Ranking of Minnesota 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 3.37K people in Minnesota with Icelander ancestry (0.06% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Kittson County had the highest percentage of its population with Icelander ancestry (1.04%), followed by Beltrami County (0.46%), and Polk County (0.41%).

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 Minnesota.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Icelander Ancestry in 2021
Kittson County
Beltrami County
Polk County
Marshall County
Roseau County
Lincoln County
Isanti County
Wadena County
Becker County
Lyon County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Icelander Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Kittson County 1.04
2 Beltrami County 0.46
3 Polk County 0.41
4 Marshall County 0.34
5 Roseau County 0.33
6 Lincoln County 0.32
7 Isanti County 0.26
8 Wadena County 0.22
9 Becker County 0.20
10 Lyon County 0.15
11 Morrison County 0.14
12 Yellow Medicine County 0.13
13 Clay County 0.12
13 Wright County 0.12
14 Otter Tail County 0.11
15 Carver County 0.10
16 Wabasha County 0.09
16 Watonwan County 0.09
17 Douglas County 0.08
17 Rice County 0.08
17 Swift County 0.08
18 Dakota County 0.07
18 Grant County 0.07
18 Hennepin County 0.07
18 Hubbard County 0.07
18 Jackson County 0.07
18 Pope County 0.07
19 Chisago County 0.06
19 Mille Lacs County 0.06
20 Anoka County 0.05
20 Faribault County 0.05
20 McLeod County 0.05
20 Wilkin County 0.05
21 Lac qui Parle County 0.04
21 Pennington County 0.04
21 St. Louis County 0.04
21 Scott County 0.04
21 Sibley County 0.04
21 Stearns County 0.04
21 Washington County 0.04
22 Cass County 0.03
22 Chippewa County 0.03
22 Kanabec County 0.03
22 Kandiyohi County 0.03
22 Norman County 0.03
22 Olmsted County 0.03
22 Winona County 0.03
23 Blue Earth County 0.02
23 Houston County 0.02
23 Koochiching County 0.02
23 Meeker County 0.02
23 Ramsey County 0.02
23 Renville County 0.02
24 Aitkin County 0.01
24 Benton County 0.01
24 Carlton County 0.01
24 Fillmore County 0.01
24 Itasca County 0.01
24 Le Sueur County 0.01
24 Martin County 0.01
24 Nobles County 0.01
24 Waseca County 0.01
25 Goodhue County 0.004
26 Sherburne County 0.002