According to the US Census Bureau estimates, 27,507 (3.73%) of the 736,624 Alaska population in 2018 identified as Black or African American alone.
In the map below, we show the specific number of Blacks or African Americans per county in Alaska. We also show the percentage of the population of each county that are African American and the gender percentages of the African American population when you interact with the map.
Anchorage Borough had the highest number of African Americans (17,621), and African Americans constituted 6.05% of the county's population. Other counties with high number of African Americans include: Fairbanks North Star Borough (5,448) - 5.52% of the county's population, and Matanuska-Susitna Borough (1,324) - 1.23% of the county's population.
The data can also be found in the table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.
You can see similar information for other states and also by state for the United States.
You can also see similar information for other racial and ethnicity groups in Alaska.
Hover/Click on the counties to see the values.
County | Black Population | % of County Population |
---|---|---|
Aleutians East | 349 | 10.29 |
Aleutians West | 388 | 6.83 |
Anchorage | 17621 | 6.05 |
Bethel | 146 | 0.8 |
Bristol Bay | 8 | 0.91 |
Chugach | 68 | 1.05 |
Copper River | 20 | 0.69 |
Denali | 48 | 2.35 |
Dillingham | 33 | 0.66 |
Fairbanks North Star | 5448 | 5.52 |
Haines | 16 | 0.64 |
Hoonah-Angoon | 45 | 2.1 |
Juneau | 457 | 1.43 |
Kenai Peninsula | 444 | 0.76 |
Ketchikan Gateway | 144 | 1.04 |
Kodiak Island | 176 | 1.32 |
Kusilvak | 64 | 0.77 |
Lake and Peninsula | 16 | 1.01 |
Matanuska-Susitna | 1324 | 1.23 |
Nome | 68 | 0.68 |
North Slope | 146 | 1.54 |
Northwest Arctic | 90 | 1.17 |
Petersburg | 55 | 1.69 |
Prince of Wales-Hyder | 35 | 0.55 |
Sitka | 80 | 0.94 |
Skagway | 12 | 1.02 |
Southeast Fairbanks | 131 | 1.89 |
Wrangell | 12 | 0.48 |
Yakutat | 12 | 2 |
Yukon-Koyukuk | 51 | 0.95 |