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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.60K people in Alaska with African ancestry (0.35% of Alaska population). Among all Alaska counties, Fairbanks North Star Borough had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (0.57%), followed by Anchorage Municipality (0.54%), and Aleutians West Census Area (0.36%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Anchorage Municipality
Aleutians West Census Area
Aleutians East Borough
Nome Census Area
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Juneau City and Borough
Bethel Census Area
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Fairbanks North Star Borough 0.57
2 Anchorage Municipality 0.54
3 Aleutians West Census Area 0.36
4 Aleutians East Borough 0.35
5 Nome Census Area 0.27
6 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 0.26
7 Juneau City and Borough 0.24
8 Bethel Census Area 0.23
9 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 0.20
10 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 0.19
11 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 0.15
12 Kusilvak Census Area 0.14
13 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 0.12
14 Dillingham Census Area 0.08
14 Skagway Municipality 0.08
15 Petersburg Borough 0.06
16 North Slope Borough 0.03
17 Kodiak Island Borough 0.01
18 Kenai Peninsula Borough 0.002