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Highest Finnish population share, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Finnish ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Finnish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 43 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH SHAREVS –

01Decorah, IAIA7,4170.9%–

02DeWitt, IAIA5,7040.8%–

03Clear Lake, IAIA7,6010.7%–

04Waukee, IAIA34,8900.4%–

05Storm Lake, IAIA11,5900.4%–

06Denison, IAIA8,2140.3%–

07Fairfield, IAIA9,2200.3%–

08Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5250.3%–

09Altoona, IAIA22,7960.3%–

10Cedar Falls, IAIA41,2400.3%–

11West Des Moines, IAIA74,2240.2%–

12Osceola, IAIA5,6790.2%–

13Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0130.2%–

14Iowa City, IAIA76,2290.2%–

15Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2390.2%–

16Orange City, IAIA6,4680.2%–

17Polk City, IAIA6,6300.2%–

18Bettendorf, IAIA40,7100.2%–

19Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9350.2%–

20Nevada, IAIA6,9740.1%–

21Knoxville, IAIA7,4690.1%–

22Urbandale, IAIA48,5700.1%–

23Muscatine, IAIA23,1640.1%–

24Norwalk, IAIA15,0040.1%–

25Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8370.1%–

26Spencer, IAIA11,2180.1%–

27Indianola, IAIA16,8290.1%–

28Sioux Center, IAIA8,8640.1%–

29Clinton, IAIA24,0490.1%–

30Des Moines, IAIA212,0860.1%–

31Sioux City, IAIA86,3560.1%–

32Grinnell, IAIA9,4300.1%–

33Coralville, IAIA23,9600.1%–

34Ames, IAIA68,2200.1%–

35Waterloo, IAIA66,9190.1%–

36Mason City, IAIA26,8530.1%–

37Marshalltown, IAIA27,5360.1%–

38Ankeny, IAIA77,8330.1%–

39Marion, IAIA42,7320.0%–

40Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6800.0%–

41Burlington, IAIA23,3360.0%–

42Davenport, IAIA100,3580.0%–

43Dubuque, IAIA59,1480.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS