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Highest Finnish population share, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Finnish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Finnish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 68 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 68 is 0.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Dickinson County, IA, up 49 places to #19.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH SHAREVS 2010

01Benton County, IAIA26,0040.7%+0.7 pts

02Henry County, IAIA19,3490.5%+0.5 pts

03Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8190.4%–

04▲33Dallas County, IAIA118,4570.4%+0.1 pts

05Lucas County, IAIA8,8470.3%–

06▼2Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7330.2%−0.3 pts

07▲48Butler County, IAIA14,0490.2%+0.2 pts

08▲27Page County, IAIA14,8560.2%+0.2 pts

09▲44Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3680.2%0.0 pts

10▲13Decatur County, IAIA7,6550.2%–

11▼3Warren County, IAIA57,3310.2%0.0 pts

12▲46Monona County, IAIA8,5390.2%0.0 pts

13▲7Sac County, IAIA9,5250.1%−0.1 pts

14▲17Mitchell County, IAIA10,6500.1%0.0 pts

15▲10Mahaska County, IAIA21,8800.1%0.0 pts

16▲26Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3720.1%−0.1 pts

17▼14Monroe County, IAIA7,4060.1%0.0 pts

18▲26Scott County, IAIA175,2590.1%+0.1 pts

19▲49Dickinson County, IAIA18,0770.1%0.0 pts

20Audubon County, IAIA5,5090.1%–

21▼3Cedar County, IAIA18,3590.1%−0.1 pts

22▼8Boone County, IAIA26,7990.1%0.0 pts

23▼4Johnson County, IAIA160,0440.1%0.0 pts

24▼8Story County, IAIA101,2910.1%0.0 pts

25▼13Worth County, IAIA7,3380.1%0.0 pts

26▲24Marshall County, IAIA39,8900.1%0.0 pts

27▲12Iowa County, IAIA16,5040.1%–

28Hardin County, IAIA16,4550.1%0.0 pts

29▲4O'Brien County, IAIA14,2200.1%–

30▲17Dubuque County, IAIA99,3810.1%0.0 pts

31▲18Jefferson County, IAIA15,2910.1%−0.1 pts

32▼17Linn County, IAIA232,0280.1%0.0 pts

33▲10Kossuth County, IAIA14,3220.1%0.0 pts

34▲7Polk County, IAIA516,5460.1%−0.1 pts

35Lyon County, IAIA12,3540.1%−0.2 pts

36▲23Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8990.1%−0.1 pts

37▲11Clinton County, IAIA46,0020.1%−0.1 pts

38▼21Muscatine County, IAIA41,8530.1%−0.3 pts

39▲6Washington County, IAIA22,6670.0%–

40▲12Carroll County, IAIA20,3030.0%0.0 pts

41▼1Bremer County, IAIA25,2960.0%–

42▲15Appanoose County, IAIA12,0770.0%−0.2 pts

43▼21Calhoun County, IAIA9,5620.0%–

44▼6Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9960.0%0.0 pts

45Keokuk County, IAIA9,7970.0%–

46▲18Wright County, IAIA12,8010.0%0.0 pts

47▼23Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5320.0%−0.1 pts

48▲6Lee County, IAIA32,3060.0%0.0 pts

49Sioux County, IAIA36,7740.0%−0.1 pts

50▲6Osceola County, IAIA5,9800.0%–

51▼25Fremont County, IAIA6,5220.0%−0.1 pts

52Clayton County, IAIA16,8450.0%−0.1 pts

53▼7Jasper County, IAIA38,1530.0%−0.1 pts

54▲19Jones County, IAIA21,2530.0%–

55▲5Des Moines County, IAIA38,0770.0%0.0 pts

56Winnebago County, IAIA10,2510.0%−0.2 pts

57▲14Wapello County, IAIA35,2100.0%–

58▼52Adams County, IAIA3,6170.0%–

59▼27Greene County, IAIA8,6580.0%0.0 pts

60Emmet County, IAIA9,1070.0%0.0 pts

61▼40Harrison County, IAIA14,6230.0%0.0 pts

62▲10Jackson County, IAIA19,2880.0%−0.1 pts

63▲6Cherokee County, IAIA11,3690.0%0.0 pts

64▼37Hamilton County, IAIA14,9440.0%0.0 pts

65▼58Clay County, IAIA16,2020.0%−0.1 pts

66▼53Madison County, IAIA17,2700.0%0.0 pts

67▲3Webster County, IAIA36,8380.0%−0.1 pts

68▼38Woodbury County, IAIA106,6490.0%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES