Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Population for Alaska was 732.96K. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Borough had the highest population (290.89K), followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough (107.50K), and Fairbanks North Star Borough (95.34K).

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 2020
Anchorage
Matanuska-Susitna
Fairbanks North Star
Kenai Peninsula
Juneau
Bethel
Ketchikan Gateway
Kodiak Island
North Slope
Nome
Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2020
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Rank County Population
1 Anchorage Borough 290893
2 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 107504
3 Fairbanks North Star Borough 95337
4 Kenai Peninsula Borough 58942
5 Juneau City and Borough 32209
6 Bethel Borough 18661
7 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 13915
8 Kodiak Island Borough 13047
9 North Slope Borough 11004
10 Nome Borough 10029
11 Sitka City and Borough 8426
12 Kusilvak Borough 8371
13 Northwest Arctic Borough 7797
14 Chugach Borough 7080
15 Southeast Fairbanks Borough 6821
16 Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough 5741
17 Yukon-Koyukuk Borough 5309
18 Aleutians West Borough 5214
19 Dillingham Borough 4838
20 Aleutians East Borough 3427
21 Petersburg Borough 3403
22 Copper River Borough 2614
23 Hoonah-Angoon Borough 2358
24 Wrangell City and Borough 2126
25 Haines Borough 2084
26 Denali Borough 1614
27 Lake and Peninsula Borough 1450
28 Skagway Borough 1238
29 Bristol Bay Borough 830
30 Yakutat City and Borough 682