Ranking of Wisconsin 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 135.70K people in Wisconsin with Swedish ancestry (2.31% of Wisconsin population). Among all Wisconsin counties, Polk County had the highest percentage of its population with Swedish ancestry (12.51%), followed by Burnett County (11.93%), and Florence County (10.85%).

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 Wisconsin.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
Polk County
Burnett County
Florence County
Douglas County
Bayfield County
St. Croix County
Washburn County
Pierce County
Price County
Ashland County
Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Polk County 12.51
2 Burnett County 11.93
3 Florence County 10.85
4 Douglas County 9.82
5 Bayfield County 9.55
6 St. Croix County 7.64
7 Washburn County 7.39
8 Pierce County 6.29
9 Price County 6.25
10 Ashland County 5.97
11 Barron County 5.47
12 Pepin County 4.86
13 Sawyer County 4.69
14 Marinette County 4.64
15 Vilas County 4.47
16 Iron County 4.35
17 Oneida County 3.96
18 Lincoln County 3.71
19 Walworth County 3.62
20 Door County 3.56
21 Rusk County 3.45
22 Eau Claire County 3.44
23 Wood County 3.24
24 Dunn County 3.22
25 Langlade County 2.57
26 La Crosse County 2.38
27 Taylor County 2.35
28 Rock County 2.32
29 Chippewa County 2.31
29 Forest County 2.31
30 Marathon County 2.26
31 Crawford County 2.25
32 Dane County 2.22
33 Kenosha County 2.21
34 Oconto County 2.18
35 Shawano County 2.15
36 Waukesha County 2.08
37 Adams County 2.06
38 Trempealeau County 2.04
39 Buffalo County 2.02
40 Jackson County 2.00
41 Portage County 1.99
42 Vernon County 1.97
43 Winnebago County 1.95
44 Clark County 1.92
45 Brown County 1.91
45 Washington County 1.91
46 Ozaukee County 1.86
47 Waushara County 1.78
48 Monroe County 1.75
49 Juneau County 1.73
50 Kewaunee County 1.65
51 Green Lake County 1.64
52 Outagamie County 1.60
52 Sauk County 1.60
53 Jefferson County 1.59
54 Racine County 1.53
55 Green County 1.49
56 Manitowoc County 1.39
57 Sheboygan County 1.36
58 Marquette County 1.35
59 Columbia County 1.34
60 Grant County 1.31
61 Waupaca County 1.28
62 Calumet County 1.27
63 Richland County 1.25
64 Fond du Lac County 1.22
65 Iowa County 1.19
66 Milwaukee County 1.14
67 Dodge County 0.93
68 Lafayette County 0.60
69 Menominee County 0.07