Swift County Demographics

A map of Swift County's Population by Race

Swift County, Minnesota had a population of 9,838 in 2020. It was 87.6% White, 0.8% Black, 0.8% Asian, 6.7% Hispanic, 1.7% Native American/Other, and 2.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Swift County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Swift County is the 68th most populous county of the 87 counties in Minnesota.

Swift County's White Population

8,618 residents of Swift County identify as White, or 87.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Swift County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Minnesota (76.3% White). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Swift County is ranked #44 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Swift County is more White than neighboring Chippewa County (83.1% White), and Stevens County (83.7% White). Swift County is less White than neighboring Pope County (95.1% White), Lac qui Parle County (92.9% White), and Yellow Medicine County (88.2% White).

Swift County's Black Population

79 residents of Swift County identify as Black, or 0.8%. This makes the Black share of the population of Swift County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Minnesota (6.9% Black). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Swift County is ranked #40 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Swift County is more Black than neighboring Chippewa County (0.6% Black), Pope County (0.3% Black), Lac qui Parle County (0.5% Black), and Yellow Medicine County (0.5% Black). Swift County is less Black than neighboring Stevens County (0.9% Black).

Swift County's Asian Population

78 residents of Swift County identify as Asian, or 0.8%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Swift County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Minnesota (5.2% Asian). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Swift County is ranked #35 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Swift County is more Asian than neighboring Chippewa County (0.3% Asian), Pope County (0.4% Asian), Stevens County (0.7% Asian), Lac qui Parle County (0.6% Asian), and Yellow Medicine County (0.3% Asian).

Swift County's Hispanic Population

662 residents of Swift County identify as Hispanic, or 6.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Swift County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Minnesota (6.1% Hispanic). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Swift County is ranked #21 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Swift County is more Hispanic than neighboring Pope County (1.7% Hispanic), Lac qui Parle County (3% Hispanic), and Yellow Medicine County (4.7% Hispanic). Swift County is less Hispanic than neighboring Chippewa County (9.9% Hispanic), and Stevens County (10.2% Hispanic).

Swift County's Native American/Other Population

164 residents of Swift County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.7%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Swift County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Minnesota (1.4% Native American/Other). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Swift County is ranked #23 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Swift County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Pope County (0.4% Native American/Other), Stevens County (1.6% Native American/Other), and Lac qui Parle County (0.4% Native American/Other). Swift County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Chippewa County (3.5% Native American/Other), and Yellow Medicine County (2.9% Native American/Other).

Swift County's Multiracial Population

237 residents of Swift County identify as Multiracial, or 2.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Swift County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Minnesota (4.1% Multiracial). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Swift County is ranked #73 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Swift County is more Multiracial than neighboring Pope County (2.1% Multiracial). Swift County is less Multiracial than neighboring Chippewa County (2.5% Multiracial), Stevens County (3% Multiracial), Lac qui Parle County (2.6% Multiracial), and Yellow Medicine County (3.3% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.