Finnish Population in Monroe County, MI by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights
The Finnish population in Monroe County, MI is recorded at 413 residents, based on the latest U.S. Census estimates. Most cities in Monroe County - including Ash township, Milan, Frenchtown township, and others - report non-zero figures, reflecting a broad and distributed Finnish presence. However, the combined population across these cities exceeds the official county total - a likely result of rounding differences or sampling variations in small-population census data. The analysis below explores how Finnish communities are spread across Monroe County, MI and comparable counties throughout Michigan.
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Top 5 cities with the largest Finnish population in Monroe County
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1Ash townshipFinnish population in Ash township is 1441.82% of Ash township population is Finnish
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2MilanFinnish population in Milan is 991.63% of Milan population is Finnish
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3Frenchtown townshipFinnish population in Frenchtown township is 780.36% of Frenchtown township population is Finnish
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4Monroe charter townshipFinnish population in Monroe charter township is 470.33% of Monroe charter township population is Finnish
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5MonroeFinnish population in Monroe is 410.20% of Monroe population is Finnish
Overview of Finnish population in Monroe County
- Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data document Monroe County with 413 Finnish residents (0.27% of 155,001 total county population), positioning the jurisdiction at the 89th percentile nationally among counties and 53rd percentile within Michigan for Finnish population concentrations, despite absolute population figures.
- Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS data documents Monroe County's Finnish demographic representation of 0.27%, exceeding the national average of 0.19% while remaining below Michigan's elevated state average of 0.86%, placing the county above national concentration levels while below state demographic averages.
- Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates Monroe County contains 413 Finnish residents, representing less than 1% of Michigan's total Finnish population of 86,869.
- Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey indicate Monroe County's density of 0.75 Finnish Americans per square mile remains below Michigan's average of 1.5 per square mile, with relatively sparse community distribution compared to state demographic concentrations.
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23 Cities in Monroe County Ranked by Finnish Population
ACS data [1] show Finnish populations distributed across multiple cities in the county, led by Ash township, Milan, Frenchtown township, and Monroe charter township. The table below provides additional context, including total population, population density, and demographic distributions, based on current ACS data for 23 incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
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 city in Monroe County, MI 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 city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
- % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Finnish .
- % of Total Monroe County 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.
- City 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
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles 2023.
