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Population speaking a language other than English at home in Anchorage Municipality

Population speaking a language other than English at home in Anchorage Municipality was 17.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.8 pts from 2023. That is the 13th highest of 30 counties in 2024.

202417.2%
Change on 2023-0.8 pts
Rank13th of 30Counties in Alaska ranked
Series high182023
Series low17.22024

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Population speaking a language other than English at home in Anchorage Municipality, 2021 to 2024

17.217.417.617.81820212022202320242021: 17.5 %2022: 17.5 %2023: 18 %2024: 17.2 %17.217.417.617.818202120242021: 17.5 %2022: 17.5 %2023: 18 %2024: 17.2 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Period%
202417.2
202318
202217.5
202117.5

Compared with Alaska and United States

Place2024
Anchorage Municipality17.2
Alaska15.1
United States22.3

Anchorage Municipality compared with nearby places

Aleutians East Borough: 32.6 %Aleutians West Census Area: 60.6 %Anchorage Municipality: 17.2 %Bethel Census Area: 58.2 %Bristol Bay Borough: 14.7 %Chugach Census Area: 13.6 %Copper River Census Area: 4.4 %Denali Borough: 10.5 %Dillingham Census Area: 35 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.8 %Haines Borough: 7.4 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 17.1 %Juneau City and Borough: 10.9 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 6.4 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 10.6 %Kodiak Island Borough: 23.3 %Kusilvak Census Area: 27.8 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 12.8 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 5.7 %Nome Census Area: 24.3 %North Slope Borough: 37.7 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 25.1 %Petersburg Borough: 18.9 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 8.2 %Sitka City and Borough: 14.4 %Skagway Municipality: 17.7 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 16.8 %Wrangell City and Borough: 7.1 %Yakutat City and Borough: 27 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 14.5 %
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  • 20 to 29
  • 29 and over
Population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024, %. Anchorage Municipality is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Population speaking a language other than English at home, Anchorage Municipality, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Population speaking a language other than English at home, Anchorage Municipality, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/language-other-than-english-at-home/anchorage-municipality-alaska. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Population speaking a language other than English at home, Anchorage Municipality, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/language-other-than-english-at-home/anchorage-municipality-alaska.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Population speaking a language other than English at home, Anchorage Municipality, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/language-other-than-english-at-home/anchorage-municipality-alaska (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_population_speaking_a_language_2024,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs: Population speaking a language other than English at home, Anchorage Municipality, 2021 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/language-other-than-english-at-home/anchorage-municipality-alaska. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the population speaking a language other than English at home in Anchorage Municipality?

Population speaking a language other than English at home in Anchorage Municipality was 17.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.8 pts from 2023. That is the 13th highest of 30 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population speaking a language other than English at home in Anchorage Municipality?

18% in 2023, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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