Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Population for Alaska was 733.41K. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Borough had the highest population (286.08K), followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough (115.24K), and Fairbanks North Star Borough (94.84K).

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 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 286075
2 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 115239
3 Fairbanks North Star Borough 94840
4 Kenai Peninsula Borough 61223
5 Juneau City and Borough 31555
6 Bethel Borough 18224
7 Ketchikan Gateway Borough 13738
8 Kodiak Island Borough 12565
9 North Slope Borough 10603
10 Nome Borough 9763
11 Sitka City and Borough 8282
12 Kusilvak Borough 8001
13 Northwest Arctic Borough 7361
14 Southeast Fairbanks Borough 7077
15 Chugach Borough 6769
16 Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough 5696
17 Aleutians West Borough 5160
18 Yukon-Koyukuk Borough 5129
19 Dillingham Borough 4607
20 Aleutians East Borough 3461
21 Petersburg Borough 3427
22 Copper River Borough 2674
23 Hoonah-Angoon Borough 2262
24 Haines Borough 2070
25 Wrangell City and Borough 2064
26 Denali Borough 1584
27 Lake and Peninsula Borough 1331
28 Skagway Borough 1095
29 Bristol Bay Borough 844
30 Yakutat City and Borough 687