Swedish Americans
American of Swedish descent From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American of Swedish descent From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Swedish American (Swedish: svenskamerikan) is an American person of Swedish descent. They usually come from the great migration from Sweden to the United States in the 19th century. Many of them settled down in Minnesota.
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 4,754,703 1.4% of the US population (2009)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Most Prevalent in the Midwestern United States Plurality in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Delaware, Pennsylvania, The Dakotas, California, Iowa, Michigan, Washington, New York, the Pacific Northwest, Illinois, New England, New Jersey, and Massachusetts | |
| Languages | |
| American English, Swedish | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Lutheranism, Church of Sweden, Protestantism, Catholicism, Mormonism. | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Swedes, Swedish Britons, Swedish Canadians, Swedish Australians, Scandinavian Americans, Danish Americans, Norwegian Americans, Icelandic Americans |
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