RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Finnish population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Finnish ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Michigan leads at 111,010. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 24,307, against an all-states median of 5,134.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.2% of US population308,745,538677,272–

01Michigan, MIMI10,077,761111,010–

02Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445103,159–

03California, CACA39,287,37754,331–

04Washington, WAWA7,816,11648,045–

05Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87240,565–

06Florida, FLFL22,416,07728,029–

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05626,973–

08Oregon, OROR4,254,29323,213–

09Ohio, OHOH11,810,29319,872–

10Illinois, ILIL12,694,79818,771–

11New York, NYNY19,852,36616,941–

12Texas, TXTX30,188,42415,486–

13Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83813,597–

14Colorado, COCO5,862,18911,951–

15New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8688,741–

16Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6398,401–

17Virginia, VAVA8,705,1707,593–

18Montana, MTMT1,116,8757,362–

19Maine, MEME1,387,8177,205–

20Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5086,699–

21Georgia, GAGA10,940,4076,420–

22New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8096,396–

23North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4046,261–

24Utah, UTUT3,392,3315,409–

25Indiana, ININ6,851,0735,241–

26Idaho, IDID1,934,2625,134–

27Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114,905–

28Nevada, NVNV3,184,6124,856–

29Alaska, AKAK735,7064,418–

30Missouri, MOMO6,191,8144,359–

31South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2254,080–

32South Dakota, SDSD907,4284,001–

33Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3833,989–

34North Dakota, NDND784,8413,921–

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,5073,043–

36Wyoming, WYWY582,3972,944–

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462,510–

38Alabama, ALAL5,086,7682,304–

39Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242,243–

40Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342,060–

41Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,010–

42Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,933–

43Vermont, VTVT647,1061,907–

44Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011,869–

45Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351,477–

46Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911,435–

47Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,093–

48Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,061–

49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373796–

50District of Columbia, DCDC681,294778–

51Delaware, DEDE1,021,191475–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest finnish population?

Michigan ranks #1 with 111,010 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by finnish population?

Michigan, Minnesota, California, Washington, Wisconsin.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is finnish population measured?

Number of residents who are Finnish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.