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SWEDISH EMIGRATION TO AMERICA
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their number may be estimated at between 500,000 and one mil-
lion. Altogether, there are thus in the U.S.A. probably between
2 and 2/2 million persons of pure or mixed Swedish extraction.
In Canada there are an additional 100,000. Of the total white
population of the United States, persons of pure or mixed Swedish
extraction constitute about 2 per cent.
Of the 595,000 pure Swedes living in theUnitedStates in 1930,
166,000 are found in the North-Eastern parts of the Middle
West. Of these, again, 111,000 are found in Illinois, 24,000 in
Michigan, and 19,000 in Wisconsin. In the North-Western parts
of the Middle West there are 148,000, including 91,000 in
Minnesota, 17,000 in Iowa, and 14,000 in Nebraska. Among the
The Swedish Population in the United States in the year 1930.
Born in Sweden Born in the U. S. A. of Swedish Parents Total number of Swedes of
State Both parents born in Sweden One parent born in Sweden the first and second genera- tions
Minnesota 90.600 126.200 54.000 270.800
Illinois 111.000 114.000 36.400 261.400
New York 61.200 45.000 15.300 121.500
California 41.700 42.300 19.600 103.600
Massachusetts 36.800 34.700 9.600 81.100
Washington 34.100 29.800 12.900 76.800
Michigan 23.900 32.100 12.600 68.600
Iowa 16.800 26.600 14.000 57.400
Wisconsin 18.800 26.200 11.900 56.900
Nebraska 14.300 23.400 12.400 50.100
Pennsylvania 16.500 20.900 9.400 46.800
Connecticut 18.500 18.100 4.800 41.400
North Dakota 8.500 13.500 7.900 29.900
New Jersey 13.400 11.800 4.600 29.800
Kansas 7.300 13.300 7.600 28.200
Oregon 11.000 10.400 5.400 26.800
Total for Swedes in States with at least
25,000 Swedes 524.400 588.300 238.400 1.351.100
Total for Swedes in
the other 33 States.. 70.900 88.200 42.500 171.600
Grand total 595.300 676.500 290.900 1.562.700
Men 333.600 485.600 819.200
Women 261.700 481.800 743.500