Ranking of North Carolina 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 801 people in North Carolina with Icelander ancestry (0.01% of North Carolina population). Among all North Carolina counties, Orange County had the highest percentage of its population with Icelander ancestry (0.06%), followed by Davidson County (0.04%), and New Hanover County (0.03%).

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 North Carolina.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Icelander Ancestry in 2021
Orange County
Davidson County
New Hanover County
Surry County
Buncombe County
Durham County
Guilford County
Harnett County
Henderson County
Moore County
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Percentage of Population with Icelander Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Orange County 0.06
2 Davidson County 0.04
3 New Hanover County 0.03
3 Surry County 0.03
4 Buncombe County 0.02
4 Durham County 0.02
4 Guilford County 0.02
4 Harnett County 0.02
4 Henderson County 0.02
4 Moore County 0.02
5 Carteret County 0.01
5 Craven County 0.01
5 Mecklenburg County 0.01
5 Nash County 0.01
5 Rowan County 0.01
5 Rutherford County 0.01
5 Union County 0.01
5 Wake County 0.01
6 Cumberland County 0.004
7 Alamance County 0.002
8 Randolph County 0.001