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Largest Finnish population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Finnish ancestry, from the 2020 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 26.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Vinton, IAIA5,004191–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935150−23%

03Iowa City, IAIA76,229128−15%

04Des Moines, IAIA212,086124−52%

05Ames, IAIA68,220122+160%

06Marion, IAIA42,732113+606%

07Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32492–

08Davenport, IAIA100,35892+163%

09West Des Moines, IAIA74,22491−33%

10Waterloo, IAIA66,91982+61%

11Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24057−42%

12Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68054+86%

13Muscatine, IAIA23,16452+63%

14Ankeny, IAIA77,83349+69%

15North Liberty, IAIA21,97646–

16Johnston, IAIA25,06542–

17Dubuque, IAIA59,14841+356%

18Spencer, IAIA11,21840+167%

19Glenwood, IAIA5,28726–

20Decorah, IAIA7,41725−66%

21Mason City, IAIA26,853210%

22Indianola, IAIA16,82920+5%

23Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49319–

24Clinton, IAIA24,04919−46%

25Urbandale, IAIA48,57017−69%

26Nevada, IAIA6,97416+60%

27Winterset, IAIA5,52015–

28Adel, IAIA7,09812–

29Creston, IAIA7,33512–

30Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23910−44%

31Bettendorf, IAIA40,71010−81%

32Asbury, IAIA6,0359–

33Burlington, IAIA23,3368−27%

34Carroll, IAIA10,0858–

35Fairfield, IAIA9,2208−71%

36Denison, IAIA8,2147−74%

37Grinnell, IAIA9,4307−22%

38Marshalltown, IAIA27,5366−68%

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