Ranking of Washington 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 5.30K people in Washington with Icelander ancestry (0.07% of Washington population). Among all Washington counties, Whatcom County had the highest percentage of its population with Icelander ancestry (0.32%), followed by Asotin County (0.20%), and Pend Oreille County (0.15%).

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 Washington.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Icelander Ancestry in 2021
Whatcom County
Asotin County
Pend Oreille County
Chelan County
King County
Mason County
Skagit County
Grays Harbor County
Ferry County
Island County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population with Icelander Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Whatcom County 0.32
2 Asotin County 0.20
3 Pend Oreille County 0.15
4 Chelan County 0.11
5 King County 0.10
5 Mason County 0.10
5 Skagit County 0.10
6 Grays Harbor County 0.09
7 Ferry County 0.07
7 Island County 0.07
7 Spokane County 0.07
8 Kitsap County 0.06
8 San Juan County 0.06
8 Snohomish County 0.06
9 Kittitas County 0.05
9 Pierce County 0.05
10 Clark County 0.04
10 Pacific County 0.04
10 Thurston County 0.04
11 Benton County 0.03
12 Cowlitz County 0.02
12 Skamania County 0.02
13 Clallam County 0.01
13 Lewis County 0.01
13 Okanogan County 0.01
13 Yakima County 0.01
14 Stevens County 0.004
14 Whitman County 0.004