Ranking of Minnesota 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 402.72K people in Minnesota with Swedish ancestry (7.10% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Kittson County had the highest percentage of its population with Swedish ancestry (24.92%), followed by Isanti County (15.57%), and Kanabec County (15.17%).
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 Minnesota.
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Related Topics: Minnesota ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kittson County | 24.92 |
| 2 | Isanti County | 15.57 |
| 3 | Kanabec County | 15.17 |
| 4 | Chisago County | 14.99 |
| 5 | Marshall County | 14.94 |
| 6 | Lake County | 14.39 |
| 7 | Pine County | 12.95 |
| 8 | Roseau County | 12.81 |
| 9 | Pennington County | 12.65 |
| 10 | Cook County | 11.88 |
| 11 | Meeker County | 11.75 |
| 12 | Carlton County | 11.64 |
| 13 | Lake of the Woods County | 11.29 |
| 14 | Mille Lacs County | 11.07 |
| 14 | Traverse County | 11.07 |
| 15 | Aitkin County | 10.58 |
| 16 | Clearwater County | 10.31 |
| 17 | St. Louis County | 10.27 |
| 18 | Grant County | 9.79 |
| 19 | Koochiching County | 9.56 |
| 20 | Big Stone County | 9.54 |
| 21 | Douglas County | 9.15 |
| 22 | Kandiyohi County | 9.07 |
| 23 | Crow Wing County | 9.02 |
| 24 | Washington County | 8.52 |
| 25 | Anoka County | 8.51 |
| 26 | Wright County | 8.37 |
| 27 | Otter Tail County | 8.19 |
| 28 | Carver County | 8.13 |
| 29 | Swift County | 7.83 |
| 30 | Goodhue County | 7.78 |
| 31 | Cass County | 7.61 |
| 32 | Sherburne County | 7.55 |
| 33 | Hubbard County | 7.46 |
| 34 | Itasca County | 7.35 |
| 35 | Wadena County | 7.31 |
| 36 | Hennepin County | 7.17 |
| 37 | Pope County | 7.14 |
| 38 | Beltrami County | 6.88 |
| 39 | Renville County | 6.72 |
| 40 | Red Lake County | 6.68 |
| 41 | Polk County | 6.67 |
| 42 | Becker County | 6.65 |
| 43 | Lac qui Parle County | 6.50 |
| 44 | Ramsey County | 6.40 |
| 45 | Benton County | 6.31 |
| 45 | Watonwan County | 6.31 |
| 46 | Dakota County | 6.19 |
| 47 | Clay County | 6.01 |
| 48 | Sibley County | 5.98 |
| 49 | Nicollet County | 5.92 |
| 50 | McLeod County | 5.83 |
| 51 | Martin County | 5.73 |
| 52 | Chippewa County | 5.71 |
| 53 | Stevens County | 5.47 |
| 54 | Murray County | 5.19 |
| 55 | Morrison County | 5.16 |
| 56 | Todd County | 5.11 |
| 57 | Scott County | 5.09 |
| 58 | Blue Earth County | 5.05 |
| 59 | Wabasha County | 4.87 |
| 60 | Rice County | 4.85 |
| 61 | Le Sueur County | 4.78 |
| 62 | Stearns County | 4.72 |
| 63 | Norman County | 4.51 |
| 64 | Yellow Medicine County | 4.43 |
| 65 | Dodge County | 4.42 |
| 66 | Steele County | 4.36 |
| 67 | Waseca County | 4.28 |
| 68 | Lincoln County | 4.26 |
| 69 | Faribault County | 4.16 |
| 70 | Cottonwood County | 4.13 |
| 71 | Brown County | 3.96 |
| 72 | Houston County | 3.84 |
| 73 | Lyon County | 3.76 |
| 73 | Wilkin County | 3.76 |
| 74 | Mahnomen County | 3.56 |
| 75 | Olmsted County | 3.43 |
| 76 | Jackson County | 3.38 |
| 77 | Redwood County | 3.28 |
| 78 | Mower County | 3.07 |
| 79 | Pipestone County | 2.88 |
| 80 | Winona County | 2.83 |
| 81 | Freeborn County | 2.80 |
| 82 | Nobles County | 2.73 |
| 83 | Rock County | 2.72 |
| 84 | Fillmore County | 2.36 |