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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 104.17K people in Alaska with German ancestry (14.16% of Alaska population). Among all Alaska counties, Chugach Census Area had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (23.72%), followed by Wrangell City and Borough (19.93%), and Kenai Peninsula Borough (19.17%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
Chugach Census Area
Wrangell City and Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Sitka City and Borough
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Petersburg Borough
Denali Borough
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Chugach Census Area 23.72
2 Wrangell City and Borough 19.93
3 Kenai Peninsula Borough 19.17
4 Sitka City and Borough 18.73
5 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 17.02
6 Fairbanks North Star Borough 16.86
7 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 16.32
8 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 15.58
9 Petersburg Borough 15.29
10 Denali Borough 14.45
11 Anchorage Municipality 13.79
12 Haines Borough 13.49
13 Juneau City and Borough 13.21
14 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 13.06
15 Skagway Municipality 12.11
16 Yakutat City and Borough 12.10
17 Copper River Census Area 11.73
18 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 11.56
19 Kodiak Island Borough 8.68
20 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 8.47
21 Bristol Bay Borough 8.01
22 Aleutians East Borough 6.98
23 Dillingham Census Area 6.47
24 Aleutians West Census Area 6.06
25 Nome Census Area 5.86
26 Lake and Peninsula Borough 4.97
27 Northwest Arctic Borough 3.24
28 Bethel Census Area 2.93
29 North Slope Borough 2.86
30 Kusilvak Census Area 0.12