Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 18.86K people in Alaska with European ancestry. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Municipality had the highest population with European ancestry (7.08K), followed by Fairbanks North Star Borough (3.75K), and Matanuska-Susitna Borough (2.16K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
Anchorage Municipality
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Juneau City and Borough
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Kodiak Island Borough
Sitka City and Borough
Aleutians West Census Area
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Anchorage Municipality 7082
2 Fairbanks North Star Borough 3749
3 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 2161
4 Kenai Peninsula Borough 1966
5 Juneau City and Borough 1171
6 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 485
7 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 256
8 Kodiak Island Borough 249
9 Sitka City and Borough 234
10 Aleutians West Census Area 184
11 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 181
12 Nome Census Area 160
13 Bethel Census Area 153
14 Wrangell City and Borough 114
15 Chugach Census Area 104
16 North Slope Borough 83
17 Dillingham Census Area 66
17 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 66
18 Petersburg Borough 64
19 Northwest Arctic Borough 53
20 Aleutians East Borough 51
21 Copper River Census Area 50
22 Denali Borough 35
22 Yakutat City and Borough 35
23 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 28
24 Skagway Municipality 25
25 Haines Borough 22
26 Lake and Peninsula Borough 21
27 Bristol Bay Borough 13
28 Kusilvak Census Area 4