Ranking of North Dakota 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 2.84K people in North Dakota with Icelander ancestry (0.37% of North Dakota population). Among all North Dakota counties, Pembina County had the highest percentage of its population with Icelander ancestry (9.24%), followed by Cavalier County (4.03%), and Walsh County (1.86%).

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 Dakota.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with Icelander Ancestry in 2021
Pembina County
Cavalier County
Walsh County
Nelson County
Towner County
McHenry County
Kidder County
Sheridan County
Grand Forks County
Bottineau County
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Population with Icelander Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Pembina County 9.24
2 Cavalier County 4.03
3 Walsh County 1.86
4 Nelson County 1.02
5 Towner County 0.96
6 McHenry County 0.83
7 Kidder County 0.79
8 Sheridan County 0.68
9 Grand Forks County 0.67
10 Bottineau County 0.59
11 Billings County 0.36
11 Richland County 0.36
11 Stark County 0.36
12 Cass County 0.34
13 Renville County 0.30
14 Traill County 0.29
15 Adams County 0.22
15 Pierce County 0.22
16 Ransom County 0.21
17 Burleigh County 0.16
18 Foster County 0.15
18 Williams County 0.15
19 Emmons County 0.12
20 Benson County 0.10
20 Ramsey County 0.10
21 Griggs County 0.09
22 Stutsman County 0.08
22 Ward County 0.08
23 Barnes County 0.07
24 McKenzie County 0.06
25 McLean County 0.04
26 Mountrail County 0.03
26 Sioux County 0.03
27 Mercer County 0.02