Ranking of Utah Cities and Places 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 51.72K people in Utah with Scandinavian ancestry (1.60% of Utah population). Among all Utah cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Grantsville city had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (3.72%), followed by Lehi city (3.04%), and Washington city (2.96%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Utah Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Grantsville city
Lehi city
Washington city
Saratoga Springs city
Bountiful city
Pleasant Grove city
Riverton city
Alpine city
Holladay city
South Ogden city
Ranking of Utah Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Grantsville city 3.72
2 Lehi city 3.04
3 Washington city 2.96
4 Saratoga Springs city 2.90
5 Bountiful city 2.85
6 Pleasant Grove city 2.77
7 Riverton city 2.61
8 Alpine city 2.57
8 Holladay city 2.57
9 South Ogden city 2.41
10 American Fork city 2.30
11 Eagle Mountain city 2.27
12 Provo city 2.19
13 South Jordan city 2.12
14 Tooele city 2.10
15 Cottonwood Heights city 2.04
16 Orem city 2.03
17 Kaysville city 2.00
17 Mapleton city 2.00
18 Bluffdale city 1.91
18 Layton city 1.91
18 Spanish Fork city 1.91
19 Cedar City city 1.82
19 West Point city 1.82
20 Herriman city 1.81
21 Brigham City city 1.80
22 Lindon city 1.73
23 Murray city 1.70
24 Farmington city 1.69
24 Logan city 1.69
25 North Logan city 1.66
25 Roy city 1.66
26 Hurricane city 1.65
27 Highland city 1.55
27 Pleasant View city 1.55
28 Sandy city 1.54
28 Springville city 1.54
29 Millcreek city 1.49
30 St. George city 1.48
31 North Salt Lake city 1.39
32 Draper city 1.37
33 Taylorsville city 1.28
34 Centerville city 1.07
35 Vineyard town 1.05
35 West Valley City city 1.05
36 Salt Lake City city 1.01
37 Syracuse city 0.99
38 Santaquin city 0.97
38 West Jordan city 0.97
39 Smithfield city 0.91
40 Payson city 0.89
41 North Ogden city 0.88
42 Midvale city 0.86
43 Clearfield city 0.80
44 Vernal city 0.79
45 Clinton city 0.73
46 Magna metro township 0.64
47 West Haven city 0.56
48 Heber city 0.54
49 Ogden city 0.49
50 Kearns metro township 0.43
51 Woods Cross city 0.41
52 South Salt Lake city 0.31