Ranking of Iowa Counties 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 559 people in Iowa with Icelander ancestry (0.02% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa counties, Davis County had the highest percentage of its population with Icelander ancestry (0.18%), followed by Woodbury County (0.14%), and Osceola County (0.10%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Population with Icelander Ancestry in 2021
Davis County
Woodbury County
Osceola County
Johnson County
Cerro Gordo County
Montgomery County
Pottawattamie County
Adams County
Page County
Wayne County
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Population with Icelander Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Davis County 0.18
2 Woodbury County 0.14
3 Osceola County 0.10
4 Johnson County 0.08
5 Cerro Gordo County 0.07
5 Montgomery County 0.07
5 Pottawattamie County 0.07
6 Adams County 0.05
6 Page County 0.05
6 Wayne County 0.05
7 Clarke County 0.04
7 Emmet County 0.04
7 Shelby County 0.04
8 Grundy County 0.03
8 Marion County 0.03
9 Buchanan County 0.02
9 Polk County 0.02
9 Webster County 0.02
10 Greene County 0.01
10 O'Brien County 0.01
10 Scott County 0.01
10 Story County 0.01
10 Warren County 0.01
10 Worth County 0.01
11 Dallas County 0.004
11 Plymouth County 0.004
12 Linn County 0.001