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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.04K people in Alaska with Danish ancestry (0.69% of Alaska population). Among all Alaska counties, Aleutians East Borough had the highest percentage of its population with Danish ancestry (2.99%), followed by Chugach Census Area (2.57%), and Yakutat City and Borough (2.13%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Danish 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 Danish Ancestry in 2021
Aleutians East Borough
Chugach Census Area
Yakutat City and Borough
Kodiak Island Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Juneau City and Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Sitka City and Borough
Skagway Municipality
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Aleutians East Borough 2.99
2 Chugach Census Area 2.57
3 Yakutat City and Borough 2.13
4 Kodiak Island Borough 1.20
5 Kenai Peninsula Borough 1.11
6 Juneau City and Borough 0.88
7 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 0.87
8 Sitka City and Borough 0.74
9 Skagway Municipality 0.68
10 Fairbanks North Star Borough 0.64
11 Anchorage Municipality 0.61
12 Petersburg Borough 0.56
13 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 0.54
14 Denali Borough 0.46
15 Nome Census Area 0.42
15 Wrangell City and Borough 0.42
16 Haines Borough 0.38
17 Dillingham Census Area 0.37
17 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 0.37
18 Bristol Bay Borough 0.35
18 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 0.35
18 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 0.35
19 Northwest Arctic Borough 0.21
20 Lake and Peninsula Borough 0.10
21 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 0.09
22 Copper River Census Area 0.08