RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Finnish population, US states

US states 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. Minnesota leads at 94,435. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 21,606, against an all-states median of 5,812.

All statesAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44594,435–

02Michigan, MIMI10,077,76184,304–

03California, CACA39,287,37747,141–

04Washington, WAWA7,816,11645,143–

05Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87235,683–

06Florida, FLFL22,416,07726,246–

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05621,346–

08Oregon, OROR4,254,29320,035–

09Ohio, OHOH11,810,29316,674–

10Texas, TXTX30,188,42416,674–

11Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83815,410–

12New York, NYNY19,852,36614,805–

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,79814,321–

14Colorado, COCO5,862,18912,567–

15North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4047,827–

16Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6397,762–

17Virginia, VAVA8,705,1707,387–

18Georgia, GAGA10,940,4077,277–

19New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8687,213–

20Montana, MTMT1,116,8756,958–

21South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2256,700–

22Utah, UTUT3,392,3316,340–

23Maryland, MDMD6,206,0116,147–

24Maine, MEME1,387,8175,909–

25Indiana, ININ6,851,0735,836–

26Idaho, IDID1,934,2625,812–

27New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8095,120–

28Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3835,024–

29North Dakota, NDND784,8414,972–

30Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084,929–

31Missouri, MOMO6,191,8144,787–

32Nevada, NVNV3,184,6124,656–

33Alaska, AKAK735,7063,835–

34South Dakota, SDSD907,4283,679–

35Alabama, ALAL5,086,7683,160–

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462,740–

37Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072,578–

38Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,457–

39Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242,403–

40Wyoming, WYWY582,3972,091–

41Vermont, VTVT647,1062,090–

42Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342,028–

43Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911,870–

44Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,797–

45Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351,751–

46Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011,330–

47Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,323–

48West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,132–

49District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941,101–

50Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779838–

51Delaware, DEDE1,021,191482–

SHOWING 1–51 OF 51

Download CSV (full list, 51 rows)

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest finnish population?

Minnesota ranks #1 with 94,435 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by finnish population?

Minnesota, Michigan, California, Washington, Wisconsin.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is finnish population measured?

Number of residents who are Finnish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).