Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2023

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Population for Alaska was 736.51K. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Borough had the highest population (287.93K), followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough (115.30K), and Fairbanks North Star Borough (95.70K).

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), 2023 Census.

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Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2023

Anchorage

Matanuska-Susitna

Fairbanks North Star

Kenai Peninsula

Juneau

Bethel

Ketchikan Gateway

Kodiak Island

North Slope

Nome

Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2023

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Rank	County	Population
1	Anchorage Borough	287932
2	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	115296
3	Fairbanks North Star Borough	95700
4	Kenai Peninsula Borough	61285
5	Juneau City and Borough	31483
6	Bethel Borough	18199
7	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	13708
8	Kodiak Island Borough	12659
9	North Slope Borough	10621
10	Nome Borough	9790
11	Sitka City and Borough	8304
12	Kusilvak Borough	7991
13	Northwest Arctic Borough	7286
14	Southeast Fairbanks Borough	7148
15	Chugach Borough	6749
16	Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough	5708
17	Aleutians West Borough	5257
18	Yukon-Koyukuk Borough	5136
19	Dillingham Borough	4626
20	Aleutians East Borough	3529
21	Petersburg Borough	3431
22	Copper River Borough	2656
23	Hoonah-Angoon Borough	2278
24	Haines Borough	2088
25	Wrangell City and Borough	2072
26	Denali Borough	1595
27	Lake and Peninsula Borough	1337
28	Skagway Borough	1101
29	Bristol Bay Borough	859
30	Yakutat City and Borough	686