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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 276 people in Alaska with Icelander ancestry (0.04% of Alaska population). Among all Alaska counties, Petersburg Borough had the highest percentage of its population with Icelander ancestry (0.36%), followed by Aleutians West Census Area (0.11%), and Fairbanks North Star Borough (0.09%).

The chart and table below shows the top 9 counties with high percentage of its population having Icelander 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 Icelander Ancestry in 2021
Petersburg Borough
Aleutians West Census Area
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Sitka City and Borough
Anchorage Municipality
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Juneau City and Borough
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Population with Icelander Ancestry in 2021
0 of 0
Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Petersburg Borough 0.36
2 Aleutians West Census Area 0.11
3 Fairbanks North Star Borough 0.09
3 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 0.09
4 Kenai Peninsula Borough 0.06
5 Sitka City and Borough 0.04
6 Anchorage Municipality 0.03
7 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 0.02
8 Juneau City and Borough 0.01