Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 71.43K people in Alaska with Irish ancestry. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Municipality had the highest population with Irish ancestry (27.44K), followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough (12.05K), and Fairbanks North Star Borough (11.61K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Irish 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 Irish 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
Kodiak Island Borough
Chugach Census Area
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Anchorage Municipality 27436
2 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 12054
3 Fairbanks North Star Borough 11605
4 Kenai Peninsula Borough 7075
5 Juneau City and Borough 3529
6 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 1289
7 Sitka City and Borough 1212
8 Kodiak Island Borough 1156
9 Chugach Census Area 1145
10 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 835
11 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 696
12 Skagway Municipality 292
13 Petersburg Borough 278
14 Nome Census Area 275
15 Haines Borough 274
16 North Slope Borough 258
17 Bethel Census Area 254
18 Dillingham Census Area 225
19 Wrangell City and Borough 216
20 Copper River Census Area 212
21 Northwest Arctic Borough 209
22 Aleutians West Census Area 198
23 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 166
24 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 157
25 Denali Borough 135
26 Aleutians East Borough 112
27 Lake and Peninsula Borough 39
28 Bristol Bay Borough 37
28 Yakutat City and Borough 37
29 Kusilvak Census Area 27