−31%

589North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233400+192%

590Athens, TXTX88,595395+4%

591Pittsburg, KSKS39,008395−20%

592Fremont, OHOH58,655392+124%

593Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486390+7%

594Los Alamos, NMNM19,407385−14%

595Lima, OHOH100,881382−28%

596Findlay, OHOH75,034380−18%

597Marion, ILIL67,225377−53%

598Alamosa, COCO27,896377+39%

599Carlsbad, NMNM62,509376+20%

600Paducah, KYKY102,259375−28%

601Alma, MIMI41,190368−15%

602Rome, GAGA101,378363−5%

603Gadsden, ALAL103,886360+87%

604Florence, ALAL156,609359+26%

605Pontiac, ILIL35,057357−58%

606Bennington, VTVT36,630353−44%

607Parkersburg, WVWV87,264353+42%

608St. Simons, GAGA118,524351−45%

609Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880351−25%

610Waynesville, NCNC63,369350−38%

611Seneca, SCSC83,775350−32%

612El Centro, CACA181,411349−37%

613Susanville, CACA28,117345−50%

614Somerset, PAPA72,004345+7%

615Wilmington, OHOH42,301342+200%

616Monticello, NYNY80,586337−43%

617Cortland, NYNY45,850333+2%

618Odessa, TXTX173,801331−61%

619Sanford, NCNC70,258331+37%

620Jacksonville, ILIL37,381329−32%

621Lincoln, ILIL27,182327−33%

622Auburn, ININ44,535327−27%

623Bluefield, WVWV96,138327+37%

624Hays, KSKS29,075325−47%

625Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459323−7%

626Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883322+51%

627Alamogordo, NMNM70,368322−58%

628Monroe, LALA222,390321−26%

629Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002320−55%

630Florence, SCSC201,392320−25%

631Peru, ININ34,487320−1%

632Lewisburg, PAPA42,313319−49%

633Kapaa, HIHI73,400318−9%

634Monticello, ININ25,164317−25%

635Jonesboro, ARAR139,440316−29%

636Kirksville, MOMO29,824314−14%

637Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666311+35%

638Clarksburg, WVWV88,142310−1%

639Hinesville, GAGA91,870308+8%

640Valdosta, GAGA153,276308−46%

641Carroll, IAIA20,303308−16%

642Maryville, MOMO20,174306−35%

643Weirton, WVWV112,468305−27%

644Russellville, ARAR84,932304−23%

645Beckley, WVWV109,940303+16%

646Crescent City, CACA26,410303−59%

647Starkville, MSMS62,063303+25%

648Corbin, KYKY150,040300+5%

649Cumberland, MDMD93,640295−58%

650Clovis, NMNM65,270293−11%

651Albany, GAGA145,510292+29%

652New Castle, ININ49,137292+145%

653Jackson, TNTN184,569288−51%

654Brownwood, TXTX38,711288+180%

655Bedford, ININ45,568287+15%

656Weatherford, OKOK39,059286−23%

657Brevard, NCNC34,211285+11%

658McMinnville, TNTN43,717283+195%

659Ponca City, OKOK43,490281−48%

660Ketchikan, AKAK13,549279−31%

661Shelby, NCNC103,325278−25%

662Woodward, OKOK19,827278+216%

663Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147278−19%

664Lufkin, TXTX88,154276+134%

665Lock Haven, PAPA37,870269−59%

666Nogales, AZAZ50,020269+122%

667Owensboro, KYKY113,962268−28%

668Dothan, ALAL156,266267−48%

669Defiance, OHOH38,292266+21%

670Vicksburg, MSMS41,759266+30%

671Gloversville, NYNY52,216266−35%

672Durant, OKOK51,367265+84%

673Taos, NMNM34,564263−13%

674Sidney, OHOH48,065263+196%

675Hattiesburg, MSMS158,014262−65%

676Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035260+61%

677Tullahoma, TNTN69,339258−50%

678Shawnee, OKOK75,102257+9%

679Alexandria, LALA147,952248−46%

680Thomasville, GAGA72,958248+24%

681Crawfordsville, ININ38,954246−29%

682Hood River, OROR23,720245−58%

683Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193245−43%

684Fairmont, WVWV55,584244−46%

685Columbus, ININ85,729240−49%

686Logansport, ININ37,836239−43%

687Tahlequah, OKOK49,196238−18%

688Huntingdon, PAPA43,001235−20%

689Greenwood, SCSC95,215235−20%

690Greeneville, TNTN73,831232−25%

691Winnemucca, NVNV17,267232−53%

692Silver City, NMNM27,252231−21%

693Danville, KYKY56,985230+37%

694Ardmore, OKOK48,910228+274%

