Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 24.73K people in Alaska with American ancestry. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Municipality had the highest population with American ancestry (10.43K), followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough (5.37K), and Fairbanks North Star Borough (3.51K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with American 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 American Ancestry in 2021
Anchorage Municipality
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Juneau City and Borough
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Kodiak Island Borough
Nome Census Area
Sitka City and Borough
Denali Borough
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Anchorage Municipality 10432
2 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 5373
3 Fairbanks North Star Borough 3506
4 Kenai Peninsula Borough 1998
5 Juneau City and Borough 1362
6 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 453
7 Kodiak Island Borough 389
8 Nome Census Area 213
9 Sitka City and Borough 206
10 Denali Borough 202
11 Copper River Census Area 102
12 Petersburg Borough 77
13 Chugach Census Area 60
14 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 55
15 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 53
16 Bethel Census Area 52
17 North Slope Borough 46
18 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 42
19 Haines Borough 41
20 Wrangell City and Borough 15
21 Aleutians East Borough 10
21 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 10
22 Northwest Arctic Borough 8
22 Skagway Municipality 8
23 Dillingham Census Area 6
23 Lake and Peninsula Borough 6
24 Yakutat City and Borough 4
25 Kusilvak Census Area 3
26 Aleutians West Census Area 2