Anchorage Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
342,393 (87.34%) out of the total population of 392,021 reported first ancestry.
| Anchorage Area | % of the Total Population | Alaska | U.S. | |
| Arab | 788 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 2,421 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 2,818 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 7,481 | 1.91%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.40% |
| English | 34,926 | 8.91%, see rank | 8.32% | 8.02% |
| French | 16,003 | 4.08%, see rank | 3.71% | 3.34% |
| German | 69,230 | 17.66%, see rank | 17.06% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 1,047 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 1,552 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 43,186 | 11.02%, see rank | 10.58% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 12,298 | 3.14%, see rank | 2.98% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 15,092 | 3.85%, see rank | 3.85% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 7,953 | 2.03%, see rank | 1.99% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 1,466 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 5,724 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.39% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,247 | 1.08%, see rank | 1.18% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 11,595 | 2.96%, see rank | 2.73% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,190 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 9,286 | 2.37%, see rank | 2.38% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 2,476 | 0.63%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 1,439 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.31% |
| American | 20,842 | 5.32%, see rank | 4.40% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 3,255 | 0.83%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
340,587 (89.44%) out of the total population of 380,789 reported first ancestry.
| Anchorage Area | % of the Total Population | Alaska | U.S. | |
| Arab | 839 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 2,566 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 3,468 | 0.91%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 8,654 | 2.27%, see rank | 2.03% | 1.51% |
| English | 36,504 | 9.59%, see rank | 9.08% | 8.53% |
| French | 16,772 | 4.40%, see rank | 3.98% | 3.54% |
| German | 77,543 | 20.36%, see rank | 19.22% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 1,258 | 0.33%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 1,146 | 0.30%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 47,280 | 12.42%, see rank | 11.77% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 13,985 | 3.67%, see rank | 3.51% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 15,687 | 4.12%, see rank | 4.09% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 9,308 | 2.44%, see rank | 2.17% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 1,696 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 5,314 | 1.40%, see rank | 1.38% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,154 | 1.35%, see rank | 1.34% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 12,336 | 3.24%, see rank | 3.07% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 2,452 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 10,063 | 2.64%, see rank | 2.68% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 2,255 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 1,384 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.31% |
| American | 17,155 | 4.51%, see rank | 3.94% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 3,415 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
332,570 (90.27%) out of the total population of 368,414 reported first ancestry.
| Anchorage Area | % of the Total Population | Alaska | U.S. | |
| Arab | 739 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,300 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 3,017 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 9,227 | 2.50%, see rank | 2.23% | 1.63% |
| English | 39,164 | 10.63%, see rank | 10.04% | 9.02% |
| French | 19,334 | 5.25%, see rank | 4.53% | 3.77% |
| German | 77,674 | 21.08%, see rank | 19.53% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 1,298 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 1,615 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 48,558 | 13.18%, see rank | 12.34% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 13,532 | 3.67%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 15,957 | 4.33%, see rank | 4.14% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 10,593 | 2.88%, see rank | 2.51% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 1,791 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 5,378 | 1.46%, see rank | 1.45% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,305 | 2.53%, see rank | 2.38% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 12,418 | 3.37%, see rank | 3.20% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,956 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 10,055 | 2.73%, see rank | 2.73% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 1,732 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 1,012 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 15,627 | 4.24%, see rank | 3.54% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 3,425 | 0.93%, see rank | 0.94% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
328,653 (90.67%) out of the total population of 362,488 reported first ancestry.
| Anchorage Area | % of the Total Population | Alaska | U.S. | |
| Arab | 658 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,315 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 3,148 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 8,876 | 2.45%, see rank | 2.24% | 1.68% |
| English | 41,332 | 11.40%, see rank | 10.59% | 9.29% |
| French | 18,840 | 5.20%, see rank | 4.55% | 3.90% |
| German | 77,218 | 21.30%, see rank | 19.72% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 1,494 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 1,768 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 49,893 | 13.76%, see rank | 12.83% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 13,738 | 3.79%, see rank | 3.64% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 16,038 | 4.42%, see rank | 4.31% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 10,173 | 2.81%, see rank | 2.41% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 2,016 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 5,160 | 1.42%, see rank | 1.41% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,371 | 2.86%, see rank | 2.59% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 11,735 | 3.24%, see rank | 3.11% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 1,631 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 10,766 | 2.97%, see rank | 2.87% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 1,441 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 1,015 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.32% |
| American | 16,565 | 4.57%, see rank | 4.08% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 3,572 | 0.99%, see rank | 1.02% | 0.65% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.