Ranking of Michigan 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 25.17K people in Michigan with Scandinavian ancestry (0.25% of Michigan population). Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Sturgis city had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (1.70%), followed by Marquette city (0.73%), and Traverse City city (0.71%).

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 Michigan.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Sturgis city
Marquette city
Traverse City city
Escanaba city
Grosse Pointe Park city
Portage city
Grand Haven city
Ferndale city
Howell city
Rochester city
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Sturgis city 1.70
2 Marquette city 0.73
3 Traverse City city 0.71
4 Escanaba city 0.69
5 Grosse Pointe Park city 0.65
6 Portage city 0.64
7 Grand Haven city 0.62
8 Ferndale city 0.60
8 Howell city 0.60
9 Rochester city 0.54
10 Birmingham city 0.52
11 Wyandotte city 0.48
12 Wixom city 0.46
13 Woodhaven city 0.45
14 Haslett CDP 0.44
14 Holland city 0.44
15 Mount Pleasant city 0.43
16 Berkley city 0.40
17 Grosse Pointe Woods city 0.39
18 Mount Clemens city 0.38
18 Walker city 0.38
19 East Grand Rapids city 0.37
20 Jenison CDP 0.36
20 Norton Shores city 0.36
21 Alpena city 0.35
21 Bay City city 0.35
22 Midland city 0.34
23 Owosso city 0.32
24 Cadillac city 0.31
25 Livonia city 0.30
26 Forest Hills CDP 0.29
27 Troy city 0.28
28 Ann Arbor city 0.27
28 Clawson city 0.27
28 Farmington city 0.27
28 Rochester Hills city 0.27
29 Kalamazoo city 0.26
29 Port Huron city 0.26
30 Grand Rapids city 0.25
30 Lansing city 0.25
30 Southgate city 0.25
31 Wyoming city 0.23
32 Okemos CDP 0.21
32 Royal Oak city 0.21
33 Battle Creek city 0.20
34 Auburn Hills city 0.19
34 Grosse Pointe Farms city 0.19
35 Beverly Hills village 0.17
35 East Lansing city 0.17
35 Fenton city 0.17
35 Holt CDP 0.17
35 St. Clair Shores city 0.17
36 Allendale CDP 0.15
36 Waverly CDP 0.15
37 Flat Rock city 0.14
37 Wayne city 0.14
38 Dearborn Heights city 0.13
38 Madison Heights city 0.13
38 Muskegon city 0.13
38 Riverview city 0.13
39 Trenton city 0.12
40 Allen Park city 0.10
40 Jackson city 0.10
41 Adrian city 0.09
41 Comstock Park CDP 0.09
41 Flint city 0.09
41 Roseville city 0.09
41 Warren city 0.09
42 Dearborn city 0.08
42 Kentwood city 0.08
42 Niles city 0.08
42 Pontiac city 0.08
43 Harper Woods city 0.07
43 Monroe city 0.07
43 Romulus city 0.07
43 Taylor city 0.07
44 Garden City city 0.06
44 Hazel Park city 0.06
44 Lincoln Park city 0.06
44 Saginaw city 0.06
45 Muskegon Heights city 0.05
45 Southfield city 0.05
46 Burton city 0.04
46 Coldwater city 0.04
46 Eastpointe city 0.04
46 Sault Ste. Marie city 0.04
46 South Lyon city 0.04
47 Detroit city 0.03
47 Ionia city 0.03