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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-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 0.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Copper River Census Area, AK, up 24 places to #1.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲24Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6663.8%–

02▲6Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2702.5%−1.0 pts

03▲16Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5531.9%–

04▼1Juneau, AKAK31,6091.7%−0.7 pts

05▼4Petersburg, AKAK3,3941.6%+0.2 pts

06▲14Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2401.5%−0.9 pts

07▲2Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5491.4%−2.5 pts

08▼3Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6661.2%−1.9 pts

09▼3Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7771.2%+0.4 pts

10▼8Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9511.1%−1.8 pts

11▼1Anchorage, AKAK287,1551.0%−1.4 pts

12▲15Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3571.0%−1.1 pts

13▲3Sitka, AKAK8,3190.9%−1.4 pts

14▼3Skagway, AKAK1,1040.9%−0.3 pts

15▲7Haines, AKAK2,0680.9%−2.2 pts

16▲1Aleutians East, AKAK3,4790.7%+0.6 pts

17▼13Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9720.7%−1.9 pts

18▼5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2710.6%−1.6 pts

19▼1Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0950.6%+0.2 pts

20▼8Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3870.6%−1.4 pts

21▼14Wrangell, AKAK2,0070.4%−3.2 pts

22▲8North Slope, AKAK10,5820.3%−0.1 pts

23▲6Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9320.3%–

24▲4Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4830.2%−0.8 pts

25▼11Bristol Bay, AKAK8470.2%−0.1 pts

26▼11Denali, AKAK1,6160.2%−2.1 pts

27▼4Yakutat, AKAK6720.2%−0.9 pts

28▼7Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0280.2%−0.9 pts

29▼3Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3910.1%−0.5 pts

30▼6Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8300.1%0.0 pts

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