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Largest Finnish population, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties 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 86 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 196. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Waseca County, MN, up 32 places to #47.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01St. Louis County, MNMN200,51820,160−16%

02Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78414,580−8%

03▲1Wright County, MNMN157,5595,415+15%

04▼1Anoka County, MNMN381,6055,116−13%

05Ramsey County, MNMN541,6234,956−1%

06▲1Dakota County, MNMN457,7104,895+15%

07▼1Carlton County, MNMN36,7114,646−20%

08▲1Sherburne County, MNMN104,1942,780+49%

09▼1Itasca County, MNMN45,4042,692−20%

10Washington County, MNMN286,8952,292−12%

11Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0412,065−12%

12Becker County, MNMN35,4971,774−14%

13▲2Wadena County, MNMN14,3881,679+9%

14▲3Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1321,641+23%

15▼1Carver County, MNMN114,3791,388+8%

16▲2Stearns County, MNMN164,1101,240−8%

17▼4Scott County, MNMN159,0171,128−15%

18▲4Olmsted County, MNMN166,7311,054+7%

19Meeker County, MNMN23,603999−21%

20▲1Hubbard County, MNMN22,369846−5%

21▼5Lake County, MNMN10,746826+1%

22▼2Pine County, MNMN30,472761−5%

23Clay County, MNMN67,734732−3%

24▲1Chisago County, MNMN59,142716−3%

25▲2Aitkin County, MNMN16,252715−26%

26Isanti County, MNMN44,386700−6%

27▼3Douglas County, MNMN40,120641+20%

28Beltrami County, MNMN47,055598−27%

29▲2Benton County, MNMN41,744522−16%

30▲4Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634424+80%

31▼2McLeod County, MNMN36,631387−25%

32▲10Koochiching County, MNMN11,587379−34%

33▼1Rice County, MNMN69,939373−49%

34▲3Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753337−27%

35Goodhue County, MNMN48,195325−14%

36▼6Cass County, MNMN31,430311−45%

37▲8Polk County, MNMN30,545269+47%

38▼5Winona County, MNMN50,523265+51%

39▲2Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720259+1%

40▲3Todd County, MNMN26,060256+2%

41▼1Kanabec County, MNMN16,628232−38%

42▼4Steele County, MNMN37,464219+43%

43▼7Morrison County, MNMN34,620196−22%

44▼5Nicollet County, MNMN34,273184−30%

45▲5Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770156+53%

46▲19Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453147−19%

47▲32Waseca County, MNMN18,688123+24%

48▲6Marshall County, MNMN8,798121+10%

49Pennington County, MNMN13,686110−61%

50▲2Redwood County, MNMN15,265107+11%

51▲5Clearwater County, MNMN8,647104+41%

52▼6Wabasha County, MNMN21,537103+32%

53▲5Cook County, MNMN5,522101−30%

54▲12Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15392+124%

55▲6Freeborn County, MNMN30,44088+319%

56▼9Dodge County, MNMN21,37680+5%

57▼13Roseau County, MNMN15,24675−40%

58▼7Brown County, MNMN25,51774+6%

59▼2Pope County, MNMN11,42074−46%

60▲4Fillmore County, MNMN21,54062−37%

61▲9Nobles County, MNMN22,33856+211%

62▲9Swift County, MNMN9,76354+29%

63▲4Faribault County, MNMN13,88852+44%

64▼5Mower County, MNMN40,97152−76%

65▼12Norman County, MNMN6,33650−59%

66▲6Grant County, MNMN6,08543+13%

67▼4Renville County, MNMN14,35643−17%

68▲10Chippewa County, MNMN12,40642−34%

69▲8Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40542−48%

70▲17Rock County, MNMN9,52439−13%

71▼11Houston County, MNMN18,40038−5%

72▼24Stevens County, MNMN9,74737−61%

73▲8Red Lake County, MNMN3,94033−52%

74Jackson County, MNMN9,85732+88%

75▼6Martin County, MNMN19,44031−79%

76▼8Big Stone County, MNMN5,05429+164%

77▼22Lyon County, MNMN25,68429−80%

78▼2Sibley County, MNMN15,35629+16%

79▼4Murray County, MNMN7,94226−26%

80▲5Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704220%

81▼19Wilkin County, MNMN6,28821−9%

82▲1Kittson County, MNMN4,03118+29%

83▼3Traverse County, MNMN3,13011−27%

84▲2Pipestone County, MNMN9,2607−68%

85▼12Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4775−86%

86▼2Lincoln County, MNMN5,5834−86%

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