RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Finnish population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Finnish ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Minnesota leads at 99,823. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 22,947, against an all-states median of 5,480.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFINNISH POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.2% of US population331,449,281644,850–

01Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44599,823−3%

02Michigan, MIMI10,077,76193,187−16%

03California, CACA39,287,37752,422−4%

04Washington, WAWA7,816,11648,091+0%

05Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87237,949−6%

06Florida, FLFL22,416,07726,720−5%

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05623,218−14%

08Oregon, OROR4,254,29321,751−6%

09Texas, TXTX30,188,42418,063+17%

10Ohio, OHOH11,810,29317,849−10%

11Illinois, ILIL12,694,79816,872−10%

12New York, NYNY19,852,36615,765−7%

13Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83815,258+12%

14Colorado, COCO5,862,18911,925−0%

15North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4048,223+31%

16New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8687,808−11%

17Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6397,694−8%

18Virginia, VAVA8,705,1707,672+1%

19Maine, MEME1,387,8177,255+1%

20Montana, MTMT1,116,8756,818−7%

21Georgia, GAGA10,940,4076,061−6%

22Utah, UTUT3,392,3315,981+11%

23Maryland, MDMD6,206,0115,820+19%

24Indiana, ININ6,851,0735,801+11%

25Idaho, IDID1,934,2625,643+10%

26New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8095,480−14%

27Missouri, MOMO6,191,8145,063+16%

28South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2255,041+24%

29Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084,944−26%

30North Dakota, NDND784,8414,839+23%

31Nevada, NVNV3,184,6124,678−4%

32Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3834,378+10%

33South Dakota, SDSD907,4284,298+7%

34Alaska, AKAK735,7064,179−5%

35Alabama, ALAL5,086,7682,840+23%

36Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072,807−8%

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462,350−6%

38Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342,262+10%

39Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,191+9%

40Wyoming, WYWY582,3972,180−26%

41Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,876−3%

42Vermont, VTVT647,1061,743−9%

43Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351,614+9%

44Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,610−28%

45Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911,421−1%

46Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,220+12%

47Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011,219−35%

48West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,133+42%

49District of Columbia, DCDC681,294789+1%

50Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779625−41%

51Delaware, DEDE1,021,191401−16%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest finnish population?

Minnesota ranks #1 with 99,823 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is finnish population measured?

Number of residents who are Finnish ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.