Return to Home Demographics > Table

Demographics Table

Data Options

Demographic Data Report for Alaska by Borough or Census Area
Non-English Language: Language isolation
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
Borough Or Census Area
 sort alphabetically by name ascending
Value (Percent)
 sort by value descending
Households (language Isolation)
 sort by sample size descending
Rank within US
(of 3145 boroughs and census areas)
 sort by rank descending
Alaska 2.1 5,328 24 of 51
United States 4.4 5,308,496 N/A
Denali Borough 0.0 0 1
Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area 0.0 0 1
Valdez-Cordova Census Area 0.2 5 513
Haines Borough 0.3 3 778
Kenai Peninsula Borough 0.4 84 940
Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area 0.5 6 1,144
Bristol Bay Borough 0.6 2 1,332
Lake and Peninsula Borough 0.7 3 1,423
Matanuska-Susitna Borough 0.8 238 1,484
Fairbanks North Borough 1.0 345 1,693
Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area 1.2 26 1,861
Nome Census Area 1.4 39 2,000
Juneau City and Borough 1.9 247 2,320
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area 2.0 37 2,338
Sitka City and Borough 2.1 74 2,378
Yakutat City and Borough 2.3 5 2,452
Aleutians East Borough 2.7 24 2,571
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area 2.8 61 2,608
Anchorage Municipality 2.8 3,015 2,611
Northwest Arctic Borough 3.1 55 2,649
Ketchikan Gateway Borough 3.5 187 2,712
Wade Hampton Census Area 3.5 61 2,729
Dillingham Census Area 4.6 65 2,835
North Slope Borough 5.6 110 2,907
Kodiak Island Borough 6.3 270 2,956
Bethel Census Area 6.4 286 2,958
Aleutians West Census Area 6.7 80 2,972
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2023 10:08 am.
Alaska Census Area Name Change: please note that Wade Hampton Census Area, AK (FIPS code=02270) was renamed effective July 1, 2015, and the new name is Kusilvak Census Area (FIPS Code=02158). Due to the nature of data submissions, we will use the older code/name this year and transition to the new code/name with a future data release.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Non-English Language: Language isolation, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
A "limited English speaking household" is one in which no member 14 years old and over (1) speaks only English or (2) speaks a non-English language and speaks English "very well."
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

Return to Top