Ranking of New Jersey 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 46.22K people in New Jersey with Swedish ancestry (0.50% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey counties, Sussex County had the highest percentage of its population with Swedish ancestry (1.33%), followed by Cape May County (1.04%), and Hunterdon County (0.99%).

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 New Jersey.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
Sussex County
Cape May County
Hunterdon County
Morris County
Warren County
Salem County
Somerset County
Monmouth County
Ocean County
Burlington County
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Sussex County 1.33
2 Cape May County 1.04
3 Hunterdon County 0.99
4 Morris County 0.97
5 Warren County 0.88
6 Salem County 0.83
7 Somerset County 0.68
8 Monmouth County 0.66
9 Ocean County 0.65
10 Burlington County 0.63
11 Cumberland County 0.58
12 Gloucester County 0.56
13 Mercer County 0.53
14 Bergen County 0.51
15 Camden County 0.45
16 Atlantic County 0.42
17 Middlesex County 0.30
18 Passaic County 0.28
19 Essex County 0.24
19 Union County 0.24
20 Hudson County 0.23