695Cornelia, GAGA50,416227−13%

696Muskogee, OKOK66,708226−9%

697LaGrange, GAGA107,097225+3%

698Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201224+54%

699Stephenville, TXTX43,911221−16%

700Murray, KYKY39,421220−39%

701Safford, AZAZ40,157218−69%

702Shelbyville, TNTN55,273218+42%

703Kingsland, GAGA60,143216−44%

704Sedalia, MOMO44,254214−28%

705Hannibal, MOMO38,969212−43%

706Wilson, NCNC81,150212+42%

707Victoria, TXTX99,864211−63%

708Albemarle, NCNC68,830210−23%

709Alice, TXTX45,383208+75%

710Vidalia, GAGA36,180205+388%

711Decatur, ALAL160,326205−70%

712Marion, OHOH65,115203−31%

713Cullman, ALAL94,009203−2%

714Chillicothe, OHOH76,429203−40%

715Somerset, KYKY67,384202−32%

716Alpena, MIMI28,853202−44%

717Gallup, NMNM68,119201+9%

718Dodge City, KSKS33,993201−27%

719Marshall, MOMO23,265201+56%

720Farmington, MOMO67,809200−50%

721Brenham, TXTX38,288200−15%

722Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791198−18%

723Zanesville, OHOH87,014197−68%

724Great Bend, KSKS24,790197−59%

725Urbana, OHOH38,820197−38%

726Arcadia, FLFL37,078196−19%

727Miami, OKOK30,438196−18%

728Hammond, LALA141,346195−62%

729Columbus, MSMS67,144195+28%

730Ruidoso, NMNM19,844194−11%

731Laurel, MSMS82,281193+74%

732Ruston, LALA48,360193+66%

733Picayune, MSMS59,363193−3%

734Lewistown, PAPA46,127191+3%

735Gainesville, TXTX44,461189−18%

736Paris, TXTX63,319188−16%

737Ashland, OHOH52,523188−35%

738Othello, WAWA21,488185−23%

739Danville, VAVA101,137183−4%

740Kendallville, ININ47,937182−65%

741McAlester, OKOK43,320181+39%

742Coshocton, OHOH37,188179+101%

743Richmond, KYKY131,806179−53%

744Atchison, KSKS16,172177−35%

745Statesboro, GAGA97,977176−43%

746Okeechobee, FLFL42,608176−45%

747Malvern, ARAR33,451174+20%

748Albertville, ALAL103,537170−27%

749Angola, ININ34,799170−54%

750Kinston, NCNC55,837169+16%

751Searcy, ARAR80,085168−50%

752Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302166−40%

753Dyersburg, TNTN36,320164+321%

754Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527163−47%

755Oxford, ALAL115,834162−68%

756Amsterdam, NYNY50,046160−37%

757Corsicana, TXTX57,181159−61%

758Deming, NMNM25,407158+24%

759Houma, LALA199,668158−41%

760Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655157−22%

761Sikeston, MOMO49,978157−11%

762Centralia, ILIL36,382157−35%

763Meridian, MSMS85,419156−43%

764Huntsville, TXTX83,842155−65%

765Harrison, ARAR45,654155−70%

766Cambridge, OHOH38,379155−1%

767Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063155−1%

768Jacksonville, TXTX53,337154−15%

769Lebanon, MOMO36,943153−40%

770Rolla, MOMO45,247153−67%

771Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909151−32%

772Greensburg, ININ26,576149+31%

773Paragould, ARAR47,411149−14%

774Washington, NCNC44,670148+29%

775Bay City, TXTX36,463147+58%

776Talladega, ALAL91,764146+70%

777Ozark, ALAL49,912145−31%

778Frankfort, ININ33,322144−63%

779Mount Airy, NCNC72,287141−58%

780Bucyrus, OHOH41,896140−23%

781Fort Payne, ALAL74,085140+16%

782Moberly, MOMO24,513139−7%

783Marion, NCNC45,198137−33%

784Portsmouth, OHOH71,365134−47%

785Athens, TNTN71,590134−53%

786New Iberia, LALA66,846133−48%

787Clewiston, FLFL61,546133+2%

788Seymour, ININ47,370132+8%

789Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904132−54%

790Mexico, MOMO24,528132+12%

791Nantucket, MAMA14,758130−58%

792Palestine, TXTX59,805129−27%

793DeRidder, LALA36,673128−30%

794Tiffin, OHOH54,522126−49%

795Elkins, WVWV26,882124−52%

796Newport, TNTN37,889121+14%

797Huntington, ININ37,224112−70%

798El Campo, TXTX42,060110−69%

799Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211110−31%

800Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912106−50%

801Kennett, MOMO26,855105−3%

802Martin, TNTN33,261104+33%

