Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 104.17K people in Alaska with German ancestry. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Municipality had the highest population with German ancestry (40.33K), followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough (18.18K), and Fairbanks North Star Borough (16.38K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
Anchorage Municipality
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Juneau City and Borough
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Chugach Census Area
Sitka City and Borough
Kodiak Island Borough
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Anchorage Municipality 40329
2 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 18183
3 Fairbanks North Star Borough 16377
4 Kenai Peninsula Borough 11255
5 Juneau City and Borough 4258
6 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 1820
7 Chugach Census Area 1664
8 Sitka City and Borough 1595
9 Kodiak Island Borough 1147
10 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 1118
11 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 917
12 Nome Census Area 590
13 Bethel Census Area 543
14 Petersburg Borough 515
15 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 460
16 Wrangell City and Borough 431
17 Aleutians West Census Area 318
18 Dillingham Census Area 317
19 Denali Borough 316
20 North Slope Borough 311
21 Copper River Census Area 309
22 Haines Borough 283
23 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 269
24 Northwest Arctic Borough 252
25 Aleutians East Borough 238
26 Skagway Municipality 161
27 Bristol Bay Borough 68
27 Yakutat City and Borough 68
28 Lake and Peninsula Borough 49
29 Kusilvak Census Area 10