Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 21.59K people in Alaska with Norwegian ancestry. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Municipality had the highest population with Norwegian ancestry (7.74K), followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough (3.94K), and Fairbanks North Star Borough (2.39K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Norwegian 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 Norwegian 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
Petersburg Borough
Sitka City and Borough
Bethel Census Area
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Anchorage Municipality 7742
2 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 3935
3 Fairbanks North Star Borough 2393
4 Kenai Peninsula Borough 2302
5 Juneau City and Borough 1173
6 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 839
7 Kodiak Island Borough 487
8 Petersburg Borough 388
9 Sitka City and Borough 350
10 Bethel Census Area 274
11 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 225
12 Chugach Census Area 185
13 Wrangell City and Borough 183
14 Aleutians East Borough 180
15 Nome Census Area 169
16 Haines Borough 140
17 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 122
18 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 93
19 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 90
20 Copper River Census Area 66
21 Skagway Municipality 43
22 Aleutians West Census Area 39
23 North Slope Borough 33
24 Denali Borough 27
24 Northwest Arctic Borough 27
25 Yakutat City and Borough 26
26 Dillingham Census Area 24
27 Lake and Peninsula Borough 16
28 Bristol Bay Borough 15
29 Kusilvak Census Area 1