Ranking of Minnesota Counties 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 97.40K people in Minnesota with Finnish ancestry (1.72% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Lake County had the highest percentage of its population with Finnish ancestry (12.63%), followed by Carlton County (12.23%), and Wadena County (10.67%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Finnish Ancestry in 2021
Lake County
Carlton County
Wadena County
St. Louis County
Itasca County
Becker County
Hubbard County
Meeker County
Lake of the Woods County
Aitkin County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Finnish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lake County 12.63
2 Carlton County 12.23
3 Wadena County 10.67
4 St. Louis County 10.14
5 Itasca County 7.22
6 Becker County 5.11
7 Hubbard County 5.04
8 Meeker County 4.62
9 Lake of the Woods County 4.29
10 Aitkin County 4.19
11 Wright County 4.10
12 Otter Tail County 3.87
13 Pine County 2.69
14 Sherburne County 2.59
15 Crow Wing County 2.03
16 Douglas County 1.94
17 Isanti County 1.79
18 Koochiching County 1.75
19 Anoka County 1.71
20 Carver County 1.59
21 McLeod County 1.55
22 Norman County 1.51
23 Cook County 1.40
24 Mahnomen County 1.38
25 Clay County 1.37
26 Cass County 1.34
27 Beltrami County 1.31
28 Kanabec County 1.24
29 Marshall County 1.23
30 Benton County 1.19
30 Hennepin County 1.19
31 Clearwater County 1.11
32 Scott County 1.09
33 Big Stone County 1.05
34 Chisago County 0.99
35 Dakota County 0.98
36 Todd County 0.94
37 Pope County 0.92
38 Mille Lacs County 0.91
39 Steele County 0.89
40 Goodhue County 0.88
41 Ramsey County 0.87
42 Washington County 0.86
43 Wilkin County 0.82
44 Pennington County 0.77
45 Morrison County 0.76
46 Redwood County 0.75
47 Stearns County 0.74
48 Swift County 0.71
49 Wabasha County 0.70
50 Blue Earth County 0.64
50 Olmsted County 0.64
51 Roseau County 0.63
52 Grant County 0.61
53 Traverse County 0.60
53 Winona County 0.60
54 Faribault County 0.58
55 Polk County 0.57
55 Rice County 0.57
56 Dodge County 0.56
57 Brown County 0.52
57 Nobles County 0.52
58 Red Lake County 0.49
59 Cottonwood County 0.47
60 Nicollet County 0.42
61 Renville County 0.40
62 Houston County 0.39
63 Kandiyohi County 0.38
63 Lyon County 0.38
64 Kittson County 0.33
65 Jackson County 0.32
66 Yellow Medicine County 0.31
67 Waseca County 0.28
68 Chippewa County 0.27
68 Fillmore County 0.27
68 Lac qui Parle County 0.27
68 Sibley County 0.27
69 Lincoln County 0.25
70 Le Sueur County 0.24
71 Stevens County 0.23
72 Freeborn County 0.21
72 Rock County 0.21
73 Martin County 0.19
74 Mower County 0.13
74 Murray County 0.13
75 Pipestone County 0.11
75 Watonwan County 0.11