Distribution of Swedish People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Swedish

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Kittson County, Minnesota	24.14%
2	Isanti County, Minnesota	18.07%
3	Kanabec County, Minnesota	17.72%
4	Phelps County, Nebraska	16.73%
5	Lake County, Minnesota	16.54%
6	Chisago County, Minnesota	16.48%
7	Burnett County, Wisconsin	14.81%
8	Polk County, Nebraska	14.1%
9	Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota	14.1%
10	Florence County, Wisconsin	13.88%
11	Roseau County, Minnesota	13.78%
12	Marshall County, Minnesota	13.77%
13	Pine County, Minnesota	13.27%
14	Meeker County, Minnesota	13.2%
15	Cook County, Minnesota	13.16%
16	Polk County, Wisconsin	13.14%
17	Burt County, Nebraska	12.96%
18	Aitkin County, Minnesota	12.64%
19	Delta County, Michigan	12.26%
20	Carlton County, Minnesota	12.21%

Top Counties by Population of Swedish

#	County	Population
1	Hennepin County, Minnesota	95,401
2	Cook County, Illinois	66,733
3	King County, Washington	63,653
4	Maricopa County, Arizona	59,628
5	Los Angeles County, California	58,550
6	San Diego County, California	40,238
7	Ramsey County, Minnesota	38,826
8	Salt Lake County, Utah	38,505
9	Orange County, California	36,635
10	Anoka County, Minnesota	32,338
11	Dakota County, Minnesota	30,095
12	Snohomish County, Washington	27,138
13	Utah County, Utah	24,904
14	DuPage County, Illinois	24,415
15	Worcester County, Massachusetts	23,599
16	Washington County, Minnesota	23,410
17	Pierce County, Washington	23,053
18	St. Louis County, Minnesota	23,039
19	Winnebago County, Illinois	22,175
20	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	21,974

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Minnesota	7.78%	429,773
2	North Dakota	3.95%	29,709
3	Nebraska	3.93%	74,807
4	Utah	3.65%	111,061
5	South Dakota	3.28%	28,322
6	Washington	3.03%	221,141
7	Idaho	2.97%	50,055
8	Montana	2.83%	29,497
9	Iowa	2.57%	80,491
10	Oregon	2.55%	104,054
11	Wyoming	2.45%	14,275
12	Wisconsin	2.45%	141,465
13	Colorado	2.26%	125,010
14	Kansas	2.11%	61,251
15	Alaska	2.07%	15,255
16	Illinois	2.01%	258,022
17	New Hampshire	1.98%	26,639
18	Maine	1.72%	22,977
19	Rhode Island	1.64%	17,287
20	Vermont	1.58%	9,904
21	Massachusetts	1.58%	107,926
22	Connecticut	1.54%	54,987
23	Arizona	1.4%	97,323
24	Michigan	1.39%	138,301
25	Nevada	1.15%	33,750
26	Missouri	0.99%	60,084
27	California	0.98%	385,176
28	Indiana	0.82%	54,614
29	Pennsylvania	0.77%	98,771
30	Delaware	0.75%	7,165
31	Florida	0.73%	149,588
32	New Mexico	0.71%	14,850
33	District of Columbia	0.7%	4,766
34	Hawaii	0.66%	9,392
35	Virginia	0.65%	55,103
36	Oklahoma	0.65%	25,307
37	New York	0.59%	116,317
38	Ohio	0.59%	68,824
39	New Jersey	0.56%	50,106
40	North Carolina	0.54%	55,072
41	Maryland	0.53%	31,932
42	Texas	0.53%	147,268
43	Arkansas	0.51%	15,253
44	South Carolina	0.45%	22,442
45	Tennessee	0.45%	30,111
46	Georgia	0.42%	43,371
47	Kentucky	0.4%	17,650
48	West Virginia	0.36%	6,521
49	Alabama	0.3%	14,708
50	Louisiana	0.28%	12,868
51	Mississippi	0.27%	8,200
52	Puerto Rico	0.01%	211

Top States and Territories by Population of Swedish

#	State	Population
1	Minnesota	429,773
2	California	385,176
3	Illinois	258,022
4	Washington	221,141
5	Florida	149,588
6	Texas	147,268
7	Wisconsin	141,465
8	Michigan	138,301
9	Colorado	125,010
10	New York	116,317
11	Utah	111,061
12	Massachusetts	107,926
13	Oregon	104,054
14	Pennsylvania	98,771
15	Arizona	97,323
16	Iowa	80,491
17	Nebraska	74,807
18	Ohio	68,824
19	Kansas	61,251
20	Missouri	60,084
21	Virginia	55,103
22	North Carolina	55,072
23	Connecticut	54,987
24	Indiana	54,614
25	New Jersey	50,106
26	Idaho	50,055
27	Georgia	43,371
28	Nevada	33,750
29	Maryland	31,932
30	Tennessee	30,111
31	North Dakota	29,709
32	Montana	29,497
33	South Dakota	28,322
34	New Hampshire	26,639
35	Oklahoma	25,307
36	Maine	22,977
37	South Carolina	22,442
38	Kentucky	17,650
39	Rhode Island	17,287
40	Alaska	15,255
41	Arkansas	15,253
42	New Mexico	14,850
43	Alabama	14,708
44	Wyoming	14,275
45	Louisiana	12,868
46	Vermont	9,904
47	Hawaii	9,392
48	Mississippi	8,200
49	Delaware	7,165
50	West Virginia	6,521
51	District of Columbia	4,766
52	Puerto Rico	211

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.