Íslenskir Bandaríkjamenn (Icelandic) | |
|---|---|
  | |
 Percent of the population with Icelandic ancestry by state | |
| Total population | |
| 49,442 (2019)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Throughout much of the Western United States and Midwestern United States as well in parts of the Pacific Northwest | |
| 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[2] 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.
- ^ "ACS 2019 1-Year Estimates. Table B04006". data.census.gov.
- ^ Kjartansson, Helgi Skúli (1977-01-01). "The Onset of Emigration from Iceland". American Studies in Scandinavia. 10 (2): 87–93. doi:10.22439/asca.v9i1.1596.