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Highest Finnish population share, US counties · 2020

US counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Finnish ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Finnish residents as a percentage of total population. Keweenaw County, Michigan leads at 34.3%. 2,115 counties qualify in total. Michigan carries 10 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH SHAREVS 2000
01Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18634.3%
02Houghton County, MIMI37,84227.6%
03Ontonagon County, MIMI5,82325.1%
04Baraga County, MIMI8,16921.4%
05Marquette County, MIMI68,06417.1%
06Gogebic County, MIMI14,28516.0%
07Iron County, WIWI6,12715.1%
08Hamlin County, SDSD6,90014.5%
09Lake County, MNMN10,74613.4%
10Carlton County, MNMN36,71112.7%
11Alger County, MIMI8,64111.6%
12Wadena County, MNMN14,38811.4%
13St. Louis County, MNMN200,51810.3%
14Iron County, MIMI11,7579.4%
15Ashland County, WIWI16,2037.6%
16Itasca County, MNMN45,4047.4%
17Dickinson County, MIMI25,8276.7%
18Douglas County, WIWI43,9906.6%
19Clark County, SDSD4,0316.2%
20Bayfield County, WIWI16,7876.2%
21Delta County, MIMI36,5825.7%
22Becker County, MNMN35,4975.6%
23Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8735.0%
24Meeker County, MNMN23,6034.9%
25Wright County, MNMN157,5594.6%
26Aitkin County, MNMN16,2524.4%
27Luce County, MIMI6,3394.3%
28Hubbard County, MNMN22,3694.1%
29Chippewa County, MIMI36,0813.9%
30Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0413.9%
31Lincoln County, WAWA11,9823.5%
32Clatsop County, OROR40,9263.4%
33Pacific County, WAWA24,3573.4%
34Esmeralda County, NVNV7293.3%
35Towner County, NDND2,0403.3%
37Wibaux County, MTMT8853.1%
38Florence County, WIWI4,7483.0%
39Pine County, MNMN30,4723.0%
40Sherburne County, MNMN104,1942.9%
41Petersburg, AKAK3,3942.8%
42Price County, WIWI13,9882.7%
43Cheshire County, NHNH78,2692.6%
44Dickey County, NDND4,8952.5%
45Menominee County, MIMI22,9412.4%
46Livingston County, MIMI197,3152.3%
47Yakutat, AKAK6722.2%
49Shoshone County, IDID14,1302.2%
50Douglas County, MNMN40,1202.1%
51Manistee County, MIMI25,6562.1%
52Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1322.1%
53Knox County, MEME41,1172.1%
54Ashtabula County, OHOH96,7132.0%
55Judith Basin County, MTMT2,1622.0%
56Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8852.0%
57Montmorency County, MIMI9,8422.0%
58Vilas County, WIWI23,7611.9%
59Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,1871.9%
60Isanti County, MNMN44,3861.9%
61Columbia County, OROR54,0911.9%
62Emmet County, MIMI33,7751.8%
63Granite County, MTMT3,6581.8%
64Clark County, WAWA532,1191.8%
65Anoka County, MNMN381,6051.8%
66Williams County, NDND41,7671.7%
67Slope County, NDND6281.6%
68Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2841.6%
69Oxford County, MEME60,3461.6%
70Carbon County, MTMT11,4661.6%
71Marinette County, WIWI42,5741.6%
72Juneau, AKAK31,6091.5%
73Columbia County, WAWA4,1411.5%
74Cass County, MNMN31,4301.5%
75Norman County, MNMN6,3361.5%
76Carver County, MNMN114,3791.5%
77Codington County, SDSD29,5621.5%
78Koochiching County, MNMN11,5871.5%
79Beltrami County, MNMN47,0551.5%
80Silver Bow County, MTMT36,1181.5%
81Oneida County, WIWI38,1311.5%
82Wheeler County, NENE7891.5%
83Mackinac County, MIMI11,2361.4%
84Liberty County, MTMT1,9571.4%
85Chisago County, MNMN59,1421.4%
86Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,7291.4%
87Cook County, MNMN5,5221.4%
88Stevens County, MNMN9,7471.4%
89Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,7091.4%
90Converse County, WYWY13,8241.4%
91Carlisle County, KYKY4,7471.4%
92St. Croix County, WIWI98,2761.4%
93McLeod County, MNMN36,6311.4%
94Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.3%
95Charlevoix County, MIMI26,0361.3%
96Crook County, WYWY7,8521.3%
97Clay County, MNMN67,7341.3%
98Lewis County, WAWA88,0621.3%
99Custer County, SDSD9,4311.3%
100Sawyer County, WIWI18,8461.3%
101Benzie County, MIMI18,5681.3%
102Rolette County, NDND11,6881.3%
103Kanabec County, MNMN16,6281.2%
104Sullivan County, NHNH43,9611.2%
105Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7841.2%
106Washburn County, WIWI17,0871.2%
107Crawford County, MIMI13,7221.2%
108Kenosha County, WIWI168,4481.2%
109Decatur County, ININ26,5761.2%
110Lincoln County, WIWI28,4031.2%
111Washington County, WIWI139,2381.2%
112Washakie County, WYWY7,5971.2%
113Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7531.2%
114Scott County, MNMN159,0171.1%
115Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5531.1%
116Stillwater County, MTMT9,4451.1%
117Roseau County, MNMN15,2461.1%
118Benton County, MNMN41,7441.1%
119Gladwin County, MIMI26,0771.1%
120Eddy County, NDND2,3291.1%
121Meagher County, MTMT2,1371.1%
122Owyhee County, IDID12,6611.0%
123Lincoln County, MEME36,5951.0%
124Denali, AKAK1,6161.0%
125Wilkin County, MNMN6,2881.0%
126Jefferson County, WAWA33,9701.0%
127Antrim County, MIMI24,6981.0%
128Harding County, SDSD1,3311.0%
129Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1531.0%
130Skagway, AKAK1,1041.0%
131Flathead County, MTMT115,4291.0%
132Big Stone County, MNMN5,0541.0%
133Marshall County, MNMN8,7981.0%
134Nelson County, NDND2,9631.0%
135Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1441.0%
136Portage County, WIWI71,9431.0%
137Lake County, OHOH232,2171.0%
138Faulk County, SDSD2,1781.0%
139Clearwater County, IDID9,1181.0%
140Carroll County, OHOH26,4750.9%
141Dakota County, MNMN457,7100.9%
142Burnett County, WIWI17,2230.9%
143Morrison County, MNMN34,6200.9%
144Clearwater County, MNMN8,6470.9%
145Cascade County, MTMT85,0290.9%
146Ramsey County, MNMN541,6230.9%
147Washington County, MNMN286,8950.9%
148Iosco County, MIMI25,2660.9%
149Sargent County, NDND3,7110.9%
150Roscommon County, MIMI23,9140.9%
151Pennington County, MNMN13,6860.9%
152Stark County, NDND34,0130.9%
153Blaine County, IDID25,5170.9%
154Lake County, COCO7,5520.9%
155Lincoln County, MTMT22,3280.9%
156Leelanau County, MIMI22,9820.9%
157Schuyler County, NYNY16,9240.9%
158Valley County, IDID12,8310.9%
159Shiawassee County, MIMI67,6810.9%
160Latah County, IDID41,8420.9%
161Otsego County, MIMI26,0800.9%
162Mendocino County, CACA88,1220.9%
163Clinton County, MIMI80,4320.9%
164Cheboygan County, MIMI25,7930.9%
165Cass County, NDND201,7940.9%
166Park County, COCO18,3140.9%
167San Juan County, WAWA18,5770.9%
168Idaho County, IDID17,8740.9%
169Taylor County, WIWI20,1180.9%
170Falls Church, VAVA15,1590.8%
171Richland County, NDND16,7310.8%
172Winona County, MNMN50,5230.8%
173Worcester County, MAMA888,5020.8%
174Marathon County, WIWI139,4320.8%
175Waldo County, MEME40,6930.8%
176Goodhue County, MNMN48,1950.8%
177Bristol Bay, AKAK8470.8%
178Hooker County, NENE6860.8%
179Logan County, NDND1,8590.8%
180Steele County, MNMN37,4640.8%
181Brown County, WIWI275,8030.8%
182Benton County, IAIA26,0040.8%
183Boundary County, IDID13,9970.8%
184Oakland County, MIMI1,288,3370.8%
185Eaton County, MIMI109,5810.8%
186Mason County, MIMI29,0400.8%
187Klickitat County, WAWA24,3310.8%
188Bonner County, IDID54,4200.8%
189Traverse County, MNMN3,1300.8%
190Midland County, MIMI83,7540.8%
191Thurston County, WAWA304,2610.8%
192Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,3310.8%
193Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6660.8%
194Mono County, CACA12,5050.8%
195Missaukee County, MIMI15,2740.7%
196Gillespie County, TXTX28,5270.7%
197Brown County, SDSD37,5610.7%
198Alcona County, MIMI10,5560.7%
199Madison County, MTMT10,0260.7%
200Caribou County, IDID7,2520.7%
201Mountrail County, NDND9,3950.7%
