Ranking of Washington 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 74.34K people in Washington with Scandinavian ancestry (0.98% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, Wahkiakum County had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (2.54%), followed by Garfield County (2.41%), and Clallam County (1.62%).

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 Washington.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Wahkiakum County
Garfield County
Clallam County
Jefferson County
Walla Walla County
Pacific County
Ferry County
Skagit County
Pierce County
Thurston County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Wahkiakum County 2.54
2 Garfield County 2.41
3 Clallam County 1.62
4 Jefferson County 1.58
5 Walla Walla County 1.41
6 Pacific County 1.40
7 Ferry County 1.36
8 Skagit County 1.31
9 Pierce County 1.25
10 Thurston County 1.21
11 Clark County 1.19
12 Cowlitz County 1.18
12 Grays Harbor County 1.18
13 Island County 1.16
14 Pend Oreille County 1.12
15 Kitsap County 1.10
16 Lincoln County 1.07
16 Spokane County 1.07
17 Snohomish County 1.05
18 Mason County 0.99
19 Lewis County 0.94
20 San Juan County 0.93
20 Whatcom County 0.93
21 Columbia County 0.88
22 Chelan County 0.83
23 Kittitas County 0.81
24 King County 0.80
25 Douglas County 0.75
26 Okanogan County 0.72
26 Whitman County 0.72
27 Benton County 0.71
28 Klickitat County 0.67
28 Stevens County 0.67
29 Grant County 0.61
29 Skamania County 0.61
30 Asotin County 0.51
30 Franklin County 0.51
31 Yakima County 0.46
32 Adams County 0.20