Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.60K people in Alaska with African ancestry. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Municipality had the highest population with African ancestry (1.57K), followed by Fairbanks North Star Borough (558), and Matanuska-Susitna Borough (201).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Alaska.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Anchorage Municipality
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Juneau City and Borough
Bethel Census Area
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Nome Census Area
Aleutians West Census Area
Aleutians East Borough
Kusilvak Census Area
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Anchorage Municipality 1569
2 Fairbanks North Star Borough 558
3 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 201
4 Juneau City and Borough 78
5 Bethel Census Area 43
6 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 36
7 Nome Census Area 27
8 Aleutians West Census Area 19
9 Aleutians East Borough 12
9 Kusilvak Census Area 12
10 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 11
11 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 9
12 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 8
13 Dillingham Census Area 4
14 North Slope Borough 3
15 Petersburg Borough 2
16 Kenai Peninsula Borough 1
16 Kodiak Island Borough 1
16 Skagway Municipality 1