Alaska Net Migration By County in 2018
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2018, the net migration for Alaska was -10,336. Matanuska-Susitna Borough had the highest net migration (141) followed by Bristol Bay Borough (14), and Dillingham Borough (13). On the other hand, Anchorage Borough had the lowest net migration (-6,172), followed by Fairbanks North Star Borough (-2,290), and Kodiak Island Borough (-331).
Net migration for a county refers to the difference between the number of migrants, both domestic and international, moving to the county and those leaving the county. Or to put it simply, the net migration for a given county is the inbound migration minus the outbound migration for that county.
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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 Migration |
|---|---|
| Aleutians East | -66 |
| Aleutians West | -107 |
| Anchorage | -6172 |
| Bethel | -123 |
| Bristol Bay | 14 |
| Denali | -51 |
| Dillingham | 13 |
| Fairbanks North Star | -2290 |
| Haines | -35 |
| Hoonah-Angoon | 13 |
| Juneau | -186 |
| Kenai Peninsula | -202 |
| Ketchikan Gateway | -49 |
| Kodiak Island | -331 |
| Kusilvak | -73 |
| Lake and Peninsula | -48 |
| Matanuska-Susitna | 141 |
| Nome | -66 |
| North Slope | -74 |
| Northwest Arctic | -184 |
| Petersburg | -36 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder | -86 |
| Sitka | -117 |
| Skagway | -9 |
| Southeast Fairbanks | -44 |
| Wrangell | 7 |
| Yakutat | -8 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | -48 |