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Highest German population share, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 13.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Petersburg, AK, up 13 places to #2.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲1Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55321.3%–

02▲13Petersburg, AKAK3,39418.7%+3.0 pts

03Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95118.4%−1.5 pts

04▲8Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27017.5%−8.9 pts

05Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66617.2%−9.3 pts

06▼5Wrangell, AKAK2,00716.8%−10.7 pts

07▼3Sitka, AKAK8,31916.6%−0.5 pts

08▲3Haines, AKAK2,06815.5%−7.9 pts

09▼2Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97215.2%−9.2 pts

10Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77715.0%−1.3 pts

11▼5Denali, AKAK1,61614.9%−15.7 pts

12▲1Anchorage, AKAK287,15514.4%−5.0 pts

13▲3Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54914.0%−4.3 pts

14Juneau, AKAK31,60913.7%−4.8 pts

15▲3Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27113.5%−1.5 pts

16▲1Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66612.8%–

17▼9Skagway, AKAK1,10410.5%−5.9 pts

18▲2Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3879.8%−5.1 pts

19Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0288.5%+1.1 pts

20▲1Bristol Bay, AKAK8476.8%−5.0 pts

21▲2Aleutians East, AKAK3,4795.8%+4.1 pts

22▲3Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2405.5%−2.6 pts

23▼1Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4835.5%−3.7 pts

24▲2Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3574.0%−3.2 pts

25▲4North Slope, AKAK10,5823.9%−0.1 pts

26▼17Yakutat, AKAK6723.6%−6.0 pts

27▼3Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8303.6%−4.2 pts

28▼1Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0953.2%−2.4 pts

29▼1Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3913.1%−1.9 pts

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9322.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES