Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2015

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Population for Alaska was 738.43K. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Borough had the highest population (298.34K), followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough (101.16K), and Fairbanks North Star Borough (99.81K).

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), 2015 Census.

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Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2015

Anchorage

Matanuska-Susitna

Fairbanks North Star

Kenai Peninsula

Juneau

Bethel

Kodiak Island

Ketchikan Gateway

Nome

North Slope

Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2015

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Rank	County	Population
1	Anchorage Borough	298337
2	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	101162
3	Fairbanks North Star Borough	99812
4	Kenai Peninsula Borough	58075
5	Juneau City and Borough	32644
6	Bethel Borough	17970
7	Kodiak Island Borough	13760
8	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	13737
9	Nome Borough	9901
10	North Slope Borough	9382
11	Sitka City and Borough	8789
12	Kusilvak Borough	8201
13	Northwest Arctic Borough	7787
14	Southeast Fairbanks Borough	6827
15	Chugach Borough	6526
16	Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough	6508
17	Aleutians West Borough	5782
18	Yukon-Koyukuk Borough	5461
19	Dillingham Borough	4987
20	Aleutians East Borough	3373
21	Petersburg Borough	3251
22	Copper River Borough	2891
23	Haines Borough	2519
24	Wrangell City and Borough	2452
25	Hoonah-Angoon Borough	2126
26	Denali Borough	1940
27	Lake and Peninsula Borough	1597
28	Skagway Borough	1090
29	Bristol Bay Borough	906
30	Yakutat City and Borough	637