Finnish Ancestry in America
People of Finnish ancestry form a minority group in several countries in North and South America. As per the estimates, the total population of Finnish ancestry is around 1 million in the Americas.
Let’s have a look at Americans Countries having significant Finnish ancestry
Countries | Estimates |
United States | 653,222 |
Canada | 143,645 |
Brazil | 3,100 |
Finnish Americans
Finnish Americans are Americans who have full or partial Finnish ancestry and with ancestral roots from Finland or Finnish people who emigrated to and reside in the United States. According to the United States Ancestry Census estimates 2020, there were 644,850 (0.20% of the US Population) people of Finnish descent in the U.S.
Finnish Ancestry Statewise
Population wise Minnesota (99,823) has the largest number of people with Finnish Ancestry followed by Michigan (93,187), California (52,422), Washington (48,091), and Wisconsin (37,949).
Percentage-wise top US states with Russian Ancestry are Minnesota (1.78%), Michigan (0.93%), Wisconsin (0.65%), Montana (0.64%), and Washington (0.64%).
List of States by Finnish Ancestry Population
# | States | Estimated Population | Percent |
1 | Alabama | 2,840 | 0.06% |
2 | Alaska | 4,179 | 0.57% |
3 | Arizona | 15,258 | 0.21% |
4 | Arkansas | 1,421 | 0.05% |
5 | California | 52,422 | 0.13% |
6 | Colorado | 11,925 | 0.21% |
7 | Connecticut | 4,944 | 0.14% |
8 | Delaware | 401 | 0.04% |
9 | District of Columbia | 789 | 0.11% |
10 | Florida | 26,720 | 0.13% |
11 | Georgia | 6,061 | 0.06% |
12 | Hawaii | 1,614 | 0.11% |
13 | Idaho | 5,643 | 0.32% |
14 | Illinois | 16,872 | 0.13% |
15 | Indiana | 5,801 | 0.09% |
16 | Iowa | 2,807 | 0.09% |
17 | Kansas | 2,191 | 0.08% |
18 | Kentucky | 1,610 | 0.04% |
19 | Louisiana | 1,220 | 0.03% |
20 | Maine | 7,255 | 0.54% |
21 | Maryland | 5,820 | 0.10% |
22 | Massachusetts | 23,218 | 0.34% |
23 | Michigan | 93,187 | 0.93% |
24 | Minnesota | 99,823 | 1.78% |
25 | Mississippi | 625 | 0.02% |
26 | Missouri | 5,063 | 0.08% |
27 | Montana | 6,818 | 0.64% |
28 | Nebraska | 1,876 | 0.10% |
29 | Nevada | 4,678 | 0.15% |
30 | New Hampshire | 7,808 | 0.58% |
31 | New Jersey | 5,480 | 0.06% |
32 | New Mexico | 2,350 | 0.11% |
33 | New York | 15,765 | 0.08% |
34 | North Carolina | 8,223 | 0.08% |
35 | North Dakota | 4,839 | 0.64% |
36 | Ohio | 17,849 | 0.15% |
37 | Oklahoma | 2,262 | 0.06% |
38 | Oregon | 21,751 | 0.52% |
39 | Pennsylvania | 7,694 | 0.06% |
40 | Rhode Island | 1,219 | 0.12% |
41 | South Carolina | 5,041 | 0.10% |
42 | South Dakota | 4,298 | 0.49% |
43 | Tennessee | 4,378 | 0.06% |
44 | Texas | 18,063 | 0.06% |
45 | Utah | 5,981 | 0.19% |
46 | Vermont | 1,743 | 0.28% |
47 | Virginia | 7,672 | 0.09% |
48 | Washington | 48,091 | 0.64% |
49 | West Virginia | 1,133 | 0.06% |
50 | Wisconsin | 37,949 | 0.65% |
51 | Wyoming | 2,180 | 0.37% |
Source: US Census estimates 2020
Finnish Canadians
Finnish Canadians are Canadians who have full or partial Finnish ancestry. Finnish Canadians account for about 0.40% of the total population of Canada
According to the Canadian Census 2016, there were 136,215 people of Finnish descent in Canada.
Finnish Ancestry by Provinces
Ontario, with 74,505 people of Finnish ancestry, has the largest population of Finnish Canadians in Canada followed by British Columbia (31,610) and Alberta (16,285). Percentage-wise Yukon(1.28%) has the highest percentage of Russians followed by British Columbia (0.72%) and Ontario (0.58%)
List of Provinces by Finnish Ancestry Population
# | Provinces and Territories | Finnish Canadians | Percentage |
1 | Alberta | 16,285 | 0.41% |
2 | British Columbia | 31,610 | 0.69% |
3 | Manitoba | 3,850 | 0.31% |
4 | New Brunswick | 710 | 0.10% |
5 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 225 | 0.04% |
6 | Northwest Territories | 100 | 0.24% |
7 | Nova Scotia | 1,115 | 0.12% |
8 | Nunavut | 25 | 0.07% |
9 | Ontario | 74,505 | 0.56% |
10 | Prince Edward Island | 169 | 0.12% |
11 | Quebec | 2,725 | 0.03% |
12 | Saskatchewan | 4,470 | 0.42% |
13 | Yukon | 435 | 1.24% |
Canada— Total | 136,215 | 0.40% |
Source: Canada Census 2016