Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 6.44K people in Alaska with Scandinavian ancestry. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Municipality had the highest population with Scandinavian ancestry (2.23K), followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough (1.19K), and Fairbanks North Star Borough (994).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian 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
Chugach Census Area
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Petersburg Borough
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Anchorage Municipality 2228
2 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 1191
3 Fairbanks North Star Borough 994
4 Kenai Peninsula Borough 699
5 Juneau City and Borough 361
6 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 226
7 Sitka City and Borough 122
8 Chugach Census Area 113
9 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 82
10 Petersburg Borough 80
11 Kodiak Island Borough 79
12 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 48
13 Wrangell City and Borough 40
14 Nome Census Area 37
15 North Slope Borough 29
16 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 26
17 Bristol Bay Borough 16
18 Skagway Municipality 14
19 Aleutians East Borough 12
20 Denali Borough 10
21 Haines Borough 8
22 Bethel Census Area 7
22 Copper River Census Area 7
23 Dillingham Census Area 6
24 Aleutians West Census Area 4
25 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 3
26 Lake and Peninsula Borough 2