Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Finnish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.58K people in Iowa with Finnish ancestry (0.08% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Waukee city had the highest percentage of its population with Finnish ancestry (0.38%), followed by North Liberty city (0.26%), and Muscatine city (0.24%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Finnish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Iowa.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Finnish Ancestry in 2021
Waukee city
North Liberty city
Muscatine city
West Des Moines city
Marion city
Ames city
Indianola city
Oskaloosa city
Iowa City city
Cedar Falls city
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Finnish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Waukee city 0.38
2 North Liberty city 0.26
3 Muscatine city 0.24
3 West Des Moines city 0.24
4 Marion city 0.23
5 Ames city 0.19
5 Indianola city 0.19
6 Oskaloosa city 0.17
7 Iowa City city 0.16
8 Cedar Falls city 0.09
8 Johnston city 0.09
8 Pleasant Hill city 0.09
9 Clinton city 0.08
9 Waverly city 0.08
10 Cedar Rapids city 0.07
10 Davenport city 0.07
11 Ankeny city 0.06
11 Council Bluffs city 0.06
11 Des Moines city 0.06
11 Mason City city 0.06
11 Waterloo city 0.06
12 Dubuque city 0.04
12 Urbandale city 0.04
13 Bettendorf city 0.03
14 Marshalltown city 0.02