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 2023, at 59.7%. Haines Borough had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 15.2% and the figure for Alaska was 15.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2023

Aleutians East Borough: 40.4 %Aleutians West Census Area: 56.1 %Anchorage Municipality: 18 %Bethel Census Area: 59.7 %Bristol Bay Borough: 16.2 %Chugach Census Area: 13.5 %Copper River Census Area: 4.2 %Denali Borough: 8.8 %Dillingham Census Area: 37.7 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 10.4 %Haines Borough: 3.8 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 15.3 %Juneau City and Borough: 10.7 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 6.8 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 11.1 %Kodiak Island Borough: 26.7 %Kusilvak Census Area: 27.3 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 12.6 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 5.8 %Nome Census Area: 25.5 %North Slope Borough: 37.2 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 26.3 %Petersburg Borough: 17.2 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 6.7 %Sitka City and Borough: 12.8 %Skagway Municipality: 17.4 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 15.1 %Wrangell City and Borough: 7.2 %Yakutat City and Borough: 21 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 14.3 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Bethel Census Area: 59.7 %Bethel Census Area59.7Aleutians West Census Area: 56.1 %Aleutians West Census Area56.1Aleutians East Borough: 40.4 %Aleutians East Borough40.4Dillingham Census Area: 37.7 %Dillingham Census Area37.7North Slope Borough: 37.2 %North Slope Borough37.2Kusilvak Census Area: 27.3 %Kusilvak Census Area27.3Kodiak Island Borough: 26.7 %Kodiak Island Borough26.7Northwest Arctic Borough: 26.3 %Northwest Arctic Borough26.3Nome Census Area: 25.5 %Nome Census Area25.5Yakutat City and Borough: 21 %Yakutat City and Borough21Anchorage Municipality: 18 %Anchorage Municipality18Skagway Municipality: 17.4 %Skagway Municipality17.4Petersburg Borough: 17.2 %Petersburg Borough17.2Bristol Bay Borough: 16.2 %Bristol Bay Borough16.2Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 15.3 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area15.3Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 15.1 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area15.1Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 14.3 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area14.3Chugach Census Area: 13.5 %Chugach Census Area13.5Sitka City and Borough: 12.8 %Sitka City and Borough12.8Lake and Peninsula Borough: 12.6 %Lake and Peninsula Borough12.6Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 11.1 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough11.1Juneau City and Borough: 10.7 %Juneau City and Borough10.7Fairbanks North Star Borough: 10.4 %Fairbanks North Star Borough10.4Denali Borough: 8.8 %Denali Borough8.8Wrangell City and Borough: 7.2 %Wrangell City and Borough7.2Kenai Peninsula Borough: 6.8 %Kenai Peninsula Borough6.8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 6.7 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area6.7Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 5.8 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough5.8Copper River Census Area: 4.2 %Copper River Census Area4.2Haines Borough: 3.8 %Haines Borough3.8Bethel Census Area: 59.7 %Bethel Census Area59.7Aleutians West Census Area: 56.1 %Aleutians West Census Area56.1Aleutians East Borough: 40.4 %Aleutians East Borough40.4Dillingham Census Area: 37.7 %Dillingham Census Area37.7North Slope Borough: 37.2 %North Slope Borough37.2Kusilvak Census Area: 27.3 %Kusilvak Census Area27.3Kodiak Island Borough: 26.7 %Kodiak Island Borough26.7Northwest Arctic Borough: 26.3 %Northwest Arctic Borough26.3Nome Census Area: 25.5 %Nome Census Area25.5Yakutat City and Borough: 21 %Yakutat City and Borough21Anchorage Municipality: 18 %Anchorage Municipality18Skagway Municipality: 17.4 %Skagway Municipality17.4Petersburg Borough: 17.2 %Petersburg Borough17.2Bristol Bay Borough: 16.2 %Bristol Bay Borough16.2Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 15.3 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area15.3Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 15.1 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area15.1Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 14.3 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area14.3Chugach Census Area: 13.5 %Chugach Census Area13.5Sitka City and Borough: 12.8 %Sitka City and Borough12.8Lake and Peninsula Borough: 12.6 %Lake and Peninsula Borough12.6Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 11.1 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough11.1Juneau City and Borough: 10.7 %Juneau City and Borough10.7Fairbanks North Star Borough: 10.4 %Fairbanks North Star Borough10.4Denali Borough: 8.8 %Denali Borough8.8Wrangell City and Borough: 7.2 %Wrangell City and Borough7.2Kenai Peninsula Borough: 6.8 %Kenai Peninsula Borough6.8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 6.7 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area6.7Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 5.8 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough5.8Copper River Census Area: 4.2 %Copper River Census Area4.2Haines Borough: 3.8 %Haines Borough3.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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.

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alaska-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alaska-counties?period=2023.

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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alaska-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_alaska_by_2023,
  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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
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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=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 59.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Haines Borough, with 3.8% in 2023.

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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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