Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.49K people in Alaska with Northern European ancestry (0.34% of Alaska population). Among all Alaska counties, Denali Borough had the highest percentage of its population with Northern European ancestry (4.43%), followed by Petersburg Borough (1.46%), and Juneau City and Borough (1.32%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Northern European 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 Northern European Ancestry in 2021
Denali Borough
Petersburg Borough
Juneau City and Borough
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Sitka City and Borough
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Skagway Municipality
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Denali Borough 4.43
2 Petersburg Borough 1.46
3 Juneau City and Borough 1.32
4 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 0.95
5 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 0.54
6 Sitka City and Borough 0.45
7 Fairbanks North Star Borough 0.42
8 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 0.37
9 Kenai Peninsula Borough 0.33
10 Skagway Municipality 0.30
11 Anchorage Municipality 0.29
12 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 0.27
13 Chugach Census Area 0.17
14 Haines Borough 0.10
15 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 0.07
16 Kodiak Island Borough 0.06
17 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 0.02