Distribution of Finnish People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Finnish

KEY
3.15%
6.3%
9.45%
12.6%
18.9%
25.2%
31.5%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Keweenaw County, Michigan	37.61%
2	Houghton County, Michigan	27.92%
3	Ontonagon County, Michigan	27.31%
4	Baraga County, Michigan	21.69%
5	Marquette County, Michigan	18.05%
6	Gogebic County, Michigan	16.89%
7	Iron County, Wisconsin	16.87%
8	Hamlin County, South Dakota	13.37%
9	Alger County, Michigan	12.77%
10	Carlton County, Minnesota	12.58%
11	Wadena County, Minnesota	12.55%
12	Iron County, Michigan	11.26%
13	St. Louis County, Minnesota	10.99%
14	Lake County, Minnesota	10.95%
15	Ashland County, Wisconsin	8.29%
16	Douglas County, Wisconsin	7.59%
17	Itasca County, Minnesota	7.51%
18	Dickinson County, Michigan	6.7%
19	Bayfield County, Wisconsin	6.2%
20	Delta County, Michigan	6.07%

Top Counties by Population of Finnish

#	County	Population
1	St. Louis County, Minnesota	21,993
2	Hennepin County, Minnesota	14,550
3	Marquette County, Michigan	12,085
4	King County, Washington	10,237
5	Houghton County, Michigan	10,151
6	Oakland County, Michigan	9,902
7	Maricopa County, Arizona	9,598
8	Wayne County, Michigan	8,684
9	Clark County, Washington	8,315
10	Los Angeles County, California	7,586
11	Worcester County, Massachusetts	6,464
12	Anoka County, Minnesota	5,808
13	San Diego County, California	5,651
14	Cook County, Illinois	5,643
15	Wright County, Minnesota	5,329
16	Snohomish County, Washington	5,212
17	Macomb County, Michigan	4,958
18	Ramsey County, Minnesota	4,926
19	Carlton County, Minnesota	4,471
20	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	4,449

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Minnesota	1.79%	98,711
2	Michigan	0.97%	96,979
3	Montana	0.66%	6,904
4	New Hampshire	0.66%	8,874
5	Wisconsin	0.65%	37,665
6	North Dakota	0.65%	4,891
7	Washington	0.64%	46,664
8	Alaska	0.57%	4,226
9	Maine	0.53%	6,998
10	Oregon	0.51%	20,901
11	South Dakota	0.46%	3,948
12	Wyoming	0.35%	2,012
13	Massachusetts	0.33%	22,813
14	Vermont	0.31%	1,925
15	Idaho	0.3%	5,009
16	Arizona	0.23%	15,976
17	Utah	0.2%	6,150
18	Colorado	0.2%	10,961
19	Nevada	0.17%	4,991
20	Connecticut	0.16%	5,562
21	Ohio	0.15%	17,765
22	Illinois	0.14%	18,181
23	California	0.14%	55,409
24	Florida	0.13%	26,747
25	Rhode Island	0.13%	1,350
26	New Mexico	0.1%	2,079
27	District of Columbia	0.1%	677
28	Hawaii	0.1%	1,374
29	Virginia	0.09%	7,933
30	Nebraska	0.09%	1,787
31	Iowa	0.09%	2,870
32	Maryland	0.09%	5,170
33	New York	0.08%	16,558
34	North Carolina	0.08%	8,281
35	Indiana	0.08%	5,380
36	South Carolina	0.08%	3,998
37	Missouri	0.07%	4,328
38	New Jersey	0.07%	6,032
39	Pennsylvania	0.07%	8,585
40	Kansas	0.07%	1,916
41	Oklahoma	0.07%	2,552
42	Georgia	0.06%	6,428
43	Texas	0.06%	17,242
44	Tennessee	0.06%	4,036
45	Alabama	0.05%	2,356
46	Delaware	0.05%	427
47	West Virginia	0.04%	740
48	Arkansas	0.04%	1,188
49	Kentucky	0.04%	1,733
50	Louisiana	0.04%	1,661
51	Mississippi	0.02%	645
52	Puerto Rico	0%	18

Top States and Territories by Population of Finnish

#	State	Population
1	Minnesota	98,711
2	Michigan	96,979
3	California	55,409
4	Washington	46,664
5	Wisconsin	37,665
6	Florida	26,747
7	Massachusetts	22,813
8	Oregon	20,901
9	Illinois	18,181
10	Ohio	17,765
11	Texas	17,242
12	New York	16,558
13	Arizona	15,976
14	Colorado	10,961
15	New Hampshire	8,874
16	Pennsylvania	8,585
17	North Carolina	8,281
18	Virginia	7,933
19	Maine	6,998
20	Montana	6,904
21	Georgia	6,428
22	Utah	6,150
23	New Jersey	6,032
24	Connecticut	5,562
25	Indiana	5,380
26	Maryland	5,170
27	Idaho	5,009
28	Nevada	4,991
29	North Dakota	4,891
30	Missouri	4,328
31	Alaska	4,226
32	Tennessee	4,036
33	South Carolina	3,998
34	South Dakota	3,948
35	Iowa	2,870
36	Oklahoma	2,552
37	Alabama	2,356
38	New Mexico	2,079
39	Wyoming	2,012
40	Vermont	1,925
41	Kansas	1,916
42	Nebraska	1,787
43	Kentucky	1,733
44	Louisiana	1,661
45	Hawaii	1,374
46	Rhode Island	1,350
47	Arkansas	1,188
48	West Virginia	740
49	District of Columbia	677
50	Mississippi	645
51	Delaware	427
52	Puerto Rico	18

Source Data

This data was sourced from the 2013-2018 American Communities Survey. As this is freely available government data, feel free to use and share these numbers and metrics.