Alaska Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 735.95K Alaska population, 295.52K had Other Groups ancestry (40.16%), 151.99K had Unclassified ancestry (20.65%), and 104.17K had German ancestry (14.16%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other states, Alaska counties, congressional districts, and the United States.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: Alaska ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Alaska Population By Ancestry in 2021
Items per page:
0 of 0
| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 295518 | 40.16 |
| Unclassified | 151994 | 20.65 |
| German | 104171 | 14.16 |
| Irish | 71433 | 9.71 |
| English | 62308 | 8.47 |
| American | 24734 | 3.36 |
| Norwegian | 21587 | 2.93 |
| Italian | 20087 | 2.73 |
| European | 18865 | 2.56 |
| French (except Basque) | 16125 | 2.19 |
| Scottish | 15346 | 2.09 |
| Swedish | 14490 | 1.97 |
| Polish | 13693 | 1.86 |
| Dutch | 10031 | 1.36 |
| Scotch Irish | 9310 | 1.26 |
| Russian | 8121 | 1.10 |
| Scandinavian | 6444 | 0.88 |
| British | 6139 | 0.83 |
| Subsaharan African | 5561 | 0.76 |
| French Canadian | 5435 | 0.74 |
| Danish | 5039 | 0.69 |
| Welsh | 4941 | 0.67 |
| Finnish | 3992 | 0.54 |
| Czech | 3325 | 0.45 |
| Swiss | 2814 | 0.38 |
| Ukrainian | 2721 | 0.37 |
| African | 2595 | 0.35 |
| Northern European | 2488 | 0.34 |
| Portuguese | 1926 | 0.26 |
| Hungarian | 1795 | 0.24 |
| Canadian | 1788 | 0.24 |
| Eastern European | 1616 | 0.22 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 1566 | 0.21 |
| Austrian | 1517 | 0.21 |
| Greek | 1202 | 0.16 |
| Sudanese | 1024 | 0.14 |
| Lithuanian | 906 | 0.12 |
| Croatian | 868 | 0.12 |
| Czechoslovakian | 763 | 0.10 |
| Romanian | 746 | 0.10 |
| Serbian | 668 | 0.09 |
| Belgian | 646 | 0.09 |
| Jamaican | 643 | 0.09 |
| Iranian | 574 | 0.08 |
| Slovak | 541 | 0.07 |
| Haitian | 484 | 0.07 |
| Nigerian | 466 | 0.06 |
| Slavic | 402 | 0.06 |
| Brazilian | 344 | 0.05 |
| Australian | 318 | 0.04 |
| Armenian | 307 | 0.04 |
| Somali | 281 | 0.04 |
| Icelander | 276 | 0.04 |
| Yugoslavian | 264 | 0.04 |
| Macedonian | 237 | 0.03 |
| Slovene | 228 | 0.03 |
| Lebanese | 222 | 0.03 |
| Albania | 215 | 0.03 |
| Cajun | 202 | 0.03 |
| Celtic | 190 | 0.03 |
| Arab | 179 | 0.02 |
| West Indian | 155 | 0.02 |
| Syrian | 153 | 0.02 |
| Latvian | 152 | 0.02 |
| Ethiopian | 147 | 0.02 |
| Bulgarian | 137 | 0.02 |
| Pennsylvania German | 131 | 0.02 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 109 | 0.02 |
| German Russian | 107 | 0.02 |
| New Zealander | 107 | 0.02 |
| Estonian | 106 | 0.01 |
| Egyptian | 99 | 0.01 |
| Moroccan | 99 | 0.01 |
| Turkish | 91 | 0.01 |
| Dutch West Indian | 81 | 0.01 |
| South African | 79 | 0.01 |
| Basque | 69 | 0.01 |
| Israeli | 61 | 0.01 |
| Kenyan | 61 | 0.01 |
| Liberian | 60 | 0.01 |
| Zimbabwean | 58 | 0.01 |
| Barbadian | 55 | 0.01 |
| Belizean | 55 | 0.01 |
| Guyanese | 49 | 0.01 |
| Luxembourger | 42 | 0.01 |
| Ghanaian | 40 | 0.01 |
| Ugandan | 37 | 0.01 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 35 | 0.01 |
| Bahamian | 33 | 0.00 |
| British West Indian | 33 | 0.00 |
| Cape Verdean | 23 | 0.00 |
| Maltese | 16 | 0.00 |
| Afghan | 14 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 9 | 0.00 |
| US Virgin Islander | 9 | 0.00 |
| Iraqi | 6 | 0.00 |
| Palestinian | 6 | 0.00 |