Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Icelander Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.30K people in Washington with Icelander ancestry (0.07% of Washington population). Among all Washington cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Ferndale city had the highest percentage of its population with Icelander ancestry (1.10%), followed by Cottage Lake CDP (1.01%), and Birch Bay CDP (0.78%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Icelander Ancestry in 2021
Ferndale city
Cottage Lake CDP
Birch Bay CDP
Lake Forest Park city
Bonney Lake city
Maltby CDP
Bellingham city
Maple Valley city
East Renton Highlands CDP
Gig Harbor city
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Icelander Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Ferndale city 1.10
2 Cottage Lake CDP 1.01
3 Birch Bay CDP 0.78
4 Lake Forest Park city 0.60
5 Bonney Lake city 0.47
6 Maltby CDP 0.38
7 Bellingham city 0.31
8 Maple Valley city 0.29
9 East Renton Highlands CDP 0.25
9 Gig Harbor city 0.25
10 Yelm city 0.24
11 Kenmore city 0.23
12 Anacortes city 0.18
12 Covington city 0.18
12 Graham CDP 0.18
13 Mount Vernon city 0.17
14 Kirkland city 0.16
15 Alderwood Manor CDP 0.15
15 Spokane Valley city 0.15
16 Eastmont CDP 0.14
17 Edmonds city 0.13
17 Lakeland South CDP 0.13
17 Lynnwood city 0.13
17 Renton city 0.13
18 Mill Creek city 0.12
18 White Center CDP 0.12
19 Burien city 0.11
19 Kent city 0.11
19 Wenatchee city 0.11
20 Lake Tapps CDP 0.10
21 Edgewood city 0.09
21 Lakeland North CDP 0.09
21 Tumwater city 0.09
21 University Place city 0.09
22 Lake Morton-Berrydale CDP 0.08
22 Mukilteo city 0.08
23 Poulsbo city 0.07
23 Spokane city 0.07
24 Bremerton city 0.06
24 Camano CDP 0.06
24 Cheney city 0.06
24 Marysville city 0.06
24 Mill Creek East CDP 0.06
25 Camas city 0.05
26 Centralia city 0.04