Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with English Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 62.31K people in Alaska with English ancestry. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Municipality had the highest population with English ancestry (24.98K), followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough (10.01K), and Fairbanks North Star Borough (9.09K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
Anchorage Municipality
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Juneau City and Borough
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Sitka City and Borough
Chugach Census Area
Kodiak Island Borough
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Anchorage Municipality 24978
2 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 10007
3 Fairbanks North Star Borough 9094
4 Kenai Peninsula Borough 7712
5 Juneau City and Borough 3369
6 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 1377
7 Sitka City and Borough 796
8 Chugach Census Area 784
9 Kodiak Island Borough 608
10 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 568
11 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 329
12 Bethel Census Area 324
13 Nome Census Area 307
14 Petersburg Borough 270
15 Wrangell City and Borough 232
16 Copper River Census Area 193
17 Skagway Municipality 174
18 Northwest Arctic Borough 170
19 Denali Borough 165
20 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 161
21 Aleutians West Census Area 148
22 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 104
23 Haines Borough 101
24 Dillingham Census Area 97
25 North Slope Borough 93
26 Aleutians East Borough 86
27 Kusilvak Census Area 18
28 Bristol Bay Borough 17
29 Lake and Peninsula Borough 13
29 Yakutat City and Borough 13