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Largest Finnish population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Finnish ancestry, from the 2023 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 2000

01Vinton, IAIA5,004191–

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,935150–

03Iowa City, IAIA76,229128–

04Des Moines, IAIA212,086124–

05Ames, IAIA68,220122–

06Marion, IAIA42,732113–

07Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32492–

08Davenport, IAIA100,35892–

09West Des Moines, IAIA74,22491–

10Waterloo, IAIA66,91982–

11Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24057–

12Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68054–

13Muscatine, IAIA23,16452–

14Ankeny, IAIA77,83349–

15North Liberty, IAIA21,97646–

16Johnston, IAIA25,06542–

17Dubuque, IAIA59,14841–

18Spencer, IAIA11,21840–

19Glenwood, IAIA5,28726–

20Decorah, IAIA7,41725–

21Mason City, IAIA26,85321–

22Indianola, IAIA16,82920–

23Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49319–

24Clinton, IAIA24,04919–

25Urbandale, IAIA48,57017–

26Nevada, IAIA6,97416–

27Winterset, IAIA5,52015–

28Adel, IAIA7,09812–

29Creston, IAIA7,33512–

30Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23910–

31Bettendorf, IAIA40,71010–

32Asbury, IAIA6,0359–

33Burlington, IAIA23,3368–

34Carroll, IAIA10,0858–

35Fairfield, IAIA9,2208–

36Denison, IAIA8,2147–

37Grinnell, IAIA9,4307–

38Marshalltown, IAIA27,5366–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES