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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. The median across all 38 is 27. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bettendorf, IA, up 22 places to #9.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Waukee, IAIA34,890212+324%

02▲7West Des Moines, IAIA74,224211+56%

03▼2Vinton, IAIA5,004187–

04Des Moines, IAIA212,086141−46%

05▲3Davenport, IAIA100,358129+269%

06▼1Ames, IAIA68,22096+104%

07Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50095–

08▼6Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93588−55%

09▲22Bettendorf, IAIA40,71074+37%

10▼7Iowa City, IAIA76,22966−56%

11▼5Marion, IAIA42,73265+306%

12▲3North Liberty, IAIA21,97654–

13▲1Ankeny, IAIA77,83342+45%

14Coralville, IAIA23,96034+113%

15▲22Grinnell, IAIA9,43033+267%

16▼4Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68031+7%

17▲6Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49330–

18▲2Decorah, IAIA7,41728−62%

19Boone, IAIA12,47127–

20▼10Waterloo, IAIA66,91923−55%

21▼5Johnston, IAIA25,06522–

22Bondurant, IAIA9,64721–

23▼12Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24021−79%

24▼11Muscatine, IAIA23,16420−38%

25▲7Asbury, IAIA6,03519–

26▼5Mason City, IAIA26,85316−24%

27▼3Clinton, IAIA24,04914−60%

28Orange City, IAIA6,468120%

29▲4Burlington, IAIA23,336110%

30▲5Fairfield, IAIA9,22011−61%

31▼9Indianola, IAIA16,82910−47%

32Ottumwa, IAIA25,31910–

33▼16Dubuque, IAIA59,14890%

34Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5259−36%

35Waverly, IAIA10,5617–

36▼11Urbandale, IAIA48,5706−89%

37Sioux City, IAIA86,3564−95%

38▼10Adel, IAIA7,0983–

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