Alaska Population By County in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau population estimates, there were 736,624 people living in Alaska in 2018. Anchorage Borough was the most populated county with 291,377 residents, followed by Matanuska-Susitna Borough with 107,325 residents, and Fairbanks North Star Borough with 98,749 residents. Yakutat City and Borough with a population of 600 was the least populated county in Alaska in 2018.

Use the map below to interactively explore the population for each county in Alaska in 2018. The data can also be explored further by sorting and filtering with the table below.

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Alaska Population By County (2018)
Table of Alaska Population By County in 2018
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County Population % of State Population
Aleutians East 3,391 0.46%
Aleutians West 5,678 0.77%
Anchorage 291,377 39.56%
Bethel 18,267 2.48%
Bristol Bay 881 0.12%
Chugach 6,487 0.88%
Copper River 2,880 0.39%
Denali 2,047 0.28%
Dillingham 5,003 0.68%
Fairbanks North Star 98,749 13.41%
Haines 2,502 0.34%
Hoonah-Angoon 2,139 0.29%
Juneau 32,044 4.35%
Kenai Peninsula 58,609 7.96%
Ketchikan Gateway 13,881 1.88%
Kodiak Island 13,389 1.82%
Kusilvak 8,349 1.13%
Lake and Peninsula 1,586 0.22%
Matanuska-Susitna 107,325 14.57%
Nome 10,073 1.37%
North Slope 9,455 1.28%
Northwest Arctic 7,715 1.05%
Petersburg 3,256 0.44%
Prince of Wales-Hyder 6,372 0.87%
Sitka 8,555 1.16%
Skagway 1,172 0.16%
Southeast Fairbanks 6,946 0.94%
Wrangell 2,521 0.34%
Yakutat 600 0.08%
Yukon-Koyukuk 5,375 0.73%