Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.44K people in Alaska with French Canadian ancestry (0.74% of Alaska population). Among all Alaska counties, Fairbanks North Star Borough had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (2.05%), followed by Kodiak Island Borough (1.80%), and Hoonah-Angoon Census Area (1.12%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French Canadian 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 French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Kodiak Island Borough
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
Yakutat City and Borough
Skagway Municipality
Sitka City and Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Denali Borough
Chugach Census Area
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Fairbanks North Star Borough 2.05
2 Kodiak Island Borough 1.80
3 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 1.12
4 Yakutat City and Borough 1.07
5 Skagway Municipality 0.98
6 Sitka City and Borough 0.93
7 Kenai Peninsula Borough 0.89
8 Denali Borough 0.87
9 Chugach Census Area 0.78
10 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 0.68
11 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 0.63
12 Juneau City and Borough 0.62
13 Anchorage Municipality 0.46
14 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 0.41
15 Bristol Bay Borough 0.35
16 Petersburg Borough 0.33
17 Aleutians East Borough 0.32
18 Dillingham Census Area 0.31
18 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 0.31
19 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 0.28
20 Nome Census Area 0.23
21 Wrangell City and Borough 0.19
22 Copper River Census Area 0.15
23 North Slope Borough 0.12
24 Aleutians West Census Area 0.02