Germans are the largest ethnic group in Alaska, making up 18% of the population. One in eight residents is a member of an Alaska Native tribe. Alaska has the distinction of being the only American state to share a border with Russia, and Russians form the state's 17th largest ethnic group.
Rank
|
Ethnicity
|
2010
Alaska Population |
As a
Percent of
Total Alaska Population |
Total
Population
|
713,985
|
100.00%
|
|
1
|
German
|
130,862
|
18.33%
|
2
|
Alaska
Native tribes, specified
|
89,792
|
12.58%
|
3
|
Irish
|
78,413
|
10.98%
|
4
|
English
|
60,890
|
8.53%
|
5
|
Norwegian
|
27,444
|
3.84%
|
6
|
Mexican
|
26,838
|
3.76%
|
7
|
American
|
26,611
|
3.73%
|
8
|
French,
except Basque
|
26,383
|
3.70%
|
9
|
Italian
|
23,838
|
3.34%
|
10
|
Scottish
|
20,831
|
2.92%
|
11
|
Filipino
|
19,800
|
2.77%
|
12
|
Polish
|
19,243
|
2.70%
|
13
|
African-American*
|
18,074
|
2.53%
|
14
|
European
|
17,674
|
2.48%
|
15
|
Swedish
|
17,602
|
2.47%
|
16
|
Dutch
|
13,853
|
1.94%
|
17
|
Russian
|
10,027
|
1.40%
|
18
|
French
Canadian
|
8,940
|
1.25%
|
19
|
Scotch-Irish
|
8,779
|
1.23%
|
20
|
British
|
6,574
|
0.92%
|
21
|
Welsh
|
5,920
|
0.83%
|
22
|
Finnish
|
5,796
|
0.81%
|
23
|
Puerto
Rican
|
5,286
|
0.74%
|
24
|
Danish
|
5,282
|
0.74%
|
25
|
Samoan
|
4,859
|
0.68%
|
26
|
Scandinavian
|
4,096
|
0.57%
|
27
|
Czech
|
3,945
|
0.55%
|
28
|
Korean
|
3,935
|
0.55%
|
29
|
Swiss
|
3,899
|
0.55%
|
30
|
Hmong
|
3,557
|
0.50%
|
31
|
Canadian
|
2,961
|
0.41%
|
32
|
Other
Hispanic or Latino
|
2,877
|
0.40%
|
33
|
South
American
|
2,645
|
0.37%
|
34
|
Japanese
|
2,481
|
0.35%
|
35
|
Austrian
|
2,321
|
0.33%
|
36
|
Chinese,
except Taiwanese
|
2,212
|
0.31%
|
37
|
Hungarian
|
2,163
|
0.30%
|
38
|
Laotian
|
2,142
|
0.30%
|
39
|
Greek
|
2,126
|
0.30%
|
40
|
Northern
European
|
1,992
|
0.28%
|
41
|
Portuguese
|
1,738
|
0.24%
|
42
|
African
|
1,665
|
0.23%
|
43
|
Dominican
(Dominican Republic)
|
1,548
|
0.22%
|
44
|
Lithuanian
|
1,525
|
0.21%
|
45
|
Thai
|
1,311
|
0.18%
|
46
|
Ukrainian
|
1,306
|
0.18%
|
47
|
Czechoslovakian
|
1,233
|
0.17%
|
48
|
Native
Hawaiian
|
1,170
|
0.16%
|
49
|
Celtic
|
1,104
|
0.15%
|
50
|
Central
American
|
973
|
0.14%
|
Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
1 year estimates, tables: B02001, C02005, B02006,
C02007, C03001, B03002, B04006
* African-American is derived as respondents selecting Black as racial group after removing African, West Indian, and Hispanic ethnicities.
