Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Alaska

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April 15, 2021
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Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Alaska

In certain corners of the U.S., the only way you’ll ever be considered a local is if you were born there. Elsewhere, particularly in major metropolitan centers, the constant influx of new businesses, college students, and families can transform neighborhoods every few years and certainly decade over decade.

Americans change their addresses at higher rates than most other countries, but that “move, move, move” mentality may be shifting. In 2016, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that only 11.2% of respondents had moved within the last year. Additionally, 72% of Americans reported living in or close to the city they grew up in. To learn more about where people are staying put, Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Alaska using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest percentage of residents that were born in the state as of 2019.

Keep reading to discover which counties in your state have the most born-and-bred residents.

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#29. Aleutians West Census Area

- Population: 5,698
- Born in Alaska: 950 (16.7% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 2,179 (38.2% of population)
--- Midwest (3.7%), Northeast (2.8%), South (5.5%), West (24.8%)
- Born in another country: 2,373 (41.6% of population)
--- Africa (1.2%), Asia (34.0%), Europe (0.6%), Latin America (4.5%), North America (0.1%), Oceania (1.2%)
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#28. Denali Borough

- Population: 2,246
- Born in Alaska: 444 (19.8% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 1,520 (67.7% of population)
--- Midwest (20.1%), Northeast (7.1%), South (15.9%), West (24.6%)
- Born in another country: 173 (7.7% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (2.9%), Europe (3.3%), Latin America (0.6%), North America (0.5%), Oceania (0.3%)
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#27. Skagway Municipality

- Population: 1,107
- Born in Alaska: 252 (22.8% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 724 (65.4% of population)
--- Midwest (15.4%), Northeast (9.2%), South (10.9%), West (29.7%)
- Born in another country: 98 (8.9% of population)
--- Africa (2.7%), Asia (1.1%), Europe (1.4%), Latin America (1.5%), North America (2.1%), Oceania (0.0%)
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#26. Fairbanks North Star Borough

- Population: 99,072
- Born in Alaska: 32,116 (32.4% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 59,551 (60.1% of population)
--- Midwest (14.8%), Northeast (8.0%), South (17.0%), West (19.5%)
- Born in another country: 5,316 (5.4% of population)
--- Africa (0.2%), Asia (2.2%), Europe (1.4%), Latin America (0.8%), North America (0.7%), Oceania (0.1%)
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#25. Kodiak Island Borough

- Population: 13,451
- Born in Alaska: 4,910 (36.5% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 5,640 (41.9% of population)
--- Midwest (9.4%), Northeast (6.8%), South (8.9%), West (16.8%)
- Born in another country: 2,666 (19.8% of population)
--- Africa (0.3%), Asia (16.7%), Europe (0.3%), Latin America (2.3%), North America (0.1%), Oceania (0.1%)
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#24. Haines Borough

- Population: 2,518
- Born in Alaska: 934 (37.1% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 1,415 (56.2% of population)
--- Midwest (15.3%), Northeast (8.2%), South (3.5%), West (29.2%)
- Born in another country: 129 (5.1% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.5%), Europe (2.1%), Latin America (0.5%), North America (1.9%), Oceania (0.2%)
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#23. Kenai Peninsula Borough

- Population: 58,464
- Born in Alaska: 21,888 (37.4% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 34,040 (58.2% of population)
--- Midwest (14.8%), Northeast (5.3%), South (9.7%), West (28.2%)
- Born in another country: 1,942 (3.3% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (1.3%), Europe (0.9%), Latin America (0.7%), North America (0.3%), Oceania (0.1%)
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#22. Anchorage Municipality

- Population: 293,531
- Born in Alaska: 110,407 (37.6% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 145,246 (49.5% of population)
--- Midwest (11.7%), Northeast (5.5%), South (12.5%), West (18.6%)
- Born in another country: 32,003 (10.9% of population)
--- Africa (0.6%), Asia (6.2%), Europe (1.1%), Latin America (2.1%), North America (0.4%), Oceania (0.5%)
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#21. Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

