Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places 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 402.72K people in Minnesota with Swedish ancestry (7.10% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, East Bethel city had the highest percentage of its population with Swedish ancestry (15.10%), followed by Shoreview city (13.54%), and Ham Lake city (13.07%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Swedish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Minnesota.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
East Bethel city
Shoreview city
Ham Lake city
Forest Lake city
North Branch city
Hermantown city
Lino Lakes city
Hugo city
Stillwater city
Duluth city
Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 East Bethel city 15.10
2 Shoreview city 13.54
3 Ham Lake city 13.07
4 Forest Lake city 13.06
5 North Branch city 12.31
6 Hermantown city 11.64
7 Lino Lakes city 10.96
8 Hugo city 10.46
9 Stillwater city 10.36
10 Duluth city 10.35
11 Edina city 10.31
12 New Brighton city 10.24
13 Minnetonka city 9.70
14 Waconia city 9.36
15 Otsego city 9.03
16 White Bear Lake city 9.01
17 Red Wing city 8.97
18 Hibbing city 8.91
19 Fergus Falls city 8.84
20 Plymouth city 8.72
21 Champlin city 8.71
22 Maple Grove city 8.63
23 Monticello city 8.51
24 Rogers city 8.44
25 Blaine city 8.36
26 Anoka city 8.28
27 Andover city 8.23
28 Mounds View city 8.19
29 Crystal city 8.05
30 Chanhassen city 8.03
30 Rosemount city 8.03
31 Ramsey city 8.02
32 Bloomington city 7.94
33 Sartell city 7.91
34 Golden Valley city 7.84
35 Robbinsdale city 7.76
36 Coon Rapids city 7.69
37 St. Louis Park city 7.55
38 Big Lake city 7.47
39 Mendota Heights city 7.37
40 Cloquet city 7.32
40 Hutchinson city 7.32
41 Woodbury city 7.31
42 Roseville city 7.30
43 Alexandria city 7.24
44 Northfield city 7.18
45 Richfield city 7.13
46 Cottage Grove city 7.08
47 Oakdale city 7.01
48 Buffalo city 6.94
49 Eden Prairie city 6.59
50 Inver Grove Heights city 6.47
51 Sauk Rapids city 6.46
52 Eagan city 6.44
52 New Hope city 6.44
53 Apple Valley city 6.30
54 Grand Rapids city 6.24
55 Brainerd city 6.22
56 Moorhead city 6.13
57 St. Peter city 6.12
58 Minneapolis city 6.09
59 Victoria city 6.02
60 Lakeville city 5.98
61 Burnsville city 5.97
61 Lake Elmo city 5.97
62 Prior Lake city 5.87
63 Bemidji city 5.83
64 Fridley city 5.76
65 Columbia Heights city 5.72
66 Willmar city 5.71
67 Elk River city 5.61
68 Farmington city 5.59
69 Savage city 5.58
70 North St. Paul city 5.53
71 Vadnais Heights city 5.31
72 Mankato city 5.24
72 West St. Paul city 5.24
73 Maplewood city 5.23
74 St. Michael city 5.17
75 Little Canada city 5.13
76 Chaska city 5.11
77 Brooklyn Park city 4.96
78 Hastings city 4.90
79 St. Paul city 4.89
80 Owatonna city 4.80
81 North Mankato city 4.63
81 South St. Paul city 4.63
82 Fairmont city 4.53
83 Shakopee city 4.51
84 New Ulm city 4.50
85 St. Cloud city 4.41
86 Hopkins city 4.11
87 Marshall city 4.07
88 Winona city 3.67
89 Rochester city 3.26
90 Brooklyn Center city 3.05
91 Austin city 2.97
92 Worthington city 2.39
93 Albert Lea city 2.32
94 Faribault city 2.28