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Highest Norwegian population share, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Norwegian ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Norwegian 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 3.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Kodiak Island, AK, up 12 places to #3.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Petersburg, AKAK3,39412.1%−1.7 pts

02Wrangell, AKAK2,0079.0%+0.4 pts

03▲12Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3876.2%+1.2 pts

04▲2Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2716.0%−0.2 pts

05▼1Haines, AKAK2,0685.6%+3.3 pts

06▲3Sitka, AKAK8,3195.3%+0.2 pts

07▼4Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5495.3%−0.6 pts

08▼1Juneau, AKAK31,6094.6%−2.2 pts

09▲9Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5534.2%–

10▲3Yakutat, AKAK6724.0%−0.4 pts

11▲3Skagway, AKAK1,1043.7%−8.0 pts

12Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6663.5%–

13▼3Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7773.5%+1.1 pts

14▼6Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9513.4%−0.9 pts

15▼4Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6663.2%−2.4 pts

16▼11Aleutians East, AKAK3,4793.0%+2.1 pts

17Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9722.9%−0.8 pts

18▲4Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3572.9%−4.3 pts

19▼3Anchorage, AKAK287,1552.7%−1.2 pts

20Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0282.5%+1.6 pts

21▲4Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3912.0%+0.5 pts

22▼1Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8301.5%−0.1 pts

23▼4Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2701.4%−0.7 pts

24▼1Denali, AKAK1,6161.4%−3.5 pts

25▲1Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2401.2%−0.2 pts

26▼2Bristol Bay, AKAK8471.2%−14.0 pts

27Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4830.9%−1.5 pts

28Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0950.5%−0.5 pts

29North Slope, AKAK10,5820.3%0.0 pts

30Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9320.2%–

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