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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 818

Highest Finnish population share, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas 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. Houghton, MI leads at 28.0%. 818 metro areas qualify in total. Minnesota carries 9 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH SHAREVS 2000
01Houghton, MIMI40,02828.0%
02Marquette, MIMI68,06417.1%
03Duluth, MNMN281,21910.0%
04Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4047.4%
05Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5756.2%
06Escanaba, MIMI36,5825.7%
07Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4975.6%
08Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0813.9%
09Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0413.9%
10Astoria, OROR40,9263.4%
11Keene, NHNH78,2692.6%
12Alexandria, MNMN40,1202.1%
13Longview, WAWA114,8852.0%
14Brainerd, MNMN100,5621.9%
15Marinette, WIWI65,5151.9%
16Petoskey, MIMI33,7751.8%
17Williston, NDND41,7671.7%
18Juneau city and, AKAK31,6091.5%
19Watertown, SDSD29,5621.5%
20Bemidji, MNMN47,0551.5%
21Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1181.5%
22Hutchinson, MNMN36,6311.4%
23Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2951.4%
24Spearfish, SDSD29,4591.3%
25Centralia, WAWA88,0621.3%
26Traverse City, MIMI156,9721.2%
27Kenosha, WIWI168,4481.2%
28Greensburg, ININ26,5761.2%
29Port Townsend, WAWA33,9701.0%
30Kalispell, MTMT115,4291.0%
31Fargo, NDND269,5281.0%
32Aberdeen, WAWA78,1441.0%
33Stevens Point, WIWI71,9431.0%
34Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.9%
35Wahpeton, NDND23,0190.9%
36Dickinson, NDND39,1420.9%
37Owosso, MIMI67,6810.9%
38Moscow, IDID41,8420.9%
39Ukiah, CACA88,1220.9%
40Hailey, IDID32,4360.8%
41Portland, OROR2,542,2820.8%
42Winona, MNMN50,5230.8%
43Worcester, MAMA888,5020.8%
44Wausau, WIWI139,4320.8%
45Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.8%
46Owatonna, MNMN37,4640.8%
47St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.8%
48Ludington, MIMI29,0400.8%
49Sandpoint, IDID54,4200.8%
50Midland, MIMI83,7540.8%
51Lacey, WAWA304,2610.8%
52Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.7%
53Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5270.7%
54Lansing, MIMI479,7220.7%
55Billings, MTMT193,6030.7%
56Newport, OROR50,6360.7%
57Aberdeen, SDSD41,5830.7%
58Corvallis, OROR97,7280.7%
59Sheridan, WYWY33,2410.7%
60Cadillac, MIMI49,7190.7%
61Helena, MTMT97,1530.7%
62Port Angeles, WAWA78,2020.7%
63Manchester, NHNH433,4150.7%
64Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.7%
65Pierre, SDSD20,5880.6%
66Faribault, MNMN69,9390.6%
67Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.6%
68The Dalles, OROR26,3100.6%
69Appleton, WIWI249,8760.6%
70Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.6%
71Rice Lake, WIWI46,4840.6%
72Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.6%
73Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.6%
74Menomonie, WIWI46,2230.6%
75Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.6%
76Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.6%
77Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.6%
78Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.6%
79Mankato, MNMN104,9070.6%
80Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.6%
81Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.6%
82Sparta, WIWI46,5720.6%
83Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6570.6%
84Heber, UTUT81,6550.6%
85Ellensburg, WAWA48,8030.6%
86Rochester, MNMN231,1840.6%
87Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.6%
88Jackson, WYWY36,5870.5%
89Whitewater, WIWI106,1270.5%
90Bend, OROR266,3760.5%
91Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.5%
92Ketchikan, AKAK13,5490.5%
93Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.5%
94Alma, MIMI41,1900.5%
95Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.5%
96Roseburg, OROR111,9510.5%
97Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.5%
98Rifle, COCO80,0990.5%
99Eugene, OROR381,5840.5%
100Baker City, OROR16,6580.5%
101Breckenridge, COCO39,0690.5%
102Taos, NMNM34,5640.5%
103Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.5%
104Sheboygan, WIWI118,0470.5%
105Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.5%
106Lewiston, MEME116,4870.5%
107Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5520.5%
108Yankton, SDSD23,6350.5%
109La Crosse, WIWI171,1820.5%
110Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6690.5%
111Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.5%
112Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.5%
113Portland, MEME577,6350.5%
114Adrian, MIMI97,7790.5%
115Missoula, MTMT128,6980.5%
116Huron, SDSD19,6240.5%
117Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.5%
118Idaho Falls, IDID173,8510.5%
119Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0600.5%
120Willmar, MNMN44,7200.5%
121Flint, MIMI401,0930.5%
122New Ulm, MNMN25,5170.5%
123Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.5%
124Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.5%
125Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0970.4%
126Eureka, CACA131,6470.4%
127Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.4%
128Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.4%
129Baraboo, WIWI66,6520.4%
130Hillsdale, MIMI45,7380.4%
131Alpena, MIMI28,8530.4%
132Madison, WIWI709,6850.4%
133Laconia, NHNH65,1470.4%
134Brownwood, TXTX38,7110.4%
135Canton, ILIL32,9010.4%
136Spokane, WAWA608,0120.4%
137Fairbanks, AKAK93,9720.4%
138Hays, KSKS29,0750.4%
139Amherst, MAMA164,0650.4%
140Jackson, MIMI159,5520.4%
141Monroe, MIMI156,0040.4%
142Truckee, CACA101,9110.4%
143Racine, WIWI198,9190.4%
144Big Rapids, MIMI42,3200.4%
145Medford, OROR221,7950.4%
146Rock Springs, WYWY41,2670.4%
147Brattleboro, VTVT45,2040.4%
148Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.4%
149Rutland, VTVT59,6530.4%
150Bismarck, NDND139,7500.4%
151Rolla, MOMO45,2470.4%
152Wenatchee, WAWA128,4140.4%
153Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.4%
154Shelton, WAWA71,1650.4%
155Susanville, CACA28,1170.4%
156Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.4%
157Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.4%
158Pocatello, IDID91,5910.4%
159Payson, AZAZ53,8010.3%
160Riverton, WYWY39,4640.3%
161Cody, WYWY31,1710.3%
162Jamestown, NDND21,4140.3%
163Brookings, SDSD37,6350.3%
164Manitowoc, WIWI81,7100.3%
165Boulder, COCO328,5600.3%
166Redding, CACA181,6480.3%
167Hood River, OROR23,7200.3%
168Marshall, MNMN25,6840.3%
169Minot, NDND75,6940.3%
170Lewiston, IDID65,4500.3%
171Los Alamos, NMNM19,4070.3%
172Augusta, MEME129,0670.3%
173Platteville, WIWI52,4460.3%
174Winnemucca, NVNV17,2670.3%
175Uvalde, TXTX24,9630.3%
176Carson, NVNV58,5710.3%
177Blackfoot, IDID51,1530.3%
178Shawano, WIWI45,7590.3%
179Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.3%
180Concord, NHNH158,0780.3%
181Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1540.3%
182Alamosa, COCO27,8960.3%
183Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8640.3%
184Niles, MIMI152,4440.3%
185Fallon, NVNV25,8510.3%
186Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.3%
187Salem, OROR445,8140.3%
188Napa, CACA132,9490.3%
189Yakima, WAWA259,1850.3%
190Bangor, MEME157,9670.3%
191Alamogordo, NMNM70,3680.3%
192Watertown, WIWI86,5050.3%
193Elmira, NYNY80,4150.3%
194Sonora, CACA53,1600.3%
195Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.3%
196Elko, NVNV56,6820.3%
197Casper, WYWY80,5260.3%
198Vermillion, SDSD15,0310.3%
199Pullman, WAWA48,5120.3%
200Bloomington, ININ165,2310.3%
201Albany, OROR132,8430.3%
202Janesville, WIWI166,4720.3%
203Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.3%
204Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.3%
205Crescent City, CACA26,4100.3%
206Coos Bay, OROR63,9920.3%
207Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.3%
208Reno, NVNV578,7340.3%
209The Villages, FLFL157,7720.3%
210Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4510.2%
211Kingston, NYNY183,3300.2%
212Grand Island, NENE78,0760.2%
213Spencer, IAIA16,2020.2%
214Gillette, WYWY48,1450.2%
215Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.2%
216Deming, NMNM25,4070.2%
217Crestview, FLFL315,0980.2%
218Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.2%
219St. George, UTUT213,6700.2%
220Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.2%
221Fairmont, MNMN19,4400.2%
222Bay City, MIMI102,1230.2%
223Chico, CACA209,2110.2%
224Klamath Falls, OROR70,2740.2%
225Sturgis, MIMI60,9680.2%
226Winchester, TNTN45,5790.2%
227Logan, UTUT160,8890.2%
228Vidalia, GAGA36,1800.2%
229Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.2%
230Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.2%
231Grand Junction, COCO162,8450.2%
232Grants Pass, OROR87,8670.2%
233Rockford, ILIL337,2420.2%
234Rochelle, ILIL51,3990.2%
235Coldwater, MIMI45,9930.2%
236San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.2%
237Brevard, NCNC34,2110.2%
238Waycross, GAGA57,6700.2%
239Glens Falls, NYNY124,3730.2%
240Boise City, IDID864,2430.2%
241Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.2%
242Albert Lea, MNMN30,4400.2%
243Ogden, UTUT672,7840.2%
244Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.2%
245Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.2%
246Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.2%
247Holland, MIMI123,1880.2%
248Worthington, MNMN22,3380.2%
249La Grande, OROR25,9000.2%
250Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2190.2%
251Macomb, ILIL25,9160.2%
252Oxnard, CACA830,8510.2%
253Denver, COCO3,092,0370.2%
254San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.2%
255Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.2%
256Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.2%
257Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.2%
258Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.2%
259Barre, VTVT59,6520.2%
260North Port, FLFL948,1580.2%
261Brookings, OROR22,6210.2%
262Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.2%
263Bishop, CACA18,1580.2%
264Kahului, HIHI160,6740.2%
265Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.2%
266Boone, NCNC54,7860.2%
267Key West, FLFL80,4060.2%
268Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.2%
269Ocala, FLFL442,6600.2%
270Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.2%
271Freeport, ILIL43,2200.2%
272Austin, MNMN40,9710.2%
273Bennington, VTVT36,6300.2%
274Cedar City, UTUT67,1410.2%
275Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.2%
276Montrose, COCO44,5910.2%
277Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.2%
278San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.2%
279Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.2%
280Great Bend, KSKS24,7900.2%
281Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.2%
282Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.2%
283Lewisburg, TNTN38,0710.2%
284Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.2%
285Vernal, UTUT38,2780.2%
286Sanford, NCNC70,2580.2%
287Naples, FLFL417,1310.2%
288Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.2%
289Carlsbad, NMNM62,5090.2%
290Sebring, FLFL111,1220.2%
291Ontario, OROR60,0850.2%
292Durango, COCO56,8980.2%
293Kingsland, GAGA60,1430.2%
294Fremont, OHOH58,6550.2%
295Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.2%
296Burlington, VTVT227,8030.2%
297Edwards, COCO54,2910.2%
298Warren, PAPA37,0380.2%
299Marion, ININ66,5240.2%
300Hermiston, OROR93,7210.2%
301Ames, IAIA128,0900.2%
302Tahlequah, OKOK49,1960.2%
303Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.2%
304Toledo, OHOH599,3760.2%
305Auburn, NYNY74,3650.2%
306Provo, UTUT773,4260.2%
307Morehead City, NCNC70,4690.2%
308Muscatine, IAIA41,8530.2%
309Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.2%
310Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.2%
311Athens, TNTN71,5900.2%
312Hudson, NYNY60,1680.2%
313Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.2%
314Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.2%
315Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.2%
316Beckley, WVWV109,9400.2%
317Palatka, FLFL77,7340.2%
318Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.2%
319Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.2%
320Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.1%
321Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.1%
322Clearlake, CACA67,7720.1%
323Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.1%
324Athens, OHOH63,1970.1%
325Akron, OHOH701,7800.1%
326Springfield, MAMA464,3380.1%
327Erie, PAPA265,8320.1%
328Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.1%
329Moses Lake, WAWA105,7270.1%
330Hermitage, PAPA107,8600.1%
331Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.1%
332Joplin, MOMO208,7960.1%
333Corsicana, TXTX57,1810.1%
334Charleston, ILIL46,6070.1%
335Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.1%
336Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.1%
337Sterling, COCO20,6540.1%
338Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.1%
339Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.1%
340Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4420.1%
341Vallejo, CACA455,3760.1%
342Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.1%
343Marion, OHOH65,1150.1%
344Canton, OHOH400,2460.1%
345San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.1%
346Champaign, ILIL239,9790.1%
347Altus, OKOK24,7640.1%
348Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.1%
349Ottawa, ILIL145,9020.1%
350Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.1%
351Bedford, ININ45,5680.1%
352Hilo, HIHI210,0430.1%
353Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.1%
354Evanston, WYWY23,4150.1%
355Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.1%
356Deltona, FLFL746,9330.1%
357Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.1%
358Florence, SCSC201,3920.1%
359Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.1%
360Columbia, MOMO219,0620.1%
361Okeechobee, FLFL42,6080.1%
362Mountain Home, ARAR42,9820.1%
363Show Low, AZAZ109,9460.1%
364Ashland, OHOH52,5230.1%
365Lafayette, ININ228,4680.1%
366Washington Court House, OHOH28,5520.1%
367Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.1%
368Cumberland, MDMD93,6400.1%
369Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.1%
370Albany, NYNY915,8350.1%
371Batesville, ARAR38,7850.1%
372Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.1%
373Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.1%
374Hinesville, GAGA91,8700.1%
375Paducah, KYKY102,2590.1%
376Twin Falls, IDID123,9010.1%
377Weirton, WVWV112,4680.1%
378Effingham, ILIL44,7270.1%
379Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4280.1%
380Calhoun, GAGA61,7010.1%
381Huntington, WVWV365,9650.1%
382Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.1%
383Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.1%
384Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.1%
385Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.1%
386Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.1%
387Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.1%
388Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.1%
389Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.1%
390Hereford, TXTX18,6260.1%
391Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.1%
392Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.1%
393Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.1%
394Charleston, SCSC889,2630.1%
395Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.1%
396Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.1%
397El Dorado, ARAR36,9260.1%
398Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.1%
399Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.1%
400Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.1%
401Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.1%
402Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8800.1%
403Vernon, TXTX12,4810.1%
404Harrison, ARAR45,6540.1%
405Tullahoma, TNTN69,3390.1%
406El Campo, TXTX42,0600.1%
407Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8080.1%
408Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.1%
409Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.1%
410McAlester, OKOK43,3200.1%
411Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.1%
412Lincoln, NENE352,0810.1%
413Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.1%
414New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3730.1%
415Dayton, OHOH826,5540.1%
416Silver City, NMNM27,2520.1%
417Laramie, WYWY38,5580.1%
418Nantucket, MAMA14,7580.1%
419Daphne, ALAL267,7610.1%
420Meadville, PAPA81,7920.1%
421Sumter, SCSC105,0670.1%
422Beatrice, NENE21,7110.1%
423Jacksonville, TXTX53,3370.1%
424Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.1%
425Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.1%
426Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.1%
427Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.1%
428East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.1%
429Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.1%
430Modesto, CACA557,7190.1%
431Springfield, MOMO500,6940.1%
432Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.1%
433Red Bluff, CACA64,6650.1%
434Durham, NCNC625,4850.1%
435West Plains, MOMO40,7980.1%
436Sherman, TXTX153,6130.1%
437Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.1%
438Abilene, TXTX185,4290.1%
439Campbellsville, KYKY38,4070.1%
440Price, UTUT20,6800.1%
441Lake City, FLFL74,0940.1%
442Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.1%
443Atchison, KSKS16,1720.1%
444Florence, ALAL156,6090.1%
445Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.1%
446Visalia, CACA485,1460.1%
447Liberal, KSKS21,0730.1%
448Richmond, ININ66,1690.1%
449Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.1%
450Salinas, CACA433,7290.1%
451Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.1%
452Bay City, TXTX36,4630.1%
453Somerset, PAPA72,0040.1%
454Sioux City, IAIA145,7380.1%
455South Bend, ININ324,5380.1%
456Kendallville, ININ47,9370.1%
457State College, PAPA157,3930.1%
458Kearney, NENE57,9620.1%
459Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.1%
460Greeley, COCO378,4260.1%
461Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.1%
462Salem, OHOH99,3770.1%
463Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.1%
464Gloversville, NYNY52,2160.1%
465Columbus, ININ85,7290.1%
466Mason City, IAIA49,7100.1%
467Springfield, ILIL206,0330.1%
468Pueblo, COCO169,2770.1%
469Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.1%
470Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.1%
471Killeen, TXTX511,4970.1%
472Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.1%
473Kapaa, HIHI73,4000.1%
474Franklin, KYKY20,7880.1%
475Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2450.1%
476Lima, OHOH100,8810.1%
477Oxford, MSMS71,9720.1%
478Peru, ININ34,4870.1%
479Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.1%
480Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.1%
481Hastings, NENE40,5770.1%
482Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.1%
483Clewiston, FLFL61,5460.1%
484Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.1%
485Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.1%
486Davenport, IAIA380,4520.1%
487Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.1%
488Duncan, OKOK44,3100.1%
489Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.1%
490Hickory, NCNC376,8900.1%
491Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.1%
492Stockton, CACA823,8150.1%
493Waynesville, NCNC63,3690.1%
494Massena, NYNY105,4880.1%
495Lock Haven, PAPA37,8700.1%
496Angola, ININ34,7990.1%
497Asheville, NCNC422,3450.1%
498Springfield, OHOH135,3400.1%
499St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.1%
500Americus, GAGA33,3940.1%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest finnish share?

Houghton, MI ranks #1 with 28.0% (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by finnish share?

Houghton, MI, Marquette, MI, Duluth, MN-WI, Grand Rapids, MN, Iron Mountain, MI-WI.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

818 metro areas 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).