State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

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

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 5,308,496.
• Rank within US : N/A

Alaska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.1 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 5,328.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 24 of 51

Aleutians West Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.7 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 80.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2972 of 3145

Bethel Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 286.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2958 of 3145

Kodiak Island Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 270.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2956 of 3145

North Slope Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.6 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 110.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2907 of 3145

Dillingham Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 65.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2835 of 3145

Wade Hampton Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.5 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 61.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2729 of 3145

Ketchikan Gateway Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.5 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 187.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2712 of 3145

Northwest Arctic Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.1 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 55.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2649 of 3145

Anchorage Municipality

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.8 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 3,015.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2611 of 3145

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.8 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 61.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2608 of 3145

Aleutians East Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.7 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 24.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2571 of 3145

Yakutat City and Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.3 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 5.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2452 of 3145

Sitka City and Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.1 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 74.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2378 of 3145

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.0 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 37.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2338 of 3145

Juneau City and Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.9 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 247.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2320 of 3145

Nome Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.4 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 39.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 2000 of 3145

Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.2 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 26.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1861 of 3145

Fairbanks North Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.0 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 345.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1693 of 3145

Matanuska-Susitna Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.8 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 238.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1484 of 3145

Lake and Peninsula Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.7 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 3.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1423 of 3145

Bristol Bay Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.6 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 2.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1332 of 3145

Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.5 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 6.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1144 of 3145

Kenai Peninsula Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.4 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 84.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 940 of 3145

Haines Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.3 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 3.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 778 of 3145

Valdez-Cordova Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.2 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 5.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 513 of 3145

Denali Borough

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.0 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 0.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1 of 3145

Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.0 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 0.
• Rank within US : This borough or census area is ranked 1 of 3145

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/28/2022 5:01 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.