Ranking of Nebraska 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 69.05K people in Nebraska with Swedish ancestry (3.54% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska counties, Polk County had the highest percentage of its population with Swedish ancestry (17.79%), followed by Phelps County (16.40%), and Burt County (11.74%).

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 Nebraska.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
Polk County
Phelps County
Burt County
Harlan County
McPherson County
Nance County
Kearney County
Dixon County
Gosper County
Cedar County
Ranking of Nebraska Counties By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Polk County 17.79
2 Phelps County 16.40
3 Burt County 11.74
4 Harlan County 9.36
5 McPherson County 9.26
6 Nance County 8.88
7 Kearney County 8.56
8 Dixon County 7.65
9 Gosper County 7.23
10 Cedar County 7.21
11 Keya Paha County 6.87
12 Thomas County 6.58
13 Saunders County 6.50
14 Kimball County 6.06
15 Hamilton County 5.79
16 Perkins County 5.45
17 York County 5.42
18 Washington County 5.37
19 Dodge County 5.24
20 Stanton County 5.21
21 Buffalo County 5.18
22 Cuming County 5.11
23 Knox County 4.99
24 Wheeler County 4.90
25 Merrick County 4.79
26 Clay County 4.72
27 Boone County 4.67
27 Wayne County 4.67
28 Blaine County 4.62
29 Antelope County 4.60
30 Adams County 4.59
31 Rock County 4.54
32 Boyd County 4.47
33 Deuel County 4.42
34 Franklin County 4.22
35 Platte County 3.99
36 Loup County 3.91
37 Custer County 3.81
37 Garfield County 3.81
38 Box Butte County 3.77
39 Pierce County 3.74
40 Lancaster County 3.69
41 Red Willow County 3.66
42 Lincoln County 3.63
43 Arthur County 3.60
44 Fillmore County 3.58
45 Sherman County 3.48
46 Webster County 3.46
47 Hitchcock County 3.42
47 Thurston County 3.42
48 Butler County 3.41
49 Seward County 3.36
50 Furnas County 3.29
51 Howard County 3.28
52 Holt County 3.26
53 Dawson County 3.22
54 Garden County 3.19
55 Hayes County 3.14
56 Scotts Bluff County 3.08
57 Morrill County 3.07
58 Douglas County 3.06
59 Dawes County 3.02
60 Madison County 2.98
61 Dundy County 2.90
62 Dakota County 2.89
63 Brown County 2.87
64 Keith County 2.84
65 Sarpy County 2.69
66 Cheyenne County 2.59
67 Frontier County 2.55
68 Hooker County 2.52
69 Sioux County 2.50
70 Chase County 2.46
71 Pawnee County 2.38
72 Banner County 2.31
73 Cass County 2.25
74 Thayer County 2.22
75 Hall County 2.14
76 Nuckolls County 2.13
77 Logan County 2.08
78 Nemaha County 1.99
79 Gage County 1.92
80 Sheridan County 1.86
81 Cherry County 1.71
81 Otoe County 1.71
82 Johnson County 1.60
83 Grant County 1.53
83 Greeley County 1.53
84 Jefferson County 1.46
85 Saline County 1.42
86 Valley County 1.39
87 Colfax County 1.36
88 Richardson County 1.15