Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2021

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Population for Alaska was 734.42K. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Borough had the highest population (288.92K), followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough (111.00K), and Fairbanks North Star Borough (95.55K).

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), 2021 Census.

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Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2021

Anchorage

Matanuska-Susitna

Fairbanks North Star

Kenai Peninsula

Juneau

Bethel

Ketchikan Gateway

Kodiak Island

North Slope

Nome

Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2021

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Rank	County	Population
1	Anchorage Borough	288921
2	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	111003
3	Fairbanks North Star Borough	95553
4	Kenai Peninsula Borough	59947
5	Juneau City and Borough	31972
6	Bethel Borough	18589
7	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	13823
8	Kodiak Island Borough	12844
9	North Slope Borough	10969
10	Nome Borough	9882
11	Sitka City and Borough	8382
12	Kusilvak Borough	8376
13	Northwest Arctic Borough	7588
14	Southeast Fairbanks Borough	7015
15	Chugach Borough	6967
16	Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough	5723
17	Yukon-Koyukuk Borough	5272
18	Aleutians West Borough	5156
19	Dillingham Borough	4794
20	Aleutians East Borough	3416
21	Petersburg Borough	3385
22	Copper River Borough	2620
23	Hoonah-Angoon Borough	2328
24	Wrangell City and Borough	2103
25	Haines Borough	2075
26	Denali Borough	1595
27	Lake and Peninsula Borough	1421
28	Skagway Borough	1149
29	Bristol Bay Borough	842
30	Yakutat City and Borough	710