Ranking of Kansas 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 9.15K people in Kansas with Scandinavian ancestry (0.31% of Kansas population). Among all Kansas counties, Clark County had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (2.91%), followed by Pottawatomie County (1.01%), and Gove County (0.94%).

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 Kansas.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kansas Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Clark County
Pottawatomie County
Gove County
Cloud County
Wichita County
Geary County
Marshall County
Barber County
Republic County
Rice County
Ranking of Kansas Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Clark County 2.91
2 Pottawatomie County 1.01
3 Gove County 0.94
4 Cloud County 0.89
5 Wichita County 0.79
6 Geary County 0.65
7 Marshall County 0.63
8 Barber County 0.62
9 Republic County 0.60
10 Rice County 0.59
10 Riley County 0.59
11 Meade County 0.56
12 Jewell County 0.55
13 Douglas County 0.51
14 Chase County 0.47
14 Marion County 0.47
15 Saline County 0.46
16 Dickinson County 0.44
17 Johnson County 0.41
18 Lane County 0.40
19 Crawford County 0.37
20 Anderson County 0.36
20 Clay County 0.36
20 Coffey County 0.36
21 Miami County 0.35
22 Kiowa County 0.33
22 Neosho County 0.33
23 Rooks County 0.32
24 Jackson County 0.31
24 Sedgwick County 0.31
25 Harvey County 0.30
25 Montgomery County 0.30
26 McPherson County 0.29
27 Shawnee County 0.28
27 Smith County 0.28
28 Mitchell County 0.26
28 Sumner County 0.26
29 Leavenworth County 0.25
29 Pawnee County 0.25
30 Ellis County 0.24
30 Franklin County 0.24
31 Reno County 0.23
31 Wyandotte County 0.23
32 Ellsworth County 0.22
32 Ness County 0.22
32 Wilson County 0.22
33 Rawlins County 0.20
34 Bourbon County 0.18
35 Cowley County 0.17
35 Lincoln County 0.17
36 Phillips County 0.16
36 Wabaunsee County 0.16
36 Washington County 0.16
37 Greenwood County 0.15
37 Jefferson County 0.15
38 Butler County 0.13
38 Lyon County 0.13
39 Doniphan County 0.12
39 Seward County 0.12
40 Barton County 0.11
40 Comanche County 0.11
40 Ford County 0.11
40 Harper County 0.11
40 Hodgeman County 0.11
40 Morton County 0.11
41 Atchison County 0.09
41 Cherokee County 0.09
42 Elk County 0.08
43 Pratt County 0.07
43 Trego County 0.07
44 Finney County 0.06
44 Scott County 0.06
45 Kearny County 0.05
45 Osage County 0.05
46 Graham County 0.04
46 Logan County 0.04
46 Sheridan County 0.04
46 Stevens County 0.04
47 Allen County 0.03
47 Edwards County 0.03
47 Sherman County 0.03
47 Thomas County 0.03
48 Labette County 0.02
48 Linn County 0.02
48 Nemaha County 0.02