202Gooding County, IDID16,4460.7%
203Todd County, MNMN26,0600.7%
204Redwood County, MNMN15,2650.7%
205Stearns County, MNMN164,1100.7%
206Crook County, OROR27,5640.7%
207Outagamie County, WIWI195,8940.7%
208Pope County, MNMN11,4200.7%
209Wabasha County, MNMN21,5370.7%
210Lincoln County, OROR50,6360.7%
211Dodge County, MNMN21,3760.7%
212Jackson County, TXTX15,3930.7%
213Burke County, NDND2,1320.7%
214Door County, WIWI30,6160.7%
215Stevens County, WAWA49,6680.7%
216Clark County, WIWI35,0520.7%
217Benton County, OROR97,7280.7%
218Sheridan County, WYWY33,2410.7%
219Osceola County, MIMI23,5160.7%
220Kimble County, TXTX4,4380.7%
221Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4570.7%
222Ogemaw County, MIMI21,1210.7%
223Park County, MTMT18,2140.7%
224Grand Forks County, NDND74,5010.7%
225Clallam County, WAWA78,2020.7%
226Lewis County, IDID3,7040.7%
227Emmons County, NDND3,2150.7%
228Snohomish County, WAWA870,6560.7%
229Kalkaska County, MIMI18,6930.7%
230Shackelford County, TXTX3,1970.7%
231Musselshell County, MTMT5,5820.7%
232Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4150.7%
233Barnstable County, MAMA233,5390.7%
234Ingham County, MIMI289,7090.7%
235Grant County, MNMN6,0850.7%
236Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.6%
237Wexford County, MIMI34,4450.6%
238Yellowstone County, MTMT172,6920.6%
239Petroleum County, MTMT5480.6%
240Rice County, MNMN69,9390.6%
241Windsor County, VTVT57,3120.6%
242Franklin County, MEME30,8240.6%
243Piscataquis County, MEME17,4090.6%
244Wasco County, OROR26,3100.6%
245Franklin County, MAMA70,6980.6%
246Barron County, WIWI46,4840.6%
247Newaygo County, MIMI51,6220.6%
248Grand County, UTUT9,7900.6%
249Garfield County, COCO63,4740.6%
250Cumberland County, MEME317,2220.6%
251Coconino County, AZAZ144,3680.6%
252Dunn County, WIWI46,2230.6%
253Dunn County, NDND4,0580.6%
254Kitsap County, WAWA283,3740.6%
255Polk County, WIWI45,8030.6%
256Lapeer County, MIMI89,5160.6%
257Nicollet County, MNMN34,2730.6%
258Arenac County, MIMI15,0680.6%
259Skagit County, WAWA132,9750.6%
260Ravalli County, MTMT48,5820.6%
261Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,7950.6%
262Clear Creek County, COCO8,9940.6%
263Wrangell, AKAK2,0070.6%
264Morris County, KSKS5,3480.6%
265Cedar County, NENE8,3730.6%
266Washtenaw County, MIMI370,2140.6%
267Bonneville County, IDID135,7710.6%
268La Crosse County, WIWI121,3390.6%
269Yamhill County, OROR110,0240.6%
270Multnomah County, OROR795,3910.6%
271Benton County, WAWA221,7220.6%
272Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3910.6%
273Wasatch County, UTUT38,5140.6%
274Clackamas County, OROR426,2800.6%
275Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6340.6%
276Oconto County, WIWI40,1950.6%
277Bandera County, TXTX22,8760.6%
278Isabella County, MIMI64,6910.6%
279Waukesha County, WIWI417,2100.6%
280Monroe County, WIWI46,5720.6%
281Island County, WAWA85,6570.6%
282Bottineau County, NDND6,2840.6%
283Teton County, IDID13,2540.6%
284Tillamook County, OROR27,3840.6%
285Sagadahoc County, MEME37,9790.6%
286Kittitas County, WAWA48,8030.6%
287Carroll County, NHNH52,7840.6%
288Olmsted County, MNMN166,7310.6%
289Summit County, UTUT43,1410.6%
290Deschutes County, OROR213,0720.6%
291Powder River County, MTMT1,7810.6%
292Calhoun County, MIMI133,4080.6%
293Red Lake County, MNMN3,9400.5%
294Jackson County, WIWI20,9990.5%
295Montcalm County, MIMI69,4060.5%
296Oscoda County, MIMI8,7230.5%
297Eau Claire County, WIWI109,0330.5%
298Teton County, WYWY23,3330.5%
299Walworth County, WIWI106,1270.5%
300Mineral County, MTMT5,1850.5%
301Whatcom County, WAWA236,3920.5%
302Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5490.5%
303Sublette County, WYWY8,9290.5%
304Ottawa County, MIMI308,4590.5%
305Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5940.5%
