Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 24.73K people in Alaska with American ancestry (3.36% of Alaska population). Among all Alaska counties, Denali Borough had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (9.24%), followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough (5.03%), and Juneau City and Borough (4.22%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having American ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Alaska.
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Related Topics: Alaska ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denali Borough | 9.24 |
| 2 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 5.03 |
| 3 | Juneau City and Borough | 4.22 |
| 4 | Copper River Census Area | 3.87 |
| 5 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 3.61 |
| 6 | Anchorage Municipality | 3.57 |
| 7 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 3.40 |
| 8 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 3.25 |
| 9 | Kodiak Island Borough | 2.94 |
| 10 | Sitka City and Borough | 2.42 |
| 11 | Petersburg Borough | 2.29 |
| 12 | Nome Census Area | 2.12 |
| 13 | Haines Borough | 1.95 |
| 14 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 0.98 |
| 15 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 0.93 |
| 16 | Chugach Census Area | 0.86 |
| 17 | Yakutat City and Borough | 0.71 |
| 18 | Wrangell City and Borough | 0.69 |
| 19 | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 0.61 |
| 19 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 0.61 |
| 20 | Skagway Municipality | 0.60 |
| 21 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 0.43 |
| 22 | North Slope Borough | 0.42 |
| 23 | Aleutians East Borough | 0.29 |
| 24 | Bethel Census Area | 0.28 |
| 25 | Dillingham Census Area | 0.12 |
| 26 | Northwest Arctic Borough | 0.10 |
| 27 | Aleutians West Census Area | 0.04 |
| 27 | Kusilvak Census Area | 0.04 |