Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 127.43K people in Michigan with Swedish ancestry (1.27% of Michigan population). Among all Michigan counties, Delta County had the highest percentage of its population with Swedish ancestry (12.21%), followed by Iron County (9.14%), and Dickinson County (8.29%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
Delta County
Iron County
Dickinson County
Menominee County
Marquette County
Schoolcraft County
Baraga County
Gogebic County
Ontonagon County
Houghton County
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Delta County 12.21
2 Iron County 9.14
3 Dickinson County 8.29
4 Menominee County 7.92
5 Marquette County 6.21
6 Schoolcraft County 5.90
7 Baraga County 5.65
8 Gogebic County 5.57
9 Ontonagon County 5.36
10 Houghton County 5.27
11 Wexford County 4.83
12 Mason County 3.54
13 Mackinac County 3.11
14 Alger County 3.04
15 Muskegon County 2.86
16 Osceola County 2.82
17 Manistee County 2.77
18 Grand Traverse County 2.58
19 Charlevoix County 2.53
19 Keweenaw County 2.53
20 Lake County 2.38
21 Leelanau County 2.28
22 Oceana County 2.27
23 Luce County 2.26
24 Antrim County 2.13
25 Cheboygan County 2.03
26 Missaukee County 2.02
27 Mecosta County 1.95
28 Kent County 1.87
29 Ottawa County 1.82
30 Emmet County 1.75
31 Midland County 1.72
32 Newaygo County 1.68
33 Oscoda County 1.66
34 Berrien County 1.62
34 Ogemaw County 1.62
35 Chippewa County 1.60
36 Cass County 1.59
37 Benzie County 1.57
38 Ingham County 1.53
39 Livingston County 1.49
40 Alcona County 1.45
41 Van Buren County 1.42
42 Kalkaska County 1.38
43 Otsego County 1.34
44 Arenac County 1.33
44 Branch County 1.33
45 Kalamazoo County 1.32
45 Montcalm County 1.32
46 Allegan County 1.30
47 Washtenaw County 1.27
48 Clinton County 1.25
49 Barry County 1.24
50 Isabella County 1.21
51 Crawford County 1.18
51 Montmorency County 1.18
52 Shiawassee County 1.12
53 Eaton County 1.10
54 St. Clair County 1.09
55 St. Joseph County 1.05
56 Roscommon County 1.04
57 Iosco County 1.02
58 Ionia County 0.99
59 Gratiot County 0.97
59 Oakland County 0.97
60 Calhoun County 0.93
61 Gladwin County 0.89
61 Hillsdale County 0.89
62 Jackson County 0.85
63 Genesee County 0.82
64 Lenawee County 0.79
65 Bay County 0.75
66 Monroe County 0.71
67 Alpena County 0.68
68 Macomb County 0.67
68 Sanilac County 0.67
69 Clare County 0.63
70 Tuscola County 0.61
71 Huron County 0.59
71 Lapeer County 0.59
72 Presque Isle County 0.56
72 Saginaw County 0.56
73 Wayne County 0.49