RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 43 SHOWN OF 43

Largest Finnish population, Iowa cities · 2010

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Finnish ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 43 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 43 is 29.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH POPULATIONVS –

01Des Moines, IAIA212,086260–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935194–

03Iowa City, IAIA76,229151–

04West Des Moines, IAIA74,224135–

05Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24099–

06Sioux City, IAIA86,35686–

07Decorah, IAIA7,41774–

08Clear Lake, IAIA7,60158–

09Bettendorf, IAIA40,71054–

10Urbandale, IAIA48,57054–

11Waterloo, IAIA66,91951–

12Waukee, IAIA34,89050–

13Ames, IAIA68,22047–

14DeWitt, IAIA5,70443–

15Altoona, IAIA22,79640–

16Storm Lake, IAIA11,59037–

17Clinton, IAIA24,04935–

18Davenport, IAIA100,35835–

19Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83735–

20Muscatine, IAIA23,16432–

21Ankeny, IAIA77,83329–

22Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68029–

23Fairfield, IAIA9,22028–

24Denison, IAIA8,21427–

25Mason City, IAIA26,85321–

26Marshalltown, IAIA27,53619–

27Indianola, IAIA16,82919–

28Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23918–

29Marion, IAIA42,73216–

30Coralville, IAIA23,96016–

31Spencer, IAIA11,21815–

32Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52514–

33Norwalk, IAIA15,00412–

34Orange City, IAIA6,46812–

35Osceola, IAIA5,67912–

36Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01312–

37Burlington, IAIA23,33611–

38Knoxville, IAIA7,46911–

39Nevada, IAIA6,97410–

40Sioux Center, IAIA8,8649–

41Dubuque, IAIA59,1489–

42Grinnell, IAIA9,4309–

43Polk City, IAIA6,6306–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS