Swedish Population in Washington by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Swedish population in Washington totals 195,940, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include Seattle (22,417), followed by Tacoma (6,117) and Spokane (5,659), each hosting visible segments of the community. While these urban centers anchor much of the population, the statewide total points to a broader presence in unincorporated areas and smaller towns beyond major city boundaries. The analysis below explores how Swedish residents are distributed across Washington''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest Swedish population in Washington

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  • 1
    Seattle
    Swedish population in Seattle is 22,417
    3.02% of Seattle population is Swedish
  • 2
    Tacoma
    Swedish population in Tacoma is 6,117
    2.77% of Tacoma population is Swedish
  • 3
    Spokane
    Swedish population in Spokane is 5,659
    2.47% of Spokane population is Swedish
  • 4
    Vancouver
    Swedish population in Vancouver is 4,083
    2.12% of Vancouver population is Swedish
  • 5
    Bellingham
    Swedish population in Bellingham is 3,033
    3.28% of Bellingham population is Swedish

Overview of Swedish population in Washington

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents Washington with 195,940 Swedish residents (2.5% of 7.7 million total state population), ranking the state at the 93rd percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for Swedish demographic representation.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census data records indicate Washington's Swedish population of 2.5% exceeds the national average of 1% by a factor of 2.5.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey records show Washington hosts 195,940 Swedish residents, representing 5.8% of the nation's total Swedish population of 3.4 million, establishing the state as a significant demographic concentration center within national boundaries.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data indicates Washington's density of 2.9 Swedish Americans per square mile exceeds the national average of 0.96 per square mile by just over triple, establishing the state as a significant concentration center for Swedish demographic communities.
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238 Cities in Washington Ranked by Swedish Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show Swedish population in Washington present in Seattle, Tacoma, and Spokane, along with several other incorporated cities reporting non-zero populations. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Washington ranked by Swedish population count
Rank by Swedish Population
City
Swedish Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Washington Swedish Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Seattle 22,417 3.02% 11.44%
2 Tacoma 6,117 2.77% 3.12%
3 Spokane 5,659 2.47% 2.89%
4 Vancouver 4,083 2.12% 2.08%
5 Bellingham 3,033 3.28% 1.55%
6 Bellevue 2,375 1.57% 1.21%
6 Everett 2,375 2.14% 1.21%
7 2,281 2.49% 1.16%
8 2,149 2.04% 1.10%
9 2,122 2.14% 1.08%
10 2,082 3.51% 1.06%
11 1,980 2.98% 1.01%
12 1,936 2.27% 0.99%
13 1,909 4.46% 0.97%
14 1,804 2.52% 0.92%
15 1,740 2.81% 0.89%
16 1,716 3.09% 0.88%
17 1,627 1.93% 0.83%
18 1,518 2.96% 0.77%
19 1,492 1.11% 0.76%
20 1,393 1.32% 0.71%
21 1,360 3.44% 0.69%
22 1,295 2.27% 0.66%
23 1,274 3.66% 0.65%
24 1,263 2.60% 0.64%
25 1,144 1.51% 0.58%
26 1,140 1.18% 0.58%
27 1,137 2.55% 0.58%
28 1,078 2.53% 0.55%
29 1,030 4.52% 0.53%
30 938 2.66% 0.48%
31 919 2.88% 0.47%
32 883 6.97% 0.45%
33 838 2.21% 0.43%
34 828 2.94% 0.42%
35 781 4.38% 0.40%
36 774 3.15% 0.40%
37 763 2.15% 0.39%
38 714 2.11% 0.36%
39 712 2.82% 0.36%
40 682 0.87% 0.35%
41 659 1.67% 0.34%
42 657 1.04% 0.34%
43 634 1.95% 0.32%
44 599 2.24% 0.31%
45 597 2.53% 0.30%
46 587 2.85% 0.30%
47 563 3.64% 0.29%
48 545 2.61% 0.28%
49 539 2.85% 0.28%
50 527 4.32% 0.27%
51 526 3.21% 0.27%
52 509 2.76% 0.26%
53 499 1.22% 0.25%
54 465 6.98% 0.24%
55 459 2.15% 0.23%
56 450 4.67% 0.23%
57 445 2.63% 0.23%
58 443 2.07% 0.23%
59 441 2.58% 0.23%
60 429 1.62% 0.22%
61 428 3.11% 0.22%
62 415 1.95% 0.21%
