RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Swedish population, US states

US states 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. Minnesota leads at 370,417. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 113,520, against an all-states median of 40,453.

Swedish Americans: full group profile →

All statesAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States1.0% of US population334,922,4993,335,881–

01Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445370,417−25%

02California, CACA39,287,377311,507−32%

03Illinois, ILIL12,694,798211,655−30%

04Washington, WAWA7,816,116194,353−21%

05Florida, FLFL22,416,077146,039−11%

06Texas, TXTX30,188,424140,876−11%

07Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872124,541−21%

08Michigan, MIMI10,077,761119,137−31%

09Colorado, COCO5,862,189114,396−17%

10New York, NYNY19,852,36697,601−26%

11Utah, UTUT3,392,33197,178−11%

12Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83894,643−13%

13Oregon, OROR4,254,29393,437−20%

14Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05693,010−24%

15Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63983,969−27%

16Iowa, IAIA3,210,50771,093−28%

17Nebraska, NENE1,978,70762,571−30%

18Ohio, OHOH11,810,29360,270−23%

19North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40454,163+2%

20Virginia, VAVA8,705,17052,298−13%

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,81451,397−21%

22Indiana, ININ6,851,07351,295−22%

23Kansas, KSKS2,947,19750,310−27%

24Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50846,115−31%

25Idaho, IDID1,934,26245,721−12%

26New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80940,453−26%

27Georgia, GAGA10,940,40740,194−9%

28Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38331,803−9%

29Maryland, MDMD6,206,01130,018−19%

30Montana, MTMT1,116,87528,625−14%

31Nevada, NVNV3,184,61228,155−28%

32North Dakota, NDND784,84126,094−17%

33South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22525,767+11%

34South Dakota, SDSD907,42823,958−21%

35Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63422,998−18%

36New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86821,953−18%

37Maine, MEME1,387,81721,144−16%

38Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82417,193−5%

39New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24616,181−13%

40Alabama, ALAL5,086,76815,975−12%

41Wyoming, WYWY582,39715,475−18%

42Alaska, AKAK735,70614,185−25%

43Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80113,493−29%

44Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39112,307−34%

45Louisiana, LALA4,611,9619,756−23%

46Vermont, VTVT647,1069,266−19%

47Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2359,010−13%

48Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7796,940−19%

49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3736,263−16%

50Delaware, DEDE1,021,1915,586−23%

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,2945,097+26%

SHOWING 1–51 OF 51

Download CSV (full list, 51 rows)

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest swedish population?

Minnesota ranks #1 with 370,417 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by swedish population?

Minnesota, California, Illinois, Washington, Florida.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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).