Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2016

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Population for Alaska was 742.58K. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Borough had the highest population (298.07K), followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough (104.26K), and Fairbanks North Star Borough (100.88K).

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

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Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2016
Anchorage
Matanuska-Susitna
Fairbanks North Star
Kenai Peninsula
Juneau
Bethel
Ketchikan Gateway
Kodiak Island
Nome
North Slope
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2016
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Rank County Population
1 Anchorage Borough 298072
2 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 104258
3 Fairbanks North Star Borough 100877
4 Kenai Peninsula Borough 58515
5 Juneau City and Borough 32456
6 Bethel Borough 18018
7 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 13760
8 Kodiak Island Borough 13722
9 Nome Borough 9983
10 North Slope Borough 9292
11 Sitka City and Borough 8744
12 Kusilvak Borough 8180
13 Northwest Arctic Borough 7709
14 Southeast Fairbanks Borough 6853
15 Chugach Borough 6542
16 Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough 6521
17 Aleutians West Borough 5718
18 Yukon-Koyukuk Borough 5418
19 Dillingham Borough 4968
20 Aleutians East Borough 3354
21 Petersburg Borough 3262
22 Copper River Borough 2898
23 Haines Borough 2531
24 Wrangell City and Borough 2493
25 Hoonah-Angoon Borough 2115
26 Denali Borough 2068
27 Lake and Peninsula Borough 1595
28 Skagway Borough 1132
29 Bristol Bay Borough 906
30 Yakutat City and Borough 615