Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2012

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Population for Alaska was 730.81K. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Borough had the highest population (298.81K), followed by Fairbanks North Star Borough (100.39K), and Matanuska-Susitna Borough (93.72K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Alaska counties.

You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.

Related Topics: Alaska Census Vintage Data Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2012 Census.

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Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2012

Anchorage

Fairbanks North Star

Matanuska-Susitna

Kenai Peninsula

Juneau

Bethel

Kodiak Island

Ketchikan Gateway

Nome

North Slope

Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2012

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Rank	County	Population
1	Anchorage Borough	298806
2	Fairbanks North Star Borough	100388
3	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	93718
4	Kenai Peninsula Borough	56920
5	Juneau City and Borough	32391
6	Bethel Borough	17655
7	Kodiak Island Borough	14037
8	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	13743
9	Nome Borough	9825
10	North Slope Borough	9287
11	Sitka City and Borough	9022
12	Kusilvak Borough	7800
13	Northwest Arctic Borough	7715
14	Southeast Fairbanks Borough	7180
15	Chugach Borough	6771
16	Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough	6421
17	Aleutians West Borough	5681
18	Yukon-Koyukuk Borough	5616
19	Dillingham Borough	4948
20	Aleutians East Borough	3297
21	Petersburg Borough	3276
22	Copper River Borough	2993
23	Haines Borough	2580
24	Wrangell City and Borough	2424
25	Hoonah-Angoon Borough	2107
26	Denali Borough	1915
27	Lake and Peninsula Borough	1651
28	Skagway Borough	998
29	Bristol Bay Borough	980
30	Yakutat City and Borough	665