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Counties in Alaska by population speaking a language other than English at home

Bethel Census Area had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 30 counties in 2021, at 61%. Copper River Census Area had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 14.1% and the figure for Alaska was 15.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest61Bethel Census Area
Lowest2.8Copper River Census Area
Median14.130 counties
Alaska15.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Aleutians East Borough: 34.7 %Aleutians West Census Area: 53.3 %Anchorage Municipality: 17.5 %Bethel Census Area: 61 %Bristol Bay Borough: 14.3 %Chugach Census Area: 15 %Copper River Census Area: 2.8 %Denali Borough: 10.5 %Dillingham Census Area: 36 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.7 %Haines Borough: 5.4 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 10.5 %Juneau City and Borough: 11.8 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 7.3 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 10.3 %Kodiak Island Borough: 28.2 %Kusilvak Census Area: 30.1 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 14.9 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 6.2 %Nome Census Area: 27.9 %North Slope Borough: 37.8 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 31.1 %Petersburg Borough: 19 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 5.1 %Sitka City and Borough: 13.4 %Skagway Municipality: 9.9 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 12.8 %Wrangell City and Borough: 5 %Yakutat City and Borough: 17 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 13.8 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Bethel Census Area: 61 %Bethel Census Area61Aleutians West Census Area: 53.3 %Aleutians West Census Area53.3North Slope Borough: 37.8 %North Slope Borough37.8Dillingham Census Area: 36 %Dillingham Census Area36Aleutians East Borough: 34.7 %Aleutians East Borough34.7Northwest Arctic Borough: 31.1 %Northwest Arctic Borough31.1Kusilvak Census Area: 30.1 %Kusilvak Census Area30.1Kodiak Island Borough: 28.2 %Kodiak Island Borough28.2Nome Census Area: 27.9 %Nome Census Area27.9Petersburg Borough: 19 %Petersburg Borough19Anchorage Municipality: 17.5 %Anchorage Municipality17.5Yakutat City and Borough: 17 %Yakutat City and Borough17Chugach Census Area: 15 %Chugach Census Area15Lake and Peninsula Borough: 14.9 %Lake and Peninsula Borough14.9Bristol Bay Borough: 14.3 %Bristol Bay Borough14.3Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 13.8 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area13.8Sitka City and Borough: 13.4 %Sitka City and Borough13.4Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 12.8 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area12.8Juneau City and Borough: 11.8 %Juneau City and Borough11.8Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 10.5 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area10.5Denali Borough: 10.5 %Denali Borough10.5Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 10.3 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough10.3Skagway Municipality: 9.9 %Skagway Municipality9.9Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.7 %Fairbanks North Star Borough9.7Kenai Peninsula Borough: 7.3 %Kenai Peninsula Borough7.3Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 6.2 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough6.2Haines Borough: 5.4 %Haines Borough5.4Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 5.1 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area5.1Wrangell City and Borough: 5 %Wrangell City and Borough5Copper River Census Area: 2.8 %Copper River Census Area2.8Bethel Census Area: 61 %Bethel Census Area61Aleutians West Census Area: 53.3 %Aleutians West Census Area53.3North Slope Borough: 37.8 %North Slope Borough37.8Dillingham Census Area: 36 %Dillingham Census Area36Aleutians East Borough: 34.7 %Aleutians East Borough34.7Northwest Arctic Borough: 31.1 %Northwest Arctic Borough31.1Kusilvak Census Area: 30.1 %Kusilvak Census Area30.1Kodiak Island Borough: 28.2 %Kodiak Island Borough28.2Nome Census Area: 27.9 %Nome Census Area27.9Petersburg Borough: 19 %Petersburg Borough19Anchorage Municipality: 17.5 %Anchorage Municipality17.5Yakutat City and Borough: 17 %Yakutat City and Borough17Chugach Census Area: 15 %Chugach Census Area15Lake and Peninsula Borough: 14.9 %Lake and Peninsula Borough14.9Bristol Bay Borough: 14.3 %Bristol Bay Borough14.3Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 13.8 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area13.8Sitka City and Borough: 13.4 %Sitka City and Borough13.4Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 12.8 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area12.8Juneau City and Borough: 11.8 %Juneau City and Borough11.8Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 10.5 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area10.5Denali Borough: 10.5 %Denali Borough10.5Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 10.3 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough10.3Skagway Municipality: 9.9 %Skagway Municipality9.9Fairbanks North Star Borough: 9.7 %Fairbanks North Star Borough9.7Kenai Peninsula Borough: 7.3 %Kenai Peninsula Borough7.3Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 6.2 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough6.2Haines Borough: 5.4 %Haines Borough5.4Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 5.1 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area5.1Wrangell City and Borough: 5 %Wrangell City and Borough5Copper River Census Area: 2.8 %Copper River Census Area2.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Bethel Census Area61
2Aleutians West Census Area53.3
3North Slope Borough37.8
4Dillingham Census Area36
5Aleutians East Borough34.7
6Northwest Arctic Borough31.1
7Kusilvak Census Area30.1
8Kodiak Island Borough28.2
9Nome Census Area27.9
10Petersburg Borough19
11Anchorage Municipality17.5
12Yakutat City and Borough17
13Chugach Census Area15
14Lake and Peninsula Borough14.9
15Bristol Bay Borough14.3
16Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area13.8
17Sitka City and Borough13.4
18Southeast Fairbanks Census Area12.8
19Juneau City and Borough11.8
20Hoonah-Angoon Census Area10.5
21Denali Borough10.5
22Ketchikan Gateway Borough10.3
23Skagway Municipality9.9
24Fairbanks North Star Borough9.7
25Kenai Peninsula Borough7.3
26Matanuska-Susitna Borough6.2
27Haines Borough5.4
28Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area5.1
29Wrangell City and Borough5
30Copper River Census Area2.8

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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 (Counties in Alaska by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat

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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, Counties in Alaska by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alaska-counties?period=2021. 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. Counties in Alaska by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alaska-counties?period=2021.

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, Counties in Alaska by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alaska-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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: Counties in Alaska by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alaska-counties?period=2021. 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Bethel Census Area, with 61% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Copper River Census Area, with 2.8% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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 2026-10-12.

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