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Highest Irish population share, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Irish 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 8.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK, up 10 places to #8.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Skagway, AKAK1,10417.0%−9.3 pts

02Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55315.1%–

03▲1Sitka, AKAK8,31914.4%+2.9 pts

04▲5Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97211.4%−3.7 pts

05▲6Wrangell, AKAK2,00711.3%−6.3 pts

06▼1Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95111.1%−2.1 pts

07▲7Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54910.9%−0.5 pts

08▲10Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27110.7%+1.8 pts

09▼2Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66610.7%−4.3 pts

10▼4Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77710.4%+0.2 pts

11▼1Juneau, AKAK31,60910.2%−3.5 pts

12▲3Anchorage, AKAK287,1559.8%−2.8 pts

13▼5Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2709.7%−8.1 pts

14▲2Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6669.0%–

15▲2Petersburg, AKAK3,3948.5%−2.6 pts

16▼13Haines, AKAK2,0685.7%−14.5 pts

17▼5Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3874.9%−3.8 pts

18▲2Bristol Bay, AKAK8474.6%−2.7 pts

19▼6Denali, AKAK1,6164.4%−15.2 pts

20▼1Yakutat, AKAK6724.4%−8.3 pts

21▲2Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0284.3%+0.6 pts

22▲4Aleutians East, AKAK3,4794.1%+2.9 pts

23▲1Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3574.0%+2.0 pts

24▼2Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4833.0%−3.4 pts

25Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8302.9%−1.9 pts

26▲1North Slope, AKAK10,5822.6%+0.5 pts

27▼6Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2402.5%−2.1 pts

28Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0951.7%−0.7 pts

29▲1Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9321.6%–

30▼1Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3911.5%−1.8 pts

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