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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 6.44K people in Alaska with Scandinavian ancestry (0.88% of Alaska population). Among all Alaska counties, Petersburg Borough had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (2.38%), followed by Bristol Bay Borough (1.89%), and Wrangell City and Borough (1.85%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Petersburg Borough
Bristol Bay Borough
Wrangell City and Borough
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Chugach Census Area
Sitka City and Borough
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
Juneau City and Borough
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Petersburg Borough 2.38
2 Bristol Bay Borough 1.89
3 Wrangell City and Borough 1.85
4 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 1.62
5 Chugach Census Area 1.61
6 Sitka City and Borough 1.43
7 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 1.20
8 Kenai Peninsula Borough 1.19
9 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 1.12
9 Juneau City and Borough 1.12
9 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 1.12
10 Skagway Municipality 1.05
11 Fairbanks North Star Borough 1.02
12 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 0.82
13 Anchorage Municipality 0.76
14 Kodiak Island Borough 0.60
15 Denali Borough 0.46
16 Haines Borough 0.38
17 Nome Census Area 0.37
18 Aleutians East Borough 0.35
19 Copper River Census Area 0.27
19 North Slope Borough 0.27
20 Lake and Peninsula Borough 0.20
21 Dillingham Census Area 0.12
22 Aleutians West Census Area 0.08
23 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 0.06
24 Bethel Census Area 0.04