Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.56K people in Alaska with Subsaharan African ancestry (0.76% of Alaska population). Among all Alaska counties, Lake and Peninsula Borough had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.52%), followed by Anchorage Municipality (1.33%), and Dillingham Census Area (1.20%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Lake and Peninsula Borough
Anchorage Municipality
Dillingham Census Area
Aleutians West Census Area
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Chugach Census Area
Bethel Census Area
Aleutians East Borough
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lake and Peninsula Borough 1.52
2 Anchorage Municipality 1.33
3 Dillingham Census Area 1.20
4 Aleutians West Census Area 1.11
5 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 0.99
6 Fairbanks North Star Borough 0.80
7 Chugach Census Area 0.68
8 Bethel Census Area 0.52
9 Aleutians East Borough 0.47
10 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 0.43
11 Juneau City and Borough 0.40
12 Nome Census Area 0.35
13 Kusilvak Census Area 0.25
14 Haines Borough 0.24
15 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 0.23
16 Petersburg Borough 0.21
16 Sitka City and Borough 0.21
17 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 0.20
18 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 0.15
19 Denali Borough 0.14
20 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 0.12
21 Skagway Municipality 0.08
22 Kenai Peninsula Borough 0.06
22 North Slope Borough 0.06
23 Kodiak Island Borough 0.05