Population in Alaska by County

Total population.

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-year 2020-2024 · Updated November 2026

Alaska

735,706

Counties

30

Highest

Anchorage

288,976

Lowest

Yakutat

527

All Alaska counties, ranked

# Counties Population
1 Anchorage 288,976
2 Matanuska-Susitna 112,988
3 Fairbanks North Star 95,460
4 Kenai Peninsula 60,413
5 Juneau 31,794
6 Bethel 18,394
7 Ketchikan Gateway 13,768
8 Kodiak Island 12,771
9 North Slope 10,810
10 Nome 9,866
11 Sitka 8,368
12 Kusilvak 8,176
13 Northwest Arctic 7,441
14 Southeast Fairbanks 7,068
15 Chugach 6,862
16 Prince of Wales-Hyder 5,715
17 Aleutians West 5,235
18 Yukon-Koyukuk 5,195
19 Dillingham 4,724
20 Aleutians East 3,491
21 Petersburg 3,409
22 Copper River 2,626
23 Hoonah-Angoon 2,311
24 Wrangell 2,088
25 Haines 2,086
26 Denali 1,969
27 Skagway 1,244
28 Lake and Peninsula 1,013
29 Bristol Bay 918
30 Yakutat 527

About this dataset

Total population. Source: ACS 5-year 2020-2024 Data Profile, variable DP05_0001E. Values in people.

Source
U.S. Census Bureau
Citation
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles (2020-2024), DP05_0001E
Vintage
ACS 5-year 2020-2024
License
Public domain (U.S. Census Bureau)
Unit
people
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Last loaded
November 2026

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