63 414 5.85% 0.21%
64 409 3.97% 0.21%
65 404 3.02% 0.21%
66 387 1.85% 0.20%
67 383 3.02% 0.20%
67 383 3.76% 0.20%
68 373 3.49% 0.19%
69 370 2.91% 0.19%
70 364 2.93% 0.19%
71 358 2.54% 0.18%
72 356 1.81% 0.18%
73 343 1.34% 0.18%
74 342 2.54% 0.17%
75 334 5.13% 0.17%
76 326 2.73% 0.17%
77 313 1.46% 0.16%
78 307 1.53% 0.16%
79 302 1.24% 0.15%
80 291 2.30% 0.15%
81 288 0.92% 0.15%
82 281 1.75% 0.14%
83 272 2.12% 0.14%
84 271 2.76% 0.14%
85 262 1.54% 0.13%
86 248 1.92% 0.13%
87 243 1.93% 0.12%
88 230 2.11% 0.12%
89 220 2.71% 0.11%
90 211 3.16% 0.11%
91 199 2.22% 0.10%
92 180 2.05% 0.09%
93 179 7.78% 0.09%
94 178 2.30% 0.09%
95 170 2.61% 0.09%
96 168 3.70% 0.09%
97 164 4.74% 0.08%
98 161 4.14% 0.08%
99 160 1.93% 0.08%
99 160 1.92% 0.08%
100 155 2.19% 0.08%
101 153 1.80% 0.08%
102 149 2.99% 0.08%
103 147 1.38% 0.08%
104 139 2.82% 0.07%
105 136 1.37% 0.07%
106 134 1.26% 0.07%
107 130 2.29% 0.07%
108 127 4.02% 0.06%
108 127 5.87% 0.06%
109 126 3.65% 0.06%
110 124 2.98% 0.06%
111 120 1.70% 0.06%
112 119 4.66% 0.06%
113 113 3.31% 0.06%
114 112 1.04% 0.06%
115 107 1.42% 0.05%
116 101 2.05% 0.05%
117 99 3.43% 0.05%
118 94 1.07% 0.05%
118 94 8.01% 0.05%
119 93 3.27% 0.05%
119 93 5.55% 0.05%
120 92 1.11% 0.05%
121 89 1.68% 0.05%
122 88 3.29% 0.04%
123 86 4.41% 0.04%
124 81 4.45% 0.04%
125 78 1.30% 0.04%
125 78 3.12% 0.04%
126 72 2.59% 0.04%
126 72 1.56% 0.04%
126 72 2.40% 0.04%
126 72 2.91% 0.04%
127 67 0.85% 0.03%
128 66 2.87% 0.03%
129 64 2.38% 0.03%
130 62 2.00% 0.03%
130 62 4.01% 0.03%
130 62 9.87% 0.03%
131 61 6.90% 0.03%
132 60 0.83% 0.03%
133 59 2.38% 0.03%
134 57 5.78% 0.03%
134 57 4.95% 0.03%
135 56 1.87% 0.03%
136 52 2.80% 0.03%
136 52 5.22% 0.03%
137 50 2.20% 0.03%
137 50 3.61% 0.03%
138 48 0.94% 0.02%
138 48 4.20% 0.02%
139 47 2.26% 0.02%
139 47 2.43% 0.02%
140 46 2.70% 0.02%
141 45 0.72% 0.02%
142 44 1.02% 0.02%
143 42 2.96% 0.02%
144 41 1.71% 0.02%
145 40 1.23% 0.02%
146 39 2.12% 0.02%
146 39 4.00% 0.02%
147 38 0.58% 0.02%
148 34 1.05% 0.02%
148 34 2.09% 0.02%
149 31 2.40% 0.02%
150 30 1.60% 0.02%
150 30 1.54% 0.02%
151 28 0.25% 0.01%
151 28 3.51% 0.01%
152 27 1.55% 0.01%
152 27 1.59% 0.01%
152 27 1.19% 0.01%
153 26 2.39% 0.01%
153 26 1.54% 0.01%
154 25 0.29% 0.01%
155 24 2.02% 0.01%
156 23 1.65% 0.01%
156 23 2.35% 0.01%
157 22 0.82% 0.01%
157 22 3.11% 0.01%
158 20 3.94% 0.01%
158 20 0.55% 0.01%
158 20 1.48% 0.01%
158 20 1.68% 0.01%
159 19 3.34% 0.01%
159 19 0.41% 0.01%
159 19 0.97% 0.01%
160 18 2.42% 0.01%
160 18 3.40% 0.01%
161 17 1.17% 0.01%
161 17 1.32% 0.01%
161 17 0.54% 0.01%
162 16 1.41% 0.01%
162 16 3.96% 0.01%
163 15 0.65% 0.01%
163 15 1.31% 0.01%
163 15 2.10% 0.01%
164 14 1.35% 0.01%
164 14 1.49% 0.01%
165 13 1.60% 0.01%
166 12 1.22% 0.01%
166 12 0.14% 0.01%
167 11 0.96% 0.01%
167 11 1.88% 0.01%
168 10 1.92% 0.01%
169 9 1.04% 0.00%
169 9 1.07% 0.00%
169 9 1.27% 0.00%
170 8 1.00% 0.00%
170 8 1.21% 0.00%
170 8 1.23% 0.00%
170 8 1.97% 0.00%
170 8 1.29% 0.00%
171 7 1.11% 0.00%
171 7 1.43% 0.00%
171 7 0.95% 0.00%
171 7 0.12% 0.00%
172 6 1.34% 0.00%
172 6 0.58% 0.00%
173 5 0.98% 0.00%
174 4 0.66% 0.00%
174 4 0.45% 0.00%
175 3 0.21% 0.00%
175 3 0.12% 0.00%
176 2 0.10% 0.00%
177 1 0.11% 0.00%
178 0 - -
178 0 - -
178 0 - -
178 0 - -
178 0 - -
178 0 - -
178 0 - -
178 0 - -
178 0 - -
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Washington by their Swedish population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Swedish population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Swedish ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Swedish alone, while others identify as Swedish along with another race (such as Swedish and German).
  • We’ve used the “Swedish alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Swedish population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Swedish alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Swedish .
  2. % of Total Washington Swedish Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Swedish population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Swedish populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported Swedish population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Swedish populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.