- Population: 6,878
- Born in Alaska: 2,741 (39.9% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 3,331 (48.4% of population)
--- Midwest (11.1%), Northeast (6.3%), South (9.2%), West (19.9%)
- Born in another country: 758 (11.0% of population)
--- Africa (0.2%), Asia (3.4%), Europe (6.2%), Latin America (0.6%), North America (0.5%), Oceania (0.1%)
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#20. Juneau City and Borough

- Population: 32,227
- Born in Alaska: 12,890 (40.0% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 16,096 (49.9% of population)
--- Midwest (10.0%), Northeast (6.2%), South (7.2%), West (25.9%)
- Born in another country: 2,829 (8.8% of population)
--- Africa (0.1%), Asia (5.3%), Europe (0.5%), Latin America (2.1%), North America (0.4%), Oceania (0.3%)
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#19. Sitka City and Borough

- Population: 8,640
- Born in Alaska: 3,482 (40.3% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 4,301 (49.8% of population)
--- Midwest (11.2%), Northeast (7.1%), South (8.3%), West (23.0%)
- Born in another country: 725 (8.4% of population)
--- Africa (0.1%), Asia (4.5%), Europe (1.3%), Latin America (1.7%), North America (0.7%), Oceania (0.0%)
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#18. Petersburg Borough

- Population: 3,257
- Born in Alaska: 1,325 (40.7% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 1,619 (49.7% of population)
--- Midwest (12.7%), Northeast (2.7%), South (5.7%), West (27.4%)
- Born in another country: 286 (8.8% of population)
--- Africa (0.3%), Asia (3.6%), Europe (0.4%), Latin America (4.1%), North America (0.2%), Oceania (0.2%)
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#17. Matanuska-Susitna Borough

- Population: 105,369
- Born in Alaska: 43,591 (41.4% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 56,592 (53.7% of population)
--- Midwest (12.4%), Northeast (5.8%), South (11.3%), West (24.0%)
- Born in another country: 3,507 (3.3% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (1.3%), Europe (1.2%), Latin America (0.5%), North America (0.2%), Oceania (0.1%)
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#16. Ketchikan Gateway Borough

- Population: 13,800
- Born in Alaska: 5,730 (41.5% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 6,683 (48.4% of population)
--- Midwest (10.0%), Northeast (3.6%), South (7.4%), West (27.0%)
- Born in another country: 1,238 (9.0% of population)
--- Africa (0.2%), Asia (6.4%), Europe (0.8%), Latin America (1.0%), North America (0.4%), Oceania (0.2%)
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#15. Valdez-Cordova Census Area

- Population: 9,243
- Born in Alaska: 3,950 (42.7% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 4,593 (49.7% of population)
--- Midwest (11.0%), Northeast (6.3%), South (8.3%), West (23.6%)
- Born in another country: 606 (6.6% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (3.5%), Europe (0.9%), Latin America (1.6%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.5%)
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#14. Wrangell City and Borough

- Population: 2,502
- Born in Alaska: 1,140 (45.6% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 1,265 (50.6% of population)
--- Midwest (9.3%), Northeast (1.7%), South (6.7%), West (32.9%)
- Born in another country: 71 (2.8% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.7%), Europe (0.2%), Latin America (1.5%), North America (0.4%), Oceania (0.0%)
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#13. Yakutat City and Borough

- Population: 649
- Born in Alaska: 320 (49.3% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 287 (44.2% of population)
--- Midwest (4.0%), Northeast (4.8%), South (3.9%), West (30.8%)
- Born in another country: 32 (4.9% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (3.7%), Europe (0.2%), Latin America (0.6%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.5%)
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#12. Aleutians East Borough

- Population: 3,385
- Born in Alaska: 1,735 (51.3% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 616 (18.2% of population)
--- Midwest (2.6%), Northeast (2.0%), South (2.3%), West (10.7%)
- Born in another country: 917 (27.1% of population)
--- Africa (2.5%), Asia (16.9%), Europe (1.6%), Latin America (5.8%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.3%)
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#11. Bristol Bay Borough

- Population: 875
- Born in Alaska: 457 (52.2% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 380 (43.4% of population)
--- Midwest (12.7%), Northeast (3.2%), South (8.7%), West (18.9%)
- Born in another country: 19 (2.2% of population)
--- Africa (0.2%), Asia (0.2%), Europe (0.3%), Latin America (0.8%), North America (0.3%), Oceania (0.2%)
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#10. Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area

