Ranking of New Jersey 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 8.86K people in New Jersey with Scandinavian ancestry (0.10% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey counties, Cape May County had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (0.30%), followed by Warren County (0.23%), and Hunterdon County (0.21%).

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 New Jersey.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Cape May County
Warren County
Hunterdon County
Sussex County
Burlington County
Gloucester County
Monmouth County
Camden County
Morris County
Ocean County
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cape May County 0.30
2 Warren County 0.23
3 Hunterdon County 0.21
3 Sussex County 0.21
4 Burlington County 0.19
5 Gloucester County 0.17
6 Monmouth County 0.16
7 Camden County 0.15
7 Morris County 0.15
8 Ocean County 0.10
9 Mercer County 0.09
10 Bergen County 0.07
11 Atlantic County 0.06
11 Cumberland County 0.06
11 Middlesex County 0.06
11 Somerset County 0.06
12 Hudson County 0.05
12 Salem County 0.05
12 Union County 0.05
13 Passaic County 0.04
14 Essex County 0.03