Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 206.18K people in Washington with Swedish ancestry. Among all Washington counties, King County had the highest population with Swedish ancestry (60.54K), followed by Snohomish County (24.79K), and Pierce County (22.87K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Swedish 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 Swedish Ancestry in 2021
King County
Snohomish County
Pierce County
Clark County
Spokane County
Thurston County
Kitsap County
Whatcom County
Skagit County
Benton County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 King County 60538
2 Snohomish County 24790
3 Pierce County 22874
4 Clark County 14237
5 Spokane County 13644
6 Thurston County 8101
7 Kitsap County 7870
8 Whatcom County 6698
9 Skagit County 5218
10 Benton County 4994
11 Yakima County 3038
12 Island County 2912
13 Clallam County 2787
14 Cowlitz County 2594
15 Grays Harbor County 2536
16 Lewis County 2403
17 Mason County 2075
18 Chelan County 1889
19 Jefferson County 1688
20 Walla Walla County 1565
21 Stevens County 1508
22 Douglas County 1470
23 Kittitas County 1407
24 Grant County 1314
25 Franklin County 1272
26 Whitman County 1251
27 Okanogan County 1106
28 Pacific County 910
29 San Juan County 666
30 Asotin County 594
31 Klickitat County 550
32 Skamania County 448
33 Pend Oreille County 416
34 Lincoln County 229
35 Adams County 186
36 Ferry County 165
37 Wahkiakum County 142
38 Columbia County 62
39 Garfield County 37