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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 71.43K people in Alaska with Irish ancestry (9.71% of Alaska population). Among all Alaska counties, Skagway Municipality had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (21.97%), followed by Chugach Census Area (16.32%), and Sitka City and Borough (14.23%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
Skagway Municipality
Chugach Census Area
Sitka City and Borough
Haines Borough
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Juneau City and Borough
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Skagway Municipality 21.97
2 Chugach Census Area 16.32
3 Sitka City and Borough 14.23
4 Haines Borough 13.06
5 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 12.19
6 Kenai Peninsula Borough 12.05
7 Fairbanks North Star Borough 11.95
8 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 11.83
9 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 11.29
10 Juneau City and Borough 10.95
11 Wrangell City and Borough 9.99
12 Anchorage Municipality 9.38
13 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 9.25
14 Kodiak Island Borough 8.75
15 Petersburg Borough 8.25
16 Copper River Census Area 8.05
17 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 7.13
18 Yakutat City and Borough 6.58
19 Denali Borough 6.17
20 Dillingham Census Area 4.59
21 Bristol Bay Borough 4.36
22 Lake and Peninsula Borough 3.96
23 Aleutians West Census Area 3.77
24 Aleutians East Borough 3.29
25 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 2.89
26 Nome Census Area 2.73
27 Northwest Arctic Borough 2.69
28 North Slope Borough 2.38
29 Bethel Census Area 1.37
30 Kusilvak Census Area 0.32