306Washington County, OROR611,7080.5%
307Gratiot County, MIMI41,1900.5%
308Lyon County, NVNV65,0880.5%
309Phillips County, MTMT4,2030.5%
310Presque Isle County, MIMI13,1280.5%
311Briscoe County, TXTX1,4740.5%
312Ozaukee County, WIWI94,3460.5%
313Sanders County, MTMT14,0620.5%
314Douglas County, OROR111,9510.5%
315King County, WAWA2,344,9390.5%
316Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3610.5%
317Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.5%
318Pierce County, WIWI43,5190.5%
319Lane County, OROR381,5840.5%
320Anchorage, AKAK287,1550.5%
321Baker County, OROR16,6580.5%
322Lake County, OROR8,1870.5%
323Teton County, MTMT6,4960.5%
324Taos County, NMNM34,5640.5%
325Winnebago County, WIWI174,2180.5%
326Chaffee County, COCO20,8310.5%
327Cheyenne County, COCO1,7130.5%
328Siskiyou County, CACA42,0130.5%
329Sheboygan County, WIWI118,0470.5%
330Foard County, TXTX1,0440.5%
331Mariposa County, CACA16,9180.5%
332Ida County, IAIA6,7770.5%
333Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9510.5%
334Kent County, MIMI675,2320.5%
335Polk County, MNMN30,5450.5%
336Callaway County, MOMO45,7650.5%
338Androscoggin County, MEME116,4870.5%
339Morton County, KSKS2,4700.5%
340Yavapai County, AZAZ252,5520.5%
341Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.5%
342Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.5%
343Ramsey County, NDND11,5300.5%
344Barry County, MIMI63,9910.5%
345Wayne County, MIMI1,769,0380.5%
346Sanilac County, MIMI40,0830.5%
347Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,6690.5%
348Dane County, WIWI590,3750.5%
349Gallatin County, MTMT128,7400.5%
350Sherman County, OROR2,0510.5%
351Lenawee County, MIMI97,7790.5%
352Swift County, MNMN9,7630.5%
353Waupaca County, WIWI51,4610.5%
354Missoula County, MTMT123,5130.5%
355Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8300.5%
356Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.5%
357Wayne County, NENE10,0200.5%
358Lincoln County, IDID5,6030.5%
359Sitka, AKAK8,3190.5%
360Houston County, TXTX22,3160.5%
361Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,7620.5%
362Wood County, WIWI74,0600.5%
363Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.5%
364Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7200.5%
365Caledonia County, VTVT30,4140.5%
366Genesee County, MIMI401,0930.5%
367Brown County, MNMN25,5170.5%
368Laramie County, WYWY102,9380.5%
369Muskegon County, MIMI177,9010.5%
370Murray County, MNMN7,9420.4%
371Dodge County, WIWI89,0970.4%
372Humboldt County, CACA131,6470.4%
373Kittson County, MNMN4,0310.4%
374Geauga County, OHOH95,6760.4%
375Nez Perce County, IDID42,9050.4%
376Wallace County, KSKS1,4410.4%
377McLean County, NDND9,7400.4%
378Renville County, MNMN14,3560.4%
379Sauk County, WIWI66,6520.4%
380Burleigh County, NDND103,2510.4%
381Buffalo County, WIWI13,3180.4%
382Plymouth County, MAMA546,8290.4%
383Hillsdale County, MIMI45,7380.4%
384Alpena County, MIMI28,8530.4%
385Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3570.4%
386Carbon County, WYWY14,0130.4%
387Macomb County, MIMI886,2210.4%
388Oceana County, MIMI27,1770.4%
389Logan County, OKOK55,4730.4%
390Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,1860.4%
391Trumbull County, OHOH198,9720.4%
392Belknap County, NHNH65,1470.4%
393Brown County, TXTX38,7110.4%
394Union County, ININ6,8630.4%
395Pennington County, SDSD116,7920.4%
396Tioga County, NYNY47,4530.4%
397Pierce County, NDND3,8380.4%
398Summit County, COCO31,5170.4%
399Orange County, VTVT30,0020.4%
400Fulton County, ILIL32,9010.4%
401Jefferson County, MTMT13,3290.4%
402Pierce County, WAWA946,2880.4%
403Aleutians East, AKAK3,4790.4%
404Rusk County, WIWI14,1460.4%
405Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9720.4%
406Ellis County, KSKS29,0750.4%
