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Largest Finnish population, US states

US states 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. Minnesota leads at 94,435. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 21,606, against an all-states median of 5,812. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: South Carolina, SC, up 7 places to #21.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.2% of US population334,922,499614,125–

01Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44594,435−8%

02Michigan, MIMI10,077,76184,304−24%

03California, CACA39,287,37747,141−13%

04Washington, WAWA7,816,11645,143−6%

05Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87235,683−12%

06Florida, FLFL22,416,07726,246−6%

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05621,346−21%

08Oregon, OROR4,254,29320,035−14%

09▲1Ohio, OHOH11,810,29316,674−16%

10▼1Texas, TXTX30,188,42416,674+8%

11▲2Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83815,410+13%

12New York, NYNY19,852,36614,805−13%

13▼2Illinois, ILIL12,694,79814,321−24%

14Colorado, COCO5,862,18912,567+5%

15North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4047,827+25%

16▲1Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6397,762−8%

17▲1Virginia, VAVA8,705,1707,387−3%

18▲3Georgia, GAGA10,940,4077,277+13%

19▼3New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8687,213−17%

20Montana, MTMT1,116,8756,958−5%

21▲7South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2256,700+64%

22Utah, UTUT3,392,3316,340+17%

23Maryland, MDMD6,206,0116,147+25%

24▼5Maine, MEME1,387,8175,909−18%

25▼1Indiana, ININ6,851,0735,836+11%

26▼1Idaho, IDID1,934,2625,812+13%

27▼1New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8095,120−20%

28▲4Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3835,024+26%

29▲1North Dakota, NDND784,8414,972+27%

30▼1Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084,929−26%

31▼4Missouri, MOMO6,191,8144,787+10%

32▼1Nevada, NVNV3,184,6124,656−4%

33▲1Alaska, AKAK735,7063,835−13%

34▼1South Dakota, SDSD907,4283,679−8%

35Alabama, ALAL5,086,7683,160+37%

36▲1New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462,740+9%

37▼1Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072,578−15%

38▲1Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,457+22%

39▲5Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242,403+7%

40Wyoming, WYWY582,3972,091−29%

41▲1Vermont, VTVT647,1062,090+10%

42▼4Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342,028−2%

43▲2Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911,870+30%

44▼3Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,797−7%

45▼2Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351,751+19%

46▲1Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011,330−29%

47▼1Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,323+21%

48West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,132+42%

49District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941,101+42%

50Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779838−21%

51Delaware, DEDE1,021,191482+1%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · 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).