- Population: 6,407
- Born in Alaska: 3,424 (53.4% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 2,727 (42.6% of population)
--- Midwest (6.9%), Northeast (1.9%), South (4.5%), West (29.2%)
- Born in another country: 201 (3.1% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (1.3%), Europe (0.3%), Latin America (0.3%), North America (0.9%), Oceania (0.3%)
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#9. Hoonah-Angoon Census Area

- Population: 2,139
- Born in Alaska: 1,160 (54.2% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 853 (39.9% of population)
--- Midwest (7.9%), Northeast (3.9%), South (6.9%), West (21.2%)
- Born in another country: 120 (5.6% of population)
--- Africa (2.2%), Asia (1.4%), Europe (0.4%), Latin America (1.5%), North America (0.1%), Oceania (0.0%)
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#8. North Slope Borough

- Population: 9,792
- Born in Alaska: 6,023 (61.5% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 2,993 (30.6% of population)
--- Midwest (5.8%), Northeast (3.5%), South (6.9%), West (14.0%)
- Born in another country: 617 (6.3% of population)
--- Africa (0.1%), Asia (4.0%), Europe (0.3%), Latin America (0.7%), North America (0.6%), Oceania (0.5%)
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#7. Lake and Peninsula Borough

- Population: 1,393
- Born in Alaska: 1,032 (74.1% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 321 (23.0% of population)
--- Midwest (9.6%), Northeast (2.0%), South (1.4%), West (9.8%)
- Born in another country: 31 (2.2% of population)
--- Africa (0.1%), Asia (1.7%), Europe (0.1%), Latin America (0.1%), North America (0.1%), Oceania (0.0%)
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#6. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

- Population: 5,377
- Born in Alaska: 4,154 (77.3% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 1,144 (21.3% of population)
--- Midwest (5.2%), Northeast (2.3%), South (4.1%), West (9.7%)
- Born in another country: 71 (1.3% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.6%), Europe (0.2%), Latin America (0.1%), North America (0.3%), Oceania (0.0%)
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#5. Dillingham Census Area

- Population: 4,961
- Born in Alaska: 4,028 (81.2% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 818 (16.5% of population)
--- Midwest (5.4%), Northeast (1.2%), South (2.1%), West (7.8%)
- Born in another country: 115 (2.3% of population)
--- Africa (1.0%), Asia (0.6%), Europe (0.1%), Latin America (0.4%), North America (0.2%), Oceania (0.0%)
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#4. Nome Census Area

- Population: 9,988
- Born in Alaska: 8,398 (84.1% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 1,315 (13.2% of population)
--- Midwest (4.7%), Northeast (1.6%), South (2.1%), West (4.5%)
- Born in another country: 251 (2.5% of population)
--- Africa (0.1%), Asia (1.4%), Europe (0.5%), Latin America (0.3%), North America (0.1%), Oceania (0.0%)
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#3. Northwest Arctic Borough

- Population: 7,715
- Born in Alaska: 6,609 (85.7% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 936 (12.1% of population)
--- Midwest (4.1%), Northeast (1.2%), South (3.0%), West (3.7%)
- Born in another country: 115 (1.5% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.6%), Europe (0.3%), Latin America (0.5%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
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#2. Bethel Census Area

- Population: 18,134
- Born in Alaska: 15,976 (88.1% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 1,739 (9.6% of population)
--- Midwest (2.8%), Northeast (1.8%), South (1.2%), West (3.8%)
- Born in another country: 415 (2.3% of population)
--- Africa (0.1%), Asia (0.9%), Europe (0.5%), Latin America (0.6%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.1%)
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#1. Kusilvak Census Area

- Population: 8,250
- Born in Alaska: 7,897 (95.7% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 307 (3.7% of population)
--- Midwest (1.1%), Northeast (0.8%), South (0.4%), West (1.4%)
- Born in another country: 43 (0.5% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.1%), Europe (0.0%), Latin America (0.4%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)

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