Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 74.34K people in Washington with Scandinavian ancestry. Among all Washington counties, King County had the highest population with Scandinavian ancestry (17.89K), followed by Pierce County (11.33K), and Snohomish County (8.60K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Scandinavian ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
King County
Pierce County
Snohomish County
Clark County
Spokane County
Thurston County
Kitsap County
Whatcom County
Skagit County
Benton County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 King County 17885
2 Pierce County 11332
3 Snohomish County 8602
4 Clark County 5922
5 Spokane County 5688
6 Thurston County 3506
7 Kitsap County 3004
8 Whatcom County 2084
9 Skagit County 1678
10 Benton County 1460
11 Cowlitz County 1292
12 Clallam County 1244
13 Yakima County 1173
14 Island County 998
15 Grays Harbor County 882
16 Walla Walla County 874
17 Lewis County 765
18 Chelan County 653
19 Mason County 643
20 Grant County 596
21 Jefferson County 515
22 Franklin County 490
23 Kittitas County 358
24 Whitman County 345
25 Pacific County 321
26 Douglas County 319
27 Stevens County 309
28 Okanogan County 301
29 San Juan County 164
30 Klickitat County 151
31 Pend Oreille County 149
32 Lincoln County 115
33 Asotin County 113
34 Wahkiakum County 111
35 Ferry County 98
36 Skamania County 73
37 Garfield County 55
38 Adams County 41
39 Columbia County 35