Alaska Net Domestic Migration By County in 2012
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2012, the net domestic migration for Alaska was -1,324. Matanuska-Susitna Borough had the highest net domestic migration (1,080) followed by Fairbanks North Star Borough (570), and Kenai Peninsula Borough (209). On the other hand, Anchorage Borough had the lowest net domestic migration (-2,283), followed by Nome Borough (-139), and Northwest Arctic Borough (-129).
Net Domestic Migration for a given county refers to the the difference between number of people moving to the county from other parts of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) and number of people moving out of the county to other parts of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico).
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Hover over or click on the chart to see this information for each county. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.
| County | Net Domestic Migration |
|---|---|
| Aleutians East | -30 |
| Aleutians West | -2 |
| Anchorage | -2283 |
| Bethel | -65 |
| Bristol Bay | -52 |
| Denali | 5 |
| Dillingham | -61 |
| Fairbanks North Star | 570 |
| Haines | -10 |
| Hoonah-Angoon | 20 |
| Juneau | -35 |
| Kenai Peninsula | 209 |
| Ketchikan Gateway | -80 |
| Kodiak Island | -39 |
| Kusilvak | -42 |
| Lake and Peninsula | -27 |
| Matanuska-Susitna | 1080 |
| Nome | -139 |
| North Slope | -23 |
| Northwest Arctic | -129 |
| Petersburg | -11 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder | -6 |
| Sitka | 22 |
| Skagway | 30 |
| Southeast Fairbanks | -107 |
| Wrangell | 20 |
| Yakutat | -2 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | -37 |