Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 9.15K people in Kansas with Scandinavian ancestry (0.31% of Kansas population). Among all Kansas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Prairie Village city had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (0.69%), followed by Junction City city (0.53%), and Olathe city (0.52%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Kansas.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Prairie Village city
Junction City city
Olathe city
Salina city
Haysville city
Lawrence city
Leavenworth city
Manhattan city
Pittsburg city
Lenexa city
Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Prairie Village city 0.69
2 Junction City city 0.53
3 Olathe city 0.52
4 Salina city 0.51
5 Haysville city 0.49
6 Lawrence city 0.44
7 Leavenworth city 0.40
8 Manhattan city 0.39
9 Pittsburg city 0.38
10 Lenexa city 0.37
10 Overland Park city 0.37
11 Derby city 0.36
12 Leawood city 0.33
12 Shawnee city 0.33
13 Topeka city 0.30
14 Wichita city 0.27
15 Hutchinson city 0.26
15 McPherson city 0.26
16 Hays city 0.25
17 Kansas City city 0.23
18 Ottawa city 0.21
19 Newton city 0.19
20 Great Bend city 0.18
21 Arkansas City city 0.17
22 Atchison city 0.13
23 Emporia city 0.12
23 Merriam city 0.12
24 Gardner city 0.11
24 Liberal city 0.11
25 Garden City city 0.08
26 Dodge City city 0.07