Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with Russian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 8.12K people in Alaska with Russian ancestry. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Municipality had the highest population with Russian ancestry (3.52K), followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough (1.33K), and Kenai Peninsula Borough (1.01K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Russian 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 Russian Ancestry in 2021
Anchorage Municipality
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Aleutians East Borough
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Juneau City and Borough
Aleutians West Census Area
Nome Census Area
Chugach Census Area
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with Russian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Anchorage Municipality 3518
2 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 1334
3 Kenai Peninsula Borough 1010
4 Fairbanks North Star Borough 548
5 Aleutians East Borough 334
6 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 242
7 Juneau City and Borough 185
8 Aleutians West Census Area 96
9 Nome Census Area 95
10 Chugach Census Area 91
11 Kodiak Island Borough 90
12 Sitka City and Borough 85
13 Bethel Census Area 84
13 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 84
14 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 65
15 Wrangell City and Borough 64
16 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 38
17 Kusilvak Census Area 36
18 Haines Borough 22
19 Denali Borough 21
20 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 17
21 Northwest Arctic Borough 12
22 Dillingham Census Area 11
22 Lake and Peninsula Borough 11
23 North Slope Borough 10
24 Bristol Bay Borough 7
25 Petersburg Borough 6
26 Skagway Municipality 4
27 Yakutat City and Borough 1