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Largest Finnish population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Finnish ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 38 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Waukee, IAIA34,890212+324%

02West Des Moines, IAIA74,224211+56%

03Vinton, IAIA5,004187–

04Des Moines, IAIA212,086141−46%

05Davenport, IAIA100,358129+269%

06Ames, IAIA68,22096+104%

07Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50095–

08Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93588−55%

09Bettendorf, IAIA40,71074+37%

10Iowa City, IAIA76,22966−56%

11Marion, IAIA42,73265+306%

12North Liberty, IAIA21,97654–

13Ankeny, IAIA77,83342+45%

14Coralville, IAIA23,96034+113%

15Grinnell, IAIA9,43033+267%

16Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68031+7%

17Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49330–

18Decorah, IAIA7,41728−62%

19Boone, IAIA12,47127–

20Waterloo, IAIA66,91923−55%

21Johnston, IAIA25,06522–

22Bondurant, IAIA9,64721–

23Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24021−79%

24Muscatine, IAIA23,16420−38%

25Asbury, IAIA6,03519–

26Mason City, IAIA26,85316−24%

27Clinton, IAIA24,04914−60%

28Orange City, IAIA6,46812+0%

29Burlington, IAIA23,33611+0%

30Fairfield, IAIA9,22011−61%

31Indianola, IAIA16,82910−47%

32Ottumwa, IAIA25,31910–

33Dubuque, IAIA59,1489+0%

34Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5259−36%

35Waverly, IAIA10,5617–

36Urbandale, IAIA48,5706−89%

37Sioux City, IAIA86,3564−95%

38Adel, IAIA7,0983–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES