Icelandic Americans

Icelandic Americans
Íslenskir Bandaríkjamenn (Icelandic)
Percent of the population with Icelandic ancestry by state
Total population
49,442 (2019)
Regions with significant populations
Throughout much of the Western United States and Midwestern United States as well in parts of the Pacific Northwest
 California6,565
 Washington5,727
 Utah4,227
 Minnesota3,123
 North Dakota2,958
 Texas2,540
 Florida2,342
 Oregon1,814
 Colorado1,734
 New York1,517
 Virginia1,337
 Wisconsin1,325
Languages
English, Icelandic
Religion
Protestantism (Lutheranism)
Related ethnic groups
Icelandic Canadians, Faroese Americans, Norwegian Americans, Scandinavian Americans, Icelanders, White Americans

Icelandic Americans (Icelandic: Íslenskir Bandaríkjamenn) are Americans of Icelandic descent or Iceland-born people who reside in the United States. Icelandic immigrants came to the United States primarily in the period 1873–1905 and after World War II. There are more than 40,000 Icelandic Americans according to the 2000 U.S. census, and most live in the Upper Midwest. The United States is home to the second largest Icelandic diaspora community in the world after Canada.