RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Swedish population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Swedish ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Minnesota leads at 496,174. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 147,802, against an all-states median of 51,884.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445496,174–

02California, CACA39,287,377456,603–

03Illinois, ILIL12,694,798302,369–

04Washington, WAWA7,816,116244,773–

05Michigan, MIMI10,077,761172,043–

06Florida, FLFL22,416,077164,461–

07Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872158,306–

08Texas, TXTX30,188,424158,259–

09Colorado, COCO5,862,189137,182–

10New York, NYNY19,852,366132,781–

11Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056122,801–

12Oregon, OROR4,254,293117,209–

13Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639114,312–

14Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838109,020–

15Utah, UTUT3,392,331108,734–

16Iowa, IAIA3,210,50798,447–

17Nebraska, NENE1,978,70789,083–

18Ohio, OHOH11,810,29378,498–

19Kansas, KSKS2,947,19769,209–

20Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50866,693–

21Indiana, ININ6,851,07365,409–

22Missouri, MOMO6,191,81464,889–

23Virginia, VAVA8,705,17060,352–

24New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80954,488–

25North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40452,952–

26Idaho, IDID1,934,26251,884–

27Georgia, GAGA10,940,40744,257–

28Nevada, NVNV3,184,61239,042–

29Maryland, MDMD6,206,01137,285–

30Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38335,031–

31Montana, MTMT1,116,87533,389–

32North Dakota, NDND784,84131,513–

33South Dakota, SDSD907,42830,517–

34Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63428,013–

35New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86826,728–

36Maine, MEME1,387,81725,098–

37South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22523,186–

38Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80118,996–

39Alaska, AKAK735,70618,842–

40Wyoming, WYWY582,39718,760–

41Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39118,687–

42New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24618,667–

43Alabama, ALAL5,086,76818,238–

44Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82418,107–

45Louisiana, LALA4,611,96112,729–

46Vermont, VTVT647,10611,399–

47Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23510,414–

48Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7798,572–

49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3737,471–

50Delaware, DEDE1,021,1917,281–

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,2944,055–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest swedish population?

Minnesota ranks #1 with 496,174 (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by swedish population?

Minnesota, California, Illinois, Washington, Michigan.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).