407Somerset County, MEME51,6200.4%
408Hampshire County, MAMA164,0650.4%
409Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6170.4%
410Jackson County, MIMI159,5520.4%
411Day County, SDSD5,4840.4%
412Richland County, WIWI17,0360.4%
413Faribault County, MNMN13,8880.4%
414Monroe County, MIMI156,0040.4%
415Nevada County, CACA101,9110.4%
417Clare County, MIMI31,5430.4%
418Wallowa County, OROR7,5950.4%
419McHenry County, NDND5,1300.4%
420Racine County, WIWI198,9190.4%
421Douglas County, WAWA46,4730.4%
422Spokane County, WAWA558,3440.4%
423King George County, VAVA29,6460.4%
424Green Lake County, WIWI19,3050.4%
425Lawrence County, PAPA83,9110.4%
426Mecosta County, MIMI42,3200.4%
427St. Clair County, MIMI160,4860.4%
429Custer County, IDID4,6360.4%
430Jackson County, OROR221,7950.4%
431Sweetwater County, WYWY41,2670.4%
432Walton County, FLFL93,2880.4%
433Ionia County, MIMI66,5570.4%
434Jackson County, MNMN9,8570.4%
435Fairfax, VAVA26,7720.4%
436Windham County, VTVT45,2040.4%
437Tompkins County, NYNY104,0470.4%
438Chippewa County, WIWI67,6140.4%
439Wells County, ININ28,8830.4%
440Franklin County, IDID15,8890.4%
441Rockwall County, TXTX140,7380.4%
442Merrick County, NENE7,9050.4%
443Houston County, MNMN18,4000.4%
444Rutland County, VTVT59,6530.4%
445Phelps County, MOMO45,2470.4%
446Pembina County, NDND6,5680.4%
447Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4650.4%
448McHenry County, ILIL317,7510.4%
449Mason County, WAWA71,1650.4%
450Richland County, MTMT11,3770.4%
451Washington County, MEME31,3340.4%
452Greene County, MSMS13,7070.4%
453Lassen County, CACA28,1170.4%
454Sonoma County, CACA486,4440.4%
455Waushara County, WIWI25,2230.4%
456El Dorado County, CACA192,3230.4%
457Larimer County, COCO377,2920.4%
458Kendall County, TXTX53,2890.4%
459Rockingham County, NHNH324,0770.4%
460Polk County, OROR90,0370.4%
461Bannock County, IDID91,5910.4%
462Chelan County, WAWA81,9410.4%
463Butte County, SDSD10,8560.3%
464Washington County, RIRI129,7950.3%
465Gila County, AZAZ53,8010.3%
466Fremont County, WYWY39,4640.3%
467Bristol County, RIRI50,0010.3%
468Lake County, MIMI13,1820.3%
469White County, TNTN29,6120.3%
470Adams County, WIWI21,7520.3%
471Perkins County, NENE2,8490.3%
472Custer County, MTMT12,0340.3%
473McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.3%
474Park County, WYWY31,1710.3%
475Stutsman County, NDND21,4140.3%
476Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.3%
477Manitowoc County, WIWI81,7100.3%
478Brule County, SDSD5,2780.3%
479Kewaunee County, WIWI20,7580.3%
480Morgan County, UTUT13,3830.3%
481Shawano County, WIWI41,5600.3%
482Boulder County, COCO328,5600.3%
483Rosebud County, MTMT8,2530.3%
484Union County, NMNM3,8440.3%
485Huron County, MIMI30,5300.3%
486Alamosa County, COCO16,6880.3%
487Shasta County, CACA181,6480.3%
488Hood River County, OROR23,7200.3%
489Lyon County, MNMN25,6840.3%
490Renville County, NDND2,3310.3%
491Grant County, OROR7,0750.3%
492Hancock County, WVWV27,7290.3%
493Ward County, NDND68,2330.3%
494Los Alamos County, NMNM19,4070.3%
495Pepin County, WIWI7,5130.3%
496Kennebec County, MEME129,0670.3%
497Grant County, WIWI52,4460.3%
498Bath County, VAVA4,0760.3%
499Broadwater County, MTMT8,4930.3%
500Coos County, NHNH31,3430.3%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest finnish share?

Keweenaw County, Michigan ranks #1 with 34.3% (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by finnish share?

Keweenaw County, Michigan, Houghton County, Michigan, Ontonagon County, Michigan, Baraga County, Michigan, Marquette County, Michigan.

How many counties are in this ranking?

2,115 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 ACS 5-year data.

How is finnish share measured?

Share of all residents who are Finnish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).