Ranking of Wisconsin 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 31.89K people in Wisconsin with Scandinavian ancestry (0.54% of Wisconsin population). Among all Wisconsin cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Marinette city had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (3.95%), followed by Hudson city (3.76%), and Verona city (1.94%).

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 Wisconsin.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Wisconsin Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Marinette city
Hudson city
Verona city
River Falls city
Superior city
Burlington city
Fort Atkinson city
Two Rivers city
Janesville city
Weston village
Ranking of Wisconsin Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Marinette city 3.95
2 Hudson city 3.76
3 Verona city 1.94
4 River Falls city 1.74
5 Superior city 1.71
6 Burlington city 1.45
7 Fort Atkinson city 1.27
8 Two Rivers city 1.22
9 Janesville city 1.21
10 Weston village 1.19
11 Pewaukee city 1.12
12 Middleton city 1.08
13 Salem Lakes village 0.94
14 Whitefish Bay village 0.84
15 Eau Claire city 0.80
16 Beloit city 0.79
16 Greendale village 0.79
17 Appleton city 0.78
18 Holmen village 0.73
19 Stevens Point city 0.72
19 Waukesha city 0.72
20 Mequon city 0.71
20 Pleasant Prairie village 0.71
21 Fox Crossing village 0.70
21 Little Chute village 0.70
22 Harrison village 0.69
23 Brookfield city 0.68
24 Wausau city 0.62
25 Onalaska city 0.61
26 Port Washington city 0.59
26 Waunakee village 0.59
27 Howard village 0.58
28 Oconomowoc city 0.56
28 Wauwatosa city 0.56
29 Germantown village 0.55
29 Kenosha city 0.55
29 Neenah city 0.55
30 La Crosse city 0.53
31 Beaver Dam city 0.52
32 Madison city 0.50
33 Stoughton city 0.47
34 Cedarburg city 0.45
34 West Bend city 0.45
35 Menomonie city 0.44
36 Sun Prairie city 0.43
37 Cudahy city 0.42
38 Oshkosh city 0.41
39 Oregon village 0.39
40 Caledonia village 0.38
41 Sheboygan city 0.36
42 Ashwaubenon village 0.33
42 Mount Pleasant village 0.33
43 Baraboo city 0.31
44 Elkhorn city 0.30
44 Muskego city 0.30
44 Platteville city 0.30
45 Racine city 0.29
45 West Allis city 0.29
46 Manitowoc city 0.28
46 Portage city 0.28
47 Green Bay city 0.27
47 Monroe city 0.27
48 Greenfield city 0.26
48 New Berlin city 0.26
49 Wisconsin Rapids city 0.25
50 Waupun city 0.24
51 Fitchburg city 0.23
52 Grafton village 0.21
52 Watertown city 0.21
53 Franklin city 0.20
53 Plover village 0.20
53 Shorewood village 0.20
53 South Milwaukee city 0.20
53 Sussex village 0.20
54 Oak Creek city 0.19
55 Menomonee Falls village 0.18
56 Hartford city 0.17
56 Milwaukee city 0.17
57 Allouez village 0.13
57 Suamico village 0.13
58 Chippewa Falls city 0.11
58 DeForest village 0.11
58 Kaukauna city 0.11
59 Fond du Lac city 0.10
60 Marshfield city 0.08
61 De Pere city 0.04
62 Richfield village 0.03