Alaska American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on February 11, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, there were 111,575 people in Alaska who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone, which is 15.21% of the total population of Alaska. Anchorage Municipality had the highest number of people who identify as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (23,661), followed by Bethel Census Area (15,632), and Kusilvak Census Area (7,946). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone were: Skagway Municipality (32), Denali Borough (61), and Haines Borough (214).

In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Kusilvak Census Area had the highest percentage, with 94.96% of its population identifying their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone, followed by Bethel Census Area (83.75%), and Northwest Arctic Borough (83.01%).

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in Alaska.

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's population that identify as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

Alaska American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population By County in Census 2020
Alaska American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population By County in Census 2020
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County American Indian & Alaska Native Population % of County Population
Aleutians East Borough 802 23.45
Aleutians West Census Area 728 13.91
Anchorage Municipality 23661 8.12
Bethel Census Area 15632 83.75
Bristol Bay Borough 305 36.14
Chugach Census Area 669 9.42
Copper River Census Area 663 25.33
Denali Borough 61 3.77
Dillingham Census Area 3453 71.09
Fairbanks North Star Borough 7555 7.90
Haines Borough 214 10.29
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 878 37.13
Juneau City and Borough 3614 11.20
Kenai Peninsula Borough 4228 7.19
Ketchikan Gateway Borough 2334 16.73
Kodiak Island Borough 1826 13.94
Kusilvak Census Area 7946 94.96
Lake and Peninsula Borough 994 67.34
Matanuska-Susitna Borough 6844 6.39
Nome Census Area 7556 75.21
North Slope Borough 5748 52.11
Northwest Arctic Borough 6469 83.01
Petersburg Borough 247 7.27
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 2584 44.92
Sitka City and Borough 1248 14.76
Skagway Municipality 32 2.58
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 817 12.00
Wrangell City and Borough 380 17.87
Yakutat City and Borough 255 38.52
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 3832 71.72