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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 6.14K people in Alaska with British ancestry (0.83% of Alaska population). Among all Alaska counties, Haines Borough had the highest percentage of its population with British ancestry (6.29%), followed by Chugach Census Area (3.17%), and Southeast Fairbanks Census Area (2.63%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having British 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 British Ancestry in 2021
Haines Borough
Chugach Census Area
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Sitka City and Borough
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Kodiak Island Borough
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Juneau City and Borough
Anchorage Municipality
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Haines Borough 6.29
2 Chugach Census Area 3.17
3 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 2.63
4 Sitka City and Borough 2.43
5 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 2.14
6 Kodiak Island Borough 1.78
7 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 1.07
8 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 1.03
9 Juneau City and Borough 1.01
10 Anchorage Municipality 0.87
11 Kenai Peninsula Borough 0.79
12 Skagway Municipality 0.75
13 Bristol Bay Borough 0.71
14 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 0.66
15 Fairbanks North Star Borough 0.62
16 Dillingham Census Area 0.53
17 Nome Census Area 0.50
18 North Slope Borough 0.46
19 Copper River Census Area 0.34
20 Aleutians East Borough 0.29
20 Aleutians West Census Area 0.29
21 Wrangell City and Borough 0.23
22 Bethel Census Area 0.19
23 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 0.13
24 Petersburg Borough 0.09
25 Northwest Arctic Borough 0.03