Alaska Counties by Population (2026)

by Kristen Carney

Updated: February 9, 2026

The most populous counties in Alaska are Anchorage Municipality with 288,976, Matanuska-Susitna Borough at 112,988, Fairbanks North Star Borough with 95,460, Kenai Peninsula Borough at 60,413, and Juneau City and Borough with 31,794. You can get the most current Census population data for all 30 Alaska counties, sorted from the most populous counties in Alaska to the least, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. January 29, 2026. http://www.census.gov/.

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