Distribution of Scandinavian People in the US

Explore the map and tables to see where people of this ethnic group have settled in the United States by county and state. Ethnic and ancestry information for these tables includes people of partial descent and is based on self identification.

Skip to:

Top counties by %
Top counties by population
Top states by %
Top states by population
Source Information

You can move across the map by clicking and dragging. This is mobile friendly as well.

Counties by Percentage of Population: Scandinavian

KEY
0.45%
0.9%
1.35%
1.8%
2.7%
3.6%
4.5%

See other ethnic groups :

Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Divide County, North Dakota	5.23%
2	Sanpete County, Utah	5.09%
3	Kittson County, Minnesota	4.73%
4	Adams County, North Dakota	4.21%
5	Sierra County, California	4.2%
6	Sheridan County, Montana	3.95%
7	Lake County, Minnesota	3.76%
8	Roseau County, Minnesota	3.67%
9	Clearwater County, Minnesota	3.2%
10	Cook County, Minnesota	3.14%
11	Steele County, North Dakota	3.14%
12	Phillips County, Montana	3.06%
13	Clay County, Minnesota	3%
14	Grant County, Minnesota	2.93%
15	Watonwan County, Minnesota	2.89%
16	Niobrara County, Wyoming	2.82%
17	Burke County, North Dakota	2.8%
18	Blaine County, Nebraska	2.71%
19	McCone County, Montana	2.7%
20	Wilkin County, Minnesota	2.7%

Top Counties by Population of Scandinavian

#	County	Population
1	Hennepin County, Minnesota	20,890
2	King County, Washington	16,777
3	Maricopa County, Arizona	13,768
4	Salt Lake County, Utah	13,550
5	Los Angeles County, California	12,169
6	Utah County, Utah	10,578
7	San Diego County, California	9,527
8	Pierce County, Washington	8,639
9	Orange County, California	8,222
10	Ramsey County, Minnesota	7,529
11	Dakota County, Minnesota	7,461
12	Snohomish County, Washington	7,446
13	Cook County, Illinois	6,313
14	Multnomah County, Oregon	6,184
15	Spokane County, Washington	5,424
16	Clark County, Nevada	5,373
17	Clark County, Washington	5,253
18	Harris County, Texas	5,165
19	Anoka County, Minnesota	4,994
20	Davis County, Utah	4,968

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Minnesota	1.61%	88,881
2	Utah	1.42%	43,191
3	North Dakota	1.3%	9,751
4	South Dakota	0.97%	8,360
5	Montana	0.93%	9,654
6	Washington	0.89%	65,122
7	Oregon	0.79%	32,352
8	Idaho	0.77%	12,967
9	Alaska	0.76%	5,604
10	Wyoming	0.65%	3,768
11	Colorado	0.52%	29,018
12	Wisconsin	0.45%	25,796
13	Iowa	0.36%	11,209
14	Arizona	0.33%	23,264
15	Nevada	0.33%	9,704
16	Vermont	0.32%	2,009
17	Maine	0.32%	4,275
18	Nebraska	0.31%	5,896
19	New Hampshire	0.28%	3,698
20	New Mexico	0.26%	5,387
21	Kansas	0.25%	7,355
22	California	0.22%	85,812
23	Oklahoma	0.22%	8,469
24	Virginia	0.21%	17,341
25	Michigan	0.2%	20,283
26	Missouri	0.2%	12,197
27	District of Columbia	0.18%	1,228
28	Illinois	0.18%	22,830
29	Hawaii	0.17%	2,455
30	Tennessee	0.16%	10,575
31	Delaware	0.16%	1,480
32	Indiana	0.16%	10,339
33	Texas	0.15%	42,647
34	North Carolina	0.15%	15,523
35	Maryland	0.15%	9,133
36	Florida	0.15%	30,885
37	Arkansas	0.14%	4,316
38	Kentucky	0.14%	6,175
39	Ohio	0.14%	16,099
40	Massachusetts	0.14%	9,372
41	Georgia	0.13%	13,773
42	South Carolina	0.13%	6,471
43	Connecticut	0.13%	4,535
44	Rhode Island	0.12%	1,285
45	Alabama	0.12%	5,826
46	West Virginia	0.11%	2,074
47	Pennsylvania	0.1%	12,913
48	New York	0.09%	18,448
49	Louisiana	0.09%	4,170
50	New Jersey	0.08%	7,000
51	Mississippi	0.07%	2,216
52	Puerto Rico	0%	0

Top States and Territories by Population of Scandinavian

#	State	Population
1	Minnesota	88,881
2	California	85,812
3	Washington	65,122
4	Utah	43,191
5	Texas	42,647
6	Oregon	32,352
7	Florida	30,885
8	Colorado	29,018
9	Wisconsin	25,796
10	Arizona	23,264
11	Illinois	22,830
12	Michigan	20,283
13	New York	18,448
14	Virginia	17,341
15	Ohio	16,099
16	North Carolina	15,523
17	Georgia	13,773
18	Idaho	12,967
19	Pennsylvania	12,913
20	Missouri	12,197
21	Iowa	11,209
22	Tennessee	10,575
23	Indiana	10,339
24	North Dakota	9,751
25	Nevada	9,704
26	Montana	9,654
27	Massachusetts	9,372
28	Maryland	9,133
29	Oklahoma	8,469
30	South Dakota	8,360
31	Kansas	7,355
32	New Jersey	7,000
33	South Carolina	6,471
34	Kentucky	6,175
35	Nebraska	5,896
36	Alabama	5,826
37	Alaska	5,604
38	New Mexico	5,387
39	Connecticut	4,535
40	Arkansas	4,316
41	Maine	4,275
42	Louisiana	4,170
43	Wyoming	3,768
44	New Hampshire	3,698
45	Hawaii	2,455
46	Mississippi	2,216
47	West Virginia	2,074
48	Vermont	2,009
49	Delaware	1,480
50	Rhode Island	1,285
51	District of Columbia	1,228
52	Puerto Rico	0

Source Data

This data was sourced from the 2013-2018 American Communities Survey. As this is freely available government data, feel free to use and share these numbers and metrics.