Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 127.43K people in Michigan with Swedish ancestry (1.27% of Michigan population). Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Escanaba city had the highest percentage of its population with Swedish ancestry (9.55%), followed by Marquette city (4.81%), and Cadillac city (4.42%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Swedish 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 Swedish Ancestry in 2021
Escanaba city
Marquette city
Cadillac city
Grosse Pointe Park city
Grand Haven city
Norton Shores city
East Grand Rapids city
Comstock Park CDP
Grandville city
Northview CDP
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Escanaba city 9.55
2 Marquette city 4.81
3 Cadillac city 4.42
4 Grosse Pointe Park city 3.84
5 Grand Haven city 3.62
6 Norton Shores city 3.42
7 East Grand Rapids city 3.08
8 Comstock Park CDP 3.04
9 Grandville city 2.94
10 Northview CDP 2.88
11 Forest Hills CDP 2.71
12 Haslett CDP 2.45
13 Beverly Hills village 2.32
14 Fraser city 2.27
15 Jenison CDP 2.11
16 East Lansing city 2.10
17 Flat Rock city 2.02
18 Okemos CDP 1.94
19 Berkley city 1.92
20 Midland city 1.89
21 Holland city 1.80
22 Niles city 1.66
23 Sault Ste. Marie city 1.63
24 Coldwater city 1.58
25 Muskegon city 1.57
26 Ann Arbor city 1.53
27 Grand Rapids city 1.52
28 Traverse City city 1.48
29 Ferndale city 1.38
29 Kentwood city 1.38
30 Birmingham city 1.37
31 Grosse Pointe Farms city 1.33
32 Battle Creek city 1.32
33 Portage city 1.29
34 Wyoming city 1.27
35 Allendale CDP 1.26
36 Howell city 1.23
37 Livonia city 1.19
38 Mount Pleasant city 1.18
39 Waverly CDP 1.16
40 Ypsilanti city 1.15
41 Lansing city 1.13
41 Mount Clemens city 1.13
41 Royal Oak city 1.13
42 Owosso city 1.10
43 Clawson city 1.08
44 Garden City city 1.06
45 Farmington city 1.04
46 Holt CDP 1.03
47 Lambertville CDP 1.00
48 Fenton city 0.99
49 Kalamazoo city 0.98
50 Walker city 0.96
51 Auburn Hills city 0.95
52 Burton city 0.94
53 Rochester Hills city 0.93
53 Woodhaven city 0.93
54 Port Huron city 0.92
54 Riverview city 0.92
55 Alpena city 0.89
55 Novi city 0.89
56 Grosse Pointe Woods city 0.88
57 Muskegon Heights city 0.86
58 Troy city 0.84
59 Wyandotte city 0.78
60 Madison Heights city 0.76
61 Roseville city 0.74
62 Jackson city 0.72
62 Westland city 0.72
63 Ionia city 0.71
64 Wixom city 0.68
65 Monroe city 0.67
66 St. Clair Shores city 0.65
67 Bay City city 0.63
68 Wayne city 0.59
69 Sterling Heights city 0.58
70 Sturgis city 0.57
71 Hazel Park city 0.55
72 Farmington Hills city 0.52
73 Melvindale city 0.46
74 Flint city 0.42
75 Cutlerville CDP 0.40
75 Rochester city 0.40
76 Warren city 0.36
77 Southgate city 0.35
78 Lincoln Park city 0.33
79 Allen Park city 0.32
79 Dearborn Heights city 0.32
80 Dearborn city 0.31
81 Harper Woods city 0.24
82 Oak Park city 0.23
83 Pontiac city 0.22
84 Taylor city 0.20
85 Romulus city 0.18
86 Detroit city 0.16
86 New Baltimore city 0.16
87 Saginaw city 0.15
87 Trenton city 0.15
88 Hamtramck city 0.12
89 Adrian city 0.10
89 Eastpointe city 0.10
90 South Lyon city 0.09
91 Inkster city 0.07
92 Southfield city 0.05