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Highest Swedish population share, Alaska counties

Alaska counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swedish 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 1.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Copper River Census Area, AK, up 26 places to #2.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲1Petersburg, AKAK3,3944.6%+3.1 pts

02▲26Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,6663.6%–

03▼2Juneau, AKAK31,6093.4%+0.1 pts

04Wrangell, AKAK2,0073.3%+0.9 pts

05▲18Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2712.8%+0.6 pts

06▲14Denali, AKAK1,6162.7%−1.3 pts

07Haines, AKAK2,0682.5%−2.8 pts

08▼2Skagway, AKAK1,1042.4%−1.1 pts

09Anchorage, AKAK287,1552.3%−0.1 pts

10▲2Kodiak Island, AKAK12,3872.2%−0.4 pts

11▼6Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6662.0%−2.0 pts

12▲2Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,9512.0%−0.8 pts

13▼10Sitka, AKAK8,3191.9%−1.2 pts

14▼4Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,5491.8%−1.2 pts

15▼2Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,5531.7%–

16Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,7771.6%−1.0 pts

17▲9Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9321.2%–

18Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,9721.2%−2.4 pts

19▼4Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3571.2%+0.6 pts

20▼9Yakutat, AKAK6721.1%−0.3 pts

21▲3Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0951.1%+0.1 pts

22Bristol Bay, AKAK8470.9%−0.8 pts

23▼2Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0280.9%−0.8 pts

24▼16Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,2700.7%−2.0 pts

25Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4830.6%−1.9 pts

26▼7Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8300.6%−0.6 pts

27▼10Aleutians East, AKAK3,4790.5%+0.2 pts

28▼1North Slope, AKAK10,5820.3%+0.2 pts

29Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2400.2%−0.4 pts

30Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3910.1%−1.1 pts

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