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Highest Irish population share, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2020 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 9.1%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Skagway, AKAK1,10421.5%−4.8 pts

02Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55315.4%–

03Haines, AKAK2,06813.7%−6.5 pts

04Sitka, AKAK8,31913.1%+1.6 pts

05Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95113.0%−0.2 pts

06Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77712.4%+2.2 pts

07Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66611.8%−3.2 pts

08Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27011.5%−6.2 pts

09Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97211.3%−3.8 pts

10Juneau, AKAK31,60911.1%−2.6 pts

11Wrangell, AKAK2,00711.0%−6.5 pts

12Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38710.1%+1.5 pts

13Denali, AKAK1,6169.4%−10.1 pts

14Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5499.2%−2.2 pts

15Anchorage, AKAK287,1559.1%−3.6 pts

16Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6668.9%–

17Petersburg, AKAK3,3948.1%−3.0 pts

18Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2717.2%−1.8 pts

19Yakutat, AKAK6725.7%−7.0 pts

20Bristol Bay, AKAK8474.1%−3.2 pts

21Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2404.0%−0.6 pts

22Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4833.9%−2.6 pts

23Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0283.4%−0.3 pts

24Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3573.4%+1.3 pts

25Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8303.1%−1.7 pts

26Aleutians East, AKAK3,4792.8%+1.6 pts

27North Slope, AKAK10,5822.5%+0.4 pts

28Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0952.2%−0.2 pts

29Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3911.3%−2.1 pts

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9320.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS