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Highest Norwegian population share, Alaska counties · 2020

Alaska counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Norwegian ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Norwegian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 29 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 29 is 3.0%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Petersburg, AKAK3,39411.7%−2.1 pts

02Wrangell, AKAK2,0078.8%+0.2 pts

03Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5496.6%+0.6 pts

04Haines, AKAK2,0685.5%+3.2 pts

05Aleutians East, AKAK3,4794.8%+3.9 pts

06Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2714.6%−1.6 pts

07Juneau, AKAK31,6094.3%−2.4 pts

08Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9514.3%−0.1 pts

09Sitka, AKAK8,3194.0%−1.1 pts

10Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7773.6%+1.2 pts

11Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6663.6%−2.0 pts

12Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6663.6%–

13Yakutat, AKAK6723.5%−0.9 pts

14Skagway, AKAK1,1043.5%−8.2 pts

15Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3873.0%−2.0 pts

16Anchorage, AKAK287,1552.7%−1.2 pts

17Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9722.6%−1.1 pts

18Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5532.5%–

19Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2702.1%−0.1 pts

20Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0281.8%+1.0 pts

21Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8301.5%−0.1 pts

22Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3571.5%−5.7 pts

23Denali, AKAK1,6161.4%−3.5 pts

24Bristol Bay, AKAK8471.4%−13.8 pts

25Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3911.3%−0.1 pts

26Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2401.0%−0.5 pts

27Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4830.4%−2.0 pts

28Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0950.3%−0.7 pts

29North Slope, AKAK10,5820.2%−0.2 pts

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