Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Population that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Alaska counties, Kusilvak Borough had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (92.39%), followed by Bethel Borough (83.79%), and Northwest Arctic Borough (79.71%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Alaska counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2017
Kusilvak
Bethel
Northwest Arctic
Nome
Dillingham
Yukon-Koyukuk
Lake and Peninsula
North Slope
Prince of Wales-Hyder
Yakutat
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2017
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Kusilvak Borough 92.39
2 Bethel Borough 83.79
3 Northwest Arctic Borough 79.71
4 Nome Borough 76.06
5 Dillingham Borough 72.66
6 Yukon-Koyukuk Borough 70.28
7 Lake and Peninsula Borough 62.77
8 North Slope Borough 55.24
9 Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough 42.98
10 Yakutat City and Borough 39.51
11 Hoonah-Angoon Borough 38.88
12 Bristol Bay Borough 33.26
13 Aleutians East Borough 20.58
14 Copper River Borough 19.19
15 Wrangell City and Borough 16.3
16 Sitka City and Borough 16.26
17 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 13.87
18 Kodiak Island Borough 12.55
19 Juneau City and Borough 12
20 Southeast Fairbanks Borough 11.95
21 Aleutians West Borough 11.84
22 Chugach Borough 11.71
23 Petersburg Borough 10.93
24 Haines Borough 10.53
25 Anchorage Borough 8.64
26 Kenai Peninsula Borough 7.93
27 Fairbanks North Star Borough 7.71
28 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 6.77
29 Denali Borough 5.23
30 Skagway Borough 5.03