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Largest Swedish population, US states · 2020

US states 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. Minnesota leads at 410,091. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 123,885, against an all-states median of 48,759.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States1.1% of US population331,449,2813,627,796–

01Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445410,091−17%

02California, CACA39,287,377357,926−22%

03Illinois, ILIL12,694,798241,187−20%

04Washington, WAWA7,816,116209,559−14%

05Florida, FLFL22,416,077143,896−13%

06Texas, TXTX30,188,424140,123−11%

07Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872138,599−12%

08Michigan, MIMI10,077,761132,003−23%

09Colorado, COCO5,862,189122,644−11%

10New York, NYNY19,852,366109,623−17%

11Utah, UTUT3,392,331108,317−0%

12Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056104,211−15%

13Oregon, OROR4,254,29397,651−17%

14Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83895,995−12%

15Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63993,901−18%

16Iowa, IAIA3,210,50778,456−20%

17Nebraska, NENE1,978,70770,921−20%

18Ohio, OHOH11,810,29367,149−14%

19Kansas, KSKS2,947,19757,965−16%

20North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40457,417+8%

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,81455,260−15%

22Indiana, ININ6,851,07352,950−19%

23Virginia, VAVA8,705,17052,819−12%

24Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50849,315−26%

25Idaho, IDID1,934,26249,151−5%

26New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80948,759−11%

27Georgia, GAGA10,940,40742,287−4%

28Nevada, NVNV3,184,61232,449−17%

29Maryland, MDMD6,206,01131,399−16%

30Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38330,738−12%

31North Dakota, NDND784,84129,630−6%

32Montana, MTMT1,116,87528,717−14%

33South Dakota, SDSD907,42826,383−14%

34New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86825,551−4%

35Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63423,779−15%

36South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22523,408+1%

37Maine, MEME1,387,81721,676−14%

38Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82417,107−6%

39Wyoming, WYWY582,39716,125−14%

40Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80115,721−17%

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24615,035−19%

42Alabama, ALAL5,086,76814,952−18%

43Alaska, AKAK735,70614,781−22%

44Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39113,574−27%

45Louisiana, LALA4,611,96111,753−8%

46Vermont, VTVT647,10610,170−11%

47Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2359,184−12%

48Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7798,696+1%

49Delaware, DEDE1,021,1917,226−1%

50West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3735,975−20%

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,2945,592+38%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest swedish population?

Minnesota ranks #1 with 410,091 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 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.