Census ACS 2023 · 30 counties

Largest Counties in Alaska

Alaska has 30 counties with Census data available. The largest is Anchorage Municipality with a population of 289,069. County-level data is important because counties are the primary unit of local government in most states, responsible for courts, elections, public health, and infrastructure. Population distribution across counties reveals where growth is concentrated and where rural decline may be occurring.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	County	Population	Median Income
1	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	5,271	$52,642
2	Yakutat City and Borough	506	$80,625
3	Wrangell City and Borough	2,106	$64,545
4	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	6,936	$74,223
5	Skagway Municipality	1,308	$78,594
6	Sitka City and Borough	8,393	$101,207
7	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	5,730	$59,079
8	Petersburg Borough	3,394	$77,026
9	Northwest Arctic Borough	7,611	$81,298
10	North Slope Borough	10,891	$86,313
11	Nome Census Area	9,925	$76,643
12	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	110,677	$90,625
13	Lake and Peninsula Borough	1,007	$64,000
14	Kusilvak Census Area	8,277	$48,233
15	Kodiak Island Borough	12,878	$83,716
16	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	13,870	$89,155
17	Kenai Peninsula Borough	59,843	$77,722
18	Juneau City and Borough	31,969	$100,513
19	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	2,313	$62,500
20	Haines Borough	2,077	$72,607
21	Fairbanks North Star Borough	95,555	$84,722
22	Dillingham Census Area	4,780	$74,250
23	Denali Borough	2,029	$88,935
24	Copper River Census Area	2,626	$75,053
25	Chugach Census Area	6,964	$88,565
26	Bristol Bay Borough	878	$100,625
27	Bethel Census Area	18,487	$70,616
28	Anchorage Municipality	289,069	$98,152
29	Aleutians West Census Area	5,178	$107,344
30	Aleutians East Borough	3,423	$72,692

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Frequently Asked Questions

Anchorage Municipality is the #1 ranked county in Alaska by population, with a value of 289,069 according to Census ACS 2023 data.

Alaska has 30 counties tracked in Census ACS 2023 data.

All data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year estimates by the US Census Bureau.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

Data from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year estimates. Covers all counties in Alaska.