Finnish Population in Minnesota by County : 2025 Ranking & Insights

According to U.S. Census estimates, the Finnish population in Minnesota totals 96,059. Every county in the state reports a non-zero population, with St. Louis County leading at 20,445, followed by Hennepin County (14,958) and Anoka County (5,351). This demographic analysis ranks all counties in Minnesota by their Finnish population, offering insights into regional distribution patterns and highlighting county-level concentrations across the state.

Top 5 counties with the largest Finnish population in Minnesota

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  • 1
    St. Louis County
    Finnish population in St. Louis County is 20,445
    10.22% of St. Louis County population is Finnish
  • 2
    Hennepin County
    Finnish population in Hennepin County is 14,958
    1.18% of Hennepin County population is Finnish
  • 3
    Anoka County
    Finnish population in Anoka County is 5,351
    1.46% of Anoka County population is Finnish
  • 4
    Ramsey County
    Finnish population in Ramsey County is 5,233
    0.96% of Ramsey County population is Finnish
  • 5
    Wright County
    Finnish population in Wright County is 5,077
    3.49% of Wright County population is Finnish

Overview of Finnish population in Minnesota

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents Minnesota with 96,059 Finnish residents (1.7% of 5.7 million total state population), ranking the state at the 100th percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for Finnish demographic representation.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census data records indicate Minnesota's Finnish population of 1.7% exceeds the national average of 0.19% by a factor of 9.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates Minnesota's 96,059 Finnish residents constitute 15.5% of the nation's total Finnish population of 618,265, placing the state among jurisdictions with the highest demographic concentrations, with 15.5% of all American Finnish Americans residing within state boundaries.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey document Minnesota with 1.2 Finnish Americans per square mile, more than six times the national average density of 0.18 per square mile, placing the state among jurisdictions with significantly elevated demographic concentrations nationally.
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87 Counties in Minnesota Ranked by Finnish Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show Finnish populations across every county in Minnesota, with demographic distributions ranging from the highest population in St. Louis County to the lowest in $rank_n_geo_name. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all counties included in this analysis*.
counties in Minnesota ranked by Finnish population count
Rank by Finnish Population
County
Finnish Population
% of Total County Population
% of Total Minnesota Finnish Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 St. Louis County 20,445 10.22% 21.28%
2 Hennepin County 14,958 1.18% 15.57%
3 Anoka County 5,351 1.46% 5.57%
4 Ramsey County 5,233 0.96% 5.45%
5 Wright County 5,077 3.49% 5.29%
6 Dakota County 4,673 1.06% 4.86%
7 Carlton County 4,469 12.26% 4.65%
8 3,050 6.76% 3.18%
9 2,862 2.89% 2.98%
10 2,264 0.83% 2.36%
11 1,987 3.30% 2.07%
12 1,851 5.25% 1.93%
13 1,717 12.15% 1.79%
14 1,603 1.48% 1.67%
15 1,333 1.99% 1.39%
16 1,293 0.81% 1.35%
17 1,257 0.82% 1.31%
18 1,172 0.72% 1.22%
19 1,052 9.64% 1.10%
20 977 4.50% 1.02%
21 887 3.79% 0.92%
22 835 1.45% 0.87%
23 768 2.61% 0.80%
24 766 1.17% 0.80%
25 753 4.73% 0.78%
26 734 1.87% 0.76%
27 660 1.57% 0.69%
28 491 1.18% 0.51%
29 484 1.04% 0.50%
30 434 1.18% 0.45%
31 375 0.54% 0.39%
32 362 3.03% 0.38%
33 342 0.51% 0.36%
34 337 1.10% 0.35%
35 325 0.74% 0.34%
36 322 0.67% 0.34%
37 283 1.05% 0.29%
38 253 0.68% 0.26%
39 230 0.91% 0.24%
40 223 0.45% 0.23%
41 200 0.65% 0.21%
42 192 0.56% 0.20%
43 177 1.09% 0.18%
44 147 1.64% 0.15%
45 145 0.94% 0.15%
46 142 0.55% 0.15%
47 137 0.62% 0.14%
48 136 0.63% 0.14%
49 127 0.92% 0.13%
50 124 3.26% 0.13%
51 118 0.34% 0.12%
52 117 0.62% 0.12%
53 116 0.40% 0.12%
54 111 1.73% 0.12%
55 107 0.51% 0.11%
56 105 0.69% 0.11%
57 96 0.84% 0.10%
58 93 1.08% 0.10%
58 93 0.30% 0.10%
59 92 1.71% 0.10%
60 89 1.58% 0.09%
61 71 0.33% 0.07%
62 66 0.45% 0.07%
63 65 0.52% 0.07%
64 59 0.60% 0.06%
65 57 0.50% 0.06%
66 51 0.84% 0.05%
67 50 0.27% 0.05%
67 50 0.25% 0.05%
68 49 0.35% 0.05%
69 42 0.82% 0.04%
70 40 0.10% 0.04%
71 36 0.14% 0.04%
72 32 0.50% 0.03%
73 31 0.31% 0.03%
73 31 0.79% 0.03%
74 29 0.36% 0.03%
74 29 0.19% 0.03%
75 26 0.27% 0.03%
76 24 0.25% 0.03%
77 20 0.30% 0.02%
78 18 0.19% 0.02%
79 11 0.12% 0.01%
80 9 0.22% 0.01%
81 7 0.21% 0.01%
82 3 0.05% 0.00%
83 1 0.01% 0.00%
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks county in Minnesota by their Finnish population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Finnish population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Finnish ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Finnish alone, while others identify as Finnish along with another race (such as Finnish and German).
  • We’ve used the “Finnish alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Finnish population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Finnish alone or in combination in county. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total County Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Finnish .
  2. % of Total Minnesota Finnish Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Finnish population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Finnish populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • County that don’t have any reported Finnish population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Finnish populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.