Alaska Black or African American 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 21,898 people in Alaska who identified their race as Black or African American Alone, which is 2.99% of the total population of Alaska. Anchorage Municipality had the highest number of people who identify as Black or African American Alone (14,576), followed by Fairbanks North Star Borough (4,014), and Matanuska-Susitna Borough (1,121). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as Black or African American Alone were: Wrangell City and Borough (0), Lake and Peninsula Borough (2), and Haines Borough (2).

In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Aleutians East Borough had the highest percentage, with 8.68% of its population identifying their race as Black or African American Alone, followed by Anchorage Municipality (5.01%), and Aleutians West Census Area (4.95%).

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 Black or African American Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

Alaska Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020
Alaska Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Aleutians East Borough 297 8.68
Aleutians West Census Area 259 4.95
Anchorage Municipality 14576 5.01
Bethel Census Area 85 0.46
Bristol Bay Borough 6 0.71
Chugach Census Area 49 0.69
Copper River Census Area 8 0.31
Denali Borough 11 0.68
Dillingham Census Area 25 0.52
Fairbanks North Star Borough 4014 4.20
Haines Borough 2 0.10
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 6 0.25
Juneau City and Borough 350 1.09
Kenai Peninsula Borough 386 0.66
Ketchikan Gateway Borough 103 0.74
Kodiak Island Borough 90 0.69
Kusilvak Census Area 16 0.19
Lake and Peninsula Borough 2 0.14
Matanuska-Susitna Borough 1121 1.05
Nome Census Area 55 0.55
North Slope Borough 162 1.47
Northwest Arctic Borough 72 0.92
Petersburg Borough 49 1.44
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area 22 0.38
Sitka City and Borough 37 0.44
Skagway Municipality 10 0.81
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 74 1.09
Wrangell City and Borough 0 0.00
Yakutat City and Borough 4 0.60
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 7 0.13