803Tupelo, MSMS133,167103−85%

804Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914100+3%

805Orangeburg, SCSC83,177100+2%

806Corinth, MSMS34,56999−33%

807Enterprise, ALAL56,95398−39%

808Las Vegas, NMNM30,31198+34%

809Decatur, ININ36,65096−48%

810Batesville, ARAR38,78596−40%

811Moultrie, GAGA47,43895+116%

812Rockingham, NCNC42,04195+164%

813Wabash, ININ30,71395−33%

814Liberal, KSKS21,07394−55%

815Bonham, TXTX39,26594−70%

816Richmond, ININ66,16992−69%

817Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02592−43%

818Washington, ININ34,20991−85%

819Campbellsville, KYKY38,40791−46%

820Henderson, NCNC42,63887+770%

821Cordele, GAGA19,23787–

822Madisonville, KYKY45,12786−76%

823Camden, ARAR26,36386+177%

824Winchester, TNTN45,57985−80%

825Cambridge, MDMD33,62884−61%

826Fayetteville, TNTN36,85382−60%

827Waycross, GAGA57,67080−15%

828Henderson, KYKY57,18480−63%

829Andrews, TXTX18,91480+300%

830Greenville, OHOH51,52079−70%

831Mayfield, KYKY37,05078−43%

832Lewisburg, TNTN38,07177−36%

833Kingsville, TXTX30,31576−32%

834Washington Court House, OHOH28,55276+245%

835Gaffney, SCSC58,27575−36%

836Dublin, GAGA60,35175−19%

837Union City, TNTN30,06773−27%

838Milledgeville, GAGA44,02973−69%

839Marietta, OHOH58,38971−72%

840Guymon, OKOK20,32267−65%

841Vincennes, ININ35,65267−32%

842Bogalusa, LALA44,93767−34%

843Uvalde, TXTX24,96366−1%

844Plainview, TXTX36,70066−13%

845Ada, OKOK38,52865−80%

846Forest City, NCNC65,74565−82%

847Madison, ININ33,27965−68%

848Douglas, GAGA52,86164−41%

849El Dorado, ARAR36,92664−42%

850Pampa, TXTX21,78664−53%

851Van Wert, OHOH29,01362−39%

852Jasper, ININ44,01659−78%

853Raymondville, TXTX19,97158+222%

854Americus, GAGA33,39458+41%

855Beeville, TXTX32,51558+164%

856Cleveland, MSMS28,26257−56%

857Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07657−85%

858Opelousas, LALA80,76554+69%

859Pikeville, KYKY89,12254−55%

860Big Spring, TXTX30,50452−50%

861Tifton, GAGA51,23752−41%

862Greenville, MSMS40,44651+6%

863Lumberton, NCNC119,94146−15%

864Española, NMNM39,83244−83%

865Laurinburg, NCNC33,32244+22%

866Middlesborough, KYKY22,82944−50%

867Glasgow, KYKY56,22442−53%

868Selma, ALAL35,14042+250%

869Alexander City, ALAL40,95342−48%

870Sweetwater, TXTX14,11741−56%

871Russellville, ALAL32,44940+111%

872Natchez, MSMS54,72239−19%

873Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59938−73%

874Laredo, TXTX281,22437−58%

875Franklin, KYKY20,78836+112%

876Hereford, TXTX18,62636+227%

877McComb, MSMS52,64036+9%

878Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42836−8%

879Del Rio, TXTX47,83535−81%

880Eufaula, ALAL26,86135−13%

881Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93835−91%

882Connersville, ININ23,53335−29%

883Hobbs, NMNM74,74934−69%

884Scottsboro, ALAL54,28134−70%

885Martinsville, VAVA63,09133−83%

886Minden, LALA34,94832−86%

887Paris, TNTN32,89632−91%

888Troy, ALAL33,68832−60%

889Forrest City, ARAR21,80031−40%

890Blytheville, ARAR37,82831−68%

891Dumas, TXTX21,89124−47%

892Elk City, OKOK22,15924−51%

893Thomaston, GAGA28,50024−44%

894Toccoa, GAGA27,85424−68%

895Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09924−8%

896Altus, OKOK24,76424−84%

897Natchitoches, LALA36,08921−81%

898Brookhaven, MSMS35,01221−46%

899Morgan City, LALA46,55220−78%

900Calhoun, GAGA61,70120−88%

901Celina, OHOH42,73720−80%

902Gallipolis, OHOH29,07218−83%

903Vernon, TXTX12,48117−45%

904Newberry, SCSC39,56115−88%

905Bainbridge, GAGA29,43215−77%

906Summerville, GAGA25,30013−69%

907Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13812+20%

908Cedartown, GAGA45,51410−90%

909Jesup, GAGA32,4819−25%

910Snyder, TXTX16,1628−87%

911Borger, TXTX19,6338−96%

912Greenwood, MSMS34,9124−73%

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