Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.56K people in Alaska with Subsaharan African ancestry. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Municipality had the highest population with Subsaharan African ancestry (3.88K), followed by Fairbanks North Star Borough (777), and Matanuska-Susitna Borough (240).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Subsaharan African 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Anchorage Municipality
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Juneau City and Borough
Bethel Census Area
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Dillingham Census Area
Aleutians West Census Area
Chugach Census Area
Nome Census Area
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Anchorage Municipality 3875
2 Fairbanks North Star Borough 777
3 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 240
4 Juneau City and Borough 130
5 Bethel Census Area 97
6 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 60
7 Dillingham Census Area 59
8 Aleutians West Census Area 58
9 Chugach Census Area 48
10 Nome Census Area 35
11 Kenai Peninsula Borough 33
12 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 23
13 Kusilvak Census Area 21
14 Sitka City and Borough 18
15 Aleutians East Borough 16
16 Lake and Peninsula Borough 15
17 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 11
18 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 9
19 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 8
20 Petersburg Borough 7
21 Kodiak Island Borough 6
21 North Slope Borough 6
22 Haines Borough 5
23 Denali Borough 3
24 Skagway Municipality 1