Ranking of Washington 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 206.18K people in Washington with Swedish ancestry (2.71% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, Jefferson County had the highest percentage of its population with Swedish ancestry (5.18%), followed by Skagit County (4.07%), and Pacific County (3.96%).

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 Washington.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
Jefferson County
Skagit County
Pacific County
San Juan County
Skamania County
Clallam County
Douglas County
Grays Harbor County
Island County
Stevens County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Jefferson County 5.18
2 Skagit County 4.07
3 Pacific County 3.96
4 San Juan County 3.78
5 Skamania County 3.74
6 Clallam County 3.63
7 Douglas County 3.45
8 Grays Harbor County 3.39
8 Island County 3.39
9 Stevens County 3.27
10 Wahkiakum County 3.25
11 Kittitas County 3.19
11 Mason County 3.19
12 Pend Oreille County 3.13
13 Snohomish County 3.02
14 Whatcom County 2.98
15 Lewis County 2.96
16 Kitsap County 2.88
17 Clark County 2.87
18 Thurston County 2.79
19 King County 2.70
20 Asotin County 2.67
21 Okanogan County 2.64
22 Whitman County 2.60
23 Spokane County 2.57
24 Walla Walla County 2.52
25 Pierce County 2.51
26 Klickitat County 2.45
27 Benton County 2.44
28 Chelan County 2.41
29 Cowlitz County 2.37
30 Ferry County 2.29
31 Lincoln County 2.12
32 Garfield County 1.62
33 Columbia County 1.56
34 Franklin County 1.34
34 Grant County 1.34
35 Yakima County 1.19
36 Adams County 0.91