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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 (2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2000

01Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6663.8%–

02Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2702.5%–

03Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5531.9%–

04Juneau, AKAK31,6091.7%–

05Petersburg, AKAK3,3941.6%–

06Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2401.5%–

07Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5491.4%–

08Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6661.2%–

09Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7771.2%–

10Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9511.1%–

11Anchorage, AKAK287,1551.0%–

12Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3571.0%–

13Sitka, AKAK8,3190.9%–

14Skagway, AKAK1,1040.9%–

15Haines, AKAK2,0680.9%–

16Aleutians East, AKAK3,4790.7%–

17Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9720.7%–

18Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2710.6%–

19Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0950.6%–

20Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3870.6%–

21Wrangell, AKAK2,0070.4%–

22North Slope, AKAK10,5820.3%–

23Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9320.3%–

24Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4830.2%–

25Bristol Bay, AKAK8470.2%–

26Denali, AKAK1,6160.2%–

27Yakutat, AKAK6720.2%–

28Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0280.2%–

29Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3910.1%–

30Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8300.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES