Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2018

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Population for Alaska was 736.62K. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Borough had the highest population (291.38K), followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough (107.33K), and Fairbanks North Star Borough (98.75K).

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), 2018 Census.

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Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2018

Anchorage

Matanuska-Susitna

Fairbanks North Star

Kenai Peninsula

Juneau

Bethel

Ketchikan Gateway

Kodiak Island

Nome

North Slope

Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2018

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Rank	County	Population
1	Anchorage Borough	291377
2	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	107325
3	Fairbanks North Star Borough	98749
4	Kenai Peninsula Borough	58609
5	Juneau City and Borough	32044
6	Bethel Borough	18267
7	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	13881
8	Kodiak Island Borough	13389
9	Nome Borough	10073
10	North Slope Borough	9455
11	Sitka City and Borough	8555
12	Kusilvak Borough	8349
13	Northwest Arctic Borough	7715
14	Southeast Fairbanks Borough	6946
15	Chugach Borough	6487
16	Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough	6372
17	Aleutians West Borough	5678
18	Yukon-Koyukuk Borough	5375
19	Dillingham Borough	5003
20	Aleutians East Borough	3391
21	Petersburg Borough	3256
22	Copper River Borough	2880
23	Wrangell City and Borough	2521
24	Haines Borough	2502
25	Hoonah-Angoon Borough	2139
26	Denali Borough	2047
27	Lake and Peninsula Borough	1586
28	Skagway Borough	1172
29	Bristol Bay Borough	881
30	Yakutat City and Borough	600