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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
Kittson County
Isanti County
Kanabec County
Chisago County
Marshall County
Lake County
Pine County
Roseau County
Pennington County
Cook County
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