# Kronoberg County

Kronoberg County (IPA:; Swedish: Kronobergs län) is a county or län in southern Sweden. Kronoberg is one of three counties in the province of Småland. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar, and Blekinge. Its capital is the city of Växjö. While Kronoberg is an inland county, the southernmost fringes are about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the coastline.

## Province

Geographically, Kronoberg County is situated in the southern part of the province of Småland. It received its present borders in 1687 when Jönköping County was separated from the former Jönköping and Kronoberg County.

## Administration

The seat of residence for the Governor or landshövding is Växjö. The Governor is the head of the County Administrative Board or länsstyrelsen. The County Administrative Board is a Government Agency headed by a Governor. The current Governor is Kristina Alsér who took over the office from Lars-Åke Lagrell.

## Politics

The County Council of Kronoberg or Landstinget Kronoberg.

## Riksdag elections

The table details all Riksdag election results of Kronoberg County since the unicameral era began in 1970. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.
| Year | Turnout | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | NyD | Left | Right |
| 1970 | 88.4 | 103,021 | 4.0 | 39.1 | | 30.0 | 11.5 | 2.1 | 13.2 | | | 43.1 | 54.7 |
| 1973 | 91.0 | 107,136 | 4.0 | 38.8 | | 34.7 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 14.8 | | | 42.8 | 55.2 |
| 1976 | 92.2 | 113,411 | 3.5 | 37.6 | | 34.2 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 15.4 | | | 41.1 | 57.2 |
| 1979 | 91.0 | 113,467 | 4.2 | 38.1 | | 27.2 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 20.6 | | | 42.3 | 55.9 |
| 1982 | 91.4 | 115,714 | 4.3 | 41.1 | 1.6 | 23.9 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 23.1 | | | 45.4 | 51.0 |
| 1985 | 90.0 | 115,825 | 4.3 | 40.9 | 1.4 | 20.8 | 11.5 | | 21.0 | | | 45.2 | 53.2 |
| 1988 | 86.6 | 112,094 | 4.7 | 41.1 | 5.2 | 18.5 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 17.1 | | | 54.1 | 44.8 |
| 1991 | 87.7 | 114,359 | 3.9 | 34.5 | 3.1 | 14.9 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 19.5 | | 7.5 | 38.3 | 50.0 |
| 1994 | 87.6 | 115,735 | 5.8 | 42.6 | 4.8 | 13.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 21.5 | | 0.9 | 53.2 | 45.0 |
| 1998 | 82.3 | 108,852 | 10.7 | 36.5 | 4.1 | 9.6 | 2.9 | 14.4 | 20.1 | | | 51.4 | 47.1 |
| 2002 | 80.9 | 107,726 | 7.3 | 40.6 | 4.0 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 14.1 | 1.7 | | 51.9 | 45.7 |
| 2006 | 82.8 | 111,327 | 4.9 | 36.0 | 4.2 | 11.3 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 24.7 | 3.5 | | 45.1 | 49.6 |
| 2010 | 85.1 | 116,513 | 4.6 | 30.5 | 6.1 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 29.8 | 6.4 | | 41.2 | 51.6 |
| 2014 | 86.7 | 120,775 | 4.5 | 32.4 | 5.4 | 9.1 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 21.9 | 15.6 | | 42.4 | 39.4 |
| 2018 | 88.2 | 124,570 | 6.1 | 29.6 | 3.2 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 19.2 | 20.3 | | 48.2 | 50.5 |
| 2022 | 85.5 | 126,385 | 3.5 | 31.0 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 19.5 | 23.6 | | 44.1 | 53.0 |

## Municipalities

* Alvesta
* Lessebo
* Ljungby
* Markaryd
* Tingsryd
* Uppvidinge
* Växjö
* Älmhult
Note that all the municipalities have names after their seats except Uppvidinge, where the seat is located in the small town Åseda.

## Localities in order of size

The five most populous localities of Kronoberg County in 2020:
| # | Locality | Population |
| 1 | Växjö | 71,282 |
| 2 | Ljungby | 16,098 |
| 3 | Älmhult | 11,003 |
| 4 | Alvesta | 9,255 |
| 5 | Markaryd | 5,123 |

## Demographics
### Foreign background

SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves. The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.
| Location | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Alvesta | 10.8 | 12.1 | 15.5 | 20.9 | 25.2 | 25.9 |
| Lessebo | 10.9 | 13.4 | 17.2 | 23.9 | 31.6 | 31.6 |
| Ljungby | 12.1 | 13.6 | 16.2 | 19.0 | 23.2 | 23.7 |
| Markaryd | 14.2 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 21.8 | 28.9 | 29.7 |
| Tingsryd | 7.5 | 9.1 | 11.3 | 14.4 | 18.4 | 19.0 |
| Uppvidinge | 10.5 | 13.4 | 15.8 | 20.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 |
| Växjö | 12.5 | 14.9 | 18.6 | 21.1 | 24.4 | 25.2 |
| Älmhult | 10.1 | 12.6 | 16.2 | 19.9 | 29.2 | 30.3 |
| Total | 11.6 | 13.7 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 25.0 | 25.7 |
| Source: SCB |||||||

## Heraldry

Kronoberg was formally granted its arms in 1944. However, use of the arms was already an established practice. It is a variation of the arms of Småland. Blazon: "In a field of gold on a green three tipped mountain, a red lion with blue armament stands upright, holding with both front paws a vertically aligned red crossbow with a black bow and arrow of silver."

## References and notes

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* ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1970" (PDF). SCB. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
* ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
* ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
* ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
* ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
* ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
* ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
* ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
* ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
* ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
* ↑ "Valresultat Riksdag 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
* ↑ "Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
* ↑ "Röster - Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
* ↑ "Röster - Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
* ↑ "Röster - Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
* ↑ "Valpresentation". resultat.val.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
* ↑ "Tätorter 2010 (Localities 2010)". Statistics Sweden (in Swedish). 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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