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

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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

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