Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2024

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Population for Alaska was 740.13K. Among all Alaska counties, Anchorage Borough had the highest population (289.60K), followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough (117.61K), and Fairbanks North Star Borough (94.95K).

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), 2024 Census.

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Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2024

Anchorage

Matanuska-Susitna

Fairbanks North Star

Kenai Peninsula

Juneau

Bethel

Ketchikan Gateway

Kodiak Island

North Slope

Nome

Ranking of Alaska Counties By Population in 2024

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Rank	County	Population
1	Anchorage Borough	289600
2	Matanuska-Susitna Borough	117613
3	Fairbanks North Star Borough	94951
4	Kenai Peninsula Borough	61259
5	Juneau City and Borough	31572
6	Bethel Borough	18237
7	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	13677
8	Kodiak Island Borough	12654
9	North Slope Borough	10663
10	Nome Borough	9836
11	Sitka City and Borough	8355
12	Kusilvak Borough	7946
13	Southeast Fairbanks Borough	7313
14	Northwest Arctic Borough	7134
15	Chugach Borough	6604
16	Prince of Wales-Hyder Borough	5746
17	Aleutians West Borough	5424
18	Yukon-Koyukuk Borough	5099
19	Dillingham Borough	4642
20	Aleutians East Borough	3632
21	Petersburg Borough	3436
22	Copper River Borough	2631
23	Hoonah-Angoon Borough	2312
24	Haines Borough	2104
25	Wrangell City and Borough	2064
26	Denali Borough	1621
27	Lake and Peninsula Borough	1315
28	Skagway Borough	1119
29	Bristol Bay Borough	884
30	Yakutat City and Borough	690