Ranking of Alabama Counties 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 8.79K people in Alabama with Scandinavian ancestry (0.18% of Alabama population). Among all Alabama counties, Autauga County had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (0.59%), followed by Limestone County (0.48%), and Lawrence County (0.41%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Autauga County
Limestone County
Lawrence County
Dale County
Hale County
Lamar County
Barbour County
Madison County
Cullman County
Baldwin County
Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Autauga County 0.59
2 Limestone County 0.48
3 Lawrence County 0.41
4 Dale County 0.39
5 Hale County 0.37
6 Lamar County 0.35
7 Barbour County 0.30
8 Madison County 0.28
9 Cullman County 0.27
10 Baldwin County 0.26
10 Shelby County 0.26
11 Calhoun County 0.25
12 Cleburne County 0.24
12 Morgan County 0.24
12 Tallapoosa County 0.24
13 Chilton County 0.23
13 Clarke County 0.23
14 DeKalb County 0.22
14 Lee County 0.22
15 Perry County 0.21
16 Coffee County 0.19
17 Colbert County 0.17
17 Geneva County 0.17
17 Tuscaloosa County 0.17
18 Mobile County 0.16
19 Etowah County 0.15
20 Jefferson County 0.14
20 St. Clair County 0.14
20 Talladega County 0.14
21 Fayette County 0.13
22 Lauderdale County 0.12
22 Macon County 0.12
23 Covington County 0.11
23 Pickens County 0.11
24 Elmore County 0.10
24 Marion County 0.10
24 Randolph County 0.10
25 Houston County 0.09
25 Montgomery County 0.09
25 Pike County 0.09
26 Dallas County 0.08
26 Escambia County 0.08
27 Coosa County 0.07
27 Marshall County 0.07
28 Blount County 0.06
29 Bibb County 0.05
29 Winston County 0.05
30 Cherokee County 0.04
30 Marengo County 0.04
30 Walker County 0.04
31 Butler County 0.02
32 Jackson County 0.01
32 Russell County 0.01